Table relationship eligibility

Before you create a relationship you should confirm whether the table is eligible to participate in the relationship. The following lists the messages that you can use to determine whether tables can participate in relationships.

Message Web API operation SDK Request class	Description
CanBeReferenced CanBeReferenced Action CanBeReferencedRequest	Checks whether the specified table can be the primary table (one) in a one-to-many relationship.
CanBeReferencing CanBeReferencing Action CanBeReferencingRequest	Checks whether the specified table can be the referencing table (many) in a one-to-many relationship.
CanManyToMany CanManyToMany Action CanManyToManyRequest	Checks whether the table can participate in a many-to-many relationship.
GetValidManyToMany GetValidManyToMany Function GetValidManyToManyRequest	Returns the set of tables that can participate in a many-to-many relationship.
GetValidReferencedEntities GetValidReferencedEntities Function GetValidReferencedEntitiesRequest	Returns the set of tables that are valid as the primary table (one) from the specified table in a one-to-many relationship.
GetValidReferencingEntities GetValidReferencingEntities Function GetValidReferencingEntitiesRequest	Returns the set of tables that are valid as the related table (many) to the specified table in a one-to-many relationship.

See also

Table relationship definitions
Work with table definitions using the SDK for .NET
Create and retrieve table row relationships
Table relationship messages
Configure table relationship cascading behavior