CustomFieldDataSet.CustomFieldsRow.MD_PROP_TYPE_ENUM Property

Gets or sets the type of the custom field.

Namespace:  [CustomFields Web service]
Service reference: http://ServerName:32843/[Project Service Application GUID]/PSI/CustomFields.svc
Web service reference: http://ServerName/ProjectServerName/_vti_bin/PSI/CustomFields.asmx?wsdl

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property MD_PROP_TYPE_ENUM As Byte
    Get
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As CustomFieldDataSet.CustomFieldsRow
Dim value As Byte

value = instance.MD_PROP_TYPE_ENUM

instance.MD_PROP_TYPE_ENUM = value

public byte MD_PROP_TYPE_ENUM { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.Byte

Remarks

[MD_PROP_TYPE_ENUM] can be one of the following custom field types: COST, DATE, DURATION, FLAG, NUMBER, or TEXT. Only a custom field of type TEXT can have a hierarchical lookup table. A custom field of type FLAG cannot use a lookup table. Set [MD_PROP_TYPE_ENUM] with the Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.Library.CustomField.Type enumeration.

Examples

The following example uses CustomFieldWS as the name of a web reference to the Custom Fields web service (https://ServerName/ProjectServerName/_vti_bin/psi/CustomFields.asmx). The btnCustomField_Click event handler is for a button on a Windows form application, such as LoginDemo in the Project SDK download.

using PSLibrary = Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.Library;
. . .
private Guid customFieldUid;
. . .
private void btnCustomField_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    string cfName = "Test Task Cost";
    Guid entityTypeUid = new Guid(PSLibrary.EntityCollection.Entities.TaskEntity.UniqueId);
    lookupTableUid = Guid.Empty;
    ltRowDefaultUid = Guid.Empty;
    byte cfType = (byte)PSLibrary.CustomField.Type.COST;
    byte rollup = (byte)PSLibrary.CustomField.SummaryRollup.Sum;

    customFieldUid = CreateCustomField(
        customFields, cfName,
        entityTypeUid, lookupTableUid, ltRowDefaultUid,
        cfType, rollup);
}

// Test method for creating a custom field.
public Guid CreateCustomField(
    CustomFieldsWS.CustomFields customFields,
    string cfName,
    Guid entityTypeUid,
    Guid lookupTableUid,
    Guid ltRowDefaultUid,
    byte cfType,
    byte rollup
    )
{
    CustomFieldsWS.CustomFieldDataSet customFieldDataSet =
        new CustomFieldsWS.CustomFieldDataSet();
    CustomFieldsWS.CustomFieldDataSet.CustomFieldsRow cfRow =
        customFieldDataSet.CustomFields.NewCustomFieldsRow();
    Guid cfUid = Guid.NewGuid();

    cfRow.MD_PROP_UID = cfUid;
    cfRow.MD_AGGREGATION_TYPE_ENUM = rollup;
    cfRow.MD_ENT_TYPE_UID = entityTypeUid;
    cfRow.MD_PROP_NAME = cfName;
    cfRow.MD_PROP_IS_REQUIRED = false;
    cfRow.MD_PROP_IS_LEAF_NODE_ONLY = false;
    cfRow.MD_PROP_TYPE_ENUM = cfType;

    if (lookupTableUid == Guid.Empty)
        cfRow.SetMD_LOOKUP_TABLE_UIDNull();
    else
        cfRow.MD_LOOKUP_TABLE_UID = lookupTableUid;

    if (ltRowDefaultUid == Guid.Empty)
        cfRow.SetMD_PROP_DEFAULT_VALUENull();
    else
        cfRow.MD_PROP_DEFAULT_VALUE = ltRowDefaultUid;

    customFieldDataSet.CustomFields.Rows.Add(cfRow);

    try
    {
        bool validateOnly = false;
        bool autoCheckIn = true;
        customFields.CreateCustomFields(customFieldDataSet, validateOnly, autoCheckIn);
    }
    catch (SoapException ex)
    {
        // Add exception handler for ex.
        cfUid = Guid.Empty;
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        // Add exception handler for ex.
        cfUid = Guid.Empty;
    }
    return cfUid;
}

See Also

Reference

CustomFieldDataSet.CustomFieldsRow Class

CustomFieldDataSet.CustomFieldsRow Members

CustomFields Web Service

Other Resources

How to: Create an Enterprise Custom Field