UpdateSkill

Description

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

Parameters

Interfaces

• Dynamics GP
• Human Resources/Payroll

Examples

The following C# example updates a skill object with the skill key ID value “New test skill”. The UpdateSkill operation adds compensation information to the specified 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;
			Skill skill;
			SkillKey skillKey;
			Compensation compensation;
			Policy skillUpdatePolicy;

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

			// Retrieve the specified skill object
			skill = wsDynamicsGP.GetSkillByKey(skillKey, context);

			// Create a compensation object
			compensation = new Compensation();
			compensation.CompensationAmount = 10;
			compensation.CompensationPeriod = CompensationPeriod.Hourly;

			// Add a compensation object to the skill
			skill.Compensation = compensation;

			// Get the update policy for  skill objects
			skillUpdatePolicy = wsDynamicsGP.GetPolicyByOperation("UpdateSkill", context);

			// Update the skill information
			wsDynamicsGP.UpdateSkill(skill, context, skillUpdatePolicy);
	}
}
}

 Native endpoint

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

namespace DynamicsGPWebServiceSample
{
	class Program
	{
		static void Main(string[] args)
		{
			CompanyKey companyKey;
			Context context;
			Skill skill;
			SkillKey skillKey;
			Compensation compensation;
			Policy skillUpdatePolicy;

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

			// Retrieve the specified skill object
			skill = wsDynamicsGP.GetSkillByKey(skillKey, context);

			// Create a compensation object
			compensation = new Compensation();
			compensation.CompensationAmount = 10;
			compensation.CompensationPeriod = CompensationPeriod.Hourly;

			// Add a compensation object to the skill
			skill.Compensation = compensation;

			// Get the update policy for  skill objects
			skillUpdatePolicy = wsDynamicsGP.GetPolicyByOperation("UpdateSkill", context);

			// Update the skill information
			wsDynamicsGP.UpdateSkill(skill, context, skillUpdatePolicy);

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

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