trait table/entity reference (Microsoft Dataverse)

Messages

The following table lists the messages for the trait table. Messages represent operations that can be performed on the table. They may also be events.

Name Is Event?	Web API Operation	SDK for .NET
Assign Event: True	PATCH /traits(traitid) Update the ownerid property.	AssignRequest
Associate Event: True	Associate records	Associate records
Create Event: True	POST /traits See Create	Create records
CreateMultiple Event: True	CreateMultiple	CreateMultipleRequest
Delete Event: True	DELETE /traits(traitid) See Delete	Delete records
DeleteMultiple Event: True	DeleteMultiple	Learn to use messages with the SDK for .NET
Disassociate Event: True	Disassociate records	Disassociate records
Retrieve Event: True	GET /traits(traitid) See Retrieve	Retrieve records
RetrieveEntityChanges Event: True		RetrieveEntityChangesRequest
RetrieveMultiple Event: True	GET /traits See Query data	Query data
RetrievePrincipalAccess Event: True	RetrievePrincipalAccess	RetrievePrincipalAccessRequest
Update Event: True	PATCH /traits(traitid) See Update	Update records
UpdateMultiple Event: True	UpdateMultiple	UpdateMultipleRequest
Upsert Event: True	PATCH /traits(traitid) See Upsert a table row	UpsertRequest
UpsertMultiple Event: True	UpsertMultiple	UpsertMultipleRequest

Events

The following table lists the events for the trait table. Events are messages that exist so that you can subscribe to them. Unless you added the event, you shouldn't invoke the message, only subscribe to it.

Name	Web API Operation	SDK for .NET
BulkRetain	BulkRetain	Learn to use messages with the SDK for .NET
PurgeRetainedContent	PurgeRetainedContent	Learn to use messages with the SDK for .NET
Retain	Retain	Learn to use messages with the SDK for .NET
RollbackRetain	RollbackRetain	Learn to use messages with the SDK for .NET
ValidateRetentionConfig	ValidateRetentionConfig	Learn to use messages with the SDK for .NET

Properties

The following table lists selected properties for the trait table.

Property	Value
DisplayName	trait
DisplayCollectionName	traits
SchemaName	trait
CollectionSchemaName	traits
EntitySetName	traits
LogicalName	trait
LogicalCollectionName	traits
PrimaryIdAttribute	traitid
PrimaryNameAttribute	name
TableType	Elastic
OwnershipType	UserOwned

Writable columns/attributes

These columns/attributes return true for either IsValidForCreate or IsValidForUpdate (usually both). Listed by SchemaName.

• AlternativeKey
• Contents
• ImportSequenceNumber
• name
• OverriddenCreatedOn
• OwnerId
• OwnerIdType
• PartitionId
• Properties
• traitId
• TraitType
• TTLInSeconds
• UserId

AlternativeKey

Property	Value
Description
DisplayName	AlternativeKey
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	alternativekey
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	200

Contents

Property	Value
Description
DisplayName	Contents
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	contents
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Memo
Format	Text
FormatName	Json
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	1048576

ImportSequenceNumber

Property	Value
Description	Sequence number of the import that created this record.
DisplayName	Import Sequence Number
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	importsequencenumber
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Integer
MaxValue	2147483647
MinValue	-2147483648

name

Property	Value
Description
DisplayName	Name
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	name
RequiredLevel	None
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	100

OverriddenCreatedOn

Property	Value
Description	Date and time that the record was migrated.
DisplayName	Record Created On
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	overriddencreatedon
RequiredLevel	None
Type	DateTime
CanChangeDateTimeBehavior	False
DateTimeBehavior	UserLocal
Format	DateOnly
ImeMode	Inactive
SourceTypeMask	0

OwnerId

Property	Value
Description	Owner Id
DisplayName	Owner
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	ownerid
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	Owner
Targets	systemuser, team

OwnerIdType

Property	Value
Description	Owner Id Type
DisplayName
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	owneridtype
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	EntityName

PartitionId

Property	Value
Description	Logical partition id. A logical partition consists of a set of records with same partition id.
DisplayName	Partition Id
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	partitionid
RequiredLevel	None
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	100

Properties

Property	Value
Description
DisplayName	Properties
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	properties
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Memo
Format	Text
FormatName	Json
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	1048576

traitId

Property	Value
Description	Unique identifier for entity instances
DisplayName	TraitId
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	traitid
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	Uniqueidentifier

TraitType

Property	Value
Description
DisplayName	TraitType
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	traittype
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	100

TTLInSeconds

Property	Value
Description	Time to live in seconds.
DisplayName	Time to live
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	ttlinseconds
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Integer
MaxValue	2147483647
MinValue	1

UserId

Property	Value
Description
DisplayName	UserId
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	userid
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	100

Read-only columns/attributes

These columns/attributes return false for both IsValidForCreate and IsValidForUpdate. Listed by SchemaName.

• CreatedBy
• CreatedOn
• CreatedOnBehalfBy
• ModifiedBy
• ModifiedOn
• ModifiedOnBehalfBy
• OwnerIdName
• OwnerIdYomiName
• OwningBusinessUnit
• OwningTeam
• OwningUser
• VersionNumber

CreatedBy

Property	Value
Description	Unique identifier of the user who created the record.
DisplayName	Created By
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	createdby
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Lookup
Targets	systemuser

CreatedOn

Property	Value
Description	Date and time when the record was created.
DisplayName	Created On
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	createdon
RequiredLevel	None
Type	DateTime
CanChangeDateTimeBehavior	False
DateTimeBehavior	UserLocal
Format	DateAndTime
ImeMode	Inactive
SourceTypeMask	0

CreatedOnBehalfBy

Property	Value
Description	Unique identifier of the delegate user who created the record.
DisplayName	Created By (Delegate)
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	createdonbehalfby
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Lookup
Targets	systemuser

ModifiedBy

Property	Value
Description	Unique identifier of the user who modified the record.
DisplayName	Modified By
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	modifiedby
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Lookup
Targets	systemuser

ModifiedOn

Property	Value
Description	Date and time when the record was modified.
DisplayName	Modified On
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	modifiedon
RequiredLevel	None
Type	DateTime
CanChangeDateTimeBehavior	False
DateTimeBehavior	UserLocal
Format	DateAndTime
ImeMode	Inactive
SourceTypeMask	0

ModifiedOnBehalfBy

Property	Value
Description	Unique identifier of the delegate user who modified the record.
DisplayName	Modified By (Delegate)
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	modifiedonbehalfby
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Lookup
Targets	systemuser

OwnerIdName

Property	Value
Description	Name of the owner
DisplayName
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	owneridname
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	100

OwnerIdYomiName

Property	Value
Description	Yomi name of the owner
DisplayName
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	owneridyominame
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	100

OwningBusinessUnit

Property	Value
Description	Unique identifier for the business unit that owns the record
DisplayName	Owning Business Unit
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	owningbusinessunit
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	Lookup
Targets	businessunit

OwningTeam

Property	Value
Description	Unique identifier for the team that owns the record.
DisplayName	Owning Team
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	owningteam
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Lookup
Targets	team

OwningUser

Property	Value
Description	Unique identifier for the user that owns the record.
DisplayName	Owning User
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	owninguser
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Lookup
Targets	systemuser

VersionNumber

Property	Value
Description	Version Number
DisplayName	Version Number
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	versionnumber
RequiredLevel	None
Type	BigInt
MaxValue	9223372036854775807
MinValue	-9223372036854775808

Many-to-One relationships

These relationships are many-to-one. Listed by SchemaName.

• business_unit_trait
• lk_trait_createdby
• lk_trait_createdonbehalfby
• lk_trait_modifiedby
• lk_trait_modifiedonbehalfby
• owner_trait
• team_trait
• user_trait

business_unit_trait

One-To-Many Relationship: businessunit business_unit_trait

Property	Value
ReferencedEntity	businessunit
ReferencedAttribute	businessunitid
ReferencingAttribute	owningbusinessunit
ReferencingEntityNavigationPropertyName	owningbusinessunit
IsHierarchical
CascadeConfiguration	Archive: NoCascade Assign: NoCascade Delete: NoCascade Merge: NoCascade Reparent: NoCascade RollupView: NoCascade Share: NoCascade Unshare: NoCascade

lk_trait_createdby

One-To-Many Relationship: systemuser lk_trait_createdby

Property	Value
ReferencedEntity	systemuser
ReferencedAttribute	systemuserid
ReferencingAttribute	createdby
ReferencingEntityNavigationPropertyName	createdby
IsHierarchical
CascadeConfiguration	Archive: NoCascade Assign: NoCascade Delete: NoCascade Merge: NoCascade Reparent: NoCascade RollupView: NoCascade Share: NoCascade Unshare: NoCascade

lk_trait_createdonbehalfby

One-To-Many Relationship: systemuser lk_trait_createdonbehalfby

Property	Value
ReferencedEntity	systemuser
ReferencedAttribute	systemuserid
ReferencingAttribute	createdonbehalfby
ReferencingEntityNavigationPropertyName	createdonbehalfby
IsHierarchical
CascadeConfiguration	Archive: NoCascade Assign: NoCascade Delete: NoCascade Merge: NoCascade Reparent: NoCascade RollupView: NoCascade Share: NoCascade Unshare: NoCascade

lk_trait_modifiedby

One-To-Many Relationship: systemuser lk_trait_modifiedby

Property	Value
ReferencedEntity	systemuser
ReferencedAttribute	systemuserid
ReferencingAttribute	modifiedby
ReferencingEntityNavigationPropertyName	modifiedby
IsHierarchical
CascadeConfiguration	Archive: NoCascade Assign: NoCascade Delete: NoCascade Merge: NoCascade Reparent: NoCascade RollupView: NoCascade Share: NoCascade Unshare: NoCascade

lk_trait_modifiedonbehalfby

One-To-Many Relationship: systemuser lk_trait_modifiedonbehalfby

Property	Value
ReferencedEntity	systemuser
ReferencedAttribute	systemuserid
ReferencingAttribute	modifiedonbehalfby
ReferencingEntityNavigationPropertyName	modifiedonbehalfby
IsHierarchical
CascadeConfiguration	Archive: NoCascade Assign: NoCascade Delete: NoCascade Merge: NoCascade Reparent: NoCascade RollupView: NoCascade Share: NoCascade Unshare: NoCascade

owner_trait

One-To-Many Relationship: owner owner_trait

Property	Value
ReferencedEntity	owner
ReferencedAttribute	ownerid
ReferencingAttribute	ownerid
ReferencingEntityNavigationPropertyName	ownerid
IsHierarchical
CascadeConfiguration	Archive: NoCascade Assign: NoCascade Delete: NoCascade Merge: NoCascade Reparent: NoCascade RollupView: NoCascade Share: NoCascade Unshare: NoCascade

team_trait

One-To-Many Relationship: team team_trait

Property	Value
ReferencedEntity	team
ReferencedAttribute	teamid
ReferencingAttribute	owningteam
ReferencingEntityNavigationPropertyName	owningteam
IsHierarchical
CascadeConfiguration	Archive: NoCascade Assign: NoCascade Delete: NoCascade Merge: NoCascade Reparent: NoCascade RollupView: NoCascade Share: NoCascade Unshare: NoCascade

user_trait

One-To-Many Relationship: systemuser user_trait

Property	Value
ReferencedEntity	systemuser
ReferencedAttribute	systemuserid
ReferencingAttribute	owninguser
ReferencingEntityNavigationPropertyName	owninguser
IsHierarchical
CascadeConfiguration	Archive: NoCascade Assign: NoCascade Delete: NoCascade Merge: NoCascade Reparent: NoCascade RollupView: NoCascade Share: NoCascade Unshare: NoCascade

See also

Dataverse table/entity reference
Dataverse Web API Reference
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