Sample: Share a record using an access team

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11/28/2016
Applies To: Dynamics 365 (online), Dynamics 365 (on-premises), Dynamics CRM 2016, Dynamics CRM Online
This sample code is for Microsoft Dynamics 365 (online & on-premises). Download the Microsoft Dynamics CRM SDK package. It can be found in the following location in the download package:
SampleCode\CS\GeneralProgramming\EarlyBound\CreateAndShareAccessTeam.cs
Requirements

For more information about the requirements for running the sample code provided in this SDK, see Use the sample and helper code.
Demonstrates

This sample shows how to allow access to a record using an access team. All members of the team receive the same access to the record as is granted to the team.
Example


using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ServiceModel;

// These namespaces are found in the Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.dll assembly.
using Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Messages;
using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk;
using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client;

namespace Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Samples
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Demonstrates creating an access team and granting that team privileges to
    /// access an account record. All members of that team receive access to that record.
    /// 
    /// At run-time, you will be given the option to delete all the
    /// database records created by this program.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>Important messages used in this sample: 
    /// AddMembersTeam, RemoveMembersTeam, GrantAccessRequest.</remarks>
    public class CreateAndShareAccessTeam
    {
        #region Class Level Members
        /// <summary>
        /// Stores the organization service interface.
        /// </summary>
        private OrganizationServiceProxy _serviceProxy;

        // Define the IDs needed for this sample.
        private Guid _accountId;
        private Guid _teamId;
        private Guid _currentUserId;        

        // System users in the team.
        public List<Guid> salesPersons;       
        #endregion Class Level Members

        #region How To Sample Code
        public void Run(ServerConnection.Configuration serverConfig, bool promptForDelete)
        {
            try
            {
                // Connect to the Organization service. 
                // The using statement assures that the service proxy will be properly disposed.
                using (_serviceProxy = new OrganizationServiceProxy(serverConfig.OrganizationUri, serverConfig.HomeRealmUri,
                                                                     serverConfig.Credentials, serverConfig.DeviceCredentials))
                {
                    String ldapPath = String.Empty;
                    Guid businessUnitId;

                    // This statement is required to enable early-bound type support.
                    _serviceProxy.EnableProxyTypes();

                    // Call this method to create any data that this sample requires.
                    CreateRequiredRecords();

                    // Retrieve the sales people that will be added to the team.
                    salesPersons = SystemUserProvider.RetrieveSalespersons(_serviceProxy, ref ldapPath);

                    // Get the ID's of the current user and business unit.
                    var who = new WhoAmIRequest();
                    var whoResponse = (WhoAmIResponse)_serviceProxy.Execute(who);
                    _currentUserId = whoResponse.UserId;
                    businessUnitId = whoResponse.BusinessUnitId;

                    // Create a access team.
                    var team = new Team
                    {
                        AdministratorId = new EntityReference(
                            "systemuser", _currentUserId),
                        Name = "UserAccess Test Team",
                        BusinessUnitId = new EntityReference(
                            "businessunit", businessUnitId),
                        TeamType = new OptionSetValue((int)TeamTeamType.Access),
                    };

                    _teamId = _serviceProxy.Create(team);
                    Console.WriteLine("Created an access team named '{0}'.", team.Name);

                    // Add two sales people to the access team.
                    var addToTeamRequest = new AddMembersTeamRequest
                    {
                        TeamId = _teamId,
                        MemberIds = new[] { salesPersons[0], salesPersons[1] }
                    };
                    _serviceProxy.Execute(addToTeamRequest);
                    Console.WriteLine("Added two sales people to the team.");

                    // Grant the team read/write access to an account.
                    var accountReference = new EntityReference(Account.EntityLogicalName, _accountId);
                    var teamReference = new EntityReference(Team.EntityLogicalName, _teamId);
                    var grantAccessRequest = new GrantAccessRequest
                    {
                        PrincipalAccess = new PrincipalAccess
                        {
                            AccessMask = AccessRights.ReadAccess | AccessRights.WriteAccess,
                            Principal = teamReference
                        },
                        Target = accountReference
                    };
                    _serviceProxy.Execute(grantAccessRequest);
                    Console.WriteLine("Granted read/write access on the account record to the team.");

                    // Retrieve and display access information for the account.
                    RetrieveAndDisplayEntityAccess(accountReference);

                    // Display the account access for the team and its members.
                    var currentUserReference = new EntityReference(
                        SystemUser.EntityLogicalName, _currentUserId);
                    RetrieveAndDisplayPrincipalAccess(accountReference, currentUserReference,
                        "Current User");
                    var firstSalesPersonReference = new EntityReference(
                        SystemUser.EntityLogicalName, salesPersons[0]);
                    RetrieveAndDisplayPrincipalAccess(accountReference, firstSalesPersonReference,
                        "Sales Person");
                    var secondSalesPersonReference = new EntityReference(
                        SystemUser.EntityLogicalName, salesPersons[1]);
                    RetrieveAndDisplayPrincipalAccess(accountReference, secondSalesPersonReference,
                        "Sales Person");

                    // Delete all records created by this sample.
                    DeleteRequiredRecords(promptForDelete);
                }
            }

            // Catch any service fault exceptions that Microsoft Dynamics CRM throws.
            catch (FaultException<Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.OrganizationServiceFault>)
            {
                // You can handle an exception here or pass it back to the calling method.
                throw;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Retrieve and display entity access information.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="entityReference"></param>
        private void RetrieveAndDisplayEntityAccess(EntityReference entityReference)
        {
            var accessRequest = new RetrieveSharedPrincipalsAndAccessRequest
            {
                Target = entityReference
            };

            // The RetrieveSharedPrincipalsAndAccessResponse returns an entity reference
            // that has a LogicalName of "user" when returning access information for a
            // team.
            var accessResponse = (RetrieveSharedPrincipalsAndAccessResponse)
                _serviceProxy.Execute(accessRequest);

            Console.WriteLine("The following have the specified granted access to the entity.");

            foreach (var principalAccess in accessResponse.PrincipalAccesses)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("\t{0}:\r\n\t\t{1}",
                    String.Format("{0} with GUID {1}", principalAccess.Principal.LogicalName,
                principalAccess.Principal.Id), principalAccess.AccessMask);
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Retrives and display principal access information.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="entityReference"></param>
        /// <param name="principal"></param>
        /// <param name="additionalIdentifier"></param>
        private void RetrieveAndDisplayPrincipalAccess(EntityReference entityReference,
            EntityReference principal, String additionalIdentifier)
        {
            var principalAccessReq = new RetrievePrincipalAccessRequest
            {
                Principal = principal,
                Target = entityReference
            };
            var principalAccessRes = (RetrievePrincipalAccessResponse)
                _serviceProxy.Execute(principalAccessReq);

            Console.WriteLine("Access rights of {0} ({1}) on the entity: {2}\r\n",
                String.Format("{0} with GUID {1}", principal.LogicalName,
                principal.Id), additionalIdentifier,
                principalAccessRes.AccessRights);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Create any entity records that this sample requires.
        /// </summary>
        public void CreateRequiredRecords()
        {
            // Create an account named Fourth Coffee.
            Account testAccount = new Account
            {
                Name = "Fourth Coffee"
            };

            _accountId = _serviceProxy.Create(testAccount);

            Console.WriteLine("Created an account named '{0}'.", testAccount.Name);
            return;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Deletes any entity records that were created for this sample.
        /// <param name="prompt">Indicates whether to prompt the user 
        /// to delete the records created in this sample.</param>
        /// </summary>
        public void DeleteRequiredRecords(bool prompt)
        {
            bool toBeDeleted = true;

            if (prompt)
            {
                // Ask the user if the created entities should be deleted.
                Console.Write("\nDo you want these entity records deleted? (y/n) [y]: ");
                String answer = Console.ReadLine();
                if (answer.StartsWith("y") ||
                    answer.StartsWith("Y") ||
                    answer == String.Empty)
                {
                    toBeDeleted = true;
                }
                else
                {
                    toBeDeleted = false;
                }
            }

            if (toBeDeleted)
            {
                // Remove all the users from the team before deleting the team.
                var deleteFromTeamRequest = new RemoveMembersTeamRequest
                {
                    TeamId = _teamId,
                    MemberIds = new[] { _currentUserId, salesPersons[0], salesPersons[1] }
                };
                _serviceProxy.Execute(deleteFromTeamRequest);

                // Delete records created in this sample.
                _serviceProxy.Delete(Account.EntityLogicalName, _accountId);
                _serviceProxy.Delete(Team.EntityLogicalName, _teamId);

                Console.WriteLine("Entity record(s) have been deleted.");
            }
        }

        #endregion How To Sample Code

        #region Main
        /// <summary>
        /// Main. Runs the sample and provides error output.
        /// <param name="args">Array of arguments to Main method.</param>
        /// </summary>
        static public void Main(string[] args)
        {

            try
            {
                // Obtain the target organization's Web address and client logon 
                // credentials from the user.
                ServerConnection serverConnect = new ServerConnection();
                ServerConnection.Configuration config = serverConnect.GetServerConfiguration();

                CreateAndShareAccessTeam app = new CreateAndShareAccessTeam();
                app.Run(config, true);
            }
            catch (FaultException<Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.OrganizationServiceFault> ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("The application terminated with an error.");
                Console.WriteLine("Timestamp: {0}", ex.Detail.Timestamp);
                Console.WriteLine("Code: {0}", ex.Detail.ErrorCode);
                Console.WriteLine("Message: {0}", ex.Detail.Message);
                Console.WriteLine("Plugin Trace: {0}", ex.Detail.TraceText);
                Console.WriteLine("Inner Fault: {0}",
                    null == ex.Detail.InnerFault ? "No Inner Fault" : "Has Inner Fault");
            }
            catch (System.TimeoutException ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("The application terminated with an error.");
                Console.WriteLine("Message: {0}", ex.Message);
                Console.WriteLine("Stack Trace: {0}", ex.StackTrace);
                Console.WriteLine("Inner Fault: {0}",
                    null == ex.InnerException.Message ? "No Inner Fault" : ex.InnerException.Message);
            }
            catch (System.Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("The application terminated with an error.");
                Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);

                // Display the details of the inner exception.
                if (ex.InnerException != null)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(ex.InnerException.Message);

                    FaultException<Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.OrganizationServiceFault> fe =
                        ex.InnerException
                        as FaultException<Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.OrganizationServiceFault>;
                    if (fe != null)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("Timestamp: {0}", fe.Detail.Timestamp);
                        Console.WriteLine("Code: {0}", fe.Detail.ErrorCode);
                        Console.WriteLine("Message: {0}", fe.Detail.Message);
                        Console.WriteLine("Plugin Trace: {0}", fe.Detail.TraceText);
                        Console.WriteLine("Inner Fault: {0}",
                            null == fe.Detail.InnerFault ? "No Inner Fault" : "Has Inner Fault");
                    }
                }
            }
            finally
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Press <Enter> to exit.");
                Console.ReadLine();
            }

        }
        #endregion Main

    }
}
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