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Mitchell M
Mitchell M

Reputation: 21

Can I use FetchXML to retrieve a list of Entities and a list of Attributes?

I want a fetchxml that will return a list of Entities, hopefully with Display name and schema name.

Similarly I would like a fetchxml that will return the attributes for an Entity. Also with Display name and Schema name.

I assume there is a way because tools in the XRMToolBox load dropdowns with those value.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 3243

Answers (1)

Arun Vinoth PrecogTechnologies
Arun Vinoth PrecogTechnologies

Reputation: 22836

Fetchxml is DML query to retrieve data from backend & cannot be used for metadata retrieval. We have to use Organization service or web api to pull Metadata like Entity & attribute definitions.

SO thread 1 & thread 2 will help you to achieve it.

Other useful links:

Query metadata using the Web API

Retrieve data with queries using SDK assemblies

Use the Organization Service to read and write data or metadata

Upvotes: 2

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