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Inserting Value in lookup field of Lead object via API

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Posted on by ShiviG

Hi,

I am using this to create https://disco.crm11.dynamics.com/XRMServices/2011/Discovery.svc Lead via API. The field lead["ss_country"] is lookup field so how can i insert value in this field. Can anyone help on the same please?

Below is my code

ServerConnection serverConnect = new ServerConnection();
ServerConnection.Configuration config = serverConnect.GetServerConfiguration();

using (_serviceProxy = ServerConnection.GetOrganizationProxy(config))
{

_serviceProxy.EnableProxyTypes();
Entity lead = new Entity("lead");

lead["firstname"] = c.firstname;
lead["lastname"] = c.lastname;

lead["ss_country"] = null;

_lead1Id = _serviceProxy.Create(lead);

return _lead1Id.ToString();
}

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Nithya Gopinath 17,074 on at

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RE: Inserting Value in lookup field of Lead object via API

Hi Shivi,

You can get the GUID of the record in several ways. See the link below.

https://arunpotti.wordpress.com/2016/07/10/how-to-get-guid-of-the-record-in-crm-online/

To get the logical name of the entity, go to Settings --> Customization --> Customize the System.

Click on Entities in the sidebar and find the logical name of the entity under the column Name as shown below.

Hope this helps.
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ShiviG on at

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RE: Inserting Value in lookup field of Lead object via API

I know this syntax. How to get the GUID of lookup field. My look field is coming from look values entity. So what will be the logical name for the same.
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gdas 50,085 on at

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RE: Inserting Value in lookup field of Lead object via API

Hi ,

Try with this-

Sample code -

lead.Attributes["lookupfieldid"] = new EntityReference("contact", contactId); //if lookupfieldid is pointing to contact entity

In your scenario -

lead.Attributes["ss_country"] = new EntityReference("countryentityname", GUID of lookup record);

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