Audit Entity Metadata

[Applies to: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011]

The following information is for the audit entity in a default, uncustomized installation of Microsoft Dynamics CRM. The schema name and early bound class for this entity is Audit.

To view the entity metadata for your organization, install the Metadata Browser solution described in Browse the Metadata for Your Organization.

In This Topic

Entity Metadata

Privilege Metadata

Attribute Metadata

One-to-Many Relationships

Many-to-Many Relationships

Many-to-One Relationships

Entity Metadata

The following table shows the metadata for the audit entity.

Entity metadata property	Value
OTC	4567
EntityLogicalName	audit
DisplayName	Auditing
DisplayCollectionName	Audits
IsCustomizable	False
OwnershipType	None
AutoRouteToOwnerQueue	False
CanBeInManyToMany	False
CanBePrimaryEntityInRelationship	False
CanBeRelatedEntityInRelationship	False
CanCreateAttributes	False
CanCreateCharts	False
CanCreateForms	False
CanCreateViews	False
CanModifyAdditionalSettings	False
CanTriggerWorkflow	False
IsActivity	False
IsActivityParty	False
IsAuditEnabled	False
IsAvailableOffline	False
IsChildEntity	False
IsConnectionsEnabled	canmodifyconnectionsettings
IsCustomEntity	False
IsDocumentManagementEnabled	False
IsDuplicateDetectionEnabled	False
IsEnabledForCharts	False
IsImportable	False
IsIntersect	False
IsMailMergeEnabled	False
IsManaged	True
IsMappable	False
IsReadingPaneEnabled	True
IsRenameable	False
IsValidForAdvancedFind	False
IsValidForQueue	False
IsVisibleInMobile	False
PrimaryIdAttribute	auditid
PrimaryNameAttribute
ReportViewName
Description	Track changes to records for analysis, record keeping, and compliance.

Privilege Metadata

There is no privilege metadata for the audit entity.

Attribute Metadata

The following table shows the attribute metadata for the audit entity.

LogicalName	SchemaName	Type	RequiredLevel	IsValidForCreate	IsValidForRead	IsValidForUpdate	CanBeSecuredForCreate	CanBeSecuredForRead	CanBeSecuredForUpdate	IsCustomizable	IsAuditEnabled	IsManaged	IsPrimaryId	IsPrimaryName	IsRenameable	IsSecured	IsValidForAdvancedFind	DisplayName	DeprecatedVersion	Description
action	Action	Picklist	ApplicationRequired	False	True	False	False	False	False	False	True	True	False	False	False	False	True	Event		Actions the user can perform that cause a change
attributemask	AttributeMask	Memo	None	False	True	False	False	False	False	False	True	True	False	False	False	False	False	Changed Field		Contains a CSV of the ColumnNumber metadata property of attributes
auditid	AuditId	Uniqueidentifier	SystemRequired	False	True	False	False	False	False	False	False	True	True	False	False	False	True	Record Id		Unique identifier of the auditing instance
callinguserid	CallingUserId	Lookup	None	False	True	False	False	False	False	False	True	True	False	False	False	False	True	Calling User		Unique identifier of the calling user in case of an impersonated call
changedata	ChangeData	Memo	None	False	False	False	False	False	False	False	True	True	False	False	False	False	False	Change Data		Contains a CSV of old values of all the attributes whose IsAuditEnabled property is True and are being changed
createdon	CreatedOn	DateTime	SystemRequired	False	True	False	False	False	False	False	False	True	False	False	False	False	True	Changed Date		Date and time when the audit record was created.
objectid	ObjectId	Lookup	SystemRequired	False	True	False	False	False	False	False	True	True	False	False	False	False	False	Record		Unique identifier of the record that is being audited
operation	Operation	Picklist	SystemRequired	False	True	False	False	False	False	False	True	True	False	False	False	False	True	Operation		The action that causes the audit--it will be create, delete, or update
transactionid	TransactionId	Uniqueidentifier	SystemRequired	False	True	False	False	False	False	False	False	True	False	False	False	False	True	Transaction Id		Unique identifier for multiple changes that are part of a single operation; this field contains the same GUID for all the audit rows generated in a single transaction
userid	UserId	Lookup	SystemRequired	False	True	False	False	False	False	False	True	True	False	False	False	False	True	Changed By		Unique identifier of the user who caused a change

One-to-Many Relationships

The following table shows the entities that are the referencing entity in a one-to-many relationship for the audit entity.

Relationship schema name	Referencing entity
userentityinstancedata_audit	userentityinstancedata

Many-to-Many Relationships

There are no default many-to-many relationships for the audit entity.

Many-to-One Relationships

The following table shows the entities that are the referenced entity in a many-to-one relationship for the audit entity.

Relationship schema name	Referenced entity
lk_audit_userid	systemuser
lk_audit_callinguserid	systemuser

See Also

Reference

Audit (Auditing) Entity Privileges
EntityMetadata
AttributeMetadata
OneToManyRelationshipMetadata
ManyToManyRelationshipMetadata

Concepts

Audit Entity Messages and Methods
Audit Entity OptionSet Attribute Metadata

Other Resources

Audit Entity Data Changes in Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011
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