CustomFields.ReadCustomFieldsByMdPropUids Method

Gets the custom field definitions for the specified custom field unique identifiers.

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
<SoapDocumentMethodAttribute("https://schemas.microsoft.com/office/project/server/webservices/CustomFields/ReadCustomFieldsByMdPropUids", RequestNamespace := "https://schemas.microsoft.com/office/project/server/webservices/CustomFields/",  _
    ResponseNamespace := "https://schemas.microsoft.com/office/project/server/webservices/CustomFields/",  _
    Use := SoapBindingUse.Literal, ParameterStyle := SoapParameterStyle.Wrapped)> _
Public Function ReadCustomFieldsByMdPropUids ( _
    md_prop_uids As Guid(), _
    autoCheckOut As Boolean _
) As CustomFieldDataSet
'Usage
Dim instance As CustomFields
Dim md_prop_uids As Guid()
Dim autoCheckOut As Boolean
Dim returnValue As CustomFieldDataSet

returnValue = instance.ReadCustomFieldsByMdPropUids(md_prop_uids, _
    autoCheckOut)

[SoapDocumentMethodAttribute("https://schemas.microsoft.com/office/project/server/webservices/CustomFields/ReadCustomFieldsByMdPropUids", RequestNamespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/office/project/server/webservices/CustomFields/", 
    ResponseNamespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/office/project/server/webservices/CustomFields/", 
    Use = SoapBindingUse.Literal, ParameterStyle = SoapParameterStyle.Wrapped)]
public CustomFieldDataSet ReadCustomFieldsByMdPropUids(
    Guid[] md_prop_uids,
    bool autoCheckOut
)

Parameters

• md_prop_uids
  Type: []
  An array of custom field GUIDs

• autoCheckOut
  Type: System.Boolean
  If true, check out the custom fields for modification.

Return Value

Type: [CustomFields Web service].CustomFieldDataSet

Remarks

Project Server Permissions

Examples

The following example uses ReadCustomFieldsByMdPropUids and ReadCustomFieldsByMdPropUids2 to read a custom field, and then writes the customFieldDS contents to CustomFieldDataSet.xml and CustomFieldDataSet2.xml, respectively. Except for MD_PROP_FORMULA, the two methods return the same data.

For more information, including a procedure that shows how to use Project Web App and Project Professional 2010 with the same formula, see Using Formulas and Graphical Indicators with Custom Fields.

The formula field MD_PROP_FORMULA that is returned by ReadCustomFieldsByMdPropUids depends on the locale (the language of the server and the Project installation). Following is the formula field MD_PROP_FORMULA that is returned by ReadCustomFieldsByMdPropUids.

<MD_PROP_FORMULA>Switch(Not ([MSPJ188743724] &gt;= #01/01/1984# And [MSPJ188743724] &lt; #01/01/2050#), 
"No Baseline", ([MSPJ188743685] + 1) / ([MSPJ188743686] + 1) &gt; 1.2, "Overbudget by 20% or more", 
([MSPJ188743685] + 1) / ([MSPJ188743686] + 1) &gt; 1, "Overbudget", True, "Under budget")</MD_PROP_FORMULA>

The formula field MD_PROP_FORMULA that is returned by ReadCustomFieldsByMdPropUids2 (as shown in the following code) is independent of locale. It works the same way on different language installations. For this reason, the ReadCustomFieldsByMdPropUids2 method is preferred over the ReadCustomFieldsByMdPropUids method.

<MD_PROP_FORMULA><MD_PROP_FORMULA>Switch(Not ([Baseline Estimated Finish] &gt;= #1/1/1984# And [Baseline Estimated Finish] &lt; #1/1/2050#), 
"No Baseline", ([Cost] + 1) / ([Baseline Cost] + 1) &gt; 1.2, "Overbudget by 20% or more", 
([Cost] + 1) / ([Baseline Cost] + 1) &gt; 1, "Overbudget", True, "Under budget")</MD_PROP_FORMULA>

Furthermore, the example modifies the formula and calls the UpdateCustomFields2 method to update the custom field, and then writes the updated dataset to UpdatedCustomFieldData.xml

It calls the CheckInCustomFields to check in the custom field after modification, and calls the CheckOutCustomFields to check out the custom fields before modifying them.

The example uses the SvcCustomFields namespace in the ProjectServerServices.dll proxy assembly. The ConfigClientEndpoints method and the SetClientEndpoints method use an app.config file for setting the WCF binding, behavior, and endpoint. For information about creating a PSI proxy assembly and an app.config file, see Prerequisites for WCF-Based Code Samples.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;
using System.ServiceModel;

namespace Microsoft.SDK.Project.Samples.TestCustomFields
{
    class CustomFields
    {
        private static SvcCustomFields.CustomFieldsClient customFieldClient;
        private static SvcResource.ResourceClient resourceClient;
        private const string RES_ENDPOINT = "basicHttp_Resource";
        private const string CUST_ENDPOINT = "basicHttp_CustomFields";
        private const string OUTPUT_FILES = @"C:\Projects\Samples\Output\";
        private static string outFilePathCustomFields;
        private static string outFilePathCustomFields2;
        private static string outFilePathCustomFields3;

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            try
            {
                Guid[] customFieldID = new Guid[1];
                customFieldID[0] = new Guid("4bfa524a-ce48-4a31-a2d6-5e8baa6c9d29");

                ConfigClientEndpoints(CUST_ENDPOINT);
                SetClientEndpoints(RES_ENDPOINT);

                // If directory does not exist, create it.
                if (!Directory.Exists(OUTPUT_FILES))
                {
                    Directory.CreateDirectory(OUTPUT_FILES);
                }

                // Assign the path where the output XML file will be saved.
                outFilePathCustomFields = OUTPUT_FILES + "CustomFieldData.xml";
                outFilePathCustomFields2 = OUTPUT_FILES + "CustomFieldData2.xml";
                outFilePathCustomFields3 = OUTPUT_FILES + "UpdatedCustomFieldData.xml";

                // Create a custom fields dataset. 
                SvcCustomFields.CustomFieldDataSet customFieldDS =
                    new SvcCustomFields.CustomFieldDataSet();

                // Read the custom fields data by using ReadCustomFieldsByMdPropUids.
                customFieldDS = customFieldClient.ReadCustomFieldsByMdPropUids(
                    new Guid[] { customFieldID[0] }, false);

                // Write the dataset to an XML file
                customFieldDS.WriteXml(outFilePathCustomFields);
                Console.WriteLine("\nSee XML output of the CustomFieldDataSet at {0}",
                    outFilePathCustomFields);

                // Read the custom fields data by using ReadCustomFieldsByMdPropUids2.
                customFieldDS = customFieldClient.ReadCustomFieldsByMdPropUids2(
                    new Guid[] { customFieldID[0] }, false);

                // Write the dataset to an XML file.
                customFieldDS.WriteXml(outFilePathCustomFields2);

                bool checkedOut = false;

                // Get the ID of the user.
                Guid me = resourceClient.GetCurrentUserUid();

                // Check whether the custom field to be updated is checked out.
                foreach (SvcCustomFields.CustomFieldDataSet.CustomFieldsRow custRow in customFieldDS.CustomFields)
                {
                    if (custRow.MD_PROP_UID.ToString() == customFieldID[0].ToString())
                    {
                        if (custRow.IsNull("MD_PROP_CHECKOUTBY"))    // If the custom field is not checked out.
                        {
                            // Check out the custom field.
                            customFieldClient.CheckOutCustomFields(new Guid[] { custRow.MD_PROP_UID });
                            checkedOut = true;
                            Console.WriteLine("Custom field checked out.....");
                            break;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            // Check whether the custom field is checked out by you.
                            if (custRow.MD_PROP_CHECKOUTBY == me)
                            {
                                checkedOut = true;
                                Console.WriteLine("The custom field is already checked out by you");
                                break;
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                // The custom field is checked out by some other user.
                                checkedOut = false;
                                Console.WriteLine("This custom field has already been checked out");
                                Console.ReadLine();
                                break;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
                if (checkedOut)
                {
                    // Modify the formula field of the custom field.
                    // Type the following statement in a single line.
                    customFieldDS.CustomFields[0].MD_PROP_FORMULA =
                        "Switch(Not ([Baseline Estimated Finish] >= #1/1/1984# And [Baseline Estimated Finish] < #1/1/2050#), 
                        \"No Baseline\", ([Cost] + 1) / ([Baseline Cost] + 1) > 1.5, \"Overbudget by 50% or more\", 
                            ([Cost] + 1) / ([Baseline Cost] + 1) > 1, \"Overbudget\", True, \"Under budget\")";

                    // Update the dataset.
                    customFieldClient.UpdateCustomFields2(customFieldDS, false, false);
                    customFieldDS.WriteXml(outFilePathCustomFields3);

                    // Write the custom field data to an XML file.
                    Console.WriteLine("\nSee XML output of the CustomFieldDataSet at {0}",
                        outFilePathCustomFields3);

                    // Check in the custom field.
                    customFieldClient.CheckInCustomFields(new Guid[] { customFieldID[0] }, false);
                }
            }
            catch (CommunicationException e)
            {
                Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;
                Console.WriteLine("\n***System.ServiceModel.CommunicationException:");
                Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
                Console.ResetColor();
            }
            finally
            {
                Console.Write("\r\n\r\nPress any key....");
                Console.ReadKey();
            }
        }
        
        // Configure the custom field client endpoints.
        public static void ConfigClientEndpoints(string endpt)
        {
            customFieldClient = new SvcCustomFields.CustomFieldsClient(endpt);
        }
        // Configure the resource client endpoints.
        public static void SetClientEndpoints(string ept)
        {
            resourceClient = new SvcResource.ResourceClient(ept);
        }

    }
}

The updated dataset, with the modified formula field MD_PROP_FORMULA, is written to UpdatedCustomFieldData.xml and is shown in the following code.

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<CustomFieldDataSet xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/office/project/server/webservices/CustomFieldDataSet/">
<CustomFields>
<MD_PROP_UID>4bfa524a-ce48-4a31-a2d6-5e8baa6c9d29</MD_PROP_UID>
<MD_PROP_ID>188776464</MD_PROP_ID>
<MD_PROP_UID_SECONDARY>64546b89-9a2a-49d8-b3ce-190119a3c562</MD_PROP_UID_SECONDARY> <MD_PROP_ID_SECONDARY>255885317</MD_PROP_ID_SECONDARY>
<MD_ENT_TYPE_UID>ebad93e7-2149-410d-9a39-a8680738329d</MD_ENT_TYPE_UID>
<MD_PROP_NAME>Budget Indicator</MD_PROP_NAME>
<MD_PROP_IS_WORKFLOW_CONTROLLED>false</MD_PROP_IS_WORKFLOW_CONTROLLED>
<MD_PROP_IS_REQUIRED>false</MD_PROP_IS_REQUIRED>
<MD_AGGREGATION_TYPE_ENUM>9</MD_AGGREGATION_TYPE_ENUM>
<MD_PROP_TYPE_ENUM>21</MD_PROP_TYPE_ENUM>
<MD_PROP_IS_MULTILINE_TEXT>false</MD_PROP_IS_MULTILINE_TEXT>
<MD_PROP_DESCRIPTION>Test for graphical indicator example in SDK</MD_PROP_DESCRIPTION>
<MD_PROP_MAX_VALUES>1</MD_PROP_MAX_VALUES>
<MD_PROP_FORMULA>Switch(Not ([Baseline Estimated Finish] &gt;= #1/1/1984# And [Baseline Estimated Finish] &lt; #1/1/2050#), 
"No Baseline", ([Cost] + 1) / ([Baseline Cost] + 1) &gt; 1.5, "Overbudget by 50% or more", 
([Cost] + 1) / ([Baseline Cost] + 1) &gt; 1, "Overbudget", True, "Under budget")</MD_PROP_FORMULA>
<MD_PROP_GRAPHICAL_INDICATOR>[[==No baseline][5]][[==Overbudget by 50% or more][3]]
[[==Overbudget][2]][[==Under budget][1]]</MD_PROP_GRAPHICAL_INDICATOR>
<MD_PROP_SUMM_GRAPHICAL_INDICATOR>[[==No baseline][5]][[==Overbudget by 50% or more][3]]
[[==Overbudget][2]][[==Under budget][1]]</MD_PROP_SUMM_GRAPHICAL_INDICATOR>
<MD_PROP_PROJ_SUMM_GRAPHICAL_INDICATOR>[[==No baseline][5]][[==Overbudget by 50% or more][3]]
[[==Overbudget][2]][[==Under budget][1]]</MD_PROP_PROJ_SUMM_GRAPHICAL_INDICATOR>
<MD_PROP_GRAPHICAL_INDICATOR_TOOLTIP>false</MD_PROP_GRAPHICAL_INDICATOR_TOOLTIP>
<MD_PROP_ROLLDOWN_TO_ASSN>false</MD_PROP_ROLLDOWN_TO_ASSN>
<MD_PROP_COPY_ON_REASSIGNMENT>false</MD_PROP_COPY_ON_REASSIGNMENT>
<MD_PROP_CHECKOUTDATE>2010-02-08T10:57:21.21-08:00</MD_PROP_CHECKOUTDATE>
<MOD_DATE>2010-02-08T11:12:40.78-08:00</MOD_DATE>
</CustomFields>
</CustomFieldDataSet>

See Also

Reference

CustomFields Class

CustomFields Members

CustomFields Web Service

ReadCustomFieldsByMdPropUids2([], Boolean)