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    Hi, trying to update an entity dynamically.

    For most field types this works, however for a few fields I get an exception:      

    AttributeCollection ac = new AttributeCollection();

                    Entity ent = new Entity();
                    ent.LogicalName = "opportunity";
                    ent.Id = id;    //id = the opportunity guid

                   ac.Add("firstname", "Jim"); //success

                   ac.Add("mypicklistfield", 1); //


                    IOrganizationService _service = (IOrganizationService)_orgServiceProxy;
                    ent.Attributes = ac;
                    _service.Update(ent);

    Anyone have a definitive list of casts etc that needs to be made for different types of MS CRM fields when dynamically updating the entity?

    Thanks in adv.

    Wednesday, November 28, 2012 12:59 PM

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    Hi,

    try to use below code - 

    AttributeCollection ac = new AttributeCollection();

                    Entity ent = new Entity();
                    ent.LogicalName = "opportunity";
                    ent.Id = id;    //id = the opportunity guid

                   ac.Add("firstname", "Jim"); //success

                   ac.Add("mypicklistfield",new OptionSetValue(1)); //

                    IOrganizationService _service = (IOrganizationService)_orgServiceProxy;
                    ent.Attributes = ac;
                    _service.Update(ent);

    I hope this helps. If my response answered your question, please mark the response as an answer and also vote as helpful !!!
    Vikram !


    • Edited by _Vikram Wednesday, November 28, 2012 1:03 PM
    • Marked as answer by CRM001 Wednesday, January 2, 2013 8:40 PM
    Wednesday, November 28, 2012 1:02 PM

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    Hi,

    try to use below code - 

    AttributeCollection ac = new AttributeCollection();

                    Entity ent = new Entity();
                    ent.LogicalName = "opportunity";
                    ent.Id = id;    //id = the opportunity guid

                   ac.Add("firstname", "Jim"); //success

                   ac.Add("mypicklistfield",new OptionSetValue(1)); //

                    IOrganizationService _service = (IOrganizationService)_orgServiceProxy;
                    ent.Attributes = ac;
                    _service.Update(ent);

    I hope this helps. If my response answered your question, please mark the response as an answer and also vote as helpful !!!
    Vikram !


    • Edited by _Vikram Wednesday, November 28, 2012 1:03 PM
    • Marked as answer by CRM001 Wednesday, January 2, 2013 8:40 PM
    Wednesday, November 28, 2012 1:02 PM
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    Hi Vikram,

    Thanks, that does help.

    I'm also looking for other examples, for example, how would you go about updating the statuscode and date time values.

    Wednesday, November 28, 2012 2:49 PM
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    Hi,

    for updating date time field

      ac.Add("datefiled", new DateTime(2012,11,28));

    for updating status code you need to write SetState request check the following link -

    http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/is/crmdevelopment/thread/f7259f2a-f3d3-488b-841f-b5496ea50d9d

    I hope this helps. If my response answered your question, please mark the response as an answer and also vote as helpful !!!
    Vikram !

    Wednesday, November 28, 2012 3:12 PM
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    hi

    check with below code

    // for status

                        SetStateRequest setStateReq = new SetStateRequest();
                    setStateReq.EntityMoniker = new EntityReference("contact",ContactID);
                    setStateReq.State = new OptionSetValue(1);
                    setStateReq.Status = new OptionSetValue(-1);

                    SetStateResponse response = (SetStateResponse)service.Execute(setStateReq);

    // for date

    ent["yourDateTimeField"]=new DateTime().Date; // for Present Day

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    Wednesday, November 28, 2012 3:31 PM