Entity Element in Entities (SolutionManifestDefinitions Schema)

Applies to: SharePoint Server 2010

Defines the external content type that this context definition is associated with.

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

Schema: SolutionManifestDefinitions

<Entity EntityTypeName = "String" EntityTypeNamespace = "String" Name = "String" Description = "String"> </Entity>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attribute	Description
EntityTypeName	Required. The name of the external content type as defined in the BDC model. Attribute type: String
EntityTypeNamespace	Required. The namespace this external content type belongs to, as defined in the BDC model. Attribute type: String
Name	Required. The name of the external content type in the solution manifest. This value can be different from the name defined in the BDC model and is used to identify the external content type only within the scope of the solution manifest. Attribute type: String
Description	Optional. A description for the external content type. Attribute type: String

Element	Description
View Element in EntityInstanceDefinition (SolutionManifestDefinitions Schema)	Specifies the SpecificFinder method instance of the external content type that should be run to get the external data.

Element	Description
Entities Element in ContextDefinition (SolutionManifestDefinitions Schema)	Contains this external content type.