Can I update the owner id of a Contact using LINQ?

Question

I\'m using CRM 2011, and attempting to update the OwnerId of contact using this code:

var crmContext = new CustomCrmContext(service);

var contact = crmConte         


        

Answer 1

The owner of a record cannot be modified with an update. You have to send a AssignRequest instead.

// Create the Request Object and Set the Request Object's Properties
var request = new AssignRequest
{
    Assignee = new EntityReference(SystemUser.EntityLogicalName, _newOwnerId),
    Target = new EntityReference(Account.EntityLogicalName,  _accountId)
};


// Execute the Request
_service.Execute(request);