UpdateVendor

Description

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

Parameters

Interfaces

• Dynamics GP
• Purchasing

Examples

The following C# example updates the vendor name to "A Travel Company, Inc." for the vendor with the key value "ACETRAVE0001". The UpdateVendor operation saves the newly assigned name value to the database.

** 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;
            VendorKey vendorKey;
            Vendor vendor;
            Policy vendorPolicy;

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

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

            // Create a context object 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
            context.OrganizationKey = (OrganizationKey)companyKey;

            // Specify the vendor to be updated
            vendorKey = new VendorKey();
            vendorKey.Id = "ACETRAVE0001";

            // Create the vendor object and set the value of the field to be updated
            vendor = new Vendor();
            vendor.Name = "A Travel Company, Inc.";
            vendor.Key = vendorKey;

            // Get the update policy for vendor
            vendorPolicy = wsDynamicsGP.GetPolicyByOperation("UpdateVendor", context);

            // Update the vendor information
            wsDynamicsGP.UpdateVendor(vendor, context, vendorPolicy);
        }
    }
}

** 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;
            VendorKey vendorKey;
            Vendor vendor;
            Policy vendorPolicy;

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

            // Create a context object 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
            context.OrganizationKey = (OrganizationKey)companyKey;

            // Specify the vendor to be updated
            vendorKey = new VendorKey();
            vendorKey.Id = "ACETRAVE0001";

            // Create the vendor object and set the value of the field to be updated
            vendor = new Vendor();
            vendor.Name = "A Travel Company, Inc.";
            vendor.Key = vendorKey;

            // Get the update policy for vendor
            vendorPolicy = wsDynamicsGP.GetPolicyByOperation("UpdateVendor", context);

            // Update the vendor information
            wsDynamicsGP.UpdateVendor(vendor, context, vendorPolicy);

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