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ConstraintBasedGroup (resource group) entity messages and methods

 

Applies To: Dynamics 365 (online), Dynamics 365 (on-premises), Dynamics CRM 2016, Dynamics CRM Online

A constraint-based group (resource group) is a group in which the resource members are specified by a logical expression constraint. Constraint-based group membership is described by a logical expression that is evaluated against the collection of all resources. The schema name for this entity is ConstraintBasedGroup. To view the entity metadata for your organization, install the Metadata Browser solution described in Browse the metadata for your organization. You can also view the metadata for an uncustomized organization in the Excel file called EntityMetadata.xlsx included in the top-level folder of the SDK download.

The following table describes the messages for this entity, which you use with the IOrganizationService.Execute method.

Message

Description

AssociateRequest

Creates a link between a record and one or more records that participate in a relationship.You can also use the IOrganizationService.Associate method. For more information, see Actions on entity records. For a list of default relationships for this entity, see the ConstraintBasedGroup entity metadata. You can find this information in the metadata for your organization. See the preceding metadata browser information.

CreateRequest

Creates a constraint-based group (resource group). You can also call the IOrganizationService.Create method.

DeleteRequest

Deletes a constraint-based group (resource group). You can also call the IOrganizationService.Delete method.

DisassociateRequest

Removes a link between a record and one or more records that participate in a relationship.You can also use the IOrganizationService.Disassociate method. For more information, see Actions on entity records. For a list of default relationships for this entity, see the ConstraintBasedGroup entity metadata. You can find this information in the metadata for your organization. See the preceding metadata browser information..

InitializeFromRequest

Initializes a new record from an existing record provided that an attribute map is defined for the two entities. For more information, see Customize entity and attribute mappings.

RetrieveDuplicatesRequest

Detects and retrieves duplicate records for the specified record provided that duplicate detection is enabled and there are published duplicate detection rules for the entity. For more information, see Detect duplicate data.

RetrieveRequest

Retrieves a constraint-based group (resource group). You can also call the IOrganizationService.Retrieve method.

RetrieveMultipleRequest

Retrieves a collection of constraint-based groups (resource groups). You can also call the IOrganizationService.RetrieveMultiple method.

UpdateRequest

Updates a constraint-based group (resource group). You can also call the IOrganizationService.Update method.

See Also

Resource entities
Resource entity messages and methods
Equipment (facility/equipment) entity messages and methods
ResourceSpec (resource specification) entity messages and methods
ResourceGroup (scheduling group) entity messages and methods
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