appendEmpAttribsAssignByIDNum() Method

Table of Contents

  1. Function
  2. Syntax
  3. Parameters
  4. Return Value
  5. Sample Code
  6. Remarks
  7. Possible Errors
  8. Alternate Method
  9. Related Methods

Function

  • Add an employee attribute assignment

Syntax

  • bool = AeXMLBridge.appendEmpAttribsAssignByIDNum(idNum, AeEmpAttribsAssign);

Parameters

Return Value

  • Boolean

Sample Code C

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string empID = "1234";                                                    
 // we are appending to employee "1234"

try
{
    TAeEmployeeBasic employeeBasic = ws.getEmployeeBasicByIDNum(empID);

    TAeAttribute[] attributes = ws.extractAttributes();

    // just going to use the first one 
    TAeEmpAttribsAssign empAttribsAssign = new TAeEmpAttribsAssign()
    { 
        AttribGUID = attributes[0].GUID,
        Comment = "Anything goes here",
        Filekey = employeeBasic.Filekey,
        Rating = 1     
    };

    bool itWorked = ws.appendEmpAttribsAssignByIDnum(empID, empAttribsAssign);

}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
    return;
}

Sample Code VB.Net

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Dim empID As String = "1234"

Try
    Dim employeeBasic As TAeEmployeeBasic = ws.getEmployeeBasicByIDNum(empID)
    Dim attributes As TAeAttribute() = ws.extractAttributes()
    Dim empAttribsAssign As TAeEmpAttribsAssign = New TAeEmpAttribsAssign() With
    {
        .AttribGUID = attributes(0).GUID,
        .Comment = "Anything goes here",
        .Filekey = employeeBasic.Filekey,
        .Rating = 1
    }

    Dim itWorked As Boolean = ws.appendEmpAttribsAssignByIDnum(empID, empAttribsAssign)
Catch ex As Exception
    MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
    Return
End Try

Remarks

  • Use extractAttributes to retrieve a list of GUID codes
  • Method will return true if record is added successfully, else false

Possible Errors

  • Employee with ID not found
  • Filekey does not exist

Alternate Method

appendEmpAttribsAssignByFilekey

extractAttributes
extractEmpAttribsAssignsByIDnum
getEmptyEmpAttribsAssign
removeEmpAttribsAssignByUniqueID

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