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Represents a relationship between two or more related Entity objects defined in one or multiple external systems.

The Association type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	AssociationGroup	Gets the association group for this Association.
	DefaultDisplayName	Gets or sets the default display name. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	DestinationEntityReference	Gets a reference to the destination external content type.
	HasReturnTypeDescriptor	Gets whether the MethodInstance object has a return TypeDescriptor object. (Inherited from MethodInstance.)
	Id	Gets the identifier of the MetadataObject object. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	IsCached	Indicates whether the object is cached. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	IsDefault	Gets or sets whether the MethodInstance object is the default. (Inherited from MethodInstance.)
	LocalizedDisplayName	Gets or sets the localized display name. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	LocalizedDisplayNames	Gets the collection of localized display names. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	Method	Gets the Method object associated with this MethodInstance object. (Inherited from MethodInstance.)
	MethodId	Gets the method identifier (ID) associated with this MethodInstance object. (Inherited from MethodInstance.)
	MethodInstanceType	Gets or sets the type of the MethodInstance object. (Inherited from MethodInstance.)
	Name	Gets or sets the name of the object. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	Properties	Gets the property collection of the object. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	ReturnTypeDescriptor	Gets or sets the association type descriptor. (Overrides MethodInstance.ReturnTypeDescriptor.)
	SourceEntityReferences	Gets the references to the source Entity objects.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	ContainsLocalizedDisplayName	Indicates whether the object contains a localized display name. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	CopyAclAcrossChildren	Copies the list of access control entries (ACEs) associated with the metadata object to all of its child metadata objects. Each individually securable metadata object inherits from this class and provides its own implementation of this method. (Inherited from IndividuallySecurableMetadataObject.)
	CopyAclAcrossChildrenForSetting	Copies the list of access control entries (ACEs) associated with the metadata object to all of its child metadata objects for the specified setting. Each individually securable metadata object inherits from this class and provides its own implementation of this method. (Inherited from IndividuallySecurableMetadataObject.)
	CopyAclToSetting	Copies the list of access control entries (ACEs) associated with the metadata object to the object setting. (Inherited from IndividuallySecurableMetadataObject.)
	Delete	Deletes the MetadataObject. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	GetAccessControlList()	Gets the access control list (ACL) from the containing entity. (Inherited from AccessControlledMetadataObject.)
	GetAccessControlList(String)	Gets a list of the individually securable child metadata objects. (Inherited from IndividuallySecurableMetadataObject.)
	GetAccessControlList(String, Boolean)	Gets a list of the individually securable child metadata objects. (Inherited from IndividuallySecurableMetadataObject.)
	GetById	Gets the Association object by using the association identifier and the metadata catalog.
	MergeXml	Reads the Association definition from the specified resource XML for the specified method, and then merges its properties, localized names, and access control entries with the existing Association in the metadata store.
	Read	Reads this Association object from the database and refreshes its contents. (Overrides MethodInstance.Read().)
	ReadCommon	This member is reserved for internal use and is not intended to be used directly from your code. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	ReadXml	Reads the Association definition from the specified metadata XML for the specified method.
	SetAccessControlList(IAccessControlList)	Sets the access control list (ACL) for an individually securable metadata object. (Inherited from IndividuallySecurableMetadataObject.)
	SetAccessControlList(IAccessControlList, String)	Sets the access control list (ACL) for an individually securable metadata object for the specified setting. (Inherited from IndividuallySecurableMetadataObject.)
	ToString	(Inherited from Object.)
	Update	Updates the object. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	WriteXml(PackageContents)	Returns the XML representation of the MetadataObject. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	WriteXml(PackageContents, String)	Returns the XML representation of the MetadataObject, which is generated using the properties, localized names, and access control entries from the specified setting. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)

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Reference

Association Class

Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Client Namespace