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Entity

Metadata definition for a Dataverse table (entity). Provides information about the table structure including logical names, collection names, and configuration. Read-only entity type supporting only RetrieveMultiple operations.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
entityid	string	Unique identifier of the entity definition.
name	string	Display name of the entity.
logicalname	string	Logical name of the entity, used in API requests and programmatic references.
logicalcollectionname	string	Logical collection name of the entity.
collectionname	string	Collection name of the entity.
entitysetname	string	Entity set name used in Web API URLs to reference this table.
physicalname	string	Physical database table name of the entity.
basetablename	string	Base table name of the entity.
externalname	string	External name of the entity for virtual entities.
externalcollectionname	string	External collection name of the entity.
addresstablename	string	Address table name associated with the entity.
extensiontablename	string	Extension table name of the entity.
reportviewname	string	Report view name of the entity.
parentcontrollingattributename	string	Parent controlling attribute name of the entity.
originallocalizedname	string	Original localized display name of the entity.
originallocalizedcollectionname	string	Original localized collection name of the entity.
isactivity	boolean	Whether this entity is an activity type.
objecttypecode	integer	Object type code of the entity.
componentstate	integer	Component state of the entity. 0 = Published, 1 = Unpublished, 2 = Deleted, 3 = Deleted Unpublished.
solutionid	string	Unique identifier of the associated solution.
overwritetime	string	Record overwrite time for internal use.
versionnumber	integer	Version number of the entity definition record.

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "title": "Entity",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Metadata definition for a Dataverse table (entity). Provides information about the table structure including logical names, collection names, and configuration. Read-only entity type supporting only RetrieveMultiple operations.",
  "properties": {
    "entityid": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier of the entity definition."
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Display name of the entity."
    },
    "logicalname": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Logical name of the entity, used in API requests and programmatic references."
    },
    "logicalcollectionname": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Logical collection name of the entity."
    },
    "collectionname": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Collection name of the entity."
    },
    "entitysetname": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Entity set name used in Web API URLs to reference this table."
    },
    "physicalname": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Physical database table name of the entity."
    },
    "basetablename": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Base table name of the entity."
    },
    "externalname": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "External name of the entity for virtual entities."
    },
    "externalcollectionname": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "External collection name of the entity."
    },
    "addresstablename": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Address table name associated with the entity."
    },
    "extensiontablename": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Extension table name of the entity."
    },
    "reportviewname": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Report view name of the entity."
    },
    "parentcontrollingattributename": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Parent controlling attribute name of the entity."
    },
    "originallocalizedname": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Original localized display name of the entity."
    },
    "originallocalizedcollectionname": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Original localized collection name of the entity."
    },
    "isactivity": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether this entity is an activity type."
    },
    "objecttypecode": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Object type code of the entity."
    },
    "componentstate": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Component state of the entity. 0 = Published, 1 = Unpublished, 2 = Deleted, 3 = Deleted Unpublished."
    },
    "solutionid": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier of the associated solution."
    },
    "overwritetime": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Record overwrite time for internal use."
    },
    "versionnumber": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Version number of the entity definition record."
    }
  }
}