CRMSalesLiteratureItem.Create Method
The Create method creates a sales literature item.
Syntax
[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function Create(
ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
ByVal EntityXML As String
) As String
[C#]
public string Create(
CUserAuth Caller,
string EntityXML
);
[C++]
public: String* Create(
CUserAuth* Caller,
String* EntityXML
);
Parameters
Caller
Specifies the identity of the caller. The caller must have the prvCreateSalesLiterature privilege to perform this action. See CUserAuth.
EntityXML
Specifies an XML string describing the new sales literature item. The XML schema is described by salesliteratureitem.xsd.
Return Value
Returns a String type that specifies the ID of the new sales literature item.
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.Proxy.BizUser bizUser = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.BizUser ();
bizUser.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
bizUser.Url = strDir + "BizUser.srf";
// CRMSalesLiteratureItem proxy object
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMSalesLiteratureItem salesliteratureitem = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CRMSalesLiteratureItem();
salesliteratureitem.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
salesliteratureitem.Url = strDir + "CRMSalesLiteratureItem.srf";
string strErrorMsg;
try
{
Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CUserAuth userAuth = bizUser.WhoAmI();
string strSalesLiteratureId = "{706D1D72-CF08-40CD-8059-CC0DF6377A19}";
// Set up the XML string for the sales literature item
string strSalesLiteratureItemXml = "<salesliteratureitem>";
strSalesLiteratureItemXml += "<salesliteratureid>" + strSalesLiteratureId + "</salesliteratureid>";
strSalesLiteratureItemXml += "<title>salesforce</title>";
strSalesLiteratureItemXml += "<authorname>Michael Blythe</authorname>";
strSalesLiteratureItemXml += "<keywords>keys1234</keywords>";
strSalesLiteratureItemXml += "</salesliteratureitem>";
string strSalesLiteratureItemId = salesliteratureitem.Create(userAuth, strSalesLiteratureItemXml);
}
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