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Follow (PostFollow) table/entity reference

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Represents a user following the activity feed of an object.

Messages

Message Web API Operation SDK class or method
Create POST /postfollows
See Create		 CreateRequest or
Create
Delete DELETE /postfollows(postfollowid)
See Delete		 DeleteRequest or
Delete
Retrieve GET /postfollows(postfollowid)
See Retrieve		 RetrieveRequest or
Retrieve
RetrieveMultiple GET /postfollows
See Query Data		 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 columns/attributes

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

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,contact,knowledgearticle,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 columns/attributes

These columns/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 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 True
IsValidForRead True
LogicalName owningbusinessunit
RequiredLevel None
Targets businessunit
Type Lookup

OwningBusinessUnitName

Property Value
Description
DisplayName
FormatName Text
IsLocalizable False
IsValidForForm False
IsValidForRead True
LogicalName owningbusinessunitname
MaxLength 160
RequiredLevel None
Type String

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 table/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 table/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 table. Listed by SchemaName.

task_PostFollows

See the task_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the task table/entity.

appointment_PostFollows

See the appointment_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the appointment table/entity.

phonecall_PostFollows

See the phonecall_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the phonecall table/entity.

recurringappointmentmaster_PostFollows

See the recurringappointmentmaster_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the recurringappointmentmaster table/entity.

lk_PostFollow_createdby

See the lk_PostFollow_createdby one-to-many relationship for the systemuser table/entity.

account_PostFollows

See the account_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the account table/entity.

contact_PostFollows

See the contact_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the contact table/entity.

systemuser_PostFollows

See the systemuser_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the systemuser table/entity.

business_unit_postfollows

See the business_unit_postfollows one-to-many relationship for the businessunit table/entity.

OwningTeam_postfollows

See the OwningTeam_postfollows one-to-many relationship for the team table/entity.

user_owner_postfollows

See the user_owner_postfollows one-to-many relationship for the systemuser table/entity.

lk_postfollow_createdonbehalfby

See the lk_postfollow_createdonbehalfby one-to-many relationship for the systemuser table/entity.

processsession_PostFollows

See the processsession_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the processsession table/entity.

queue_PostFollows

See the queue_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the queue table/entity.

knowledgearticle_PostFollows

See the knowledgearticle_PostFollows one-to-many relationship for the knowledgearticle table/entity.

See also

Dataverse table/entity reference
Web API Reference
postfollow EntityType