src/Client/Join-XrmRecords.ps1

<#
    .SYNOPSIS
    Associate records in Dataverse.
#>

function Join-XrmRecords {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    param
    (    
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, ValueFromPipeline)]
        [Microsoft.Xrm.Tooling.Connector.CrmServiceClient]
        $XrmClient = $Global:XrmClient,

        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Entity]
        $Record,

        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.EntityReference[]]
        $RecordReferences,

        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]
        $RelationShipName,

        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
        [bool]
        $IgnoreExistings = $true        
    )
    begin {   
        $StopWatch = [System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch]::StartNew(); 
        Trace-XrmFunction -Name $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name -Stage Start -Parameters ($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Parameters);
    }    
    process {

        $relationShip = New-Object -TypeName "Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Relationship" -ArgumentList $RelationShipName;
        $recordReferenceCollection = New-Object -TypeName "Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.EntityReferenceCollection";
        $RecordReferences | ForEach-Object {
            $recordReferenceCollection.Add($_);
        }

        try
        {
            $XrmClient.Associate($Record.LogicalName, $Record.Id, $relationShip, $recordReferenceCollection);
        }
        catch
        {
            if($IgnoreExistings -and $_.Exception.Message.Contains("Cannot insert duplicate key"))
            {
                return;
            }
            else
            {
                throw $_.Exception;
            }
        }
    }
    end {
        $StopWatch.Stop();
        Trace-XrmFunction -Name $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name -Stage Stop -StopWatch $StopWatch;
    }    
}

Export-ModuleMember -Function Join-XrmRecords -Alias *;