public static bool IsLoginNameAvailable(string loginname, int customerID = 0)
{
if (customerID > 0)
{
// Get the current login name to see if it matches what we passed. If so, it's still valid.
var currentLoginName = ExigoDAL.GetCustomer(customerID).LoginName;
if (loginname.Equals(currentLoginName, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
{
return(true);
}
}
// Validate the login name
// cannot use SQL due to delay in update to replicated database
var apiCustomer = ExigoDAL.WebService().GetCustomers(new GetCustomersRequest()
{
LoginName = loginname
}).Customers.FirstOrDefault();
return(apiCustomer == null);
}