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How can i retrieve the systemusers parentbusinessunit name? in C#

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Im am trying to retrieve the systemusers parentbusinessunit id or name i c#

This is how i do it, but there must be a better,smarter way to do it:

Guid userid = ((WhoAmIResponse)_service.Execute(new WhoAmIRequest())).UserId;
WhoAmIRequest who = new WhoAmIRequest();
WhoAmIResponse whoResp = (WhoAmIResponse)_service.Execute(who);
Guid currentUserId = whoResp.UserId;
string ownerid = currentUserId.ToString();
ColumnSet allFields = new ColumnSet() { AllColumns = true };
Entity user = _service.Retrieve("systemuser", currentUserId, allFields);
Guid businessUnitId = ((EntityReference)user.Attributes["businessunitid"]).Id;
Entity businessunit = _service.Retrieve("businessunit", businessUnitId, allFields);

Guid parentBusinessUnitId = ((EntityReference)businessunit.Attributes["parentbusinessunitid"]).Id;
Entity parentBU = _service.Retrieve("businessunit", parentBusinessUnitId, allFields);

Appreciate all the help!

thanks in advanced.

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  • Community Member Profile Picture
    Community Member on at
    RE: How can i retrieve the systemusers parentbusinessunit name? in C#

    Thanks! exactly the code i needed.

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    Nuno Profile Picture
    Nuno 2,005 on at
    RE: How can i retrieve the systemusers parentbusinessunit name? in C#

    Hi Gonzalo,

    You should not use AllCoumns equals to true unless you need to retrieve all the atributes from the entity.

    WhoAmIRequest whoAmIRequest = new WhoAmIRequest();
WhoAmIResponse whoAmIResponse = xrm.Execute(whoAmIRequest) as WhoAmIResponse;

Entity userBu = xrm.Retrieve("businessunit", whoAmIResponse.BusinessUnitId, new ColumnSet("parentbusinessunitid"));

// IF USER HAS PARENT BUSINESS UNIT
if (userBu.Attributes.Contains("parentbusinessunitid"))
{
  Guid parentBuId = userBu.GetAttributeValue<EntityReference>("parentbusinessunitid").Id;
  String parentBuName = userBu.GetAttributeValue<EntityReference>("parentbusinessunitid").Name;
}


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    a33ik 84,325 Most Valuable Professional on at
    RE: How can i retrieve the systemusers parentbusinessunit name? in C#

    So parentBU.GetAttributeValue<string>("name") should return you the name of parent business unit or even businessunit.GetAttributeValue<EntityReference>("parentbusinessunitid").Name

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