Association element

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

The Association element is used to describe an association.

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

Schema: SolutionManifestDefinitions

<Association AssociationName = "String" EntityTypeNamespace = "String" EntityTypeName = "String" ReferenceOfficeItemPropertyName = "String" Name = "String" Description = "String"> </Association>

Elements and attributes

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

Attributes

Attribute	Description
**AssociationName**	The name of the association from the BDC model. Required. Attribute type: **String**
**EntityTypeNamespace**	The namespace name from the BDC model. Required. Attribute type: **String**
**EntityTypeName**	The name of the external content type from the BDC model. Required. Attribute type: **String**
**ReferenceOfficeItemPropertyName**	The name of the **OfficeItemProperty** in the solution manifest that represents the entity instance reference for the association. Required. Attribute type: **String**
**Name**	The name of the association. Required. Attribute type: **String**
**Description**	A description for the association. Optional. Attribute type: **String**

Child elements

None.

Parent elements

Element	Description
**Associations**	The **Associations** element that contains this association.