Post entity reference

An activity feed post.

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 Posts
DisplayCollectionName Posts
DisplayName Post
EntitySetName posts
IsBPFEntity False
LogicalCollectionName posts
LogicalName post
OwnershipType OrganizationOwned
PrimaryIdAttribute postid
PrimaryNameAttribute text
SchemaName Post

Writable attributes

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

PostId

Property Value
Description Unique identifier for entity instances
DisplayName Post
IsValidForForm False
IsValidForRead True
IsValidForUpdate False
LogicalName postid
RequiredLevel SystemRequired
Type Uniqueidentifier

RegardingObjectId

Property Value
Description Choose the parent record for the post to identify the customer, opportunity, case, or other record that the post most closely relates to.
DisplayName Regarding
IsValidForForm True
IsValidForRead True
IsValidForUpdate False
LogicalName regardingobjectid
RequiredLevel SystemRequired
Targets
Type Lookup

RegardingObjectIdName

Property Value
Description
DisplayName
FormatName Text
IsLocalizable False
IsValidForForm False
IsValidForRead True
IsValidForUpdate False
LogicalName regardingobjectidname
MaxLength 4000
RequiredLevel None
Type String

RegardingObjectTypeCode

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

Source

Property Value
Description Select whether the post was created manually or automatically.
DisplayName Source
IsValidForForm True
IsValidForRead True
IsValidForUpdate False
LogicalName source
RequiredLevel ApplicationRequired
Type Picklist

Source Choices/Options

Value Label Description
1 Auto Post
2 Manual Post
3 ActionHub Post

Text

Property Value
Description Shows the text of a post. If this is a manual post, it appears in plain text. If this is an auto post, it appears in XML.
DisplayName Text
FormatName Text
IsLocalizable False
IsValidForForm True
IsValidForRead True
IsValidForUpdate False
LogicalName text
MaxLength 2000
RequiredLevel ApplicationRequired
Type String

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

Type

Property Value
Description Select the post type.
DisplayName Type
IsValidForForm True
IsValidForRead True
IsValidForUpdate False
LogicalName type
RequiredLevel ApplicationRequired
Type Picklist

Type Choices/Options

Value Label Description
1 Check-in
2 Idea
3 News
4 Private Message
5 Question
6 Re-post
7 Status

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

Property Value
Description Shows who created the record.
DisplayName Created By
IsValidForForm True
IsValidForRead True
LogicalName createdby
RequiredLevel SystemRequired
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 None
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

ModifiedBy

Property Value
Description Unique identifier of the user who modified the record.
DisplayName Modified By
IsValidForForm False
IsValidForRead True
LogicalName modifiedby
RequiredLevel None
Targets systemuser
Type Lookup

ModifiedByName

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

ModifiedOn

Property Value
DateTimeBehavior UserLocal
Description Shows the date and time when the record was last updated. The date and time are displayed in the time zone selected in Microsoft Dynamics 365 options.
DisplayName Modified On
Format DateAndTime
IsValidForForm True
IsValidForRead True
LogicalName modifiedon
RequiredLevel None
Type DateTime

ModifiedOnBehalfBy

Property Value
Description Unique identifier of the delegate user who modified the record.
DisplayName Modified By (Delegate)
IsValidForForm False
IsValidForRead True
LogicalName modifiedonbehalfby
RequiredLevel None
Targets systemuser
Type Lookup

ModifiedOnBehalfByName

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

ModifiedOnBehalfByYomiName

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

OrganizationId

Property Value
Description Unique identifier of the organization associated with the solution.
DisplayName Organization
IsValidForForm False
IsValidForRead True
LogicalName organizationid
RequiredLevel SystemRequired
Targets organization
Type Lookup

OrganizationIdName

Property Value
Description
DisplayName
FormatName Text
IsLocalizable False
IsValidForForm False
IsValidForRead True
LogicalName organizationidname
MaxLength 100
RequiredLevel SystemRequired
Type String

PostRegardingId

Property Value
Description Unique identifier of the post regarding with which the post is associated.
DisplayName Post Regarding
IsValidForForm False
IsValidForRead False
LogicalName postregardingid
RequiredLevel SystemRequired
Targets postregarding
Type Lookup

PostToYammer

Property Value
Description Internal use only.
DisplayName post to yammer
IsValidForForm False
IsValidForRead False
LogicalName posttoyammer
RequiredLevel None
Type Boolean

PostToYammer Choices/Options

Value Label Description
1 Yes
0 No

DefaultValue: 0

RegardingObjectIdYomiName

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

RegardingObjectOwnerId

Property Value
Description Unique identifier of the user or team who owns the regarding object.
DisplayName Owner
IsValidForForm False
IsValidForRead True
LogicalName regardingobjectownerid
RequiredLevel SystemRequired
Targets systemuser,team
Type Owner

RegardingObjectOwnerIdType

Property Value
Description Type of the RegardingObjectOwnerId
DisplayName RegardingObjectOwnerIdType
IsValidForForm False
IsValidForRead True
LogicalName regardingobjectowneridtype
RequiredLevel None
Type EntityName

RegardingObjectOwningBusinessUnit

Property Value
Description Unique identifier of the business unit that owns the regarding object.
DisplayName Regarding object owning Business Unit
IsValidForForm False
IsValidForRead True
LogicalName regardingobjectowningbusinessunit
RequiredLevel None
Targets businessunit
Type Lookup

YammerPostState

Property Value
Description Internal use only.
DisplayName Yammer Post State
Format None
IsValidForForm False
IsValidForRead False
LogicalName yammerpoststate
MaxValue 5
MinValue 0
RequiredLevel None
Type Integer

YammerRetryCount

Property Value
Description Internal use only.
DisplayName Yammer Retry Count
Format None
IsValidForForm False
IsValidForRead False
LogicalName yammerretrycount
MaxValue 2147483647
MinValue 0
RequiredLevel None
Type Integer

One-To-Many Relationships

Listed by SchemaName.

post_AsyncOperations

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

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

post_BulkDeleteFailures

Same as the post_BulkDeleteFailures many-to-one relationship for the bulkdeletefailure entity.

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

Post_Comments

Same as the Post_Comments many-to-one relationship for the postcomment entity.

Property Value
ReferencingEntity postcomment
ReferencingAttribute postid
IsHierarchical False
IsCustomizable False
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName Post_Comments
AssociatedMenuConfiguration Behavior: DoNotDisplay
Group: Details
Label:
Order:
CascadeConfiguration Assign: NoCascade
Delete: Cascade
Merge: NoCascade
Reparent: NoCascade
Share: NoCascade
Unshare: NoCascade

Post_Likes

Same as the Post_Likes many-to-one relationship for the postlike entity.

Property Value
ReferencingEntity postlike
ReferencingAttribute postid
IsHierarchical False
IsCustomizable False
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName Post_Likes
AssociatedMenuConfiguration Behavior: DoNotDisplay
Group: Details
Label:
Order:
CascadeConfiguration Assign: NoCascade
Delete: Cascade
Merge: NoCascade
Reparent: NoCascade
Share: NoCascade
Unshare: NoCascade

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.

lk_post_createdby

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

lk_post_createdonbehalfby

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

lk_post_modifiedby

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

lk_post_modifiedonbehalfby

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

organization_post

See the organization_post one-to-many relationship for the organization entity.

See also

About the Entity Reference
Web API EntityType Reference