Can any referencing entity attribute be updated using "/api/data/v9.0"? - dynamics-crm

I want to update _parentcustomerid_value in the Contact entity (and some other) but I face such a problem - The property provided was of type System.Object, when the expected was of type System.Guid
I used this link to update entity attributes. Can anyone suggest me what to do? Maybe I'm doing something wrong or it's not possible to update ids.

For lookup attribute, you have to use single valued navigation property and not the lookup property.
entity["parentcustomerid_contact#odata.bind"] = "/contacts(DFE54660-37CD-E511-80DE-6C3BE5A831DC)"
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The full code will look like this:
// define the data to update a record
var data =
{
"parentcustomerid_contact#odata.bind": "/contacts(DFE54660-37CD-E511-80DE-6C3BE5A831DC)"
}
// update the record
Xrm.WebApi.updateRecord("contact", "61a0e5b9-88df-e311-b8e5-6c3be5a8b200", data).then(
function success(result) {
console.log("Contact updated");
// perform operations on record update
},
function (error) {
console.log(error.message);
// handle error conditions
}
);
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How to create Strapi component data in a lifecycle

I want to add content to a repeatable component in my beforeUpdate hook. (adding a changed slug to a “previous slugs” list)
in v3, I could just push new data on the component array and it would save.
in v4, it doesn’t work like that. Component data now holds __pivot: and such. I do not know how to add new data to this. I’ve tried adding a component with the entityService first, and adding that result to the array. It seemed to work, but it has strange behavior that the next saves puts in two entries. I feel like there should be an easier way to go about this.
It seems like the way to go about this is to create the pivot manually:
// create an entry for the component
const newRedirect = await strapi.entityService.create('redirects.redirect', {
data: {
from: oldData.slug,
},
});
// add the component to this model entry
data.redirects = [...data.redirects, {
id: newRedirect.id,
__pivot: { field: 'redirects', component_type: 'redirects.redirect' },
}];
But this feels pretty hacky. If I change the components name or the field key, this will break. I'd rather have a Strapi core way of doing this
the way strapi currently handles components is by providing full components array, so in case you want to inject something, you have to read components first and then apply full update, if it makes it clear.
Update
So after few hours of searching, had to do few hours of trail and error, however here is the solution, using knex:
module.exports = {
async beforeUpdate(event) {
// get previous slug
const { slug: previousSlug } = await strapi.db
.query("api::test.test")
.findOne({ where: event.params.where });
// create component
const [component] = await strapi.db
// this name of components table in database
.connection("components_components_previous_slugs")
.insert({ slug: previousSlug })
.returning("id");
// append component to event
event.params.data.previousSlugs = [
...event.params.data.previousSlugs,
{
id: component.id,
// the pivot, you have to copy manually
// 'field' is the name of the components property
// 'component_type' is internal name of component
__pivot: {
field: "previousSlugs",
component_type: "components.previous-slugs",
},
},
];
},
};
So, seems there is no service, or something exposed in strapi to create component for you.
The stuff that also required to be noted, on my first attempt i try to create relation manually in tests_components table, made for me after i added a repeatable component, to content-type, but after an hour more i found out that is WRONG and should not be done, seems strapi does that under the hood and modifying that table actually breaks logic...
so if there is more explanation needed, ping me here...
result:
You can update, create and delete component data that is attached to a record with Query Engine API, which is provided by Strapi.
To modify component data you just need the ID.
const { data } = event.params;
const newData = {
field1: value1,
etc...
};
await strapi.query('componentGroup.component').update({
where: { id: data.myField.id },
data: newData
})
When you have a component field that equals null you need to create that component and point to it.
const tempdata = await strapi.query('componentGroup.component').create(
{ data: newData }
);
data.myField = {
id: tempdata.id,
__pivot: {
field: 'myField',
component_type: 'componentGroup.component'
}
}
Se the Strapi forum for more information.

Unable to access object property except by stringify/parse before the data in Graphql/resolver context

Unable to access my resolver returned object, however, I can see its content, but accessing properties returns an undefined. Only solution I found is using Stringify/Parse on my value.
Using JSON Stringify then PARSE on my Object turns it to be readable, but this is a lame solution :)
const MonkeyResolver = {
Monkey: {
address: (data, args, context) => {
console.log({data}); // Returns the actual entire object (monkey>address)
console.log(data.address); // --> Returns undefined
const newData = JSON.stringify(data);
const parsedData = JSON.parse(newData);
console.log(data.address); // --> Returns the address
}
}
}
My expected object is such as :
Object(monkey)
address:
city
street
What did I misunderstand?
Solved : if the reference database model schema manager does not include the properties, graphql prevent using the properties. I had to check out my defined schemas and solved by adding the needed object properties.

Passing in LUIS entities to bind to dialog state

Can somebody help me interpret what the heck this means from the bot framework documention:
You can also pass in LUIS entities to bind to the state. If the EntityRecommendation.Type is a path to a field in your C# class then the EntityRecommendation.Entity will be passed through the recognizer to bind to your field. Just like initial state, any step for filling in that field will be skipped.
When I call my dialog I pass in my LuisResult result Entities collection like so:
context.Call(new FormDialog<ItemSearch>( new ItemSearch(), ItemSearch.BuildForm, options: FormOptions.PromptInStart,entities:result.Entities), null);
Within those entities is at least one which maps in both name and type to a public property on my dialog however the state never gets filled. What am I missing?
TIA.
You can find an example of this in the PizzaOrderDialog. if you look at FormDialog implementation, it is using the entity.type to map the passed in entity recommendation to a step in the form. Then the detected entities will be provided as an input to that step of the form.
Here is an example of how form can skip the kind step based on the detected entities by Luis model in pizza form:
var entities = new List<EntityRecommendation>(result.Entities);
if (!entities.Any((entity) => entity.Type == "Kind"))
{
// Infer kind
foreach (var entity in result.Entities)
{
string kind = null;
switch (entity.Type)
{
case "Signature": kind = "Signature"; break;
case "GourmetDelite": kind = "Gourmet delite"; break;
case "Stuffed": kind = "stuffed"; break;
default:
if (entity.Type.StartsWith("BYO")) kind = "byo";
break;
}
if (kind != null)
{
entities.Add(new EntityRecommendation(type: "Kind") { Entity = kind });
break;
}
}
}
var pizzaForm = new FormDialog<PizzaOrder>(new PizzaOrder(), this.MakePizzaForm, FormOptions.PromptInStart, entities);
It also appears that there is an issue with passing Entities in. It seems to work if the property you are mapping to is a Enum (as per the PizzaBot sample). However if the public property is a string, it doesn't map. I'm not sure about other types.
See here https://github.com/Microsoft/BotBuilder/issues/151

Web API parameter filtering

This must be simple and I'm being incredibly dense but I can't find an example to help me figure it out. I want to filter my list of tblAsset items by their assessmentId which is passed in through a parameter. I'm able to get the parameter value ok, but I'm not sure how to write the query.
My model is built from an existing Database using the Model creation wizard.
Thanks for any help!
public IEnumerable<tblAsset> GettblAssets()
{
NameValueCollection nvc = HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(Request.RequestUri.Query);
var assessmentId = nvc["aid"];
//limit the assets by assessmentId somehow and return
}
You could use the .Where extension method on the IQueryable<tblAsset> instance returned by your database:
public IEnumerable<tblAsset> GettblAssets()
{
NameValueCollection nvc = HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(Request.RequestUri.Query);
var assessmentId = nvc["aid"];
// TODO: you might need to adjust the property names of your model accordingly
// Also if the assessmentId property is an integer on your model type
// you will need to parse the value you read from the request to an integer
// using the int.Parse method
return db.tblAsset.Where(a => a.assessmentId == assessmentId);
}

ID of new item in Kendo UI data source

When I create a new item in the server-side using a Kendo UI data source, how do I update the ID of the client-side data item with the ID of the new record inserted in the database in the server-side?
Doing more research I have found this extremely useful information which, indeed, should be in the docs, but it is "hidden" in a not-so-easy-to-find forum search message:
http://www.kendoui.com/forums/ui/grid/refresh-grid-after-datasource-sync.aspx#2124402
I am not sure if this is the best approach, but it resolved my problem!
This solution simply uses the data source read method to update the model instances with data from server.
The precious info is where it is done: in the "complete" event of the transport.create object!
Here is the code:
transport: {
read: {
url: "http://myurl.json"
},
create: {
url: "http://mycreate.json",
type: "POST",
complete: function(e) {
$("#grid").data("kendoGrid").dataSource.read();
}
},
To avoid the additional server call introduced by the read method, if you have your create method return an object the Data Source will automaticly insert it for you.
Knowing that all you need to do is set the id field from the database and return the model.
e.g. psudo code for ASP MVC action for create.
public JsonResult CreateNewRow(RowModel rowModel)
{
// rowModel.id will be defaulted to 0
// save row to server and get new id back
var newId = SaveRowToServer(rowModel);
// set new id to model
rowModel.id = newId;
return Json(rowModel);
}
I've had the same problem and think I may have found the answer. If in the schema you define the object that holds the results, you must return the result of the created link in that same object. Example:
schema: {
data: "Results",
total: "ResultsCount", ....
}
Example MVC method:
public JsonResult CreateNewRow(RowModel rowModel)
{
// rowModel.id will be defaulted to 0
// save row to server and get new id back
var newId = SaveRowToServer(rowModel);
// set new id to model
rowModel.id = newId;
return Json(new {Results = new[] {rowModel}});
}
Just to add to Jack's answer (I don't have the reputation to comment), if your Create and Update actions return data with the same schema as defined in the kendo DataSource, the DataSource will automatically update the Id field as well as any other fields that may have been modified by the action call. You don't have to do anything other that form your results correctly. I use this feature to calculate a bunch of stuff on the server side and present the client with the results w/o requiring a complete reload of the data.

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