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Hello friends,

First time poster on forum.

Trying to create a "POST" webservice call and would like some advice on best method to call xmlcdata function in creation of body of XML document.

But I am stuck in inserting Cdata section

Snapshot of the layout of the file i am trying to create is 

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"  xmlns:onl = "http://api.url.com"

    <soapenv: Header />

        <soapenv: Body>

            <CalculateRate>

                 <id>userid</id>

                <password>password</password>

                <consignment><![CDATA[

                       <connote>

                             <recaccno>123456</recaccno>

                             <carriername>Test Carrier</carriername>

                             <service>PARCEL</service>

                             <recaddr>

                                      <add1>Address 1</add1>

                                      <City>City</City>

                                      <State>State</State>

                             </recaddr>

                            <sendername>Test Sender</sendername>

                            <sendadd>

                                     <add1>Sender Address 1<add1>

                                    <City>Sender City</City>

                            </sendadd>

                       </connote>]]></consignment>

           </CalculateRate>

       </soapenv: Body>

   </soapenv:Header>       

<soapenv:Envelope>

Struggling to see how to add the nodes into the CDATA section.   

I have tried to follow "Creating Soap Request Message in AL" (DiveshBora).

Below is the code that has been written

var

        XMLDomMgt: Codeunit "XML DOM Mgt.";

        SoapNS11: Label 'schemas.xmlsoap.org/.../', Locked = true;

        XsiNS: Label 'www.smartfreight.com/online', Locked = true;

        Parameters: XmlDocument;

        EnvelopeNode: XmlNode;

        HeaderNode: XmlNode;

        BodyNode: XMLNode;

        lXMLText: Text;

        Result: XmlDocument;

        StrxmlNodeValue: text;

        CdataNode: XmlNode;

        XMLcd: XmlCData;

        CarrierSetup: Record "848_Carrier Setup";

        Resulttxt: text;

        CalcRateNode: XMLNode;

        ConsignNode: XMLNode;

        ConnoteNode: XMLNode;

        ConnoteNode2: XMLNode;

        lTempXmlNode: XmlNode;

        recaddrNode: XMLNode;

        SendaddrNode: XmlNode;

        freightNode: XmlNode;

 

    procedure SendShippingDetails(var SalesHeader: record "Sales Header")

 

    begin

 

        If not CarrierSetup.Get() then

            Error('Carrier Setup is needed, please enter User id and URL');

 

        Parameters := XmlDocument.Create();

        CreateEnvelopeNode(Parameters, EnvelopeNode);       //Envelope Node

        CreateHeaderNode(EnvelopeNode, HeaderNode);         //Header Node

        CreateBodyNode(EnvelopeNode, BodyNode);             //Body Node

        CreateCalcRateNode(BodyNode, CalcRateNode);          //Calculate Rate Node

 

        //Adding the Elements to calculate Rate Node

        AddElement(CalcRateNode, 'id', CarrierSetup."User ID", SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(CalcRateNode, 'password', CarrierSetup.Password, SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

 

        CreateConsignNode1(CalcRateNode, ConsignNode);          //Calculate Rate Node

        CreateConnoteNode2(ConsignNode, ConnoteNode2);

        AddElement(ConnoteNode2, 'carriername', 'Test Carrier1', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(ConnoteNode2, 'service', 'PARCEL', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(ConnoteNode2, 'accno', '123456', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(ConnoteNode2, 'recaccno', 'TEST', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(ConnoteNode2, 'recname', 'TEST RECEIVER', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        CreateRecaddrNode(ConnoteNode2, recaddrNode);

        AddElement(recaddrNode, 'add1', 'Test Carrier1', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(recaddrNode, 'add2', 'PARCEL', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(recaddrNode, 'add3', '123456', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(recaddrNode, 'add4', 'TEST', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(recaddrNode, 'add5', 'TEST RECEIVER', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        CreateSendaddrNode(ConnoteNode2, sendaddrNode);

        AddElement(sendaddrNode, 'sadd1', 'Test Carrier1', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(sendaddrNode, 'sadd2', 'PARCEL', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(sendaddrNode, 'sadd3', '123456', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(sendaddrNode, 'sadd4', 'TEST', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(sendaddrNode, 'sadd5', 'TEST RECEIVER', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        CreatefreightNode(ConnoteNode2, freightNode);

        AddElement(freightNode, 'ref', SalesHeader."No.", SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(freightNode, 'amt', '1', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(freightNode, 'youritemdesc', 'itemno', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(freightNode, 'desc', 'CARTON', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(freightNode, 'wgt', '1', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(freightNode, 'cube', '0.1', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

 

        Result := CallWebService('CalculateRate', Parameters);

        Result.WriteTo(Resulttxt);

        message(Resulttxt);

    end;

 

    procedure CreateEnvelopeNode(var pXMLDoc: XmlDocument; var pEnvXMLNode: XmlNode)

 

    begin

        pXmlDoc := XmlDocument.Create;

        XMLDomMgt.AddDeclaration(pXmlDoc, '1.0', 'UTF-8', 'yes');

        XMLDomMgt.AddRootElementWithPrefix(pXmlDoc, 'Envelope', 'Soapenv', SoapNS11, pEnvXmlNode);

        XMLDommgt.AddPrefix(pEnvXmlNode, 'onl', XsiNS);

    end;

 

    procedure CreateHeaderNode(var pXMLEnvNode: XmlNode; Var pXMLHeaderNode: XmlNode);

 

    begin

        AddElement(pXMLEnvNode, 'Header', '', SoapNS11, pXmlHeaderNode);

    end;

 

    procedure CreateBodyNode(var pXMLEnvNode: XmlNode; Var pXMLBodyNode: XmlNode);

 

    begin

        AddElement(pXMLEnvNode, 'Body', '', SoapNS11, pXmlBodyNode);

    end;

 

    procedure CreateCalcRateNode(var pXMLEnvNode: XmlNode; Var pXMLBodyNode: XmlNode);

 

    begin

        AddElement(pXMLEnvNode, 'CalculateRate', '', SoapNS11, pXmlBodyNode);

    end;

 

    procedure CreateConsignNode1(var pXMLEnvNode: XmlNode; Var pXMLBodyNode: XmlNode);

 

    begin

        AddElement(pXMLEnvNode, 'consignmentxml', '', SoapNS11, pXmlBodyNode);

    end;

 

    procedure CreateRecaddrNode(var pXMLEnvNode: XmlNode; Var pXMLBodyNode: XmlNode);

 

    begin

        AddElement(pXMLEnvNode, 'recaddr', '', SoapNS11, pXmlBodyNode);

    end;

 

    procedure CreateSendaddrNode(var pXMLEnvNode: XmlNode; Var pXMLBodyNode: XmlNode);

 

    begin

        AddElement(pXMLEnvNode, 'sendaddr', '', SoapNS11, pXmlBodyNode);

    end;

 

    procedure CreatefreightNode(var pXMLEnvNode: XmlNode; Var pXMLBodyNode: XmlNode);

 

    begin

        AddElement(pXMLEnvNode, 'freightlinedetails', '', SoapNS11, pXmlBodyNode);

    end;

 

    procedure CreateConsignNode(var pXMLEnvNode: XmlNode; Var pXMLBodyNode: XmlNode; SH: Record "Sales Header");

 

    begin

        Clear(StrxmlNodeValue);

        AddElement(pXMLEnvNode, 'consignmentxml', '', SoapNS11, pXmlBodyNode);

 

        StrxmlNodeValue := '';

 

        XMLcd := XmlCData.Create(StrxmlNodeValue);

        ConsignNode.AddAfterSelf(XMLcd);

        CdataNode := XMLElement.Create('connote', '').AsXmlNode();

        CreateConnoteNode(CdataNode, ConnoteNode);

        //createConnoteNode2(ConnoteNode, ConnoteNode2);

        AddElement(ConnoteNode2, 'carriername', 'Test Carrier1', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(CalcRateNode, 'service', 'PARCEL', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(CalcRateNode, 'accno', '123456', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(CalcRateNode, 'recaccno', 'TEST', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

        AddElement(CalcRateNode, 'recname', 'TEST RECEIVER', SoapNS11, lTempXmlNode);

 

    end;

 

    procedure CreateConnoteNode(var pXMLEnvNode: XmlNode; Var pXMLBodyNode: XmlNode);

 

    begin

        AddElement(pXMLEnvNode, 'Connote', '', SoapNS11, pXmlBodyNode);

    end;

 

    procedure CreateConnoteNode2(var pXMLEnvNode: XmlNode; Var pXMLBodyNode: XmlNode);

 

    begin

        AddElement(pXMLEnvNode, 'Connote', '', SoapNS11, pXmlBodyNode);

    end;

 

    procedure AddElement(var pXMLNode: XmlNode; pNodeName: Text; pNodeText: Text; pNameSpace: Text; var pCreatedNode: XmlNode): Boolean

    var

        lNewChildNode: XmlNode;

    begin

        if pNodeText <> '' then

            lNewChildNode := XmlElement.Create(pNodeName, pNameSpace, pNodeText).AsXmlNode()

        else

            lNewChildNode := XmlElement.Create(pNodeName, pNameSpace).AsXmlNode();

        if pXMLNode.AsXmlElement().Add(lNewChildNode) then begin

            pCreatedNode := lNewChildNode;

            exit(true);

        end;

    end;

This is all running of an action on the Sales Order page.

Appreciate any assistance and thanking you in advance

Regards

Gurnek

  • Suggested answer
    Marco Mels Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Hello,

    We currently do not have dedicated Dev support via the Dynamics 365 Business Central forums, but I wanted to provide you some additional resources to assist.  If you need assistance with debugging or coding I would recommend discussing this on one of our communities.

    www.yammer.com/dynamicsnavdev

    dynamicsuser.net/.../developers

    I will open this up to the community in case they have something to add.

    Thanks.

  • Gurnek Uppal Profile Picture
    15 on at

    Thank you Marco for letting me know.  I will post on the developers forum.

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