updateProductCategory

This method updates an existing product category.

Description

Updates an existing product category based on its ProductCategoryRefNum. The entire product category is replaced by the contents of the Product category parameter. Developers can use the getProductCategory method to retrieve the Product category object, modify a field and then post the object back to the server.

See also

Syntax

boolean updateProductCategory ( ueSecurityToken, ProductCategoryRefNum, ProductCategory)

Arguments

Type	Name	Description
ueSecurityToken	Token	Merchant security token: used to identify merchant and retrieve the custom fields.
string	ProductCategoryRefNum	Product category reference number (gateway assigned)
ProductCategory	Product Category	Product category data

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	Returns a true if the product category is updated correctly

Exceptions

The following exceptions (errors) are applicable to this method.

Code	Message	Advice
41007	Error saving product category	Product Category specified by ProductCategoryRefNum was not found. Make sure the number stored is not truncated or rounded.

Examples

PHP

For directions on how to set up the WSDL link, create "$token" and "$client", go to PHP Soap How-to.

### VB
vb
    Dim catRefNum As String
            catRefNum = "9001169811"

            Dim category As newtek.ProductCategory = New newtek.ProductCategory
            category.Name = "third try"
            Dim response As Boolean

            response = client.updateProductCategory(token, catRefNum, category)
            MsgBox(response)

.NET C

                string catRefNum = "900116983";

                newtek.ProductCategory category = new newtek.ProductCategory();
                category.Name = "next try";
                Boolean response;

                try
                {
                    response = client.updateProductCategory(token, catRefNum, category);
                    MessageBox.Show(string.Concat(response));
                }
                catch (Exception err)
                {
                    MessageBox.Show(err.Message);
                }

Change History

Version	Change
1.3	Method added in this release