Sample: Retrieve records from an intersect table

 

Applies To: Dynamics 365 (online), Dynamics 365 (on-premises), Dynamics CRM 2016, Dynamics CRM Online

This sample code is for Microsoft Dynamics 365 (online & on-premises). Download the Microsoft Dynamics CRM SDK package. It can be found in the following location in the download package:

SampleCode\CS\GeneralProgramming\Queries\RetrieveRecordsFromAnIntersectTable.cs

Requirements

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

Example

This sample shows how to retrieve records from an intersect table:


using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Linq;
using System.Xml.Linq;
using System.ServiceModel;

// 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.Messages;

// 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>
    /// Demonstrates how to retrieve records from an intersect table.
    /// </summary>
    public class RetrieveRecordsFromAnIntersectTable
    {

        #region Class Level Members

        private Guid _userId;
        private Guid _roleId;
        private OrganizationServiceProxy _serviceProxy;

        #endregion Class Level Members

        #region How-To Sample Code
        /// <summary>
        /// This method first connects to the Organization service. Afterwards,
        /// records are retrieved from the systemuserroles intersect table via three
        /// methods: Query Expression, Fetch, and LINQ.
        /// </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 = new OrganizationServiceProxy(serverConfig.OrganizationUri, serverConfig.HomeRealmUri,serverConfig.Credentials, serverConfig.DeviceCredentials))
                {
                    // This statement is required to enable early-bound type support.
                    _serviceProxy.EnableProxyTypes();

                    CreateRequiredRecords();
                    #region Retrieve records from an intersect table via QueryExpression

                    //Create Query Expression.
                    QueryExpression query = new QueryExpression()
                    {
                        EntityName = "role",
                        ColumnSet = new ColumnSet("name"),
                        LinkEntities = 
                        {
                            new LinkEntity
                            {
                                LinkFromEntityName = Role.EntityLogicalName,
                                LinkFromAttributeName = "roleid",
                                LinkToEntityName = SystemUserRoles.EntityLogicalName,
                                LinkToAttributeName = "roleid",
                                LinkCriteria = new FilterExpression
                                {
                                    FilterOperator = LogicalOperator.And,
                                    Conditions = 
                                    {
                                        new ConditionExpression
                                        {
                                            AttributeName = "systemuserid",
                                            Operator = ConditionOperator.Equal,
                                            Values = { _userId }
                                        }
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    };

                    // Obtain results from the query expression.
                    EntityCollection ec = _serviceProxy.RetrieveMultiple(query);

                    // Display results.
                    for (int i = 0; i < ec.Entities.Count; i++)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("Query Expression Retrieved: {0}", ((Role)ec.Entities[i]).Name);
                    }

                    #endregion
                    #region Retrieve records from an intersect table via Fetch

                    // Setup Fetch XML.
                    StringBuilder linkFetch = new StringBuilder();
                    linkFetch.Append("<fetch version=\"1.0\" output-format=\"xml-platform\" mapping=\"logical\" distinct=\"true\">");
                    linkFetch.Append("<entity name=\"role\">");
                    linkFetch.Append("<attribute name=\"name\"/>");
                    linkFetch.Append("<link-entity name=\"systemuserroles\" from=\"roleid\" to=\"roleid\" visible=\"false\" intersect=\"true\">");
                    linkFetch.Append("<filter type=\"and\">");
                    linkFetch.Append("<condition attribute=\"systemuserid\" operator=\"eq\" value=\"" + _userId + "\"/>");
                    linkFetch.Append("</filter>");
                    linkFetch.Append("</link-entity>");
                    linkFetch.Append("</entity>");
                    linkFetch.Append("</fetch>");

                    // Build fetch request and obtain results.
                    RetrieveMultipleRequest efr = new RetrieveMultipleRequest()
                    {
                        Query = new FetchExpression(linkFetch.ToString())
                    };
                    EntityCollection entityResults = ((RetrieveMultipleResponse)_serviceProxy.Execute(efr)).EntityCollection;

                    // Display results.
                    foreach (var e in entityResults.Entities) 
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("Fetch Retrieved: {0}", e.Attributes["name"]);
                    }

                    #endregion
                    #region Retrieve records from an intersect table via LINQ

                    // Obtain the Organization Context.
                    OrganizationServiceContext context = new OrganizationServiceContext(_serviceProxy);

                    // Create Linq Query.
                    var roles = (from r in context.CreateQuery<Role>()
                                 join s in context.CreateQuery<SystemUserRoles>() on r.RoleId equals s.RoleId
                                 where s.SystemUserId == _userId
                                 orderby r.RoleId
                                 select r.Name);

                    // Display results.
                    foreach (var role in roles)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("Linq Retrieved: {0}", role);
                    }

                    #endregion
                    DeleteRequiredRecords(promptforDelete);
                }
            }

            // Catch any service fault exceptions that Microsoft Dynamics CRM throws.
            catch (FaultException<Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.OrganizationServiceFault>)
            {
                // You can handle an exception here or pass it back to the calling method.
                throw;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates any entity records that this sample requires.
        /// </summary>
        public void CreateRequiredRecords()
        {
            // Retrieve the default business unit needed to create the team.
            QueryExpression queryDefaultBusinessUnit = new QueryExpression
            {
                EntityName = BusinessUnit.EntityLogicalName,
                ColumnSet = new ColumnSet("businessunitid"),
                Criteria = new FilterExpression()
            };

            // Execute the request.
            queryDefaultBusinessUnit.Criteria.AddCondition("parentbusinessunitid",
                ConditionOperator.Null);

            BusinessUnit defaultBusinessUnit = (BusinessUnit)_serviceProxy.RetrieveMultiple(
                queryDefaultBusinessUnit).Entities[0];

            // Get the GUID of the current user.
            WhoAmIRequest who = new WhoAmIRequest();
            WhoAmIResponse whoResp = (WhoAmIResponse)_serviceProxy.Execute(who);
            _userId = whoResp.UserId;

            // Instantiate a role entity record and set its property values.
            // See the Entity Metadata topic in the SDK documentation to determine
            // which attributes must be set for each entity.
            Role setupRole = new Role
            {
                Name = "ABC Management Role",
                BusinessUnitId = new EntityReference(BusinessUnit.EntityLogicalName,
                    defaultBusinessUnit.Id)
            };

            //Create a role record.
            _roleId = _serviceProxy.Create(setupRole);
            Console.WriteLine("Created Role.");

            // Assign User to Managers role.
            AssociateRequest associate = new AssociateRequest()
            {
                Target = new EntityReference(SystemUser.EntityLogicalName, _userId),
                RelatedEntities = new EntityReferenceCollection()
                {
                    new EntityReference(Role.EntityLogicalName, _roleId),
                },
                Relationship = new Relationship("systemuserroles_association")
            };

            // Execute the request.
            _serviceProxy.Execute(associate);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Deletes any entity records and files 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) [y]: ");
                String answer = Console.ReadLine();

                deleteRecords = (answer.StartsWith("y") || answer.StartsWith("Y") || answer == String.Empty);
            }

            if (deleteRecords)
            {
                _serviceProxy.Delete(Role.EntityLogicalName, _roleId);
                Console.WriteLine("Entity records have been deleted.");
            }
        }

        #endregion How-To Sample Code

        #region Main method

        /// <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();

                RetrieveRecordsFromAnIntersectTable app = new RetrieveRecordsFromAnIntersectTable();
                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 method
    }
}

See Also

IOrganizationService
RetrieveMultiple
FetchExpression
RetrieveMultipleRequest
RetrieveMultiple
Retrieve records for many-to-many relationships using intersect entities
Build queries with FetchXML
Helper code: ServerConnection class

Microsoft Dynamics 365

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