//This method uses a Wildcard Filter on the Read All Operation to return partial matches
public List <BdcSupplier> GetSuppliersByName(string supplierName)
{
//Get the BDC entity
IEntity entity = catalog.GetEntity(Constants.BdcContactsEntityNameSpace, "BdcSupplier");
//Get all Filters for the entity
IFilterCollection filters = entity.GetMethodInstance("ReadList2", MethodInstanceType.Finder).GetFilters();
//Set Filter value)
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(supplierName))
{
WildcardFilter filter = (WildcardFilter)filters[0];
filter.Value = supplierName;
}
//Get Filtered ITems
IEntityInstanceEnumerator enumerator = entity.FindFiltered(filters, "ReadList2", contactsLobSystemInstance);
return(new DataMapper <BdcSupplier>(entity.Catalog.Helper.CreateDataTable(enumerator)).Collection);
}
//This method uses a Wildcard Filter on the Read All Operation to return partial matches
public List <BdcMachine> GetMachinesByModelNumber(string modelNumber)
{
//Get the BDC entity
IEntity entity = catalog.GetEntity(Constants.BdcEntityNameSpace, "Machines");
//Get all Filters for the entity
IFilterCollection filters = entity.GetDefaultFinderFilters();
//Set Filter value
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(modelNumber))
{
WildcardFilter filter = (WildcardFilter)filters[0];
filter.Value = modelNumber;
}
//Get Filtered ITems
IEntityInstanceEnumerator enumerator = entity.FindFiltered(filters, partsManagementLobSystemInstance);
return(new DataMapper <BdcMachine>(entity.Catalog.Helper.CreateDataTable(enumerator)).Collection);
}
