entity element
Specifies the child element for a fetch element, the 'parent entity' for the query. Only one entity is allowed.
Learn how to query data using FetchXml.
Example
<fetch>
<entity name='account'>
<attribute name='accountclassificationcode' />
<attribute name='createdby' />
<attribute name='createdon' />
<attribute name='name' />
</entity>
</fetch>
Attributes
Name | Required? | Description |
---|---|---|
name |
Yes | The logical name of the table that the query is based on. |
Parent elements
Name | Description |
---|---|
fetch | The root element of a FetchXml query. |
Child elements
Name | Occurrences | Description |
---|---|---|
all-attributes | 0 or 1 | Indicates that all non-null column values for each row are returned. It is the same as not adding any attribute elements. We don't recommend using this element for most cases. |
attribute | 0 or many | Specifies a column from an entity or link-entity to return with a query. |
order | 0 or many | Specifies a sort order for the rows of the results. |
link-entity | 0 or many | Joins a table related to the entity or link-entity to return more columns with the result. |
filter | 0 or 1 | Specify complex conditions for an entity or link-entity to apply to a query. |