ImportFile entity messages and methods

 

Applies To: Dynamics CRM 2013

This entity represents a logical source file that is used in data import. The schema name for this entity is ImportFile. To view the entity metadata for your organization, install the Metadata Browser solution described in Browse the metadata for your organization. You can also view the metadata for an uncustomized organization in the Excel file called EntityMetadata.xlsx included in the top-level folder of the SDK download.

The following table describes the messages for this entity, which you use with the IOrganizationService.Execute method.

Message	Description
AssignRequest	Assigns an import file to another user or team.
CreateRequest	Creates an import file. You can also call the IOrganizationService.Create method.
DeleteRequest	Deletes an import file. You can also call the IOrganizationService.Delete method.
GetDistinctValuesImportFileRequest	Returns distinct values for a column in the source file that contains list values. Use this message only after you have created a parse table by using the ParseImport message. Do not use this message after you use the ImportRecordsImport message. You cannot access the parse table after the import job submitted by the ImportRecordsImport message has finished running.
GetHeaderColumnsImportFileRequest	Retrieves source file column headings, or system-generated column headings if the source file does not contain column headings.
GrantAccessRequest	Shares an import file with another security principal (user or team).
ModifyAccessRequest	Changes the access rights for an import file previously shared with another security principal (user or team).
RetrieveRequest	Retrieves an import file. You can also call the IOrganizationService.Retrieve method.
RetrieveMultipleRequest	Retrieves a collection of import files. You can also call the IOrganizationService.RetrieveMultiplemethod.
RetrieveParsedDataImportFileRequest	Retrieves the data from the parse table. Use this message only after you have created a parse table by using the ParseImport message. Do not use this message after you use the ImportRecordsImport message. You cannot access the parse table after the import job submitted by the ImportRecordsMessage message has finished running.
RetrievePrincipalAccessRequest	Retrieves the access rights that the specified security principal (user or team) has to an import file.
RetrieveSharedPrincipalsAndAccessRequest	Retrieves all the security principals (users or teams) that have access to an account, and their access rights to the import file.
RevokeAccessRequest	Removes all access rights to an import file for the specified security principal (user or team).
UpdateRequest	Updates an import file. You can also call the IOrganizationService.Update method.

See Also

Data import entities
ImportFile (import source file) entity privileges
ImportLog entity messages and methods