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Overview

You can use this This Snap calls the MS Microsoft Dynamics 365 For for Sales REST WebAPI endpoint using the incoming data and writes out a JSON response.

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ETL Transformations & Data Flow

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  • Extract data from the upstream Snap containing the data for performing the provided action on the MS Microsoft Dynamics 365 For Sales object(s).

  • Transform the input document into a SnapLogic-friendly JSON Document.

  • Load the data into the Dynamics 365 For Sales Execute Snap to perform the operation on the MS Microsoft Dynamics 365 For Sales object(s).

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  • The Snap fails with an error , when the number of requests exceeds 6000 within 300 seconds. We recommend that you limit the number of requests you make within 300 seconds (5 minutes). You can gradually increase the requests that reduce the retry-after duration, optimize your throughput, and minimize resource spikes on the server.

  • The Snap fails with an error , when the combined execution time of incoming requests exceeds the limit of 1,200,000 milliseconds within the window of 300 seconds. We recommend that you reduce the number of concurrent requests or reduce the duration of requests and try later.

  • The Snap fails with an error , when the number of concurrent requests exceeds the limit of 52. We recommend that you reduce the number of concurrent requests.

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The Execute Snap currently does not fetch schema. Currently, the user is expected to completely craft the upstream request body completely.

Snap Views

Type

View

Number of Views

Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps

Description

Input

Document

Min: 0
Max: 1

Any Snap, such as a Mapper or JSON Generator Snap, that offers a document as output. 

The mandatory fields required for executing the concerned operation on the MS Microsoft Dynamics 365 For Sales object(s).

Output

Document

Min: 1
Max: 1

None

A document with the result set. If the operation is successful, then the output document will contain the information on the MS Microsoft Dynamics 365 For Sales object(s) being operated.

Error

Error handling is a generic way to handle errors without losing data or failing the Snap execution. You can handle the errors that the Snap might encounter while running the Pipeline by choosing one of the following options from the When errors occur list under the Views tab. The available options are:

  • Stop Pipeline Execution: Stops the current pipeline execution when the Snap encounters an error.

  • Discard Error Data and Continue: Ignores the error, discards that record, and continues with the rest of the records.

  • Route Error Data to Error View: Routes the error data to an error view without stopping the Snap execution.

Learn more about Error handling in Pipelines.

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Field Name

Field Type

Description

Label*

Default Value: Dynamics 365 for Sales Execute
Example: Dynamics 365 for Sales Execute

String

Specify the name for the Snap. You can modify this to be more specific, especially if you have more than one of the same Snap in your Pipeline.

Dynamics Organization URL*


Default Value: https://<organization>/api/data/<version>/<api>

Example:
https://abcxyzcompany.api.crm.dynamics.com/api/data/v8.2/

(Example of a GET request for a specific account)
https://abcxyzcompany.api.crm.dynamics.com/api/data/v8.2/accounts(GUID)  

String/Expression

Specify the URL for the MS Microsoft Dynamics 365 For Sales WebAPI endpoint.  Although the URL is editable, query parameters should not be placed within the URL, as that will not work with the supporting libraries. The Query Parameter fields must be explicitly-used query parameter values, such as search filters, etc.

This field is suggestible, and shows the user's currently configured Account URL. The REST resource, etc. can be then crafted onto the resulting URL.

Object Type

Default Value: account

String/Expression

Specify the MS Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales object type to allow its schema to be fetched by the Snap. Custom object types are currently not supported.

HTTP Method*

Default Value: GET
Example: POST

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Specify the HTTP REST Method to be used in the request. Available options are:

  • GET

  • POST

  • PUT

  • PATCH

  • DELETE


HTTP Request Body

Default Value: $
Example: "{\"name\" : \"Microsoft\"}"

String/Expression

Specify the request body directly in this field for write actions, such as POST or PATCH; however, this field is not required for actions such as GET or DELETE.  If you do not specify the request body directly, then it must be in the form of a JSON String.  Note that the double quotes in the String need to be "Java escaped".

Typically the request body will be provided by an upstream Snap such as a Mapper Snap or JSON Generator Snap.  Therefore, the field defaults to being expression enabled, and the expression is set to "$" which represents the JSON body provided by the upstream Snap.

Query Parameters



Use the Query Parameters fieldset to define search query parameters and their values. The query parameters will be attached to the URL using the HTTP query parameter syntax, separated by '&' and added as key=value.

Parameter

Default Value: N/A
Example: $filter

String

Specify the attribute that would be used as a key in your query.

Example: $filter: A value of $filter is typically used as part of a GET request. For example, the user may want to GET Account objects where a given filter condition exists.  Microsoft Dynamics 365 provides a number of special functions that accept parameters, return Boolean values, and can be used as filter criteria in a query. For a list of these functions, see Microsoft Web API Query Function Reference

The following is an example of the Between Function searching for accounts with a number of employees between 5 and 2000:

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filter=Microsoft.Dynamics.CRM.Between(PropertyName='numberofemployees',PropertyValues=["5","2000"])

Value

Default Value: N/A
Example: "name eg'" + $name + "'%

String/Expression

Specify the value associated with the parameter chosen in the Parameter field in the Query Parameters fieldset.

For example, if the Parameter was $filter, the value could be ['"name eq 'Microsoft' or 'revenue gt 100' or "address1_fax eq '1234567'".]

When specifying a value that is a string (name or address1_fax), the value must be encased in single quotes. If the value is truly a number, as in the example: 'revenue gt 100', the value must not be encased in single quotes.

Microsoft has provided the following documentation on the Filtering Sunctionality.

Number of Retries


Default Value: 0
Example: 1

Integer

Specify the maximum number of attempts to be made to receive a response. The request is terminated if the attempts do not result in a response.

Retry Interval (seconds)


Default Value: 1
Example: 5

Integer

Specify the time interval between two successive retry requests. A retry happens only when the previous attempt resulted in an exception. 

When the Snap encounters 429 error, the response includes the retry-after with <number of seconds> in the header and the Snap automatically retries after the specified <number of seconds>.


HTTP Header

Use this fieldset to add additional HTTP headers to pass when sending requests to the Dynamics 365 for Sales instance.

Key

Default Value: N/A
Example: Prefer

String/Expression

Specify the HTTP header key.

Value

Default Value: N/A
Example: odata.include-annotations="*"

String/Expression

Specify the HTTP header value.

Snap Execution


Default Value: Execute only
Exdample: Validate & Execute

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titleRetrieving an organization's account information

This pipeline demonstrates how the Execute Snap functions as a standalone Snap in a pipeline. 

In this example, we shall retrieve all the Accounts present in the MS Microsoft Dynamics 365 For Sales Org:

The Execute Snap's configuration is the following:

Download the sample pipeline

Using Upstream Snaps with the Execute Snap

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Basic Use Case: Creating an account using the Execute Snap

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The following pipeline demonstrates how you can use the Execute Snap to create an Account.

In this example, we have used a JSON Generator Snap to capture the details we want to use to create an account. This is the JSON document provided by the generator:

We now add an Execute Snap downstream to the JSON Generator.

Two configurations to be made here:

  • Once you have entered–or selected the Dynamics Organization URL from the drop-down list, you need to append the word 'accounts' to the URL, as shown in the screenshot above.

  • Select the HTTP Method as POST.

Save and close the Snap Settings popup and execute the pipeline.

For a successful execution, you should see JSON output similar to the one shown below:

Download the sample pipeline

Advanced Use Case: Querying an account using query parameters within the Execute Snap

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The following pipeline demonstrates how you can implement a filter the Execute Snap's query parameters to retrieve a specific Account.

In this example, we have used a Mapper Snap to pass the value we are searching for into the name variable.

Now we craft the query parameter key and value pair in the Execute Snap. Note:  In order to follow MS Microsoft Dynamics 365 For Sales guidelines, we have to surround our "$name" variable with single quotes.  This  This is because the "$name" variable is going to be evaluated by Microsoft as a string of characters.  If  If we had been evaluating a numeric value such as a dollar amount, we would not surround the variable in single quotes.  Note  Note that there are some values that are entirely full of numeric characters, but are in fact strings (phone numbers, fax numbers, etc). Microsoft has provided the following detailed information regarding the use of "$filter" queries: Query Data using the Web API.

Now we see that we were able to successfully execute the request , successfully and have indeed retrieved the account with the specified "$name" variable:

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