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CRMInvoice.AssociateContact Method

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The AssociateContact method establishes an association between a contact and an invoice.

Syntax

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub AssociateContact(
  ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
  ByVal InvoiceId As String,
  ByVal ContactId As String
)
[C#]
public void AssociateContact(
  CUserAuth  Caller,
  string  InvoiceId,
  string  ContactId
);
[C++]
public: void AssociateContact(
  CUserAuth*  Caller,
  String*  InvoiceId,
  String*  ContactId
);

Parameters

Caller

Specifies the identity of the caller. To perform this action, the caller must have the prvAppendToInvoice and prvAppendContact privileges and access rights on the object to be modified. See CUserAuth.

InvoiceId

Specifies the ID of the invoice.

ContactId

Specifies the ID of the contact to be associated with the invoice.

Return Value

No return value.

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";

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

string strErrorMsg;
string strInvoiceId = "{A9920C07-EE2A-3434-A7EC-9J9D240CF535}";
string strContactId = "{ECF99EF1-3858-4E06-ABD9-EBFE526BF9FF}";

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

   // Associate the invoice with the contact
   invoice.AssociateContact(userAuth, strInvoiceId, strContactId);

}
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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