View Element in EntityInstanceDefinition (SolutionManifestDefinitions Schema)

Applies to: SharePoint Server 2010

Specifies the SpecificFinder method instance of the external content type that should be run to get external data.

Namespace: https://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2009/05/BusinessApplications/Manifest

Schema: SolutionManifestDefinitions

<View ViewName = "String" IsPrimary = "Boolean" Name = "String" Description = "String"> </View>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attribute	Description
ViewName	Required. The name of the SpecificFinder method instance as defined in the BDC model. Attribute type: String
IsPrimary	Optional. Has no semantic meaning but must always be set to true. Attribute type: Boolean
Name	Required. The name of the view within the scope of this context definition. Attribute type: String
Description	Optional. A description for the view. Attribute type: String

Element	Description
PromotedProperty Element in ViewInstanceDefinition (SolutionManifestDefinitions Schema)	Creates a property mapping between properties of the external content type defined in the BDC model and the properties of the Outlook Item.

Element	Description
Entity Element in Entities (SolutionManifestDefinitions Schema)	The external content type this view this belongs to.