/// <summary>
/// This sample shows how to send a bulk email and monitor its progress.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="serverConfig">Contains server connection information.</param>
/// <param name="promptforDelete">When True, the user is 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 is 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 Create and send SendBulkEmail
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Creating and sending SendBulkEmail.");
// Get a system user to use as the sender.
WhoAmIRequest emailSenderRequest = new WhoAmIRequest();
WhoAmIResponse emailSenderResponse =
_serviceProxy.Execute(emailSenderRequest) as WhoAmIResponse;
// Set trackingId for bulk mail request.
Guid trackingId = Guid.NewGuid();
SendBulkMailRequest bulkMailRequest = new SendBulkMailRequest()
{
// Create a query expression for the bulk operation to use to retrieve
// the contacts in the email list.
Query = new QueryExpression()
{
EntityName = Contact.EntityLogicalName,
ColumnSet = new ColumnSet(new String[] { "contactid" }),
Criteria = new FilterExpression()
{
Conditions =
{
new ConditionExpression("contactid",ConditionOperator.In, _contactsIds)
}
}
},
// Set the Sender.
Sender = new EntityReference(SystemUser.EntityLogicalName, emailSenderResponse.UserId),
// Set the RegardingId - this field is required.
RegardingId = Guid.Empty,
RegardingType = SystemUser.EntityLogicalName,
// Use a built-in Microsoft Dynamics CRM email template.
// NOTE: The email template's "template type" must match the type of
// customers in the email list. Our list contains contacts, so our
// template must be for contacts.
TemplateId = new Guid("07B94C1D-C85F-492F-B120-F0A743C540E6"),
RequestId = trackingId
};
// Execute the async bulk email request
SendBulkMailResponse resp = (SendBulkMailResponse)
_serviceProxy.Execute(bulkMailRequest);
Console.WriteLine(" Sent Bulk Email.");
#endregion
#region Monitoring SendBulkEmail
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Starting monitoring process..");
// Now that we've executed the bulk operation, we need to retrieve it
// using our tracking Id.
QueryByAttribute bulkQuery = new QueryByAttribute()
{
EntityName = AsyncOperation.EntityLogicalName,
ColumnSet = new ColumnSet(new string[] { "requestid", "statecode" }),
Attributes = { "requestid" },
Values = { trackingId }
};
// Retrieve the bulk email async operation.
EntityCollection aResponse = _serviceProxy.RetrieveMultiple(bulkQuery);
Console.WriteLine(" Retrieved Bulk Email Async Operation.");
// Monitor the async operation via polling.
int secondsTicker = ARBITRARY_MAX_POLLING_TIME;
AsyncOperation createdBulkMailOperation = null;
Console.WriteLine(" Checking operation's state for " + ARBITRARY_MAX_POLLING_TIME + " seconds.");
Console.WriteLine();
while (secondsTicker > 0)
{
// Make sure the async operation was retrieved.
if (aResponse.Entities.Count > 0)
{
// Grab the one bulk operation that has been created.
createdBulkMailOperation = (AsyncOperation)aResponse.Entities[0];
// Check the operation's state.
if (createdBulkMailOperation.StateCode.Value !=
AsyncOperationState.Completed)
{
// The operation has not yet completed.
// Wait a second for the status to change.
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
secondsTicker--;
// Retrieve a fresh version the bulk delete operation.
aResponse = _serviceProxy.RetrieveMultiple(bulkQuery);
}
else
{
// Stop polling because the operation's state is now complete.
secondsTicker = 0;
}
}
else
{
// Wait a second for the async operation to activate.
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
secondsTicker--;
// Retrieve the entity again
aResponse = _serviceProxy.RetrieveMultiple(bulkQuery);
}
}
// When the bulk email operation has completed, all sent emails will
// have a status of "Pending Send" and will be picked up by your email
// router. Alternatively, you can then use BackgroundSendEmail to download
// all the emails created with the SendBulkEmail message.
// See the BackgroundSendEmail sample for an example.
#endregion
#region Check success
// Validate async operation succeeded
if (createdBulkMailOperation.StateCode.Value == AsyncOperationState.Completed)
{
Console.WriteLine("Operation Completed.");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Operation not completed yet.");
}
#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;
}
}
[STAThread] // Added to support UX
static void Main(string[] args)
{
CrmServiceClient service = null;
try
{
service = SampleHelpers.Connect("Connect");
if (service.IsReady)
{
#region Sample Code
#region Set up
SetUpSample(service);
#endregion Set up
#region Demonstrate
// Get a system user to use as the sender.
var emailSenderRequest = new WhoAmIRequest();
var emailSenderResponse =
service.Execute(emailSenderRequest) as WhoAmIResponse;
// Set trackingId for bulk mail request.
Guid trackingId = Guid.NewGuid();
var bulkMailRequest = new SendBulkMailRequest()
{
// Create a query expression for the bulk operation to use to retrieve
// the contacts in the email list.
Query = new QueryExpression()
{
EntityName = Contact.EntityLogicalName,
ColumnSet = new ColumnSet(new String[] { "contactid" }),
Criteria = new FilterExpression()
{
Conditions =
{
new ConditionExpression("contactid", ConditionOperator.In, _contactsIds)
}
}
},
// Set the Sender.
Sender = new EntityReference(SystemUser.EntityLogicalName, emailSenderResponse.UserId),
// Set the RegardingId - this field is required.
//RegardingId = Guid.Empty,
//RegardingType = SystemUser.EntityLogicalName,
// Use a built-in Microsoft Dynamics CRM email template.
// NOTE: The email template's "template type" must match the type of
// customers in the email list. Our list contains contacts, so our
// template must be for contacts.
TemplateId = new Guid("07B94C1D-C85F-492F-B120-F0A743C540E6"),
RequestId = trackingId
};
// Execute the async bulk email request
var resp = (SendBulkMailResponse)
service.Execute(bulkMailRequest);
Console.WriteLine(" Sent Bulk Email.");
#endregion
#region Monitoring SendBulkEmail
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Starting monitoring process..");
// Now that we've executed the bulk operation, we need to retrieve it
// using our tracking Id.
var bulkQuery = new QueryByAttribute()
{
EntityName = AsyncOperation.EntityLogicalName,
ColumnSet = new ColumnSet(new string[] { "requestid" }),
Attributes = { "requestid" },
Values = { trackingId }
};
// Retrieve the bulk email async operation.
EntityCollection aResponse = service.RetrieveMultiple(bulkQuery);
Console.WriteLine(" Retrieved Bulk Email Async Operation.");
// Monitor the async operation via polling.
int secondsTicker = ARBITRARY_MAX_POLLING_TIME;
AsyncOperation createdBulkMailOperation = null;
Console.WriteLine(" Checking operation's state for " + ARBITRARY_MAX_POLLING_TIME + " seconds.");
Console.WriteLine();
while (secondsTicker > 0)
{
// Make sure the async operation was retrieved.
if (aResponse.Entities.Count > 0)
{
// Grab the one bulk operation that has been created.
createdBulkMailOperation = (AsyncOperation)aResponse.Entities[0];
// Check the operation's state.
if (createdBulkMailOperation.StateCode.Value !=
AsyncOperationState.Completed)
{
// The operation has not yet completed.
// Wait a second for the status to change.
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
secondsTicker--;
// Retrieve a fresh version the bulk delete operation.
aResponse = service.RetrieveMultiple(bulkQuery);
}
else
{
// Stop polling because the operation's state is now complete.
secondsTicker = 0;
}
}
else
{
// Wait a second for the async operation to activate.
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
secondsTicker--;
// Retrieve the entity again
aResponse = service.RetrieveMultiple(bulkQuery);
}
}
// When the bulk email operation has completed, all sent emails will
// have a status of "Pending Send" and will be picked up by your email
// router. Alternatively, you can then use BackgroundSendEmail to download
// all the emails created with the SendBulkEmail message.
// See the BackgroundSendEmail sample for an example.
#endregion
#region Check success
// Validate async operation succeeded
if (createdBulkMailOperation.StateCode.Value == AsyncOperationState.Completed)
{
Console.WriteLine("Operation Completed.");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Operation not completed yet.");
}
#region Clean up
CleanUpSample(service);
#endregion Clean up
}
#endregion Demonstrate
#endregion Sample Code
else
{
const string UNABLE_TO_LOGIN_ERROR = "Unable to Login to Microsoft Dataverse";
if (service.LastCrmError.Equals(UNABLE_TO_LOGIN_ERROR))
{
Console.WriteLine("Check the connection string values in cds/App.config.");
throw new Exception(service.LastCrmError);
}
else
{
throw service.LastCrmException;
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
SampleHelpers.HandleException(ex);
}
finally
{
if (service != null)
{
service.Dispose();
}
Console.WriteLine("Press <Enter> to exit.");
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// This sample shows how to send a bulk email and monitor its progress.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="serverConfig">Contains server connection information.</param>
/// <param name="promptforDelete">When True, the user is 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 is 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 Create and send SendBulkEmail
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Creating and sending SendBulkEmail.");
// Get a system user to use as the sender.
WhoAmIRequest emailSenderRequest = new WhoAmIRequest();
WhoAmIResponse emailSenderResponse =
_serviceProxy.Execute(emailSenderRequest) as WhoAmIResponse;
// Set trackingId for bulk mail request.
Guid trackingId = Guid.NewGuid();
SendBulkMailRequest bulkMailRequest = new SendBulkMailRequest()
{
// Create a query expression for the bulk operation to use to retrieve
// the contacts in the email list.
Query = new QueryExpression()
{
EntityName = Contact.EntityLogicalName,
ColumnSet = new ColumnSet(new String[] { "contactid" }),
Criteria = new FilterExpression()
{
Conditions =
{
new ConditionExpression("contactid", ConditionOperator.In, _contactsIds)
}
}
},
// Set the Sender.
Sender = new EntityReference(SystemUser.EntityLogicalName, emailSenderResponse.UserId),
// Set the RegardingId - this field is required.
RegardingId = Guid.Empty,
RegardingType = SystemUser.EntityLogicalName,
// Use a built-in Microsoft Dynamics CRM email template.
// NOTE: The email template's "template type" must match the type of
// customers in the email list. Our list contains contacts, so our
// template must be for contacts.
TemplateId = new Guid("07B94C1D-C85F-492F-B120-F0A743C540E6"),
RequestId = trackingId
};
// Execute the async bulk email request
SendBulkMailResponse resp = (SendBulkMailResponse)
_serviceProxy.Execute(bulkMailRequest);
Console.WriteLine(" Sent Bulk Email.");
#endregion
#region Monitoring SendBulkEmail
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Starting monitoring process..");
// Now that we've executed the bulk operation, we need to retrieve it
// using our tracking Id.
QueryByAttribute bulkQuery = new QueryByAttribute()
{
EntityName = AsyncOperation.EntityLogicalName,
ColumnSet = new ColumnSet(new string[] { "requestid", "statecode" }),
Attributes = { "requestid" },
Values = { trackingId }
};
// Retrieve the bulk email async operation.
EntityCollection aResponse = _serviceProxy.RetrieveMultiple(bulkQuery);
Console.WriteLine(" Retrieved Bulk Email Async Operation.");
// Monitor the async operation via polling.
int secondsTicker = ARBITRARY_MAX_POLLING_TIME;
AsyncOperation createdBulkMailOperation = null;
Console.WriteLine(" Checking operation's state for " + ARBITRARY_MAX_POLLING_TIME + " seconds.");
Console.WriteLine();
while (secondsTicker > 0)
{
// Make sure the async operation was retrieved.
if (aResponse.Entities.Count > 0)
{
// Grab the one bulk operation that has been created.
createdBulkMailOperation = (AsyncOperation)aResponse.Entities[0];
// Check the operation's state.
if (createdBulkMailOperation.StateCode.Value !=
AsyncOperationState.Completed)
{
// The operation has not yet completed.
// Wait a second for the status to change.
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
secondsTicker--;
// Retrieve a fresh version the bulk delete operation.
aResponse = _serviceProxy.RetrieveMultiple(bulkQuery);
}
else
{
// Stop polling because the operation's state is now complete.
secondsTicker = 0;
}
}
else
{
// Wait a second for the async operation to activate.
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
secondsTicker--;
// Retrieve the entity again
aResponse = _serviceProxy.RetrieveMultiple(bulkQuery);
}
}
// When the bulk email operation has completed, all sent emails will
// have a status of "Pending Send" and will be picked up by your email
// router. Alternatively, you can then use BackgroundSendEmail to download
// all the emails created with the SendBulkEmail message.
// See the BackgroundSendEmail sample for an example.
#endregion
#region Check success
// Validate async operation succeeded
if (createdBulkMailOperation.StateCode.Value == AsyncOperationState.Completed)
{
Console.WriteLine("Operation Completed.");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Operation not completed yet.");
}
#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;
}
}