Entity attribute metadata messages

 

Applies To: Dynamics CRM 2013

An entity attribute is a container for a piece of data in an entity. In the Microsoft Dynamics CRM SDK documentation the term “attribute” and “property” (class property) are often used interchangeably with the term “entity attribute.” The Microsoft Dynamics CRM application uses the term “field” when it refers to entity attributes.

Entity attribute messages

The following table lists the messages that you can use to perform actions on entity attributes.

Message	Description
CreateAttributeRequest	Creates entity attributes.
DeleteAttributeRequest	Deletes entity attributes.
DeleteOptionValueRequest	Deletes an option from PicklistAttributeMetadata or StatusAttributeMetadata attributes.
InsertOptionValueRequest	Adds an option to a PicklistAttributeMetadata attribute.
InsertStatusValueRequest	Adds an option to a StatusAttributeMetadata attribute.
OrderOptionRequest	Changes the order of the options presented in an PicklistAttributeMetadata attribute.
RetrieveAttributeRequest	Retrieves entity attributes.
UpdateAttributeRequest	Updates entity attributes.
UpdateStateValueRequest	Updates a label for a StateAttributeMetadata attribute.

See Also

Customize entity attribute metadata
Work with attributes
Sample: Work with attributes