ExternalName Property

Version: Available or changed with runtime version 1.0.

Specifies the name of the original table in the external database.

Specify this property if the original name is different from the name that you specify in the Name property. This means that you can use a different name for the table.

Applies to

  • Table
  • Table field

Property Value

The name of the table in the external database.

Syntax

ExternalName = 'organization';

Remarks

This property appears when you specify CDS or ExternalSQL in the TableType property. These tables use a different SQL Server connection than the normal tables in the Dynamics 365 Business Central database.

TableType Property
ExternalSchema Property
Name Property
Properties