MS Dynamics CRM client for Nodejs

This node module provides a set of methods to interact with MS Dynamics CRM Online services. This is a pure SOAP proxy that supports LiveId authentication.

The module was named dynamicscrm-api and was created as part of KidoZen project, as a connector for its Enterprise API feature in year 2013.

The module was updated and renamed to xrm-api by Innofactor AB in 2016.

The code was exported from https://npmjs.com/ database and carefully saved in git repository preserving history as much as possible. Fork was done after trying reach original maintainers at KidoZen with propose update original package dynamicscrm-api and receiving no answer. All copyrights are preserved in LICENSE file as well in the package.json.

Main differences from original module:

• Updated dependencies;
• Removed not crucial dependencies (for sake of performance);
• All calls to service return promises instead of requiring callback;
• Added explicit support for OnPremise installations of MS Dynamics CRM;
• Code was restructured to become more readable;

Future plans:

• Browsers support (in progress);
• Shortcuts for additional request types currently done via Execute method;
• Performance improvements;
• Documentation update;

Installation

Use npm to install the module:

> npm install xrm-api

API

Due to the asynchrounous nature of Nodejs, this module uses promises in requests. All functions that promises call have 1 argument: either err or data depending on event type fired.

Constructor

The module exports a class and its constructor requires a configuration object with following properties

• domain: Required string. Provide domain name for the On-Premises org.
• organizationid: Required string. Sign in to your CRM org and click Settings, Customization, Developer Resources. On Developer Resource page, find the organization unique name under Your Organization Information.
• username: Optional dynamics Online's user name.
• password: Optional user's password.
• returnJson: Optional, default value is "true". Transforms the CRM XML Service response to a clean JSON response without namespaces.
• discoveryServiceAddress: Optional. You should not change this value unless you are sure. default value is "https://dev.crm.dynamics.com/XRMServices/2011/Discovery.svc"

var dynamics = require("xrm-api");
var dynamics = new dynamics({ 
	domain: "mycompany", 
	organizationid: "e00000ee0e000e0e00ee0eeee0e0e0ee",
	timeout: 5*60*1000 	// Timeout of 5 minutes
});

Methods

All public methods has the same signature. The signature has two arguments: options and callback.

• options must be an object instance containig all parameters for the method.
• callback must be a function.

Authenticate(options, callback)

This method should be used to authenticate user's credentials. A successed authentication will return an object instance containing the authentication tokens that will be required by other methods.

Parameters:

• options: A required object instance containing authentication's parameters:
  • username: String.
  • password: String.
• callback: A required function for callback.

dynamics.Authenticate({ username:"foo", password: "bar" }, function(err, result) {
	if (err) return console.error (err);
	console.log (result.auth);
});

Create(options)

This method should be used to create new entities such as leads, contacts, etc.

Parameters:

• options: A required object instance containing authentication's parameters:
  • LogicalName: String. The name of the entity to create (Lead, Contact, etc. )
  • Attributes: Array of Key-Value strings .
  • FormatedValues: Array of Key-Value strings.

	var options = {};
	options.Attributes = [ { key:'lastname' , value :'Doe'} , { key:'firstname' , value :'John'}];
	options.LogicalName = 'lead';

	dynamics.Create(options)
        .then(function (data)) {
            console.log("Success!");
        })
        .catch(function (err) {
            console.log("Failure...");
        });

Update(options)

This method should be used to update an entity.

Parameters:

• options: A required object instance containing authentication's parameters:
  • id: Entity unique identifier.
  • LogicalName: String. The name of the entity to create (Lead, Contact, etc. )
  • Attributes: Array of Key-Value strings .
  • FormatedValues: Array of Key-Value strings.

	var options = {};
	options.id = '00000000-dddd-eeee-iiii-111111111111';	
	options.Attributes = [ { key:'companyname' , value :'Kidozen'}];
	options.LogicalName = 'lead';

	dynamics.Update(options) 
        .then(function (data)) {
            console.log("Success!");
        })
        .catch(function (err) {
            console.log("Failure...");
        });

Delete(options)

This method should be used to delete an entity.

Parameters:

• options: A required object instance containing authentication's parameters:
  • id: Entity unique identifier.
  • EntityName: String. The name of the entity to create (Lead, Contact, etc. )

	var options = {};
	options.id = '00000000-dddd-eeee-iiii-111111111111';	
	options.EntityName = 'lead';

	dynamics.Delete(options)
        .then(function (data)) {
            console.log("Success!");
        })
        .catch(function (err) {
            console.log("Failure...");
        });

Retrieve(options)

This method should be used to retrieve a single entity.

Parameters:

• options: A required object instance containing authentication's parameters:
  • id: Entity unique identifier.
  • EntityName: String. The name of the entity to create (Lead, Contact, etc. )
  • ColumnSet: Array of strings with the names of the columns to retrieve.

	var options = {};
	options.id = '00000000-dddd-eeee-iiii-111111111111';	
	options.EntityName = 'lead';
	options.ColumnSet = ['firstname'];
	
	dynamics.Retrieve(options)
        .then(function (data)) {
            console.log("Success!");
        })
        .catch(function (err) {
            console.log("Failure...");
        });

RetrieveMultiple(options)

This method should be used to retrieve multiple entities.

Parameters:

• options: A required object instance containing authentication's parameters:
  • id: Entity unique identifier.
  • EntityName: String. The name of the entity to create (Lead, Contact, etc. )
  • ColumnSet: Array of strings with the names of the columns to retrieve.

	var options = {};
	options.id = '00000000-dddd-eeee-iiii-111111111111';	
	options.EntityName = 'lead';
	options.ColumnSet = ['firstname'];
	
	dynamics.RetrieveMultiple(options) 
        .then(function (data)) {
            console.log("Success!");
        })
        .catch(function (err) {
            console.log("Failure...");
        });

Associate(options)

This method should be used to create a relation between entities.

Parameters:

• options: A required object instance containing authentication's parameters:
  • EntityId: Entity unique identifier.
  • EntityName: String. The name of the entity to create (Lead, Contact, etc. )
  • RelationShip: Object with the crm relationship details, such as schemaName ({ SchemaName: 'contact_customer_accounts'}).
  • RelatedEntities: Array of related entities objects with the following values:
  • • Id: Related entity unique identifier.
  • • LogicalName: Name of the related entity.

	var options = {};
	options.EntityId = '00000000-dddd-eeee-iiii-111111111111';	
	options.EntityName = 'account';
	options.RelationShip = { SchemaName: 'contact_customer_accounts'};
	options.RelatedEntities = [{Id : '00000000-dddd-0000-0000-111111111111',LogicalName : 'contact'}];
	
	dynamics.Associate(options) 
        .then(function (data)) {
            console.log("Success!");
        })
        .catch(function (err) {
            console.log("Failure...");
        });

Disassociate(options)

Parameters:

• options: A required object instance containing authentication's parameters:
  • EntityId: Entity unique identifier.
  • EntityName: String. The name of the entity to create (Lead, Contact, etc. )
  • RelationShip: Object with the crm relationship details, such as schemaName ({ SchemaName: 'contact_customer_accounts'}).
  • RelatedEntities: Array of related entities objects with the following values:
  • • Id: Related entity unique identifier.
  • • LogicalName: Name of the related entity.

	var options = {};
	options.EntityId = '00000000-dddd-eeee-iiii-111111111111';	
	options.EntityName = 'account';
	options.RelationShip = { SchemaName: 'contact_customer_accounts'};
	options.RelatedEntities = [{Id : '00000000-dddd-0000-0000-111111111111',LogicalName : 'contact'}];
	
	dynamics.Disassociate(options)
        .then(function (data)) {
            console.log("Success!");
        })
        .catch(function (err) {
            console.log("Failure...");
        });

Execute(options)

Parameters:

• options: A required object instance containing authentication's parameters:
  • RequestName: Name of the crm method to execute.
  • Parameters: : Array of Key-Value strings with the method's parameters names and values.

	var options = {};
	options.RequestName = 'account';
	
	dynamics.Execute(options)
        .then(function (data)) {
            console.log("Success!");
        })
        .catch(function (err) {
            console.log("Failure...");
        });

#License

Copyright (c) 2013 KidoZen, inc. Copyright (c) 2016 Innofactor AB, inc.

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