AssociationGroup element in AssociationGroups (BDCMetadata Schema)

Applies to: SharePoint 2016 | SharePoint Foundation 2013 | SharePoint Online | SharePoint Server 2013

Specifies an AssociationGroup, which is a construct that ties the related AssociationMethods together. For example, GetOrdersForCustomer, GetCustomerForOrder, and AssociateCustomerToOrder are all association methods that work on the same relationship between Customer and Order.

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

Schema: BDCMetadata

AssociationGroup must be defined on the Entity element that is the Destination of the AssociationReferences that are not marked as Reverse, or the Source of the AssociationReferences that are marked as Reverse.

<AssociationGroup Name = "String" DefaultDisplayName = "String" IsCached = "Boolean"> </AssociationGroup>

Elements and attributes

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

Attributes

Attribute	Description
**Name**	Required. The name of the **AssociationGroup**. Attribute type: **String**
**DefaultDisplayName**	Optional. The default display name of the **AssociationGroup**. Attribute type: **String**
**IsCached**	Optional. Specifies whether the **AssociationGroup** is used frequently. Default value: **true** Attribute type: **Boolean**

Child elements

Element	Description
LocalizedDisplayNames element in MetadataObject (BDCMetadata Schema)	The localized names of the AssociationGroup
Properties element in MetadataObject (BDCMetadata Schema)	The properties of the AssociationGroup.
AssociationReference element in AssociationGroup (BDCMetadata Schema)	An AssociationReference of an AssociationGroup.

Parent elements

Element	Description
AssociationGroups element in Entity (BDCMetadata Schema)	The AssociationGroups element that contains this AssociationGroup.