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CRMProduct.AddSubstitute Method

The AddSubstitute method establishes an association between a product and a substitute product.

Syntax

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub AddSubstitute(
  ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
  ByVal ProductId As String,
  ByVal SubstituteId As String
)
[C#]
public void AddSubstitute(
  CUserAuth  Caller,
  string  ProductId,
  string  SubstituteId
);
[C++]
public: void AddSubstitute(
  CUserAuth*  Caller,
  String*  ProductId,
  String*  SubstituteId
);

Parameters

Caller

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

ProductId

Specifies the ID of the product.

SubstituteId

Specifies the ID of the substitute product.

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.Proxy.BizUser bizUser = new Microsoft.CRM.Proxy.BizUser ();
bizUser.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
bizUser.Url = strDir + "BizUser.srf";

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

string strErrorMsg;

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

   string strProductId = "{9BA55E02-89B9-4257-B541-07F926E03B0B}";
   string strSubstituteId = "{47B7D5CF-4CE8-4599-AF05-02D7A36BAD3E}";

   // Associates a substitute product
   product.AddSubstitute (userAuth, strProductId, strSubstituteId);

}
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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