Simple C# code to retrieve an Entity Record

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Hello,

I am looking for the simplest C# sample code to retrieve an entity record and value of some fields by passing the "ID" of the entity record

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RE: Simple C# code to retrieve an Entity Record

Can you help me with the code for My Active contacts under Contact entity, I want to retrieve all the records from contact entity and also update them

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RE: Simple C# code to retrieve an Entity Record

Can you help me with the code for My Active contacts under Contact entity, I want to retrieve all the records and also update them

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RE: Simple C# code to retrieve an Entity Record

aspsolutionkirit.blogspot.in/.../update-contact-entity-from-website-to.html

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RE: Simple C# code to retrieve an Entity Record

Retrieve a record of an entity:-

public Entity RetrieveEntityById(IOrganizationService service, string EntityLogicalname, Guid guidEntityId) { Entity entityRecord = service.Retrieve(EntityLogicalname, Entityguid, new ColumnSet(true)); return entityRecord; }

public void getEntityRecord()
{

Entity entity = RetrieveEntityById(service, "account", guidAccountId);

if(entity.Attributes.Contains("name"))
{
string strAccountName = entity.Attributes["name"]
}

}

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RE: Simple C# code to retrieve an Entity Record

Thanks - the reply from Aileen Gusni solved the problem

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RE: Simple C# code to retrieve an Entity Record

Easy way,

Install this Nuget package

https://www.nuget.org/packages/CRMConnection/1.0.2

Here is the sample to connect and use the service object into your own way.

static void Main(string[] args) { Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.IOrganizationService _service = null; Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client.OrganizationServiceProxy _serviceProxy; ServerConnection serverConnect = new ServerConnection(); // Final parameter of this method is your CRM version. like crm4, crm5 etc. If you pass Blank value it will use crm default. ServerConnection.Configuration config = serverConnect.GetServerConfiguration("yourusername", "yourpassword","crm"); _serviceProxy = ServerConnection.GetOrganizationProxy(config); // This statement is required to enable early-bound type support. _serviceProxy.EnableProxyTypes(); _service = (Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.IOrganizationService)_serviceProxy; }

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RE: Simple C# code to retrieve an Entity Record

Hasibur,

Just use this:

if(entity.Attributes.Contains("new_ticketnumber"))

{

int intTickerNumber= Convert.ToInt32(entity.Attributes["new_ticketnumber"].ToString());

}

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RE: Simple C# code to retrieve an Entity Record

Aileen Gusni - thanks for your reply. How would a go about if I want to retrieve them by a custom field (i.e. - ticketnumber (int))

Thanks

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RE: Simple C# code to retrieve an Entity Record

Hi Hasibur:

As per your requirement, a simple sample code:

private Entity RetrieveEntityById(IOrganizationService service, string strEntityLogicalName, Guid guidEntityId)

{

Entity RetrievedEntityById= service.Retrieve(strEntityLogicalname, guidEntityId, newColumnSet(true)); //it will retrieve the all attrributes

return RetrievedEntityById;

}

How to call?

Entity entity = RetrieveEntityById(service, "account", guidAccountId);

how to get the attributes?

String strAccountName = string.Empty;

if(entity.Attributes.Contains("name"))

{

strAccountName = entity.Attributes["name"]

}

msdn.microsoft.com/.../gg328416.aspx

Hope this helps.

Thanks.

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RE: Simple C# code to retrieve an Entity Record

Download crm sdk..it has sample code to retrieve, and for other operations.

you can download sdk from

www.microsoft.com/.../details.aspx

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