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
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
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