/// <summary>
/// Creates a new association between two contacts
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Creating an association between two entities
/// This sample creates a new association between two contacts.
/// The sample shows the following tasks:
/// - Retrieve the appropriate AssocaitionManager for a Contact to Contact association
/// - Two methods of setting detailed information for the Association
/// - Persisting the association to the database
/// </remarks>
private Association CreateAssociation(Contact contactOne, Contact contactTwo)
{
//Log into the framework and retrieve the correct AssociationManager
ActFramework ACTFM = new ActFramework();
ACTFM.LogOn("C:\\Documents and Settings\\Administrator\\My Documents\\ACT\\Act for Win 8\\Databases\\Act8Demo.pad", "Chris Huffman", "");
Framework.MutableEntities.MutableEntity company = null;
Framework.MetaData.Entity opportunity = null;
AssociationManager associationManager = ACTFM.Associations.GetAssociationManager(company, opportunity);
//Create the assocaition
Association association = associationManager.CreateAssociation(contactOne, contactTwo);
//First means of setting association information
association.Fields[Framework.Associations.StandardField.Details] = "Association Details";
//Second meand of setting association information
AssociationFieldDescriptor field = associationManager.GetFieldDescriptor(Framework.Associations.StandardField.Entity1Role);
field.SetValue(association, "First entities role in this assocaition");
//Persist the association to the database.
association.Update();
return(association);
}
/// <summary>
/// Retrieves an entity list of contacts associated with a given contact
/// and updates the associaton information.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Retrieving a list of associated entities(EntityList) and update association details
/// This sample demonstrates the use of an AssociationFieldDescriptor to interact with other entities in the Act! framework.Currently supported entities are Opportunities, Companies, Groups and Contacts.
/// </remarks>
private void UpdateAssociatons2(Contact contact, string newRole)
{
//Log into the framework and retrieve the correct AssociationManager
ActFramework ACTFM = new ActFramework();
ACTFM.LogOn("C:\\Documents and Settings\\Administrator\\My Documents\\ACT\\Act for Win 8\\Databases\\Act8Demo.pad", "Chris Huffman", "");
AssociationManager associationManager = ACTFM.Associations.GetAssociationManager("Group", "Opportunity");
//Retrieve the entity list.
Act.Framework.Entities.EntityList entityList = associationManager.GetAssociatedEntities(null, contact);
//Retrieve the field descriptor
AssociationFieldDescriptor roleField = associationManager.GetFieldDescriptor(Framework.Associations.StandardField.Entity1Role);
//Enumerate each entity and update the role details.
foreach (Act.Framework.Entities.Entity entity in entityList)
{
roleField.SetValue(entity, newRole);
((IUpdateableEntity)entity).Update();
}
}