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A sample code to update a Custom record type via Web Services using PHP.

Note: This article requires existing knowledge of Web Services and PHP.

Sample code snippet:

require_once("../PHPtoolkit.php");
require_once("login_info.php");
 
global $myNSclient;
 
//create an array for the custom record type which will set the custom record ID, etc.
  $recordTypeRef = array(
     "internalId" => "7" // Record type's internal ID
  );
 
//create an array for the values for the fields of the custom record
  $customFieldRef = array(
     "internalId" => "custrecord_othername_name",
     "value"    => "Test from PHP toolkit"
  );
 
// create a String Custom Field object
// other custom field objects: StringCustomFieldRef, BooleanCustomFieldRef, LongCustomFieldRef, DoubleCustomFieldRef, MultiSelectCustomFieldRef, SelectCustomFieldRef, DateCustomFieldRef
$customFieldRecord = new nsComplexObject("StringCustomFieldRef");
 
// set the array as values of  the custom field object
$customFieldRecord -> setFields($customFieldRef);
 
//  create an array for the values of the regular fields
$customRecordUpdateFields = array(
 "internalId" => "1", // Internal ID - record to be updated
 "recType" => $recordTypeRef,  // set the array for the record type to recType
 "customFieldList" => array("customField" => $customFieldRecord)
);
 
// create a new CustomRecord object
$mycustomRecord = new nsComplexObject("CustomRecord");
 
// set the array as values
$mycustomRecord -> setFields($customRecordUpdateFields);
 
// Update custom record
$updateResponse = $myNSclient->update($mycustomRecord);
if ($updateResponse->isSuccess) {
 echo "<font color='green'><b>SUCCESSFULLY UPDATED Custom Record!</b></font>";
} else {
 echo "<font color='red'><b>";
 $updateResponse->statusDetail[0]->message;
 echo "</b></font>";
} 

 

 The equivalent SOAP request:

 <SOAP-ENV:Body>
 <ns3:update>
    <ns3:record xsitype="ns1:CustomRecord" internalId="1">
       <ns1:recType internalId="7" /> 
      <ns1:customFieldList>
        <ns2:customField xsitype="ns2:StringCustomFieldRef" internalId="custrecord_othername_name">
         <ns2:value>Test from PHP toolkit</ns2:value>
       </ns2:customField>
    </ns1:customFieldList>
  </ns3:record>
</ns3:update>
</SOAP-ENV:Body> 

 

***Note : This code works on PHP Toolkit Versions Older than 2012.2.