/// <summary>
/// We don't want to update all properties of an existing field. For now, only the Hidden property is being updated.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="configField"></param>
/// <param name="existingField"></param>
private void UpdateExistingField(ShField configField, Field existingField)
{
var fieldUpdated = false;
if (configField.Hidden != existingField.Hidden)
{
existingField.Hidden = configField.Hidden;
fieldUpdated = true;
}
if (configField.DisplayName != existingField.Title)
{
existingField.Title = configField.DisplayName;
fieldUpdated = true;
}
if (configField.Group != existingField.Group)
{
existingField.Group = configField.Group;
fieldUpdated = true;
}
if (configField.Default != existingField.DefaultValue && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(configField.Default))
{
existingField.DefaultValue = configField.Default;
fieldUpdated = true;
}
if (fieldUpdated)
{
existingField.UpdateAndPushChanges(true);
ClientContext.ExecuteQuery();
}
}
private Guid GetTermSetId(ShField field)
{
if (field.TermSetId != Guid.Empty) return field.TermSetId;
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(field.TermSetName))
{
throw new Exception("Invalid taxonomy configuration settings for field " + field.DisplayName);
}
var manager = new TaxonomyManager();
return manager.GetTermSetId(ClientContext, field.TermSetName);
}
private void CreateField(ShField field, FieldCollection fields)
{
// code to handle lookup fields. does not work if the list has not been created...
if (field.Type == "Lookup" || field.Type == "LookupMulti")
{
var web = ClientContext.Web;
if (!web.IsObjectPropertyInstantiated("Lists"))
{
ClientContext.Load(web, x => x.Lists);
ClientContext.ExecuteQuery();
}
var listTitle = field.List;
var list = web.Lists.GetByTitle(listTitle);
try
{
ClientContext.Load(list, x=>x.Id);
ClientContext.ExecuteQuery();
field.List = list.Id.ToString();
}
catch (Exception)
{
Log.Info("Lookup field " + field.DisplayName + " id:" + field.ID + " cannot be created since the list " + listTitle + " has not been created. Please rund content type creation again after setting up the site hierarchy");
return;
}
}
var fieldXml = field.GetFieldAsXml();
Field newField = fields.AddFieldAsXml(fieldXml, true, AddFieldOptions.AddFieldInternalNameHint);
ClientContext.Load(newField);
ClientContext.ExecuteQuery();
}
private void CreateTaxonomyField(ShField field, FieldCollection fields)
{
Log.Debug("Attempting to create taxonomy field " + field.DisplayName);
var fieldSchema = field.GetFieldAsXml();
var newField = fields.AddFieldAsXml(fieldSchema, false, AddFieldOptions.AddFieldInternalNameHint);
ClientContext.Load(newField);
ClientContext.ExecuteQuery();
var termSetId = GetTermSetId(field);
var newTaxonomyField = ClientContext.CastTo<TaxonomyField>(newField);
newTaxonomyField.SspId = field.SspId;
newTaxonomyField.TermSetId = termSetId;
newTaxonomyField.TargetTemplate = String.Empty;
newTaxonomyField.AnchorId = Guid.Empty;
newTaxonomyField.CreateValuesInEditForm = field.OpenTermSet;
newTaxonomyField.Open = field.OpenTermSet;
newTaxonomyField.Update();
ClientContext.ExecuteQuery();
}
/// <summary>
/// We don't want to update all properties of an existing field. For now, only the Hidden property is being updated.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="configField"></param>
/// <param name="existingField"></param>
private void UpdateExistingField(ShField configField, Field existingField)
{
var fieldUpdated = false;
if (configField.Hidden != existingField.Hidden)
{
existingField.Hidden = configField.Hidden;
fieldUpdated = true;
}
if (configField.DisplayName != existingField.Title)
{
existingField.Title = configField.DisplayName;
fieldUpdated = true;
}
if (configField.Group != existingField.Group)
{
existingField.Group = configField.Group;
fieldUpdated = true;
}
if (fieldUpdated)
{
existingField.Update();
ClientContext.ExecuteQuery();
}
}
