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The Microsoft.BusinessData.MetadataModel namespace contains classes, interfaces, and enumerations that are used in the design of external systems, external content types, methods, and associations between external content types.
Classes
DuplicateMetadataObjectException
Represents an exception that is thrown when one or more metadata objects have field values that are equal in a context where this is not allowed.
ExceededMetadataObjectLimitException
Represents the exception that is thrown when the number of metadata objects of a particular type that are loaded into the cache exceeds a predefined limit, or if the number of metadata objects related to another metadata object exceeds a predefined limit.
InvalidMetadataObjectException
Represents the exception that is thrown if the metadata object you are trying to access or create is not valid.
InvalidMetadataPropertyException
Represents the exception that is thrown if a metadata property is not valid.
MetadataException
Represents a base exception class that is thrown when the runtime engine encounters miscellaneous issues with Microsoft Business Connectivity Services (BCS) metadata.
MetadataObjectNotFoundException
Represents the exception thrown if the requested metadata object cannot be found in the Business Data Connectivity (BDC) service.
MissingMetadataPropertyException
Specifies the exception that is thrown when a particular metadata object instance does not have an expected property.
Interfaces
IAccessControlledMetadataObject
Represents a metadata object to which access can be restricted.
IAction
Defines methods and properties on an action.
IActionParameter
Defines the parameters that the action URL accepts.
IAssociation
Represents a relationship between two or more related external content types within external systems.
IAssociationGroup
Represents a relationship between external content types by grouping related association objects.
IAssociationReference
Represents a reference to an association.
IDataClass
Defines properties and methods that support a data class that represents the base class of all external content types.
IEntity
Represents an external content type such as Customer or Product, in a line-of-business (LOB) application.
IEntityReference
Represents a reference to an external content type.
IField
Represents a data element in a View.
IFilterDescriptor
Describes a filter.
IIdentifier
Defines the properties of an external content type identifier.
IIdentifierReference
Represents a reference to an identifier.
ILobSystem
Represents an external system.
ILobSystemInstance
Represents a LobSystemInstance.
ILobSystemStruct
Represents the type information of an external system.
IMetadataCatalog
Provides access to metadata objects.
IMetadataObject
Represents a metadata object.
IMetadataStruct
Represents a structure that contains the data fields of a metadata object.
IMethod
Represents a method on an external content type.
IMethodInstance
Represents stereotypical operation of a method on an external content type.
IParameter
Represents the in, in-out, out, and return parameters of each method.
ITypeDescriptor
Represents a data structure in the external system.
IView
Represents a collection of fields, where fields are the data members of an external content type.
Enumerations
DirectionType
Represents a direction parameter for methods on external system objects.
FilterType
Represents the enumeration that identifies the type of the filter descriptor.
MethodInstanceType
Represents the type of a MethodInstance.
SystemType
Represents an enumerator that identifies the type of the external system object.
TypeDescriptorFlags
Describes flags for a type descriptor, such as whether the type descriptor is read-only, or whether the type descriptor is used as a field in a creator view.