CRMAccount.Update Method
The Update method updates the specified account record.
Syntax
[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub Update(
ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
ByVal AccountId As String,
ByVal Account As String
)
[C#]
public void Update(
CUserAuth Caller,
string AccountId,
string Account
);
[C++]
public: void Update(
CUserAuth* Caller,
String* AccountId,
String* Account
);
Parameters
Caller
Specifies the identity of the caller. To perform this action, the caller must have the prvWriteAccount privilege and access rights on the object to be updated. See CUserAuth.
AccountId
Specifies the ID of the account to be updated.
Account
Specifies an XML string containing the new account information. The XML schema is described by account.xsd.
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";
// CRMAccount proxy object
Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.CRMAccount account = new Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.CRMAccount ();
account.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
account.Url = strDir + "CRMAccount.srf";
string strErrorMsg;
string strAccountId = "{3E24E79K-7EC5-4473-95FF-7E46FELM534B}";
try
{
Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.CUserAuth userAuth = bizUser.WhoAmI();
// Set up the XML string for the update
string strAccountXml = "<account>";
strAccountXml += "<numberofemployees>1928</numberofemployees>";
strAccountXml += "</account>";
// Update the account
account.Update(userAuth, strAccountId, strAccountXml);
}
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