BizMerchant.Create Method

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The Create method creates a child business unit and a user in the child business unit.

Syntax

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function Create(
  ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
  ByVal BusinessXML As String,
  ByVal UserXML As String
) As CBusinessResult
[C#]
public CBusinessResult Create(
  CUserAuth  Caller,
  string  BusinessXML,
  string  UserXML
);
[C++]
public: CBusinessResult* Create(
  CUserAuth*  Caller,
  String*  BusinessXML,
  String*  UserXML
);

Parameters

Caller

Specifies the identity of the caller. The caller must have the prvCreateBusinessUnit privilege to perform this action. See CUserAuth.

BusinessXML

Specifies an XML string containing the business information. The XML schema is described by businessunit.xsd.

UserXML

Specifies an XML string containing the user information. The XML schema is described by systemuser.xsd.

Return Value

Returns a CBusinessResult type that contains the newly created business unit ID and user ID.

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#]
// It is assumed that the caller has the privileges to perform this action
// 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.Proxy.BizUser bizUser = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.BizUser ();
bizUser.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
bizUser.Url = strDir + "BizUser.srf";

// BizMerchant proxy object
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.BizMerchant merchant = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.BizMerchant ();
merchant.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
merchant.Url = strDir + "BizMerchant.srf";

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

   // Set up the XML string for the business unit
   string strBusiness = "<businessunit>";
   strBusiness += "<parentbusinessunitid>" + userAuth.MerchantId + "</parentbusinessunitid>";
   strBusiness += "<name>" + "Adventure Works" + "</name>";
   strBusiness += "<description >Description of My Business</description >";
   strBusiness += "</businessunit>";

   string sUserName = "Fukiko Ogisu";

   // The domainname field must map to an existing Active Directory user name
   //However, if that name has already been used to create a user, it cannot be reused
   string strUserXml = "<systemuser><domainname>" + sUserName + "</domainname></systemuser>";


   Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CBusinessResult result= merchant.Create(userAuth, strBusiness, strUserXml);
// result now contains the new business ID and the user ID
}
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.Proxy

Assembly: microsoft.crm.proxy.dll

See Also

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