private void SetEntityAttributes(Entity entity, IDictionary values)
{
var metadata = _crmDataContext.RetrieveEntity(entity.LogicalName, EntityFilters.Attributes);
foreach (DictionaryEntry value in values)
{
var attributeName = value.Key.ToString().TrimStart('[').TrimEnd(']');
if (string.Equals(attributeName, "EntityName", StringComparison.InvariantCulture))
{
continue;
}
var attributeType = metadata.Attributes.Single(a => a.LogicalName == attributeName).AttributeType;
if (!(value.Value is EntityReference) && (
attributeType == AttributeTypeCode.Customer ||
attributeType == AttributeTypeCode.Lookup ||
attributeType == AttributeTypeCode.Owner))
{
// TODO: CRM5 port - figure out how to set an entity reference.
throw new NotSupportedException("EntityRefernce attribute types are not supported and cannot be inserted or updated currently.");
}
else if (attributeType == AttributeTypeCode.Status ||
attributeType == AttributeTypeCode.Picklist)
{
entity.SetAttributeValue <OptionSetValue>(attributeName, value.Value);
}
else if (attributeType == AttributeTypeCode.Money)
{
entity.SetAttributeValue <Money>(attributeName, value.Value);
}
else
{
entity[attributeName] = value.Value;
}
}
}
protected virtual void SetEntityAttributes(Entity entity, IDictionary values)
{
var metadata = _crmDataContext.RetrieveEntity(entity.LogicalName, EntityFilters.Attributes);
foreach (DictionaryEntry value in values)
{
var attributeName = value.Key.ToString().TrimStart('[').TrimEnd(']');
if (string.Equals(attributeName, "EntityName", StringComparison.InvariantCulture))
{
continue;
}
AttributeTypeCode?attributeType;
try
{
var attribute = metadata.Attributes.FirstOrDefault(a => a.LogicalName == attributeName);
if (attribute == null) // ignore subgrid, iframe or web resources
{
ADXTrace.Instance.TraceInfo(TraceCategory.Application, "No value set. Key '{0}' is not a name of an attribute on entity type {1}. This is likely a subgrid, iframe, or web resource.", attributeName, entity.LogicalName);
continue;
}
attributeType = attribute.AttributeType;
}
catch (Exception)
{
throw new Exception("{0} could not be found in entity type {1}".FormatWith(attributeName, entity.LogicalName));
}
if (!(value.Value is EntityReference) && (
attributeType == AttributeTypeCode.Customer ||
attributeType == AttributeTypeCode.Lookup ||
attributeType == AttributeTypeCode.Owner))
{
Guid id;
if (value.Value == null)
{
entity.SetAttributeValue <EntityReference>(attributeName, null);
continue;
}
if (!Guid.TryParse(value.Value.ToString(), out id))
{
throw new ArgumentException("value is not of type Guid");
}
var entityReference = new EntityReference(entity.LogicalName, id);
entity.SetAttributeValue <EntityReference>(attributeName, entityReference);
}
else if (attributeType == AttributeTypeCode.Status)
{
entity.SetAttributeValue <OptionSetValue>(attributeName, value.Value);
}
else if (attributeType == AttributeTypeCode.Picklist)
{
// determine if a multiselect picklist values should be saved
var picklistvaluesfield = metadata.Attributes.FirstOrDefault(a => a.LogicalName == string.Format("{0}selectedvalues", attributeName));
if (picklistvaluesfield == null)
{
entity.SetAttributeValue <OptionSetValue>(attributeName, value.Value);
}
else
{
entity[picklistvaluesfield.LogicalName] = value.Value;
}
}
else if (attributeType == AttributeTypeCode.Money)
{
entity.SetAttributeValue <Money>(attributeName, value.Value);
}
else
{
entity[attributeName] = value.Value;
}
}
}
