UpdateEmployee

Sending a NULL value to an existing field removes the current value from that field.

Information	Employee Web Service 1	Employee Web Service 2
Usage	With this call, you can update any of the fields listed in the Optional Fields column. Refer to Appendix D for details about each field.	With this call, you can update any of the fields listed in the Optional Fields column. Refer to Appendix D for details about each field.
Syntax	UpdateEmployee(UserLoginWebServiceEntity userLoginWebServiceEntity, EmployeeWebServiceEntity employeeWebServiceEntity)	UpdateEmployee(UserLoginWebServiceEntity userLoginWebServiceEntity, EmployeeWebServiceEntity employeeWebServiceEntity)
Fields
Required Fields	WebServiceLoginName WebServiceLoginPassword EmployeeCode FirstName LastName Address1 Address2 BirthDate City Country EmailAddress ForcePasswordChange GroupCode HireDate IsActive JobTitle LoginName LoginPassword MiddleName OrganizationUnitCode PhoneCountry PhoneNumber ReleaseDate State Zip Note: NULL or False can be used to indicate that a value is not provided. If you do not enter any value for Address1, then you do not have to complete Address2,City, Country, State, or Zip. If you do not enter any value for PhoneNumber, then you do not have to complete PhoneCountry. If you do not enter any value for LoginName then you do not have to complete LoginPassword, ForcePasswordChange or IsActive.	WebServiceLoginName WebServiceLoginPassword EmployeeCode FirstName LastName Address1 Address2 BirthDate City Country EmailAddress ForcePasswordChange GroupCode HireDate IsActive JobTitle LoginName LoginPassword MiddleName OrganizationUnitCode PhoneCountry PhoneNumber ReleaseDate State Zip Prefix Suffix Gender Manager Employee Code Work Location Zip4 Phone Extension Language Time Zone
Response	True if successful False if there were errors	True if successful False if there were errors

Sample Code - C# (Employee Web Service 1)

public void Sample()
{
    UserLoginWebServiceEntity userLoginWebServiceEntity = new UserLoginWebServiceEntity();
        
    userLoginWebServiceEntity.WebServiceLoginName = "username";
	userLoginWebServiceEntity.WebServiceLoginPassword = "password";
    
	EmployeeWebServiceEntity employee = new EmployeeWebServiceEntity();
	employee.EmployeeCode = "JB01";
	employee.FirstName = "Jim";
	employee.MiddleName = "A";
	employee.LastName = "Bob";
	employee.BirthDate = "1/1/1980";
	employee.HireDate = "10/6/2004";
	employee.Address1 = "1234 Straight Rd.";
	employee.Address2 = "Apt 1";
	employee.City = "SmallTown";
	employee.State = "TX";
	employee.Zip = "55555";
	employee.Country = "USA";
	employee.EmailAddress = "jb@email.com";
	employee.PhoneNumber = "(555)555-5555";
	employee.PhoneCountry = "USA";
	employee.JobTitle = "Driver";
	employee.LoginName = "jim.bob";
	employee.LoginPassword = "Password123!";
	employee.IsActive = true;
	employee.ForcePasswordChange = false;
    employee.OrganizationUnitCode = "Client";
    employee.GroupCode = "LiftOperators";
    // Invoke the call  
    
    try
    {
	EmployeeWebServiceContractClient employeeWebService = new EmployeeWebServiceContractClient();
        employeeWebService.UpdateEmployee(userLoginWebServiceEntity, employee);
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
    }
}

Sample Code - C# (Employee Web Service 2)

public void CSharpSample() {
			UserLoginWebServiceEntity userLoginWebServiceEntity = new UserLoginWebServiceEntity() {
					WebServiceLoginName = "username",
					WebServiceLoginPassword = "password"
			};
			EmployeeWebServiceEntity employee = new EmployeeWebServiceEntity() {
					EmployeeCode = "JB01",
					Prefix = "Mr.",						//NEW for v2
					FirstName = "Jim",
					MiddleName = "A",
					LastName = "Bob",
					Suffix = "Jr.",						//NEW for v2
					BirthDate = new DateTime(1988, 1, 1),
					HireDate = new DateTime(2006, 10, 1),
					ReleaseDate = new DateTime(2013, 1, 1),
					Gender = "Male",					//NEW for v2
					ManagerEmployeeCode = "PSADMIN",	//NEW for v2
					WorkLocation = "Engineering Dept.",	//NEW for v2
					OrganizationUnitCode = "Client",
					GroupCode = "LiftOperators",
					Address1 = "1234 Straight Rd.",
					Address2 = "Apt 1",
					City = "SmallTown",
					State = "TX",
					Zip = "55555",
					Zip4 = "1111",						//NEW for v2
					Country = "USA",
					EmailAddress = "jb@email.com",
					PhoneNumber = "(555)555-5555",
					PhoneExtension = "1234",			//NEW for v2
					PhoneCountry = "USA",
					JobTitle = "Driver",
					LoginName = "jim.bob",
					LoginPassword = "Password123!",
					IsActive = false,
					ForcePasswordChange = false,
					Language = "English",				//NEW for v2
					TimeZone = "Central Standard Time"	//NEW for v2
			};
			try {
				EmployeeWebServiceContractClient employeeWebService = new EmployeeWebServiceContractClient();
				// Invoke the call
				if (!employeeWebService.UpdateEmployee(userLoginWebServiceEntity, employee))
					throw new Exception("Method call was not successful.");
			} catch (FaultException<PureSafetyFaultDetail> detail) {
				Console.WriteLine(String.Format("ErrorCode: {0}, ErrorDescription: {1}", detail.Detail.ErrorCode, detail.Detail.ErrorDescription));
			} catch (Exception ex) {
				Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
			}
		}

Sample Code - Java (Employee Web Service 1)

public void JavaSample()
{
UserLoginWebServiceEntity userLoginWebServiceEntity = 
new UserLoginWebServiceEntity("username","password");

EmployeeWebServiceEntity employeeWebServiceEntity = new EmployeeWebServiceEntity(
	"1234 Straight Rd.",
	"Apt 1",
	new java.util.GregorianCalendar(1980,0,1),
	"SmallTown",
	"USA",
	"jb@email.com",
	"JB01",
	"Jim",
	false,
	"LiftOperators",
	new java.util.GregorianCalendar(2004,9,6),
	true,
	"Driver",
	"Bob",
	"jim.bob",
	"Password123!",
	"A",
	"Client",
	"USA",
	"(555)555-5555",
	null,
	"TX",
	"55555"
);		
try { //Invoke the call
      EmployeeWebServiceLocator locator = new EmployeeWebServiceLocator();
      EmployeeWebServiceContract employeeWebService = locator.getbasicEndpoint();
      employeeWebService.updateEmployee(
		userLoginWebServiceEntity, employeeWebServiceEntity);}
catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

Sample Code - Java (Employee Web Service 2)

public void JavaExample() {
		UserLoginWebServiceEntity userLoginWebServiceEntity = new UserLoginWebServiceEntity (
				"username",
				"password"
		);
		EmployeeWebServiceEntity employeeWebServiceEntity = new EmployeeWebServiceEntity (
				"1234 Straight Rd.",
				"Apt 1",
				new java.util.GregorianCalendar(1980,0,1),
				"SmallTown",
				"USA",
				"jb@email.com",
				"JB01",
				"Jim",
				false,
				"Male",						//NEW for V2
				"LiftOperators",
				new java.util.GregorianCalendar(2004,9,6),
				true,
				"Driver",
				"English",					//NEW for V2
				"Bob",
				"jim.bob",
				"Password123!",
				"PSADMIN",					//NEW for v2
				"A",
				"Client",
				"USA",
				"1234",						//NEW for v2
				"(555)555-5555",
				"Mr.",						//NEW for v2
				new java.util.GregorianCalendar(2013,0,1),
				"TX",
				"Jr.",						//NEW for v2
				"Central Standard Time",	//NEW for v2
				"Engineering Dept.",		//NEW for v2
				"55555",
				"1111"						//NEW for v2
		);
		try { //Invoke the call
			EmployeeWebServiceLocator locator = new EmployeeWebServiceLocator();
			EmployeeWebServiceContract employeeWebService = locator.getbasicEndpoint();
			if (!employeeWebService.updateEmployee(userLoginWebServiceEntity, employeeWebServiceEntity))
				throw new Exception("Method call was not successful.");
		} catch (PureSafetyFaultDetail detail) {				
			System.out.println(String.format("ErrorCode: %s, ErrorDescription: %s", detail.getErrorCode(), detail.getErrorDescription()));
		} catch (Exception ex) {
			System.out.println(ex.getMessage());
		}
	}

Revision history

10-14-15/hd: Added paragraph to Upsert and Update Employee topics: "Sending a NULL value to an existing field removes the current value from that field"