The entity cannot be updated because it is read-only Error with UpdateRequest but works with deprecated message

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Posted on by shaan

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Hi,

I am working with Dynamics 365 instance. If I am not wrong 'SetStateRequest' will be deprecated and 'UpdateRequest' should be used instead. I am trying to reactivate a Paid (Completed) invoice.

But with following 'UpdateRequest' it throws an error "The entity cannot be updated because it is read-only".

            var invoiceToUpdate = new Entity("invoice", new Guid("D9588C16-EA18-E611-80E4-000D3A2362ED"));
            invoiceToUpdate["statecode"] = new OptionSetValue(0);
            invoiceToUpdate["statuscode"] = new OptionSetValue(1);
            
            UpdateRequest request = new UpdateRequest()
            {
                Target = invoiceToUpdate
            };
            orgService.Execute(request);

But it works if I try 'SetStateRequest' as below:

            SetStateRequest setStateRequest = new SetStateRequest()
            {
                EntityMoniker = new EntityReference
                {
                    Id = new Guid("D9588C16-EA18-E611-80E4-000D3A2362ED"),
                    LogicalName = "invoice",
                },
                State = new OptionSetValue(0),
                Status = new OptionSetValue(1)
            };
            orgService.Execute(setStateRequest);

Can anyone please explain why it works with a deprecated message but not with Suggested Method.

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ashlega 34,477 on at

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Hi,

a bug? Possibly..

This seems to work for some other entities:

community.dynamics.com/.../programmatically-activate-and-deactivate-sla-records-in-dynamics-crm

You might also try to call

service.Update(invoiceToUpdate);

May have to assign the id first: invoiceToUpdate.Id = ..

instead of execute(UpdateRequest), though it's not necessarily going to change anything

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Nithya Gopinath 17,078 on at

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Hi Shaan,

Refer the community thread below.

community.dynamics.com/.../156272

Hope this helps.

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ScottDurow 21 on at

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Hi,

Some system entities art imutable and cannot be updated when closed - even by the sdk. The ones I know about are quote, contract & invoice.

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shaan 272 on at

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Hi @Scott

But strangely I can still change status from Paid(Complete) to Active(New) using a workflow but not through SDK!

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shaan 272 on at

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Hi @Scott

But strangely I can still change status from Paid(Complete) to Active(New) using a workflow but not through SDK!

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Probably I am too late, but it could help someone in the future. I had exact same issue. But later I found out that my Invoice was missing Payment Date value. In worst case scenario you can update this field with using sql update (if on-premise, I know we should not do this), then SetStateRequest will work, either from console app or you can create ondemand workflow and use Change State step.

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