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CRMArticle.Create Method

The Create method creates a new article.

Syntax

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function Create(
  ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
  ByVal ArticleXML As String
) As String

[C#]
public string Create(
  CUserAuth  Caller,
  string  ArticleXML
);

[C++]
public: String* Create(
  CUserAuth*  Caller,
  String*  ArticleXML
);

Parameters

Caller

Specifies the identity of the caller. To perform this action, the caller must have the prvCreateArticle privilege and access rights on the object being modified. See CUserAuth.

ArticleXML

Specifies an XML string representing the article. The XML schema is described by kbarticle.xsd.

Return Value

Returns a String type that specifies the ID of the newly created article.

Remarks

If there is an error, SOAP throws an exception and the error message is reported in System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException.Detail.OuterXml.

All IDs passed to the platform are GUIDs wrapped in braces. For example: {6522D89A-A752-4455-A2B0-51494C6957C3}

Example

[C#]
// strServer should be set with the name of the platform Web server
string strServer = "myservername";

// virtualDirectory should be set with the name of the Microsoft CRM
// virtual directory on the platform Web server
string virtualDirectory = "mscrmservices";
string strDir = "https://" + strServer + "/" + virtualDirectory + "/";

// BizUser proxy object
Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.BizUser bizUser = new Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.BizUser ();
bizUser.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
bizUser.Url = strDir + "BizUser.srf";

// CRMArticle proxy object
Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.CRMArticle kbArticle = new Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.CRMArticle ();
kbArticle.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
kbArticle.Url = strDir + "CRMArticle.srf";

string strErrorMsg;
try
{
   Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.CUserAuth userAuth = bizUser.WhoAmI();

   string subjectId = "{A66DCB6D-0E65-440B-B2F4-9A28EC92A7D4}";
   string templateId = "{F9920C07-EE2A-4616-A7EC-1E9D280CF535}";

   // Set up the XML string for the article
   string strXml = "<kbarticle>";
   strXml += "<title>Article 1</title>";
   strXml += "<description>A description of the article.</description>";
   strXml += "<subjectid>" + subjectId + "</subjectid>";
   strXml += "<kbarticletemplateid>" + templateId + "</kbarticletemplateid>";
   strXml += "<comments>Comments</comments>";
   strXml += "<keywords>one two three four</keywords>";
   strXml += "</kbarticle>";

   string strArticleId = kbArticle.Create(userAuth, strXml);
}
catch (System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException err)
{
   // Process the platform error here
   strErrorMsg = ("ErrorMessage: " + err.Message + " " + err.Detail.OuterXml + " Source: " + err.Source );
}
catch (Exception err)
{
   // Process other errors here
   strErrorMsg = ("ErrorMessage: " + err.Message );
}

Requirements

Namespace: Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy

Assembly: Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.dll

See Also

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