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How to auto generate LocationId by x++?

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Hi,

How do i make sure LocationId is auto generated all the time. Because If i'm doing the import via DMF, there is an "auto generate" flag to acheive this. But how to do it by x++? 
                DirPartyLocationPostalAddressV2Entity partyPostalAddressEntity;

                partyPostalAddressEntity.PartyNumber        =  _partyNumber;
                partyPostalAddressEntity.Street             = _req.Street();
                partyPostalAddressEntity.City               = _req.City();
                partyPostalAddressEntity.County             = _req.County();
                partyPostalAddressEntity.State              = _req.State();
                partyPostalAddressEntity.CountryRegionId    = _req.CountryRegionId();
                partyPostalAddressEntity.ZipCode            = _req.PostCode();
                partyPostalAddressEntity.Roles              = "Delivery"
                partyPostalAddressEntity.Description        = _req.LocationName();
                 
                partyPostalAddressEntity.insert();

it's because if i provide values that exactly matches another address  but the locationName is different, then remmitance method of the entity gets called and it returns the old address instead of inserting a new one. How can I make sure the address is always inserted?

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    Martin Dráb Profile Picture
    Martin Dráb 230,596 Most Valuable Professional on at
    How to auto generate LocationId by x++?
    LogisticsPostalAddressBaseEntity.initializeEntityDataSource() is called and the value is assigned there. Maybe your attempt fails before it can reach the right code.
     
     
    We're using DirPartyLocationPostalAddressV2Entity in code, but LogisticsPostalAddressBaseEntity is its data source that LocationId field is bound to.
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    .. 1,173 on at
    How to auto generate LocationId by x++?
    Hi Martin,

    LogisticsPostalAddressBaseEntity.initializeEntityDataSource(); is not called when calling DirPartyLocationPostalAddressV2Entity.Insert();

    And as I said in the question, below is the bahvoiur I'm getting, and that's why I need to do sth:
    it's because if i provide values that exactly matches another address  but the locationName is different, then remmitance method of the entity gets called and it returns the old address instead of inserting a new one. How can I make sure the address is always inserted?
    I can avoid this in DMF by ticking "auto generate" but not sure what do via x++
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    Martin Dráb Profile Picture
    Martin Dráb 230,596 Most Valuable Professional on at
    How to auto generate LocationId by x++?
    I don't think you need to do anything; the logic is already there. Look into LogisticsPostalAddressBaseEntity.initializeEntityDataSource(); you'll see that if LocationId is empty, the call of LogisticsLocation.initValue() isn't skipped (and a LocationId is generated there) and then the value is assigned to LocationId of the entity.
     
    This is the code:
     
    if (_dataSourceCtx.name() == dataEntityDataSourceStr(LogisticsPostalAddressBaseEntity, LogisticsLocation))
{
    if (this.LocationId)
    {
        _dataSourceCtx.skipInitValue(true);
    }
}

...

super(_entityCtx, _dataSourceCtx);

if (_dataSourceCtx.name() == dataEntityDataSourceStr(LogisticsPostalAddressBaseEntity, LogisticsLocation))
{
    if (this.LocationId == "")
    {
        LogisticsLocation location = _dataSourceCtx.getBuffer();
        this.LocationId = location.LocationId;
    }
}
     

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