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CRMContact.RetrieveSubOpportunities Method

The RetrieveSubOpportunities method retrieves the opportunities linked to the specified contact.

Syntax

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function RetrieveSubOpportunities(
  ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
  ByVal ContactId As String,
  ByVal ColumnSetXML As String
) As String
[C#]
public string RetrieveSubOpportunities(
  CUserAuth  Caller,
  string  ContactId,
  string  ColumnSetXML
);
[C++]
public: String* RetrieveSubOpportunities(
  CUserAuth*  Caller,
  String*  ContactId,
  String*  ColumnSetXML
);

Parameters

Caller

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

ContactId

Specifies the ID of the contact.

ColumnSetXML

Specifies an XML string describing the set of columns that is to be retrieved. Passing "" or null returns all columns. You can find the valid column names in opportunity.xsd. See also ColumnSetXML Schema.

Return Value

Returns a String type that specifies the XML data representing the set of opportunities requested. The fields that are returned depend on what fields are specified in the ColumnSetXML parameter. The XML schema is described by opportunity.xsd.

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";

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

string strErrorMsg;
string strContactId = "{ECF99EF1-3858-4E06-ABD9-EBFE526BF9FF}";
try
{
   Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.CUserAuth userAuth = bizUser.WhoAmI();

   // Set up the columns that you want to retrieve
   string strColumnSetXml = "<columnset>";
   strColumnSetXml += "<column>opportunityid</column>";
   strColumnSetXml += "<column>description</column>";
   strColumnSetXml += "</columnset>";

   // Retrieve the child opportunities for this contact
   string strOpportunitiesXml = contact.RetrieveSubOpportunities(userAuth, strContactId, strColumnSetXml);

}
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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