CrmService.Execute(update) returns "Server was unable to process request." error

Question

Greetings,

I want to update a dynamic entity using CrmService.Update method.
When I trigger the Execute method, I get the following error "Server was unable to process request".
I called this method in the following code:
               

         foreach(BusinessEntity be in activities.BusinessEntities)

                {         
                    DynamicEntity dyn = (DynamicEntity)be;
                    dyn.Properties["subject"] = "ABC";
                   
                    // Create the target object for the request.
                    TargetUpdateDynamic target = new TargetUpdateDynamic();

                    // Set the properties of the target object.
                    target.Entity = dyn;

                    // Create the request object.
                    UpdateRequest update = new UpdateRequest();

                    // Set the properties of the request object.
                    update.Target = target;

                    // Execute the request.
                    UpdateResponse updated = (UpdateResponse)service.Execute(update);                

                }

 

Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
Best Regards,
Maroun Hbayter

Answer 1

Hi Maroun,

have a closer look at how to define a property of a dynamic entity.
You will have to create a StringProperty like

StringProperty subject= new StringProperty();
subject.Name = "subject";
subject.Value = "ABC";

and add it to the Properties list:

dyn.Properties = new Property[] {subject};

Here is a complete example:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc151183.aspx

Best regards,
Nils Frohloff
http://www.strategic-it.de

Answer 2

Hi,

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Viele Grüße

Michael Sulz
MVP für Microsoft Dynamics CRM