CRMProduct.SetAssociation Method
The SetAssociation method establishes an association between a product and an object (lead or competitor).
Syntax
[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub SetAssociation(
ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
ByVal ProductId As String,
ByVal Object As CObjectName
)
[C#]
public void SetAssociation(
CUserAuth Caller,
string ProductId,
CObjectName Object
);
[C++]
public: void SetAssociation(
CUserAuth* Caller,
String* ProductId,
CObjectName* Object
);
Parameters
Caller
Specifies the identity of the caller. To perform this action, the caller must have the prvAppendProduct privilege and either the prvAppendToLead privilege or the prvAppendToCompetitor privilege, depending on the object type,. The caller must also have access rights on the objects to be modified. See CUserAuth.
ProductId
Specifies the ID of the product.
Object
Specifies the object (lead or competitor) to be associated with the product. See CObjectName.
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";
// CRMProduct proxy object
Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.CRMProduct product = new Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.CRMProduct();
product.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
product.Url = strDir + "CRMProduct.srf";
string strErrorMsg;
string strProductId = "{9BA55E02-89B9-4257-B541-07F926E03B0B}";
string strLeadId = "{CBF74720-0E3C-43D0-A8C5-CF2D77117F5B}";
try
{
Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.CUserAuth userAuth = bizUser.WhoAmI();
// Initialize the lead object
Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.CObjectName objName = new Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.CObjectName();
objName.Id = strLeadId;
objName.Type = Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.ObjectType.otLead;
// Set an association with a lead object
product.SetAssociation (userAuth, strProductId, objName);
}
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