Entity.MergeXml Method

Reads the external content type definition from the specified resource XML for the specified external system, and then merges its properties, localized names, and access control entries with the existing external content type in the metadata store.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function MergeXml ( _
    xml As String, _
    <OutAttribute> ByRef errors As String(), _
    packageContents As PackageContents, _
    lobSystem As LobSystem, _
    settingId As String _
) As Entity
'Usage
Dim xml As String
Dim errors As String()
Dim packageContents As PackageContents
Dim lobSystem As LobSystem
Dim settingId As String
Dim returnValue As Entity

returnValue = Entity.MergeXml(xml, _
    errors, packageContents, lobSystem, _
    settingId)

public static Entity MergeXml(
    string xml,
    out string[] errors,
    PackageContents packageContents,
    LobSystem lobSystem,
    string settingId
)

Parameters

• xml
  Type: System.String

  A string containing the metadata XML.

• errors
  Type: []

  A list of noncritical errors that occurred when merging data or reading the XML.

• packageContents
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Parser.PackageContents

  Options that specify which elements to read.

• lobSystem
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.LobSystem

  The external system that contains the external content type to merge.

• settingId
  Type: System.String

  The identifier of a partition in the metadata store that is used to store properties, localized names, and access control entries in; a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) indicates default settings.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Entity
The merged external content type.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The xml or the lobSystem parameter is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
ArgumentException	The packageContents parameter has the PackageContents.Model value set.
MetadataObjectNotFoundException	The external content type does not exist in the specified external system.

Remarks

This method allows you to specify which resources that are present in the given metadata XML string are to be added to the metadata store via the packageContents parameter.

If the PackageContents.Properties value is specified in the packageContents parameter, BDC will create all the properties in the given XML in the specified setting. If a property with the same name exists, it will be replaced by the new property. Merging properties requires “Edit” permissions in the specified setting.

If PackageContents.LocalizedNames value is specified in the packageContents parameter, BDC will create all the localized names in the given XML in the specified setting. If a localized name with the same LCID exists, it will be replaced by the new localized name. Merging localized names requires “Edit” permissions in the specified setting.

If PackageContents.Permissions value is specified in the packageContents, BDC will replace existing permissions with the new permissions in the given XML. Merging permissions requires the “SetPermissions” permission in the specified setting.

See Also

Reference

Entity Class

Entity Members

Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration Namespace