Follow (PostFollow) entity reference

Represents a user following the activity feed of an object.

Messages

Message	SDK class or method
Create	CreateRequest or Create
Delete	DeleteRequest or Delete
Retrieve	RetrieveRequest or Retrieve
RetrieveMultiple	RetrieveMultipleRequest or RetrieveMultiple

Properties

Property	Value
CollectionSchemaName	PostFollows
DisplayCollectionName	Follows
DisplayName	Follow
EntitySetName	postfollows
IsBPFEntity	False
LogicalCollectionName	postfollows
LogicalName	postfollow
OwnershipType	UserOwned
PrimaryIdAttribute	postfollowid
PrimaryNameAttribute	regardingobjectidname
SchemaName	PostFollow

Writable attributes

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

• OwnerId
• OwnerIdType
• PostFollowId
• RegardingObjectId
• RegardingObjectTypeCode
• TimeZoneRuleVersionNumber
• UTCConversionTimeZoneCode

OwnerId

Property	Value
Description	Enter the user or team who is assigned to manage the record. This field is updated every time the record is assigned to a different user.
DisplayName	Owner
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
IsValidForUpdate	False
LogicalName	ownerid
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Targets	systemuser,team
Type	Owner

OwnerIdType

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

PostFollowId

Property	Value
Description	Shows the ID of the post follow.
DisplayName	PostFollow
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
IsValidForUpdate	False
LogicalName	postfollowid
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	Uniqueidentifier

RegardingObjectId

Property	Value
Description	Choose the parent record for the followed post to identify the customer, opportunity, case, or other record type that the post most closely relates to.
DisplayName	Regarding
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
IsValidForUpdate	False
LogicalName	regardingobjectid
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Targets	account,appointment,competitor,contact,incident,knowledgearticle,lead,opportunity,phonecall,processsession,queue,recurringappointmentmaster,systemuser,task
Type	Lookup

RegardingObjectTypeCode

Property	Value
Description	Type of the RegardingObject
DisplayName	RegardingObjectTypeCode
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
IsValidForUpdate	False
LogicalName	regardingobjecttypecode
RequiredLevel	None
Type	EntityName

TimeZoneRuleVersionNumber

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

UTCConversionTimeZoneCode

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

Read-only attributes

These attributes return false for both IsValidForCreate or IsValidForUpdate. Listed by SchemaName.

• CreatedBy
• CreatedByName
• CreatedByYomiName
• CreatedOn
• CreatedOnBehalfBy
• CreatedOnBehalfByName
• CreatedOnBehalfByYomiName
• OwnerIdName
• OwnerIdYomiName
• OwningBusinessUnit
• OwningTeam
• OwningUser
• PostToYammer
• RegardingObjectIdName
• RegardingObjectIdYomiName
• VersionNumber
• YammerPostState
• YammerRetryCount

CreatedBy

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

CreatedByName

Property	Value
Description
DisplayName
FormatName	Text
IsLocalizable	False
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	createdbyname
MaxLength	100
RequiredLevel	None
Type	String

CreatedByYomiName

Property	Value
Description
DisplayName
FormatName	Text
IsLocalizable	False
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	createdbyyominame
MaxLength	100
RequiredLevel	None
Type	String

CreatedOn

Property	Value
DateTimeBehavior	UserLocal
Description	Shows the date and time when the record was created. The date and time are displayed in the time zone selected in Microsoft Dynamics 365 options.
DisplayName	Created On
Format	DateAndTime
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	createdon
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	DateTime

CreatedOnBehalfBy

Property	Value
Description	Shows who created the record on behalf of another user.
DisplayName	Created By (Delegate)
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	createdonbehalfby
RequiredLevel	None
Targets	systemuser
Type	Lookup

CreatedOnBehalfByName

Property	Value
Description
DisplayName
FormatName	Text
IsLocalizable	False
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	createdonbehalfbyname
MaxLength	100
RequiredLevel	None
Type	String

CreatedOnBehalfByYomiName

Property	Value
Description
DisplayName
FormatName	Text
IsLocalizable	False
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	createdonbehalfbyyominame
MaxLength	100
RequiredLevel	None
Type	String

OwnerIdName

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

OwnerIdYomiName

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

OwningBusinessUnit

Property	Value
Description	Unique identifier for the business unit that owns the record.
DisplayName	Owning Business Unit
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	owningbusinessunit
RequiredLevel	None
Targets	businessunit
Type	Lookup

OwningTeam

Property	Value
Description	Unique identifier of the team who owns the follow.
DisplayName	Owning Team
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	owningteam
RequiredLevel	None
Targets	team
Type	Lookup

OwningUser

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

PostToYammer

Property	Value
Description	Internal Use Only
DisplayName	Internal Use Only
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	False
LogicalName	posttoyammer
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Boolean

PostToYammer Choices/Options

Value	Label	Description
1	Yes
0	No

DefaultValue: 0

RegardingObjectIdName

Property	Value
Description	Display name of the type of entity that the user followed.
DisplayName	Regarding Entity Name
FormatName	Text
IsLocalizable	False
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	regardingobjectidname
MaxLength	4000
RequiredLevel	None
Type	String

RegardingObjectIdYomiName

Property	Value
Description
DisplayName
FormatName	Text
IsLocalizable	False
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	regardingobjectidyominame
MaxLength	100
RequiredLevel	None
Type	String

VersionNumber

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

YammerPostState

Property	Value
Description	Internal Use Only
DisplayName	Internal Use Only
Format	None
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	yammerpoststate
MaxValue	5
MinValue	0
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Integer

YammerRetryCount

Property	Value
Description	Internal Use Only
DisplayName	Internal Use Only
Format	None
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	False
LogicalName	yammerretrycount
MaxValue	2147483647
MinValue	0
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Integer

One-To-Many Relationships

Listed by SchemaName.

• PostFollow_AsyncOperations
• PostFollow_SyncErrors

PostFollow_AsyncOperations

Same as the PostFollow_AsyncOperations many-to-one relationship for the asyncoperation entity.

Property	Value
ReferencingEntity	asyncoperation
ReferencingAttribute	regardingobjectid
IsHierarchical	False
IsCustomizable	False
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName	PostFollow_AsyncOperations
AssociatedMenuConfiguration	Behavior: UseCollectionName Group: Details Label: Order:
CascadeConfiguration	Assign: NoCascade Delete: NoCascade Merge: NoCascade Reparent: NoCascade Share: NoCascade Unshare: NoCascade

PostFollow_SyncErrors

Same as the PostFollow_SyncErrors many-to-one relationship for the syncerror entity.

Property	Value
ReferencingEntity	syncerror
ReferencingAttribute	regardingobjectid
IsHierarchical	False
IsCustomizable	True
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName	PostFollow_SyncErrors
AssociatedMenuConfiguration	Behavior: DoNotDisplay Group: Details Label: Order:
CascadeConfiguration	Assign: Cascade Delete: Cascade Merge: Cascade Reparent: Cascade Share: Cascade Unshare: Cascade

Many-To-One Relationships

Each Many-To-One relationship is defined by a corresponding One-To-Many relationship with the related entity. Listed by SchemaName.

• lead_PostFollows
• incident_PostFollows
• opportunity_PostFollows
• competitor_PostFollows
• task_PostFollows
• appointment_PostFollows
• phonecall_PostFollows
• recurringappointmentmaster_PostFollows
• lk_PostFollow_createdby
• account_PostFollows
• contact_PostFollows
• systemuser_PostFollows
• business_unit_postfollows
• OwningTeam_postfollows
• user_owner_postfollows
• lk_postfollow_createdonbehalfby
• processsession_PostFollows
• queue_PostFollows
• knowledgearticle_PostFollows

lead_PostFollows

Added by: Lead Management Solution

See the lead_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the lead entity.

incident_PostFollows

Added by: Service Solution

See the incident_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the incident entity.

opportunity_PostFollows

Added by: Sales Solution

See the opportunity_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the opportunity entity.

competitor_PostFollows

Added by: Sales Solution

See the competitor_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the competitor entity.

task_PostFollows

See the task_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the task entity.

appointment_PostFollows

See the appointment_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the appointment entity.

phonecall_PostFollows

See the phonecall_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the phonecall entity.

recurringappointmentmaster_PostFollows

See the recurringappointmentmaster_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the recurringappointmentmaster entity.

lk_PostFollow_createdby

See the lk_PostFollow_createdby one-to-many relationship for the systemuser entity.

account_PostFollows

See the account_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the account entity.

contact_PostFollows

See the contact_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the contact entity.

systemuser_PostFollows

See the systemuser_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the systemuser entity.

business_unit_postfollows

See the business_unit_postfollows one-to-many relationship for the businessunit entity.

OwningTeam_postfollows

See the OwningTeam_postfollows one-to-many relationship for the team entity.

user_owner_postfollows

See the user_owner_postfollows one-to-many relationship for the systemuser entity.

lk_postfollow_createdonbehalfby

See the lk_postfollow_createdonbehalfby one-to-many relationship for the systemuser entity.

processsession_PostFollows

See the processsession_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the processsession entity.

queue_PostFollows

See the queue_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the queue entity.

knowledgearticle_PostFollows

See the knowledgearticle_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the knowledgearticle entity.

See also

About the Entity Reference
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