There is only way you have to use
Trial and Error method. You need to execute RetrieveRequest for each entity which will result into error but one. The one without error is the answer for you. But it'll take a lot of time.
Fortunately we have ExecuteMultipleRequest, so follow the below pseudocode and you can definitely achieve a this with minimal performance.
- Get the metadata of all entities, essentially we need entity logical names.
- Generate Retrieve requests for all of the entities and add them to a list.
- Generate a ExecuteMultiple request and add all of the retrieve requests which you've generated in the previous step. Note that there are limits available in online CRM, so handle it.
- The Execute multiple is a single call, so you are about to save the number of calls i.e.' you will be making only one call to CRM.
- In the execute multiple response, all of the retrieve request would have been faulted except one which is the answer here.
- Still searching is cost effective, so use appropriate search algorithm to find the answer in minimum number of loops/steps.
Reply me if you've doubts.
amrkarthik
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