Sample: Create and publish products

 

Applies To: Dynamics CRM 2015

This sample code is for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online 2015 Update. Download the Microsoft Dynamics CRM SDK package. It can be found in the following location in the download package:

SampleCode\CS\BusinessDataModel\ProductCatalog\CreateAndPublishProducts.cs

Requirements

For more information about the requirements for running the sample code provided in this SDK, see Use the sample and helper code.

Demonstrates

This sample shows how to create product family and child products, set product relationships, and publish product records.

Example


using System;
using System.ServiceModel;
using System.ServiceModel.Description;

// These namespaces are found in the Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.dll assembly
// found in the SDK\bin folder.
using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk;
using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client;
using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Query;
using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Discovery;

// This namespace is found in Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Proxy.dll assembly
// found in the SDK\bin folder.
using Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Messages;

namespace Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Samples
{
    /// <summary>
    /// This sample shows how to create and publish a product family 
    /// and child products.
    /// </summary>
    public class CreateAndPublishProducts
    {
        #region Class Level Members

        /// <summary>
        /// Stores the organization service proxy.
        /// </summary>
        private OrganizationServiceProxy _serviceProxy;

        // Define the IDs needed for this sample.
        public Guid _unitGroupId;
        public Guid _product1Id;
        public Guid _product2Id;
        public Guid _productFamilyId;
        public Guid _priceListId;
        public Guid _priceListItem1Id;
        public Guid _priceListItem2Id;
        public Guid _productRelationId;
        public UoM _unit;

        #endregion Class Level Members

        #region How To Sample Code
        /// <summary>
        /// Create and configure the organization service proxy.
        /// Initiate creating all entity records that this sample requires.
        /// Create a product family with two child product records.
        /// Create a substitute relation between the two products.
        /// Publish the product family hierarchy, including the child records.
        /// Optionally delete any entity records that were created for this sample.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="serverConfig">Contains server connection information.</param>
        /// <param name="promptforDelete">When True, the user will be prompted to delete all
        /// created entities.</param>
        public void Run(ServerConnection.Configuration serverConfig, bool promptForDelete)
        {
            try
            {
                // Connect to the Organization service. 
                // The using statement assures that the service proxy will be properly disposed.
                using (_serviceProxy = ServerConnection.GetOrganizationProxy(serverConfig))
                {
                    // This statement is required to enable early-bound type support.
                    _serviceProxy.EnableProxyTypes();

                    // Call the method to create any data that this sample requires.
                    CreateRequiredRecords();

                    // Create a product family
                    Product newProductFamily = new Product
                    {
                        Name = "Example Product Family",
                        ProductNumber = "PF001",
                        ProductStructure = new OptionSetValue(2)
                    };
                    _productFamilyId = _serviceProxy.Create(newProductFamily);
                    Console.WriteLine("\nCreated {0}", newProductFamily.Name);

                    // Create couple of product records under the product family
                    Product newProduct1 = new Product
                    {
                        Name = "Example Product 1",
                        ProductNumber = "P001",
                        ProductStructure = new OptionSetValue(1),
                        ParentProductId = new EntityReference(Product.EntityLogicalName, _productFamilyId),
                        QuantityDecimal = 2,
                        DefaultUoMScheduleId = new EntityReference(UoMSchedule.EntityLogicalName, _unitGroupId),
                        DefaultUoMId = new EntityReference(UoM.EntityLogicalName, _unit.Id)
                    };
                    _product1Id = _serviceProxy.Create(newProduct1);

                    Console.WriteLine("Created {0} under the product family", newProduct1.Name);

                    Product newProduct2 = new Product
                    {
                        Name = "Example Product 2",
                        ProductNumber = "P002",
                        ProductStructure = new OptionSetValue(1),
                        ParentProductId = new EntityReference(Product.EntityLogicalName, _productFamilyId),
                        QuantityDecimal = 2,
                        DefaultUoMScheduleId = new EntityReference(UoMSchedule.EntityLogicalName, _unitGroupId),
                        DefaultUoMId = new EntityReference(UoM.EntityLogicalName, _unit.Id)
                    };
                    _product2Id = _serviceProxy.Create(newProduct2);

                    Console.WriteLine("Created {0} under the product family", newProduct2.Name);

                    // Create a price list items for the products
                    ProductPriceLevel newPriceListItem1 = new ProductPriceLevel
                    {
                        PriceLevelId = new EntityReference(PriceLevel.EntityLogicalName, _priceListId),
                        ProductId = new EntityReference(Product.EntityLogicalName, _product1Id),
                        UoMId = new EntityReference(UoM.EntityLogicalName, _unit.Id),
                        Amount = new Money(20)
                    };
                    _priceListItem1Id = _serviceProxy.Create(newPriceListItem1);

                    Console.WriteLine("Created price list for {0}", newProduct1.Name);

                    ProductPriceLevel newPriceListItem2 = new ProductPriceLevel
                    {
                        PriceLevelId = new EntityReference(PriceLevel.EntityLogicalName, _priceListId),
                        ProductId = new EntityReference(Product.EntityLogicalName, _product2Id),
                        UoMId = new EntityReference(UoM.EntityLogicalName, _unit.Id),
                        Amount = new Money(20)
                    };
                    _priceListItem2Id = _serviceProxy.Create(newPriceListItem2);

                    Console.WriteLine("Created price list for {0}", newProduct2.Name);

                    // Set the product relationship
                    // Set Example Product 1 and Example Product 2 as substitute of each other (bi-directional)
                    ProductSubstitute newProductRelation = new ProductSubstitute
                    {
                        SalesRelationshipType = new OptionSetValue(3),
                        Direction = new OptionSetValue(1),
                        ProductId = new EntityReference(Product.EntityLogicalName, _product1Id),
                        SubstitutedProductId = new EntityReference(Product.EntityLogicalName, _product2Id)
                    };
                    _productRelationId = _serviceProxy.Create(newProductRelation);

                    Console.WriteLine("Created a substitute relation between the two products.");

                    // Prompt the user whether to publish the product family and products
                    bool publishRecords = true;                  
                    Console.WriteLine("\nDo you want the product records published? (y/n)");
                    String answer = Console.ReadLine();
                    publishRecords = (answer.StartsWith("y") || answer.StartsWith("Y"));

                    if (publishRecords)
                    {
                        PublishProductHierarchyRequest publishReq = new PublishProductHierarchyRequest
                        {
                            Target = new EntityReference(Product.EntityLogicalName, _productFamilyId)
                        };
                        PublishProductHierarchyResponse published = (PublishProductHierarchyResponse)_serviceProxy.Execute(publishReq);
                        if (published.Results != null)
                        {
                            Console.WriteLine("Published the product records");
                        }                      
                    }

                    DeleteRequiredRecords(promptForDelete);
                }
            }
            catch
            {
                // You can handle an exception here or pass it back to the calling method.
                throw;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// This method creates any entity records that this sample requires.
        /// Create a unit group and price list.
        /// </summary>
        public void CreateRequiredRecords()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Creating required records for the sample:");
            // Create a unit group.
            UoMSchedule newUnitGroup = new UoMSchedule
            {
                Name = "Example Unit Group",
                BaseUoMName = "Example Primary Unit"
            };

            _unitGroupId = _serviceProxy.Create(newUnitGroup);

            Console.WriteLine("Created {0}", newUnitGroup.Name);

            // retrieve the unit id.
            QueryExpression unitQuery = new QueryExpression
            {
                EntityName = UoM.EntityLogicalName,
                ColumnSet = new ColumnSet("uomid", "name"),
                Criteria = new FilterExpression(),
                PageInfo = new PagingInfo
                {
                    PageNumber = 1,
                    Count = 1
                }
            };
            unitQuery.Criteria.AddCondition("uomscheduleid", ConditionOperator.Equal, _unitGroupId);

            // Retrieve the unit.
            _unit = (UoM)_serviceProxy.RetrieveMultiple(unitQuery).Entities[0];

            Console.WriteLine("Retrieved {0}", _unit.Name);


            // Create a price list
            PriceLevel newPriceList = new PriceLevel
            {
                Name = "Example Price List"
            };
            _priceListId = _serviceProxy.Create(newPriceList);

            Console.WriteLine("Created {0}", newPriceList.Name);

            return;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Deletes any entity records that were created for this sample.
        /// <param name="prompt">Indicates whether to prompt the user to delete the records created in this sample.</param>
        /// </summary>
        public void DeleteRequiredRecords(bool prompt)
        {
            bool deleteRecords = true;

            if (prompt)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("\nDo you want these entity records deleted? (y/n)");
                String answer = Console.ReadLine();
                deleteRecords = (answer.StartsWith("y") || answer.StartsWith("Y"));
            }

            if (deleteRecords)
            {                
                Console.WriteLine("Deleting entity records... please wait!");

                _serviceProxy.Delete(ProductSubstitute.EntityLogicalName, _productRelationId);
                _serviceProxy.Delete(ProductPriceLevel.EntityLogicalName, _priceListItem1Id);
                _serviceProxy.Delete(ProductPriceLevel.EntityLogicalName, _priceListItem2Id);                
                _serviceProxy.Delete(Product.EntityLogicalName, _productFamilyId);
                _serviceProxy.Delete(PriceLevel.EntityLogicalName, _priceListId);
                _serviceProxy.Delete(UoMSchedule.EntityLogicalName, _unitGroupId);

                Console.WriteLine("Entity records have been deleted.");
            }
        }
        #endregion How To Sample Code

        #region Main
        /// <summary>
        /// Standard Main() method used by most SDK samples.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="args"></param>
        static public void Main(string[] args)
        {
            try
            {
                // Obtain the target organization's Web address and client logon 
                // credentials from the user.
                ServerConnection serverConnect = new ServerConnection();
                ServerConnection.Configuration config = serverConnect.GetServerConfiguration();

                CreateAndPublishProducts app = new CreateAndPublishProducts();
                app.Run(config, true);
            }

            catch (FaultException<Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.OrganizationServiceFault> ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("The application terminated with an error.");
                Console.WriteLine("Timestamp: {0}", ex.Detail.Timestamp);
                Console.WriteLine("Code: {0}", ex.Detail.ErrorCode);
                Console.WriteLine("Message: {0}", ex.Detail.Message);
                Console.WriteLine("Plugin Trace: {0}", ex.Detail.TraceText);
                Console.WriteLine("Inner Fault: {0}",
                    null == ex.Detail.InnerFault ? "No Inner Fault" : "Has Inner Fault");
            }
            catch (System.TimeoutException ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("The application terminated with an error.");
                Console.WriteLine("Message: {0}", ex.Message);
                Console.WriteLine("Stack Trace: {0}", ex.StackTrace);
                Console.WriteLine("Inner Fault: {0}",
                    null == ex.InnerException.Message ? "No Inner Fault" : ex.InnerException.Message);
            }
            catch (System.Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("The application terminated with an error.");
                Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);

                // Display the details of the inner exception.
                if (ex.InnerException != null)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(ex.InnerException.Message);

                    FaultException<Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.OrganizationServiceFault> fe = ex.InnerException
                        as FaultException<Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.OrganizationServiceFault>;
                    if (fe != null)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("Timestamp: {0}", fe.Detail.Timestamp);
                        Console.WriteLine("Code: {0}", fe.Detail.ErrorCode);
                        Console.WriteLine("Message: {0}", fe.Detail.Message);
                        Console.WriteLine("Plugin Trace: {0}", fe.Detail.TraceText);
                        Console.WriteLine("Inner Fault: {0}",
                            null == fe.Detail.InnerFault ? "No Inner Fault" : "Has Inner Fault");
                    }
                }
            }
            // Additional exceptions to catch: SecurityTokenValidationException, ExpiredSecurityTokenException,
            // SecurityAccessDeniedException, MessageSecurityException, and SecurityNegotiationException.

            finally
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Press <Enter> to exit.");
                Console.ReadLine();
            }
        }
        #endregion Main
    }
}

See Also

Create and manage product families, products, and bundles
Publish, revise, revert, retire, and activate products (product lifecycle)
Product catalog entities

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