Can't add Contact Notes using ContactService.add by java

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Hey good guys, for several hours I am stuck at a point. I tried to add “Notes”(below task and appointment) of a contact. Can anyone help me please. I am using java, xml-rpc protocol.
My approach:
List params = new ArrayList();
Map noteData = new HashMap();
noteData.put(“ContactId”, contactId);//my contactId
noteData.put(“ActionDescription”, “Date:11.11.2017\Description”);
noteData.put(“isAppointment”, 1);
noteData.put(“ActionDate”,“20170803T08:00:00”);
noteData.put(“CreationNotes”, “sdfsdfsdfsdfsd12345566777”);
noteData.put(“UserId”,email);//not sure what it should be.

params.add(api_key);
params.add(“ContactAction”);
params.add(noteData);

Integer responseCode = (Integer) client.execute(
“DataService.add”, params);

Note: Thanks guys. I just go through the link reply and tried again adding CompletingDaate. Now it works.

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You’re using the field name CreationNotes but in the table it’s called ContactNotes

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Actually, using ContactNotes sames notes as person notes in the that particular contact. I am refering the Notes which is below Task/Appts. And this way it works.
Thanks

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@John_Boreli,Actually, using ContactNotes saves notes as Person Notes in the that particular contact. I am refering the Notes which is below Task/Appts. For ContactAction the field is CreationNotes [ref] And this way it works.

Thanks

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That’s why I’m making the distinction. To populate those notes you have to address a separate table named ContactAction as you have since discovered. Your original post shows attempting to write to the Contact record directly which wouldn’t work.

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