CreateApplicantSkill

Description

This method creates a new applicant skill entry for a specified applicant.

Parameters

Interfaces

• Dynamics GP
• Human Resources/Payroll

Examples

The following C# example creates a new applicant skill entry for an applicant. The ApplicantKey property of the ApplicantSkillKey object specifies the applicant. Use the Id property of the SkillKey to identify the skill object.

** Legacy endpoint**

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

namespace DynamicsGPWebServiceSample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            CompanyKey companyKey;
            Context context;
            ApplicantSkill applicantSkill;
            ApplicantSkillKey applicantSkillKey;
            ApplicantKey applicantKey;
            SkillKey skillKey;
            Policy applicantSkillCreatePolicy;

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

            // Be sure the default credentials are 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 CompanyKey();
            companyKey.Id = (-1);

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

            // Create an applicant key object
            applicantKey = new ApplicantKey();
            applicantKey.Id = 1;

            // Create a skill key
            skillKey = new SkillKey();
            skillKey.Id = "New test skill";

            // Create an applicant skill key
            applicantSkillKey = new ApplicantSkillKey();
            applicantSkillKey.ApplicantKey = applicantKey;
            applicantSkillKey.SkillKey = skillKey;

            // Create an applicant skill object
            applicantSkill = new ApplicantSkill();

            // Populate the fields of the applicant skill object
            applicantSkill.ApplicantSkillKey = applicantSkillKey;
            applicantSkill.SkillNumber = 1;
            applicantSkill.Comments = "Created applicant skill";

            // Get the create policy for applicant skill objects
            applicantSkillCreatePolicy = wsDynamicsGP.GetPolicyByOperation(
                "CreateApplicantSkill", context);

            // Create the applicant skill record
            wsDynamicsGP.CreateApplicantSkill(applicantSkill,
                context, applicantSkillCreatePolicy);
        }
    }
}

** Native endpoint **

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

namespace DynamicsGPWebServiceSample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            CompanyKey companyKey;
            Context context;
            ApplicantSkill applicantSkill;
            ApplicantSkillKey applicantSkillKey;
            ApplicantKey applicantKey;
            SkillKey skillKey;
            Policy applicantSkillCreatePolicy;

            // 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 CompanyKey();
            companyKey.Id = (-1);

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

            // Create an applicant key object
            applicantKey = new ApplicantKey();
            applicantKey.Id = 1;

            // Create a skill key
            skillKey = new SkillKey();
            skillKey.Id = "New test skill";

            // Create an applicant skill key
            applicantSkillKey = new ApplicantSkillKey();
            applicantSkillKey.ApplicantKey = applicantKey;
            applicantSkillKey.SkillKey = skillKey;

            // Create an applicant skill object
            applicantSkill = new ApplicantSkill();

            // Populate the fields of the applicant skill object
            applicantSkill.ApplicantSkillKey = applicantSkillKey;
            applicantSkill.SkillNumber = 1;
            applicantSkill.Comments = "Created applicant skill";

            // Get the create policy for applicant skill objects
            applicantSkillCreatePolicy = wsDynamicsGP.GetPolicyByOperation(
                "CreateApplicantSkill", context);

            // Create the applicant skill record
            wsDynamicsGP.CreateApplicantSkill(applicantSkill,
                context, applicantSkillCreatePolicy);

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