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DI: updating user-defined fields

Posted on Feb 04, 2004 at 12:47 PM 180 Views

I'm developing a java application to create & update sales orders in B1. I had planned on using user-defined fields to store cross-reference informatin when the sales order is created. This would allow me to process future updates. However, when I reviewed the DI API help, I discovered that user-defined fields are read-only. Is there a way to provide a value for a user-defined field when a business object (i.e. sales order) is created?

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Russell

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    Posted on Feb 05, 2004 at 04:48 PM
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    The DI API help file Version 6.5 that I have states

    "All of the properties, except ValidValue and Value, are read only."

    Value is the property you need to use. Using VB6.0 I can easily update user-defined fields on business objects when creating them. I haven't tried it in Java, but I would expect it to work the same.

    eg.

    Dim sboItem As SAPbobsCOM.Items

    Set sboItem = sboCompany.GetBusinessObject(oItems)

    sboItem.ItemCode = "XXXX"

    sboItem.ItemName = "Description"

    sboItem.UserFields.Fields("U_HCode").Value = "H1"

    If (0 <> sboItem.Add()) Then

    MsgBox ("Failed to add item.")

    Else

    MsgBox ("Success - item added..")

    End If

    John.

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      Feb 05, 2004 at 04:48 PM

      Thanks for your reply. The VB example certainly looks easy and straightforward, but I don't think I can access the properties directly in Java. Because of the property definition in the object (Documents), I'm limited to using get & set methods. The UserFields property has a get method, but no set method. My workaround was to stick the legacy reference in an unused field. I'm still learning Java so there may be a trick that I'm not aware of.

      Thanks again for your help.

      Russell

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