EliJDonahue
7/11/2017 - 6:27 PM

Demonstrates the Aras Best Practice of using a select statement to retrieve only the necessary properties in a query.

Demonstrates the Aras Best Practice of using a select statement to retrieve only the necessary properties in a query.

aras_labs_select_attribute_best_practice.cs
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Item workflow = this.newItem("Workflow","get");
// use select attribute to retrieve only the necessary properties
workflow.setAttribute("select", "source_id,source_type");
Item workflowProcess = workflow.createRelatedItem("Workflow Process","get");
Item workflowProcessActivity = workflowProcess.createRelationship("Workflow Process Activity","get");
Item activity = workflowProcessActivity.createRelatedItem("Activity", "get");
activity.setID('activityId');
workflow = workflow.apply();

// generates the following AML query
// <AML>
//   <Item type="Workflow" action="get" select="source_id,source_type">
//     <related_id>
//       <Item type="Workflow Process" action="get">
//         <Relationships>
//           <Item type="Workflow Process Activity" action="get">
//             <related_id>
//               <Item type="Activity" action="get" id="activityId"/>
//             </related_id>
//           </Item>
//         </Relationships>
//       </Item>
//     </related_id>
//   </Item>
// </AML>