Business Skill (Skill) table/entity reference (Microsoft Dataverse)

Records of instructions, scripts, and resources that agents can discover and use to do things more accurately and efficiently.

Messages

The following table lists the messages for the Business Skill (Skill) 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 /skills(skillid) Update the ownerid property.	AssignRequest
Associate Event: True	Associate records	Associate records
Create Event: True	POST /skills See Create	Create records
CreateMultiple Event: True	CreateMultiple	CreateMultipleRequest
Delete Event: True	DELETE /skills(skillid) See Delete	Delete records
Disassociate Event: True	Disassociate records	Disassociate records
GrantAccess Event: True	GrantAccess	GrantAccessRequest
IsValidStateTransition Event: False	IsValidStateTransition	IsValidStateTransitionRequest
ModifyAccess Event: True	ModifyAccess	ModifyAccessRequest
Retrieve Event: True	GET /skills(skillid) See Retrieve	Retrieve records
RetrieveMultiple Event: True	GET /skills See Query data	Query data
RetrievePrincipalAccess Event: True	RetrievePrincipalAccess	RetrievePrincipalAccessRequest
RetrieveSharedPrincipalsAndAccess Event: True	RetrieveSharedPrincipalsAndAccess	RetrieveSharedPrincipalsAndAccessRequest
RevokeAccess Event: True	RevokeAccess	RevokeAccessRequest
SetState Event: True	PATCH /skills(skillid) Update the statecode and statuscode properties.	SetStateRequest
Update Event: True	PATCH /skills(skillid) See Update	Update records
UpdateMultiple Event: True	UpdateMultiple	UpdateMultipleRequest
Upsert Event: False	PATCH /skills(skillid) See Upsert a table row	UpsertRequest
UpsertMultiple Event: False	UpsertMultiple	UpsertMultipleRequest

Events

The following table lists the events for the Business Skill (Skill) 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 Business Skill (Skill) table.

Property	Value
DisplayName	Business Skill
DisplayCollectionName	Business Skills
SchemaName	Skill
CollectionSchemaName	Skills
EntitySetName	skills
LogicalName	skill
LogicalCollectionName	skills
PrimaryIdAttribute	skillid
PrimaryNameAttribute	name
TableType	Standard
OwnershipType	UserOwned

Writable columns/attributes

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

• Body
• Description
• ImportSequenceNumber
• IsCustomizable
• IsPersonal
• Name
• Origin
• OverriddenCreatedOn
• OwnerId
• OwnerIdType
• SkillId
• statecode
• statuscode
• TimeZoneRuleVersionNumber
• UniqueName
• UTCConversionTimeZoneCode

Body

Property	Value
Description	Prompt or instructions for the skill.
DisplayName	Body
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	body
RequiredLevel	ApplicationRequired
Type	Memo
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	32000

Description

Property	Value
Description	Describes what the skill does and when to use it.
DisplayName	Description
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	description
RequiredLevel	ApplicationRequired
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	1024

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

IsCustomizable

Property	Value
Description	For internal use only.
DisplayName	Is Customizable
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	iscustomizable
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	ManagedProperty

IsPersonal

Property	Value
Description	Determines whether the skill is viewable by the organization or only by the individual owner.
DisplayName	Viewable By
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	ispersonal
RequiredLevel	ApplicationRequired
Type	Boolean
GlobalChoiceName	skill_ispersonal
DefaultValue	True
True Label	Individual
False Label	Organization

Name

Property	Value
Description	The name of the skill.
DisplayName	Name
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	name
RequiredLevel	ApplicationRequired
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	100

Origin

Property	Value
Description	Where this skill came from--whether it was suggested by AI, included with an agent, or created by a user.
DisplayName	Origin
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	origin
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Picklist
DefaultFormValue	0
GlobalChoiceName	skill_origin

Origin Choices/Options

Value	Label
0	User
1	System
2	Learning Agent

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

SkillId

Property	Value
Description	Unique identifier for entity instances
DisplayName	Business Skill
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	skillid
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	Uniqueidentifier

statecode

Property	Value
Description	Status of the Business Skill
DisplayName	Status
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	statecode
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	State
DefaultFormValue
GlobalChoiceName	skill_statecode

statecode Choices/Options

Value	Details
0	Label: Active DefaultStatus: 1 InvariantName: Active
1	Label: Inactive DefaultStatus: 2 InvariantName: Inactive

statuscode

Property	Value
Description	Reason for the status of the Business Skill
DisplayName	Status Reason
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	statuscode
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Status
DefaultFormValue
GlobalChoiceName	skill_statuscode

statuscode Choices/Options

Value	Details
1	Label: Active State:0 TransitionData: None
2	Label: Inactive State:1 TransitionData: None
3	Label: Suggested State:1 TransitionData: None

TimeZoneRuleVersionNumber

Property	Value
Description	For internal use only.
DisplayName	Time Zone Rule Version Number
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	timezoneruleversionnumber
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Integer
MaxValue	2147483647
MinValue	-1

UniqueName

Property	Value
Description	Unique Name for the skill, which requires a customization prefix (example: contoso_skillname).
DisplayName	Unique Name
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	uniquename
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	128

UTCConversionTimeZoneCode

Property	Value
Description	Time zone code that was in use when the record was created.
DisplayName	UTC Conversion Time Zone Code
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	utcconversiontimezonecode
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Integer
MaxValue	2147483647
MinValue	-1

Read-only columns/attributes

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

• ComponentIdUnique
• ComponentState
• CreatedBy
• CreatedOn
• CreatedOnBehalfBy
• IsManaged
• ModifiedBy
• ModifiedOn
• ModifiedOnBehalfBy
• OverwriteTime
• OwnerIdName
• OwnerIdYomiName
• OwningBusinessUnit
• OwningTeam
• OwningUser
• SolutionId
• SupportingSolutionId
• VersionNumber

ComponentIdUnique

Property	Value
Description	For internal use only.
DisplayName	Row id unique
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	componentidunique
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	Uniqueidentifier

ComponentState

Property	Value
Description	For internal use only.
DisplayName	Component State
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	componentstate
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	Picklist
DefaultFormValue
GlobalChoiceName	componentstate

ComponentState Choices/Options

Value	Label
0	Published
1	Unpublished
2	Deleted
3	Deleted Unpublished

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

IsManaged

Property	Value
Description	Indicates whether the solution component is part of a managed solution.
DisplayName	Is Managed
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	ismanaged
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	Boolean
GlobalChoiceName	ismanaged
DefaultValue	False
True Label	Managed
False Label	Unmanaged

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

OverwriteTime

Property	Value
Description	For internal use only.
DisplayName	Record Overwrite Time
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	overwritetime
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	DateTime
CanChangeDateTimeBehavior	False
DateTimeBehavior	UserLocal
Format	DateAndTime
ImeMode	Inactive
SourceTypeMask	0

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	None
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

SolutionId

Property	Value
Description	Unique identifier of the associated solution.
DisplayName	Solution
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	solutionid
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	Uniqueidentifier

SupportingSolutionId

Property	Value
Description	For internal use only.
DisplayName	Solution
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	False
LogicalName	supportingsolutionid
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Uniqueidentifier

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_skill
• lk_skill_createdby
• lk_skill_createdonbehalfby
• lk_skill_modifiedby
• lk_skill_modifiedonbehalfby
• owner_skill
• team_skill
• user_skill

business_unit_skill

One-To-Many Relationship: businessunit business_unit_skill

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

lk_skill_createdby

One-To-Many Relationship: systemuser lk_skill_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_skill_createdonbehalfby

One-To-Many Relationship: systemuser lk_skill_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_skill_modifiedby

One-To-Many Relationship: systemuser lk_skill_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_skill_modifiedonbehalfby

One-To-Many Relationship: systemuser lk_skill_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_skill

One-To-Many Relationship: owner owner_skill

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_skill

One-To-Many Relationship: team team_skill

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_skill

One-To-Many Relationship: systemuser user_skill

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

One-to-Many relationships

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

• skill_AsyncOperations
• skill_BulkDeleteFailures
• skill_MailboxTrackingFolders
• skill_PrincipalObjectAttributeAccesses
• skill_ProcessSession
• skill_skillmetadata
• skill_skillresource
• skill_SyncErrors
• skillrolemapping_SkillId_skill

skill_AsyncOperations

Many-To-One Relationship: asyncoperation skill_AsyncOperations

Property	Value
ReferencingEntity	asyncoperation
ReferencingAttribute	regardingobjectid
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName	skill_AsyncOperations
IsCustomizable	True
AssociatedMenuConfiguration	AvailableOffline: True Behavior: DoNotDisplay Group: Details Label: MenuId: null Order: QueryApi: null ViewId: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

skill_BulkDeleteFailures

Many-To-One Relationship: bulkdeletefailure skill_BulkDeleteFailures

Property	Value
ReferencingEntity	bulkdeletefailure
ReferencingAttribute	regardingobjectid
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName	skill_BulkDeleteFailures
IsCustomizable	True
AssociatedMenuConfiguration	AvailableOffline: True Behavior: DoNotDisplay Group: Details Label: MenuId: null Order: QueryApi: null ViewId: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

skill_MailboxTrackingFolders

Many-To-One Relationship: mailboxtrackingfolder skill_MailboxTrackingFolders

Property	Value
ReferencingEntity	mailboxtrackingfolder
ReferencingAttribute	regardingobjectid
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName	skill_MailboxTrackingFolders
IsCustomizable	True
AssociatedMenuConfiguration	AvailableOffline: True Behavior: DoNotDisplay Group: Details Label: MenuId: null Order: QueryApi: null ViewId: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

skill_PrincipalObjectAttributeAccesses

Many-To-One Relationship: principalobjectattributeaccess skill_PrincipalObjectAttributeAccesses

Property	Value
ReferencingEntity	principalobjectattributeaccess
ReferencingAttribute	objectid
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName	skill_PrincipalObjectAttributeAccesses
IsCustomizable	True
AssociatedMenuConfiguration	AvailableOffline: True Behavior: DoNotDisplay Group: Details Label: MenuId: null Order: QueryApi: null ViewId: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

skill_ProcessSession

Many-To-One Relationship: processsession skill_ProcessSession

Property	Value
ReferencingEntity	processsession
ReferencingAttribute	regardingobjectid
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName	skill_ProcessSession
IsCustomizable	True
AssociatedMenuConfiguration	AvailableOffline: True Behavior: DoNotDisplay Group: Details Label: MenuId: null Order: QueryApi: null ViewId: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

skill_skillmetadata

Many-To-One Relationship: skillmetadata skill_skillmetadata

Property	Value
ReferencingEntity	skillmetadata
ReferencingAttribute	skillid
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName	skill_skillmetadata
IsCustomizable	False
AssociatedMenuConfiguration	AvailableOffline: True Behavior: UseCollectionName Group: Details Label: Represents collection of Metadata belonging to a Business Skill MenuId: null Order: 10000 QueryApi: null ViewId: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

skill_skillresource

Many-To-One Relationship: skillresource skill_skillresource

Property	Value
ReferencingEntity	skillresource
ReferencingAttribute	skillid
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName	skill_skillresource
IsCustomizable	False
AssociatedMenuConfiguration	AvailableOffline: True Behavior: UseCollectionName Group: Details Label: Represents collection of Resources belonging to a Business Skill MenuId: null Order: 10000 QueryApi: null ViewId: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

skill_SyncErrors

Many-To-One Relationship: syncerror skill_SyncErrors

Property	Value
ReferencingEntity	syncerror
ReferencingAttribute	regardingobjectid
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName	skill_SyncErrors
IsCustomizable	True
AssociatedMenuConfiguration	AvailableOffline: True Behavior: DoNotDisplay Group: Details Label: MenuId: null Order: QueryApi: null ViewId: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

skillrolemapping_SkillId_skill

Many-To-One Relationship: skillrolemapping skillrolemapping_SkillId_skill

Property	Value
ReferencingEntity	skillrolemapping
ReferencingAttribute	skillid
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName	skillrolemapping_SkillId_skill
IsCustomizable	True
AssociatedMenuConfiguration	AvailableOffline: True Behavior: UseCollectionName Group: Details Label: MenuId: null Order: 10000 QueryApi: null ViewId: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

Many-to-Many relationships

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

skill_dvtablesearch_association

See dvtablesearch skill_dvtablesearch_association Many-To-Many Relationship

Property	Value
IntersectEntityName	skilldvtablesearch
IsCustomizable	True
SchemaName	skill_dvtablesearch_association
IntersectAttribute	skillid
NavigationPropertyName	skill_dvtablesearch_association
AssociatedMenuConfiguration	AvailableOffline: True Behavior: UseCollectionName Group: Details Label: MenuId: null Order: 10000 QueryApi: null ViewId: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

See also

Dataverse table/entity reference
Dataverse Web API Reference
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