# Add-ERPObject

Cmdlet to create a new entity and transfers it to an ERP-System.

## Syntax

```{code-block} powershell
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Add-ERPObject [[-EntitySet] <String>] [[-Properties] <Object>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Parameters

| Type                 | Name       | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Optional |
|----------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
| String               | EntitySet  | The EntitySet name where the item is located. </br> It is also possible to specify additional namespaces or the whole url (e.g MaterialService/Materials, <http://localhost:8080/PGS/ERP/MaterialService/Materials>) | no       |
| Hashtable / PsObject | Properties | The properties for the entity being created                                                                                                                                                                          | no       |


## Return type

[Entity](/code_reference/commandlets/objects/entity) ← on success\
**empty** ← on failure. Exception/ErrorMessage can be accessed using [\$Error](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_automatic_variables?view=powershell-5.1#error).\
If the cmdlet fails due to error responses returned by the ERP system, the \$Error variable provides a [WebRequestException](/code_reference/net_library/webrequestexception) .

## Remarks

This commandlet is used to create an entity in the ERP-System.

## Examples

In the following examples we are using the public OData Services (<http://services.odata.org>) for demonstration purposes:

**Create an orange Juice**

```{code-block} powershell
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Connect-Erp -Service "http://services.odata.org/V4/OData/(S(fa2g1e4kjczcfnog0asxmvhh))/OData.svc"
$entity = Add-ERPObject -EntitySet "Products" -Properties @{
        "ID "= 5;
        "Name" = "Orange Juice";
        "Description" = "The original Orange Juice. Refreshing!";
        "ReleaseDate" = "2006-08-04T00 =00 =00Z";
        "DiscontinuedDate" = $null;
        "Rating" = 3;
        "Price" = 22.8
}
```

**Create a person with details (deep create)**

```{code-block} powershell
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Connect-Erp -Service
"http://services.odata.org/V4/OData/(S(fa2g1e4kjczcfnog0asxmvhh))/OData.svc"
$entity = Add-ERPObject -EntitySet "Products" -Properties @{
        "ID" = 3,
        "Name" = "Augustin Hodorsson",
        "PersonDetail" = @{
                "PersonID" = 3,
                "Age" = 23,
                "Gender" = $true,
                "Phone" = "(307) 555-4680123"
        }
}
```

**Create a Product entity using** [New-ErpObject](/code_reference/commandlets/new-erpobject) 

```{code-block} powershell
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Connect-Erp -Service "http://services.odata.org/V4/OData/(S(fa2g1e4kjczcfnog0asxmvhh))/OData.svc"
$product = New-ERPObject -EntityType 'Product'-Properties @{"ID"=11;"Name"="Forst beer"}
Add-ERPObject -EntitySet "Products" -Properties $product

<#
        ID : 11
        Name : Forst beer
        Description :
        ReleaseDate : 01.01.0001 00:00:00 +00:00
        DiscontinuedDate :
        Rating : 0
        Price : 0
#>
```

**Error handling, analyze the** [AggregateException](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.aggregateexception?view=netframework-4.5.1) **why the entity could not be created due to several errors, by using \$Error**

```{code-block} powershell
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Connect-ERP "https://services.odata.org/V3/(S(fa2g1e4kjczcfnog0asxmvhh))/OData/OData.svc"
$entity = Add-ERPObject -EntitySet "PersonDetails" -Properties
@{"Age"=$true;"Gender"="Female"; "Photo"="This is a Photo"}

if(-not $entity){
        $Error[0].Exception #System.AggregateException: "One or more errors occurred."
        $Error[0].Exception.InnerExceptions
        <#
                Following mandatory properties in entity 'PersonDetail' are missing: 'PersonID'
                Passed value for entity 'PersonDetail' for property with name 'Photo' has a wrong data type 'String', but should be of type 'Stream'.
                Passed value for entity 'PersonDetail' for property with name 'Gender' has a wrong data type 'String', but should be of type 'Boolean'.
        #>
}
```