AssociationReference Element in AssociationGroup (BDCMetadata Schema)

Applies to: SharePoint Server 2010

Specifies an AssociationReference in an AssociationGroup.

Namespace: https://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2007/BusinessDataCatalog

Schema: BDCMetadata

<AssociationReference EntityNamespace = "String" EntityName = "String" AssociationName = "String" Reverse = "Boolean"> </AssociationReference>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attribute	Description
EntityNamespace	Optional. The namespace of the external content type where the Association is defined. If EntityName is specified, EntityNamespace is required. Attribute type: String
EntityName	Optional. The name of the external content type where the Association is defined. If EntityNamespace is specified, EntityName is required. Attribute type: String
AssociationName	Required. The name of the Association. Attribute type: String
Reverse	Optional. Specifies that the referenced Association has its source and destination reversed. This would indicate the Association is working in the opposite direction compared to other associations in the same AssociationGroup. For example, if the AssociationGroup references an Association "GetOrdersForCustomer", returning Order items for the given Customer item, then the AssociationGroup is in the direction of Customer to Order. The other AssociationReference, referencing another association "GetCustomerForOrder", must be marked as reverse, because this association is in the direction of Order to Customer. Default value: false Attribute type: Boolean

None.

Element	Description
AssociationGroup Element in AssociationGroups (BDCMetadata Schema)	The AssociationGroup that this AssociationReference belongs to.