Insert, update, delete, and order global choices

These code samples show you how to insert, update, delete, and order global choices.

Insert a new choice

The following static InsertOptionValue method shows how to add a new choice to global choices by using InsertOptionValueRequest:

static int InsertOptionValue(
 IOrganizationService service,
 string globalOptionSetName,
 Label value)
{
 var request = new InsertOptionValueRequest
 {
 OptionSetName = globalOptionSetName,
 Label = value
 };

 int newOptionValue = ((InsertOptionValueResponse)service.Execute(request)).NewOptionValue;

 // Publish the OptionSet
 service.Execute(new PublishXmlRequest
 {
 ParameterXml = string.Format(
 "<importexportxml><optionsets><optionset>{0}</optionset></optionsets></importexportxml>",
 globalOptionSetName)
 });

 return newOptionValue;
}

Update a choice

The following static UpdateOptionValue method shows how to update a choice in global choices by using UpdateOptionValueRequest:

static void UpdateOptionValue(
 IOrganizationService service,
 string globalOptionSetName,
 int value,
 Label label)
{
 service.Execute(new UpdateOptionValueRequest
 {
 OptionSetName = globalOptionSetName,
 Value = value,
 Label = label
 });

 // Publish the OptionSet
 service.Execute(new PublishXmlRequest
 {
 ParameterXml = string.Format(
 "<importexportxml><optionsets><optionset>{0}</optionset></optionsets></importexportxml>",
 globalOptionSetName)
 });
}

Delete a choice

The following static DeleteOptionValue method shows how to delete a choice in global choices by using DeleteOptionValueRequest:

static void DeleteOptionValue(
 IOrganizationService service,
 string globalOptionSetName,
 int value)
{
 service.Execute(new DeleteOptionValueRequest
 {
 OptionSetName = globalOptionSetName,
 Value = value
 });
}

Order of choices

The following static OrderOptions method shows how to set the order of choices in global choices by using OrderOptionRequest:

static void OrderOptions(
 IOrganizationService service,
 string globalOptionSetName,
 IEnumerable<OptionMetadata> updateOptionList)
{
 service.Execute(new OrderOptionRequest
 {
 OptionSetName = globalOptionSetName,
 // Use Select linq function to get only values in an array from the option list.
 Values = updateOptionList.Select(x => x.Value.Value).ToArray()
 });

 // Publish the OptionSet
 service.Execute(new PublishXmlRequest
 {
 ParameterXml = string.Format(
 "<importexportxml><optionsets><optionset>{0}</optionset></optionsets></importexportxml>",
 globalOptionSetName)
 });
}

The following example shows using the static OrderOptions method to order a set of options based on the text of the label.

// Change the order of the original option's list.
// Use the OrderBy (OrderByDescending) linq function to sort options in 
// ascending order according to label text.
// For ascending order use this:
var updateOptionList =
 optionList.OrderBy(x => x.Label.LocalizedLabels[0].Label).ToList();

// For descending order use this:
// var updateOptionList =
// optionList.OrderByDescending(
// x => x.Label.LocalizedLabels[0].Label).ToList();
OrderOptions(service, _globalOptionSetName, updateOptionList)