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At the beginning of the year we reported some ongoing issues with CrmServiceClient and recommended continuing use of Microsoft.Xrm.Client. The issues reported have been resolved and, as of now, there are no compelling reasons to use Microsoft.Xrm.Client.
If you’re starting new project then the choice is trivial – simply use nuget packages for XrmTooling and you’re all set.
If you have an existing project that utilises Microsoft.Xrm.Client, consider refactoring to replace it with CrmServiceClient. One good reason is that Microsoft.Xrm.Client is no longer distributed as part of SDK and won’t be developed any further. CrmServiceClient, on the other hand, will transition you from SOAP to Web API without any or with very little efforts on your part. And don’t forget support for new features like S2S authentication – CrmServiceClient will support it at some point while you have no chance with Microsoft.Xrm.Client.
Is there an updated CrmSvcUtil that can generate early bound classes to use this new client? Are there examples of how to use this in plugins or website code?
Hi Chris,
run your questions by the “source” 🙂
Yes, the existing CRM Svc Util generated classes can be used seamlessly with the Xrm.Tooling.Connector. Also LinQ is supported / service context is supported already.
The examples are the same as before, there are a few minor differences, however its usage is extremely similar.
HTH
George
Hi,
Thanks for all the tips. This one in particular was a game-changer for me.
I am migrating some code for using IOrganizationService to CrmServiceClient. This is pretty straightforward in console apps, etc.
However, in a custom workflow, I generally use something like this to create a connection to CRM:
IWorkflowContext context = executionContext.GetExtension();
IOrganizationServiceFactory serviceFactory = executionContext.GetExtension();
IOrganizationService service = serviceFactory.CreateOrganizationService(context.UserId);
Any thoughts on how to create a CrmServiceClient from a workflow (or plugin) context?
Thanks!
Aron
Hi Aron,
why would you want to instantiate CrmServiceClient? You already have IOrganizationService that is not going anywhere with web api. If you are after LINQ, you can use
CrmOrganizationServiceContext that has a constructor taking IOrganizationService.HTH
George
Cool, thanks. Good to know that IOrganizationService will be sticking around for use in custom assemblies!
Aron
George, Dynamics 365 SDK doesn’t have CrmOrganizationServiceContext class.
Of course it doesn’t, it’s from Xrm.Client. I meant OrganizationServiceContext.