Sample: Clone product records
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\BusinessDataModel\ProductCatalog\CloneProducts.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 clone a product record. More information: Clone a product family, product, or bundle
Example
using System;
using System.ServiceModel;
using System.ServiceModel.Description;
// These namespaces are found in the Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.dll assembly
// found in the SDK\bin folder.
using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk;
using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client;
using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Query;
using Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Discovery;
// This namespace is found in Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Proxy.dll assembly
// found in the SDK\bin folder.
using Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Messages;
namespace Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Samples
{
/// <summary>
/// This sample shows how to clone a product record.
/// </summary>
public class CloneProducts
{
#region Class Level Members
/// <summary>
/// Stores the organization service proxy.
/// </summary>
private OrganizationServiceProxy _serviceProxy;
// Define the IDs needed for this sample.
public Guid _unitGroupId;
public Guid _productId;
public Guid _productCloneId;
public Guid _priceListId;
public Guid _priceListItemId;
#endregion Class Level Members
#region How To Sample Code
/// <summary>
/// Create and configure the organization service proxy.
/// Initiate creating all entity records that this sample requires.
/// Create a product record.
/// Clone the product record.
/// Optionally delete any entity records that were created for this sample.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="serverConfig">Contains server connection information.</param>
/// <param name="promptforDelete">When True, the user will be prompted to delete all
/// created entities.</param>
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 = ServerConnection.GetOrganizationProxy(serverConfig))
{
// This statement is required to enable early-bound type support.
_serviceProxy.EnableProxyTypes();
// Call the method to create any data that this sample requires.
CreateRequiredRecords();
CloneProductRequest cloneReq = new CloneProductRequest
{
Source = new EntityReference(Product.EntityLogicalName, _productId)
};
CloneProductResponse cloned = (CloneProductResponse)_serviceProxy.Execute(cloneReq);
_productCloneId = cloned.ClonedProduct.Id;
// Retrieve the cloned product record
Product retrievedProduct = (Product)_serviceProxy.Retrieve(Product.EntityLogicalName, _productCloneId, new ColumnSet(true));
Console.WriteLine("\nCreated clone product: {0}", retrievedProduct.Name);
DeleteRequiredRecords(promptForDelete);
}
}
catch
{
// You can handle an exception here or pass it back to the calling method.
throw;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// This method creates any entity records that this sample requires.
/// Create a unit group and price list.
/// </summary>
public void CreateRequiredRecords()
{
Console.WriteLine("Creating required records for the sample:");
// Create a unit group.
UoMSchedule newUnitGroup = new UoMSchedule
{
Name = "Example Unit Group",
BaseUoMName = "Example Primary Unit"
};
_unitGroupId = _serviceProxy.Create(newUnitGroup);
Console.WriteLine("Created {0}", newUnitGroup.Name);
// retrieve the unit id.
QueryExpression unitQuery = new QueryExpression
{
EntityName = UoM.EntityLogicalName,
ColumnSet = new ColumnSet("uomid", "name"),
Criteria = new FilterExpression(),
PageInfo = new PagingInfo
{
PageNumber = 1,
Count = 1
}
};
unitQuery.Criteria.AddCondition("uomscheduleid", ConditionOperator.Equal, _unitGroupId);
// Retrieve the unit.
UoM unit = (UoM)_serviceProxy.RetrieveMultiple(unitQuery).Entities[0];
Console.WriteLine("Retrieved {0}", unit.Name);
// Create a price list
PriceLevel newPriceList = new PriceLevel
{
Name = "Example Price List"
};
_priceListId = _serviceProxy.Create(newPriceList);
Console.WriteLine("Created {0}", newPriceList.Name);
// Create a product record to be cloned.
Product newProduct = new Product
{
Name = "Example Product",
ProductNumber = "P001",
ProductStructure = new OptionSetValue(1),
QuantityDecimal = 2,
DefaultUoMScheduleId = new EntityReference(UoMSchedule.EntityLogicalName, _unitGroupId),
DefaultUoMId = new EntityReference(UoM.EntityLogicalName, unit.Id)
};
_productId = _serviceProxy.Create(newProduct);
Console.WriteLine("\nCreated {0}", newProduct.Name);
// Create a price list item for the product
ProductPriceLevel newPriceListItem = new ProductPriceLevel
{
PriceLevelId = new EntityReference(PriceLevel.EntityLogicalName, _priceListId),
ProductId = new EntityReference(Product.EntityLogicalName, _productId),
UoMId = new EntityReference(UoM.EntityLogicalName, unit.Id),
Amount = new Money(20)
};
_priceListItemId = _serviceProxy.Create(newPriceListItem);
Console.WriteLine("Created price list for {0}", newProduct.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 deleteRecords = true;
if (prompt)
{
Console.WriteLine("\nDo you want these entity records deleted? (y/n)");
String answer = Console.ReadLine();
deleteRecords = (answer.StartsWith("y") || answer.StartsWith("Y"));
}
if (deleteRecords)
{
Console.WriteLine("Deleting entity records... please wait!");
_serviceProxy.Delete(Product.EntityLogicalName, _productCloneId);
_serviceProxy.Delete(ProductPriceLevel.EntityLogicalName, _priceListItemId);
_serviceProxy.Delete(Product.EntityLogicalName, _productId);
_serviceProxy.Delete(PriceLevel.EntityLogicalName, _priceListId);
_serviceProxy.Delete(UoMSchedule.EntityLogicalName, _unitGroupId);
Console.WriteLine("Entity records have been deleted.");
}
}
#endregion How To Sample Code
#region Main
/// <summary>
/// Standard Main() method used by most SDK samples.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="args"></param>
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();
CloneProducts app = new CloneProducts();
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");
}
}
}
// Additional exceptions to catch: SecurityTokenValidationException, ExpiredSecurityTokenException,
// SecurityAccessDeniedException, MessageSecurityException, and SecurityNegotiationException.
finally
{
Console.WriteLine("Press <Enter> to exit.");
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
#endregion Main
}
}
See Also
Create and manage product families, products, bundles, and product properties
Product catalog entities
Microsoft Dynamics 365
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