Attribute table/entity reference

Messages

The following table lists the messages for the Attribute 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
RetrieveMultiple Event: False	GET /attributes See Query data	Query data

Properties

The following table lists selected properties for the Attribute table.

Property	Value
DisplayName	Attribute
DisplayCollectionName	Attributes
SchemaName	Attribute
CollectionSchemaName	Attributes
EntitySetName	attributes
LogicalName	attribute
LogicalCollectionName	attributes
PrimaryIdAttribute	attributeid
PrimaryNameAttribute	name
TableType	Standard
OwnershipType	None

Writable columns/attributes

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

• AttributeId
• ExternalName
• LogicalName
• ManagedPropertyLogicalName
• ManagedPropertyParentAttributeName
• Name
• PhysicalName
• TableColumnName

AttributeId

Property	Value
Description	Unique identifier of the attribute.
DisplayName	Attribute
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	attributeid
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	Uniqueidentifier

ExternalName

Property	Value
Description	The external name of this attribute.
DisplayName	External Name
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	externalname
RequiredLevel	None
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	128

LogicalName

Property	Value
Description	The logical name of this attribute.
DisplayName	Logical Name
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	logicalname
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	128

ManagedPropertyLogicalName

Property	Value
Description	The managed property logical name of this attribute.
DisplayName	Managed Property Logical Name
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	managedpropertylogicalname
RequiredLevel	None
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	128

ManagedPropertyParentAttributeName

Property	Value
Description	The managed property parent attribute name of this attribute.
DisplayName	Managed Property Parent Attribute Name
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	managedpropertyparentattributename
RequiredLevel	None
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	128

Name

Property	Value
Description	The name of this Attribute.
DisplayName	Name
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	name
RequiredLevel	None
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	128

PhysicalName

Property	Value
Description	The physical name of this attribute.
DisplayName	Physical Name
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	physicalname
RequiredLevel	None
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	128

TableColumnName

Property	Value
Description	The table column name of this attribute.
DisplayName	Table Column Name
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	tablecolumnname
RequiredLevel	None
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	128

Read-only columns/attributes

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

• AttributeOf
• AttributeTypeId
• ComponentState
• OverwriteTime
• SolutionId
• ValidForReadAPI
• VersionNumber

AttributeOf

Property	Value
Description	Attribute Of
DisplayName	Attribute Of
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	attributeof
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Uniqueidentifier

AttributeTypeId

Property	Value
Description	Attribute Type Id
DisplayName	Attribute Type Id
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	attributetypeid
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Uniqueidentifier

ComponentState

Property	Value
Description	For internal use only.
DisplayName	Component State
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	componentstate
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	Picklist
DefaultFormValue	-1
GlobalChoiceName	componentstate

ComponentState Choices/Options

Value	Label
0	Published
1	Unpublished
2	Deleted
3	Deleted Unpublished

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	DateOnly
ImeMode	Inactive
SourceTypeMask	0

SolutionId

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

ValidForReadAPI

Property	Value
Description	Valid For Read API
DisplayName	Valid For Read API
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	validforreadapi
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Boolean
GlobalChoiceName	_attribute_validforreadapi
DefaultValue	False
True Label
False Label

VersionNumber

Property	Value
Description	The version number of this attribute.
DisplayName	Version Number
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	versionnumber
RequiredLevel	None
Type	BigInt
MaxValue	9223372036854775807
MinValue	-9223372036854775808

One-to-Many relationships

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

• attribute_dvfilesearchattribute
• attribute_dvtablesearchattribute
• attribute_solutioncomponentattrconfig
• referencedattribute_relationshipattribute
• referencingattribute_relationshipattribute

attribute_dvfilesearchattribute

Many-To-One Relationship: dvfilesearchattribute attribute_dvfilesearchattribute

Property	Value
ReferencingEntity	dvfilesearchattribute
ReferencingAttribute	attribute
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName	attribute_dvfilesearchattribute
IsCustomizable	False
AssociatedMenuConfiguration	AvailableOffline: True Behavior: UseCollectionName Group: Details Label: MenuId: null Order: 10000 QueryApi: null ViewId: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

attribute_dvtablesearchattribute

Many-To-One Relationship: dvtablesearchattribute attribute_dvtablesearchattribute

Property	Value
ReferencingEntity	dvtablesearchattribute
ReferencingAttribute	attribute
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName	attribute_dvtablesearchattribute
IsCustomizable	False
AssociatedMenuConfiguration	AvailableOffline: True Behavior: UseCollectionName Group: Details Label: MenuId: null Order: 10000 QueryApi: null ViewId: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

attribute_solutioncomponentattrconfig

Many-To-One Relationship: solutioncomponentattributeconfiguration attribute_solutioncomponentattrconfig

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

referencedattribute_relationshipattribute

Many-To-One Relationship: relationshipattribute referencedattribute_relationshipattribute

Property	Value
ReferencingEntity	relationshipattribute
ReferencingAttribute	referencedattributeid
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName	referencedattribute_relationshipattribute
IsCustomizable	False
AssociatedMenuConfiguration	AvailableOffline: True Behavior: UseCollectionName Group: Details Label: MenuId: null Order: 10000 QueryApi: null ViewId: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

referencingattribute_relationshipattribute

Many-To-One Relationship: relationshipattribute referencingattribute_relationshipattribute

Property	Value
ReferencingEntity	relationshipattribute
ReferencingAttribute	referencingattributeid
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName	referencingdattribute_relationshipattribute
IsCustomizable	False
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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