Sample: Retrieve multiple with the QueryExpression class

This sample shows how to retrieve multiple tables using the IOrganizationService.RetrieveMultiple(QueryBase) method with QueryExpression along with their related table columns.

How to run this sample

  1. Download or clone the Samples repo so that you have a local copy.
  2. (Optional) Edit the dataverse/App.config file to define a connection string specifying the Microsoft Dataverse instance you want to connect to.
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What this sample does

The QueryExpression class is intended to be used in a scenario where it contains a complex query expressed in a hierarchy of expressions.

How this sample works

In order to simulate the scenario described in What this sample does, the sample will do the following:

Setup

Checks for the current version of the org.

Demonstrate

  1. Creates multiple accounts with primary contacts.
  2. The QueryExpression class creates a query expression specifying the link table alias and the columns of the link table that you want to return.

Clean up

No clean up is required.