UpdateCustomer

Description

Updates the specified customer object, storing the current values in the database.

Parameters

Interfaces

• Dynamics GP
• Sales

Examples

The following C# example retrieves the customer with the key value "AARONFIT0001" and sets the Comment1 property. The UpdateCustomer operation saves the change.

** Legacy endpoint**

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DynamicsGPWebServiceSample.DynamicsGPService;

namespace DynamicsGPWebServiceSample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            CompanyKey companyKey;
            Context context;
            Customer customer;
            CustomerKey customerKey;
            Policy customerPolicy;

            // Create an instance of the service
            DynamicsGP wsDynamicsGP = new DynamicsGP();

            // Be sure that default credentials are being used
            wsDynamicsGP.UseDefaultCredentials = true;

            // Create a context with which to call the service
            context = new Context();

            // Specify which company to use (sample company)
            companyKey = new DynamicsGPService.CompanyKey();
            companyKey.Id = (-1);

            // Set up the context
            context.OrganizationKey = (OrganizationKey)companyKey;

            // Create a customer key
            customerKey = new CustomerKey();
            customerKey.Id = "AARONFIT0001";

            // Retrieve the customer object
            customer = wsDynamicsGP.GetCustomerByKey(customerKey, context);

            // Add a comment
            customer.Comment1 = "Customer is moving";

            // Get the update policy for the customer
            customerPolicy = wsDynamicsGP.GetPolicyByOperation("UpdateCustomer", context);

            // Update the customer
            wsDynamicsGP.UpdateCustomer(customer, context, customerPolicy);
        }
    }
}

** Native endpoint **

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.ServiceModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DynamicsGPWebServiceSample.DynamicsGPService;

namespace DynamicsGPWebServiceSample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            CompanyKey companyKey;
            Context context;
            Customer customer;
            CustomerKey customerKey;
            Policy customerPolicy;

            // Create an instance of the service
            DynamicsGPClient wsDynamicsGP = new DynamicsGPClient();

            // Create a context with which to call the service
            context = new Context();

            // Specify which company to use (sample company)
            companyKey = new DynamicsGPService.CompanyKey();
            companyKey.Id = (-1);

            // Set up the context
            context.OrganizationKey = (OrganizationKey)companyKey;

            // Create a customer key
            customerKey = new CustomerKey();
            customerKey.Id = "AARONFIT0001";

            // Retrieve the customer object
            customer = wsDynamicsGP.GetCustomerByKey(customerKey, context);

            // Add a comment
            customer.Comment1 = "Customer is moving";

            // Get the update policy for the customer
            customerPolicy = wsDynamicsGP.GetPolicyByOperation("UpdateCustomer", context);

            // Update the customer
            wsDynamicsGP.UpdateCustomer(customer, context, customerPolicy);

            // Close the service
            if(wsDynamicsGP.State != CommunicationState.Faulted)
            {
                wsDynamicsGP.Close();
            }
        }
    }
}