Attribute table/entity reference (Microsoft Dataverse)

2025-08-28

Messages

The following table lists the messages for the Attribute table. Messages represent operations that can be performed on the table. They may also be events.

Name Is Event?	Web API Operation	SDK for .NET
`Associate` Event: True	Associate records	Associate records
`Disassociate` Event: True	Disassociate records	Disassociate records
`RetrieveMultiple` Event: False	`GET` /attributes See Query data	Query data

Properties

The following table lists selected properties for the Attribute table.

Property	Value
DisplayName	Attribute
DisplayCollectionName	Attributes
SchemaName	`Attribute`
CollectionSchemaName	`Attributes`
EntitySetName	`attributes`
LogicalName	`attribute`
LogicalCollectionName	`attributes`
PrimaryIdAttribute	`attributeid`
PrimaryNameAttribute	`name`
TableType	`Standard`
OwnershipType	`None`

Writable columns/attributes

These columns/attributes return true for either IsValidForCreate or IsValidForUpdate (usually both). Listed by SchemaName.

AttributeId
ExternalName
LogicalName
ManagedPropertyLogicalName
ManagedPropertyParentAttributeName
Name
PhysicalName
TableColumnName

AttributeId

Property	Value
Description	Unique identifier of the attribute.
DisplayName	Attribute
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	`attributeid`
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	Uniqueidentifier

ExternalName

Property	Value
Description	The external name of this attribute.
DisplayName	External Name
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	`externalname`
RequiredLevel	None
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	128

LogicalName

Property	Value
Description	The logical name of this attribute.
DisplayName	Logical Name
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	`logicalname`
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	128

ManagedPropertyLogicalName

Property	Value
Description	The managed property logical name of this attribute.
DisplayName	Managed Property Logical Name
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	`managedpropertylogicalname`
RequiredLevel	None
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	128

ManagedPropertyParentAttributeName

Property	Value
Description	The managed property parent attribute name of this attribute.
DisplayName	Managed Property Parent Attribute Name
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	`managedpropertyparentattributename`
RequiredLevel	None
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	128

Name

Property	Value
Description	The name of this Attribute.
DisplayName	Name
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	`name`
RequiredLevel	None
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	128

PhysicalName

Property	Value
Description	The physical name of this attribute.
DisplayName	Physical Name
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	`physicalname`
RequiredLevel	None
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	128

TableColumnName

Property	Value
Description	The table column name of this attribute.
DisplayName	Table Column Name
IsValidForForm	True
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	`tablecolumnname`
RequiredLevel	None
Type	String
Format	Text
FormatName	Text
ImeMode	Auto
IsLocalizable	False
MaxLength	128

Read-only columns/attributes

These columns/attributes return false for both IsValidForCreate and IsValidForUpdate. Listed by SchemaName.

AttributeOf
AttributeTypeId
ComponentState
OverwriteTime
SolutionId
ValidForReadAPI
VersionNumber

AttributeOf

Property	Value
Description	Attribute Of
DisplayName	Attribute Of
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	`attributeof`
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Uniqueidentifier

AttributeTypeId

Property	Value
Description	Attribute Type Id
DisplayName	Attribute Type Id
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	`attributetypeid`
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Uniqueidentifier

ComponentState

Property	Value
Description	For internal use only.
DisplayName	Component State
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	`componentstate`
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	Picklist
DefaultFormValue	-1
GlobalChoiceName	`componentstate`

ComponentState Choices/Options

Value	Label
0	Published
1	Unpublished
2	Deleted
3	Deleted Unpublished

OverwriteTime

Property	Value
Description	For internal use only.
DisplayName	Record Overwrite Time
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	`overwritetime`
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	DateTime
CanChangeDateTimeBehavior	False
DateTimeBehavior	UserLocal
Format	DateOnly
ImeMode	Inactive
SourceTypeMask	0

SolutionId

Property	Value
Description	Unique identifier of the associated solution.
DisplayName	Solution
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	`solutionid`
RequiredLevel	SystemRequired
Type	Uniqueidentifier

ValidForReadAPI

Property	Value
Description	Valid For Read API
DisplayName	Valid For Read API
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	`validforreadapi`
RequiredLevel	None
Type	Boolean
GlobalChoiceName	`_attribute_validforreadapi`
DefaultValue	False
True Label
False Label

VersionNumber

Property	Value
Description	The version number of this attribute.
DisplayName	Version Number
IsValidForForm	False
IsValidForRead	True
LogicalName	`versionnumber`
RequiredLevel	None
Type	BigInt
MaxValue	9223372036854775807
MinValue	-9223372036854775808

One-to-Many relationships

These relationships are one-to-many. Listed by SchemaName.

attribute_dvfilesearchattribute
attribute_dvtablesearchattribute
attribute_solutioncomponentattrconfig
emailaddressconfiguration_attribute_AttributeId
referencedattribute_relationshipattribute
referencingattribute_relationshipattribute

attribute_dvfilesearchattribute

Many-To-One Relationship: dvfilesearchattribute attribute_dvfilesearchattribute

Property	Value
ReferencingEntity	`dvfilesearchattribute`
ReferencingAttribute	`attribute`
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName	`attribute_dvfilesearchattribute`
IsCustomizable	`False`
AssociatedMenuConfiguration	AvailableOffline: True Behavior: `UseCollectionName` Group: `Details` Label: MenuId: null Order: 10000 QueryApi: null ViewId: `00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000`

attribute_dvtablesearchattribute

Many-To-One Relationship: dvtablesearchattribute attribute_dvtablesearchattribute

Property	Value
ReferencingEntity	`dvtablesearchattribute`
ReferencingAttribute	`attribute`
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName	`attribute_dvtablesearchattribute`
IsCustomizable	`False`
AssociatedMenuConfiguration	AvailableOffline: True Behavior: `UseCollectionName` Group: `Details` Label: MenuId: null Order: 10000 QueryApi: null ViewId: `00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000`

attribute_solutioncomponentattrconfig

Many-To-One Relationship: solutioncomponentattributeconfiguration attribute_solutioncomponentattrconfig

Property	Value
ReferencingEntity	`solutioncomponentattributeconfiguration`
ReferencingAttribute	`attributeid`
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName	`attribute_solutioncomponentattrconfig`
IsCustomizable	`True`
AssociatedMenuConfiguration	AvailableOffline: True Behavior: `UseCollectionName` Group: `Details` Label: MenuId: null Order: 10000 QueryApi: null ViewId: `00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000`

emailaddressconfiguration_attribute_AttributeId

Many-To-One Relationship: emailaddressconfiguration emailaddressconfiguration_attribute_AttributeId

Property	Value
ReferencingEntity	`emailaddressconfiguration`
ReferencingAttribute	`attributeid`
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName	`emailaddressconfiguration_attribute_AttributeId`
IsCustomizable	`False`
AssociatedMenuConfiguration	AvailableOffline: True Behavior: `DoNotDisplay` Group: `Details` Label: MenuId: null Order: QueryApi: null ViewId: `00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000`

referencedattribute_relationshipattribute

Many-To-One Relationship: relationshipattribute referencedattribute_relationshipattribute

Property	Value
ReferencingEntity	`relationshipattribute`
ReferencingAttribute	`referencedattributeid`
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName	`referencedattribute_relationshipattribute`
IsCustomizable	`False`
AssociatedMenuConfiguration	AvailableOffline: True Behavior: `UseCollectionName` Group: `Details` Label: MenuId: null Order: 10000 QueryApi: null ViewId: `00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000`

referencingattribute_relationshipattribute

Many-To-One Relationship: relationshipattribute referencingattribute_relationshipattribute

Property	Value
ReferencingEntity	`relationshipattribute`
ReferencingAttribute	`referencingattributeid`
ReferencedEntityNavigationPropertyName	`referencingdattribute_relationshipattribute`
IsCustomizable	`False`
AssociatedMenuConfiguration	AvailableOffline: True Behavior: `UseCollectionName` Group: `Details` Label: MenuId: null Order: 10000 QueryApi: null ViewId: `00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000`

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