public static ParcelRecord GetActiveRecord( 
   ParcelLayer parcelLayer
)

string errorMessage = await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  try
  {
    var myParcelFabricLayer = MapView.Active.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList().OfType<ParcelLayer>().FirstOrDefault();
    //if there is no fabric in the map then bail
    if (myParcelFabricLayer == null)
      return "There is no fabric in the map.";
    var theActiveRecord = myParcelFabricLayer.GetActiveRecord();
    if (theActiveRecord == null)
      return "There is no Active Record. Please set the active record and try again.";
  }
  catch (Exception ex)
  {
    return ex.Message;
  }
  return "";
});
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(errorMessage))
  MessageBox.Show(errorMessage, "Get Active Record.");

string errorMessage = await QueuedTask.Run( () =>
{
  //check for selected layer
  if (MapView.Active.GetSelectedLayers().Count == 0)
    return "Please select a source feature layer in the table of contents.";
  //first get the feature layer that's selected in the table of contents
  var srcFeatLyr = MapView.Active.GetSelectedLayers().OfType<FeatureLayer>().FirstOrDefault();
  var myParcelFabricLayer = MapView.Active.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList().OfType<ParcelLayer>().FirstOrDefault();
  if (myParcelFabricLayer == null)
    return "No parcel layer found in the map.";
  try
  {
    var theActiveRecord = myParcelFabricLayer.GetActiveRecord();
    if (theActiveRecord == null)
      return "There is no Active Record. Please set the active record and try again.";
    var editOper = new EditOperation()
    {
      Name = "Assign Features to Record",
      ProgressMessage = "Assign Features to Record...",
      ShowModalMessageAfterFailure = true,
      SelectNewFeatures = true,
      SelectModifiedFeatures = false
    };
    //add parcel type layers and their feature ids to a new Dictionary
    var ids = new List<long>(srcFeatLyr.GetSelection().GetObjectIDs());
    var sourceFeatures = new Dictionary<MapMember, List<long>>();
    sourceFeatures.Add(srcFeatLyr, ids);
    editOper.AssignFeaturesToRecord(myParcelFabricLayer, 
      SelectionSet.FromDictionary(sourceFeatures), theActiveRecord);
    if (!editOper.Execute())
      return editOper.ErrorMessage;
  }
  catch (Exception ex)
  {
    return ex.Message;
  }
  return "";
});
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(errorMessage))
  MessageBox.Show(errorMessage, "Assign Features To Record.");

try
{
  var theActiveRecord = myParcelFabricLayer.GetActiveRecord();
  if (theActiveRecord == null)
    return "There is no Active Record. Please set the active record and try again.";

  var guid = theActiveRecord.Guid;
  var editOper = new EditOperation()
  {
    Name = "Create Parcel Seeds",
    ProgressMessage = "Create Parcel Seeds...",
    ShowModalMessageAfterFailure = true,
    SelectNewFeatures = true,
    SelectModifiedFeatures = false
  };
  editOper.CreateParcelSeedsByRecord(myParcelFabricLayer, guid, MapView.Active.Extent);
  if (!editOper.Execute())
    return editOper.ErrorMessage;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
  return ex.Message;
}
return "";

try
{
  var myParcelFabricLayer = MapView.Active.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList().OfType<ParcelLayer>().FirstOrDefault();
  if (myParcelFabricLayer == null)
    return "Parcel layer not found in map.";

  var theActiveRecord = myParcelFabricLayer.GetActiveRecord();
  var guid = theActiveRecord.Guid;
  var editOper = new EditOperation()
  {
    Name = "Build Parcels",
    ProgressMessage = "Build Parcels...",
    ShowModalMessageAfterFailure = true,
    SelectNewFeatures = true,
    SelectModifiedFeatures = true
  };
  editOper.BuildParcelsByRecord(myParcelFabricLayer, guid);
  if (!editOper.Execute())
    return editOper.ErrorMessage;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
  return ex.Message;
}
return "";