A problem with updating a production tree through the DI

Question

Dear all,
I'm trying to update 2 properties of a production tree through the DI - ToWH and PriceList.
I'm using the next code:
SAPbobsCOM.ProductTrees tree = (SAPbobsCOM.ProductTrees)mCompany.GetBusinessObject(SAPbobsCOM.BoObjectTypes.oProductTrees);
Then, this tree object doesn't give me the option to update the pricelist and the target warehouse, although it is possible to do so through the UI.
Any ideas?
Thanks!

Answer 1

Hi,
If the DI API does not expose the properties then it may not be possible at the moment. However, I have sometimes found that if you use the XML interface in the DI API that you can update properties that aren't exposed through properties in the DI API objects.
Try something like this:
1) Use the GetByKey method of the production tree object to get the BOM you want to update.
2) Use the GetAsXML method to generate an XML formatted string of the BOM
3) Load the xml string in to an XML parser such as the XMLDocument object in the .NET Framework
4) Use the XMLDocument object to update the header fields you want to change and save the xml string as a file to disk
5) Use the GetBusinessObjectFromXML method of the DI API company object to load the XML file back in to your production tree object
6) Call the Update method of the production tree object
If that doesn't work then there is no way I know of to achieve what you want through the DI API.
Kind Regards,
Owen