AttributeMetadata Members

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Contains all the metadata for an entity attribute.

The following tables list the members exposed by the AttributeMetadata type.

Public Constructors

(see also Protected Constructors)

  Name Description
  AttributeMetadata Overloaded. Initializes a new instance of the AttributeMetadata class.

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Protected Constructors

  Name Description
  AttributeMetadata Overloaded. Initializes a new instance of the AttributeMetadata class.

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Public Properties

  Name Description
public property AttributeOf Gets the name of the attribute that this attribute extends.
public property AttributeType Gets the type for the attribute.
public property AttributeTypeName Gets the name of the type for the attribute.
public property CanBeSecuredForCreate Gets whether field-level security can be applied to prevent a user from adding data to this attribute.
public property CanBeSecuredForRead Gets whether field-level security can be applied to prevent a user from viewing data from this attribute.
public property CanBeSecuredForUpdate Gets whether field-level security can be applied to prevent a user from updating data for this attribute.
public property CanModifyAdditionalSettings Gets or sets the property that determines whether any settings not controlled by managed properties can be changed.
public property ColumnNumber Gets an organization-specific ID for the attribute used for auditing.
public property DeprecatedVersion Gets the Microsoft Dynamics CRM version that the attribute was deprecated in.
public property Description Gets or sets the description of the attribute.
public property DisplayName Gets or sets the display name for the attribute.
public property EntityLogicalName Gets the logical name of the entity that contains the attribute.
public property ExtensionData  Gets or sets the structure that contains extra data. (inherited from MetadataBase)
public property HasChanged  Gets whether the item of metadata has changed. (inherited from MetadataBase)
public property InheritsFrom  
public property IntroducedVersion Gets a string identifying the solution version that the solution component was added in.
public property IsAuditEnabled Gets or sets the property that determines whether the attribute is enabled for auditing.
public property IsCustomAttribute Gets whether the attribute is a custom attribute.
public property IsCustomizable Gets or sets the property that determines whether the attribute allows customization.
public property IsFilterable  
public property IsGlobalFilterEnabled  
public property IsLogical Gets whether the attribute is a logical attribute.
public property IsManaged Gets whether the attribute is part of a managed solution.
public property IsPrimaryId Gets whether the attribute represents the unique identifier for the record.
public property IsPrimaryName Gets or sets whether the attribute represents the primary attribute for the entity.
public property IsRenameable Gets or sets the property that determines whether the attribute display name can be changed.
public property IsRetrievable  
public property IsSearchable  
public property IsSecured Gets or sets whether the attribute is secured for field-level security.
public property IsSortableEnabled  
public property IsValidForAdvancedFind Gets or sets the property that determines whether the attribute appears in Advanced Find.
public property IsValidForCreate Gets whether the value can be set when a record is created.
public property IsValidForRead Gets whether the value can be retrieved.
public property IsValidForUpdate Gets whether the value can be updated.
public property LinkedAttributeId Gets or sets an attribute that is linked between appointments and recurring appointments.
public property LogicalName Gets or sets the logical name for the attribute.
public property MetadataId  Gets or sets a unique identifier for the metadata item. (inherited from MetadataBase)
public property RequiredLevel Gets or sets the property that determines the data entry requirement level enforced for the attribute.
public property SchemaName Gets or sets the schema name for the attribute.
public property SourceType Gets or sets the value that indicates the source type for a calculated or rollup attribute.

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Public Methods

(see also Protected Methods)

  Name Description
public method Equals  (inherited from Object)
public method GetHashCode  (inherited from Object)
public method GetType  (inherited from Object)
public method ToString  (inherited from Object)

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Protected Methods

  Name Description
protected method Finalize  (inherited from Object)
protected method MemberwiseClone  (inherited from Object)

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See Also

Reference

AttributeMetadata Class
Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Metadata Namespace

Other Resources

Customize Entity Attribute Metadata
Sample: Dump Attribute Metadata to a File
Sample: Work with Attributes
Sample: Retrieve Entity Metadata Using JavaScript

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