UpdateAttributeRequest Class
Applies To: Dynamics 365 (online), Dynamics 365 (on-premises), Dynamics CRM 2016, Dynamics CRM Online
Contains the data that is needed to update the definition of an attribute.
Namespace: Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Messages
Assembly: Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk (in Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.dll)
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.OrganizationRequest
Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Messages.UpdateAttributeRequest
Syntax
[DataContractAttribute(Namespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/xrm/2011/Contracts")]
public sealed class UpdateAttributeRequest : OrganizationRequest
<DataContractAttribute(Namespace := "https://schemas.microsoft.com/xrm/2011/Contracts")>
Public NotInheritable Class UpdateAttributeRequest
Inherits OrganizationRequest
Constructors
Name | Description | |
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UpdateAttributeRequest() | Initializes a new instance of the UpdateAttributeRequest class |
Properties
Name | Description | |
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Attribute | Gets or sets the attribute metadata to be updated. Required. |
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EntityName | Gets or sets the logical name of the entity to which the attribute belongs. Required. |
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ExtensionData | Gets or sets the structure that contains extra data. Optional.(Inherited from OrganizationRequest.) |
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Item[String] | Gets or sets the indexer for the Parameters collection.(Inherited from OrganizationRequest.) |
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MergeLabels | Gets or sets whether the label metadata will be merged or overwritten. Required. |
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Parameters | Gets or sets the collection of parameters for the request. Required, but is supplied by derived classes.(Inherited from OrganizationRequest.) |
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RequestId | Gets or sets the ID of an asynchronous operation (system job). Optional. (Inherited from OrganizationRequest.) |
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RequestName | Gets or sets the name of the request. Required, but is supplied by derived classes.(Inherited from OrganizationRequest.) |
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SolutionUniqueName | Gets or sets the name of the solution to associate the entity with. Optional. |
Methods
Name | Description | |
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Equals(Object) | (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetHashCode() | (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetType() | (Inherited from Object.) |
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ToString() | (Inherited from Object.) |
Remarks
Message Availability
For this message to work, the caller must be connected to the server.
Usage
Pass an instance of this class to the Execute method, which returns an instance of UpdateAttributeResponse.
Privileges and Access Rights
To perform this action, the caller must have privileges listed in UpdateAttribute message privileges.
Notes for Callers
You must publish the changes to the metadata before this change will be visible in the application. For more information, see Publish customizations
Examples
The following example shows how to use this message. For this sample to work correctly, you must be connected to the server to get an IOrganizationService interface. For the complete sample, see the link later in this topic.
// Modify the retrieved attribute
AttributeMetadata retrievedAttributeMetadata =
attributeResponse.AttributeMetadata;
retrievedAttributeMetadata.DisplayName =
new Label("Update String Attribute", _languageCode);
// Update an attribute retrieved via RetrieveAttributeRequest
UpdateAttributeRequest updateRequest = new UpdateAttributeRequest
{
Attribute = retrievedAttributeMetadata,
EntityName = Contact.EntityLogicalName,
MergeLabels = false
};
// Execute the request
_serviceProxy.Execute(updateRequest);
Console.WriteLine("Updated the attribute {0}.",
retrievedAttributeMetadata.SchemaName);
' Modify the retrieved attribute
Dim retrievedAttributeMetadata As AttributeMetadata = attributeResponse.AttributeMetadata
retrievedAttributeMetadata.DisplayName = New Label("Update String Attribute", _languageCode)
' Update an attribute retrieved via RetrieveAttributeRequest
Dim updateRequest As UpdateAttributeRequest = New UpdateAttributeRequest With {
.Attribute = retrievedAttributeMetadata,
.EntityName = Contact.EntityLogicalName,
.MergeLabels = False}
' Execute the request
_serviceProxy.Execute(updateRequest)
Console.WriteLine("Updated the attribute {0}.", retrievedAttributeMetadata.SchemaName)
Thread Safety
Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
See Also
Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Messages Namespace
Sample: Work with attribute metadata
Customize entity attribute metadata
Use the Organization service with Dynamics 365 metadata
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