Workflow (Process) Entity Metadata

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[Applies to: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011]

The following information is for the workflow (process) entity in a default, uncustomized installation of Microsoft Dynamics CRM. The schema name and early bound class for this entity is Workflow.

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In This Topic

Entity Metadata

Privilege Metadata

Attribute Metadata

One-to-Many Relationships

Many-to-Many Relationships

Many-to-One Relationships

Entity Metadata

The following table shows the metadata for the workflow (process) entity.

Metadata property Value

OTC

4703

EntityLogicalName

workflow

DisplayName

Process

OwnershipType

UserOwned

IsCustomizable

True

Description

Set of logical rules that define the steps necessary to automate a specific business process, task, or set of actions to be performed.

IsAvailableOffline

False

IsAuditEnabled

False

AutoRouteToOwnerQueue

False

CanBeInManyToMany

False

CanBePrimaryEntityInRelationship

True

CanBeRelatedEntityInRelationship

False

CanCreateAttributes

False

CanCreateCharts

False

CanCreateForms

False

CanCreateViews

False

CanModifyAdditionalSettings

True

CanTriggerWorkflow

False

IsActivity

False

IsActivityParty

False

IsChildEntity

False

IsConnectionsEnabled

canmodifyconnectionsettings

IsCustomEntity

False

IsDocumentManagementEnabled

False

IsDuplicateDetectionEnabled

False

IsEnabledForCharts

False

IsImportable

False

IsIntersect

False

IsMailMergeEnabled

False

IsManaged

True

IsMappable

False

IsReadingPaneEnabled

True

IsRenameable

False

IsValidForAdvancedFind

True

IsValidForQueue

False

IsVisibleInMobile

False

PrimaryIdAttribute

workflowid

PrimaryNameAttribute

name

ReportViewName

FilteredWorkflow

RecurrenceBaseEntityLogicalName

DisplayCollectionName

Processes

Privilege Metadata

The following table shows the privilege metadata for the workflow (process) entity.

PrivilegeName Id Type CanBeBasic CanBeDeep CanBeGlobal CanBeLocal

prvAppendToWorkflow

6f54cea3-5b92-4507-952c-1e2430b7b1f9

AppendTo

True

True

True

True

prvAppendWorkflow

71b53683-e781-471f-b9c4-cdcaf62a0cc5

Append

True

True

True

True

prvAssignWorkflow

d0cd3ea7-83cd-4769-9ef7-35398d2e1243

Assign

True

True

True

True

prvCreateWorkflow

356f7a5a-5f9b-4a55-8398-b5732f6a08e5

Create

True

True

True

True

prvDeleteWorkflow

ed7e875d-9536-4d2c-a2f3-939a9d84f72c

Delete

True

True

True

True

prvReadWorkflow

9d5e4741-3403-42d2-90b4-a561b3f94f52

Read

True

True

True

True

prvShareWorkflow

501786bc-f127-4c56-a4dc-02cc0325117d

Share

True

True

True

True

prvWriteWorkflow

5f19703e-0b4a-451e-91e8-968929927820

Write

True

True

True

True

Attribute Metadata

The following table shows the attribute metadata for the workflow (process) entity.

LogicalName Description Type SchemaName IsCustomAttribute IsCustomizable RequiredLevel IsValidForCreate IsValidForRead IsValidForUpdate CanBeSecuredForCreate CanBeSecuredForRead CanBeSecuredForUpdate IsAuditEnabled IsManaged IsPrimaryId IsPrimaryName IsRenameable IsSecured IsValidForAdvancedFind DisplayName DeprecatedVersion

activeworkflowid

Unique identifier of the latest activation record for the process.

Lookup

ActiveWorkflowId

False

True

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Active Process ID

asyncautodelete

Indicates whether the asynchronous system job is automatically deleted on completion.

Boolean

AsyncAutoDelete

False

True

SystemRequired

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Delete Job On Completion

category

Category of the process.

Picklist

Category

False

True

SystemRequired

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Category

componentstate

For internal use only.

Picklist

ComponentState

False

True

SystemRequired

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

Component State

createdby

Unique identifier of the user who created the process.

Lookup

CreatedBy

False

False

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

False

False

True

Created By

createdon

Date and time when the process was created.

DateTime

CreatedOn

False

False

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

False

False

True

Created On

createdonbehalfby

Unique identifier of the delegate user who created the process.

Lookup

CreatedOnBehalfBy

False

True

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

False

False

True

Created By (Delegate)

description

Description of the process.

Memo

Description

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Description

inputparameters

Input parameters to the process.

Memo

InputParameters

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Input Parameters

iscrmuiworkflow

Indicates whether the process was created using the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Web application.

Boolean

IsCrmUIWorkflow

False

True

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

False

Is CRM Process

iscustomizable

Information that specifies whether this component can be customized.

ManagedProperty

IsCustomizable

False

False

SystemRequired

True

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

Customizable

ismanaged

Indicates whether the solution component is part of a managed solution.

Boolean

IsManaged

False

True

SystemRequired

False

True

False

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Is Managed

languagecode

Language of the process.

Integer

LanguageCode

False

True

None

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Language

modifiedby

Unique identifier of the user who last modified the process.

Lookup

ModifiedBy

False

False

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

False

False

True

Modified By

modifiedon

Date and time when the process was last modified.

DateTime

ModifiedOn

False

False

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

False

False

True

Modified On

modifiedonbehalfby

Unique identifier of the delegate user who last modified the process.

Lookup

ModifiedOnBehalfBy

False

True

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

False

False

True

Modified By (Delegate)

name

Name of the process.

String

Name

False

True

SystemRequired

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

True

False

False

True

Process Name

ondemand

Indicates whether the process is able to run as an on-demand process.

Boolean

OnDemand

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Run as OnDemand

overwritetime

For internal use only.

DateTime

OverwriteTime

False

True

SystemRequired

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

Record Overwrite Time

ownerid

Unique identifier of the user or team who owns the process.

Owner

OwnerId

False

True

SystemRequired

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Owner

owningbusinessunit

Unique identifier of the business unit that owns the process.

Lookup

OwningBusinessUnit

False

True

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

False

False

True

Owning Business Unit

owningteam

Unique identifier of the team who owns the process.

Lookup

OwningTeam

False

True

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

Owning Team

owninguser

Unique identifier of the user who owns the process.

Lookup

OwningUser

False

True

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

Owning User

parentworkflowid

Unique identifier of the definition for process activation.

Lookup

ParentWorkflowId

False

True

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Parent Process ID

plugintypeid

Unique identifier of the plug-in type.

Lookup

PluginTypeId

False

True

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

False

primaryentity

Primary entity for the process. The process can be associated for one or more SDK operations defined on the primary entity.

EntityName

PrimaryEntity

False

True

SystemRequired

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Primary Entity

scope

Scope of the process.

Picklist

Scope

False

True

SystemRequired

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Scope

solutionid

Unique identifier of the associated solution.

Uniqueidentifier

SolutionId

False

False

SystemRequired

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

Solution

statecode

Status of the process.

State

StateCode

False

True

SystemRequired

False

True

False

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Status

statuscode

Additional information about status of the process.

Status

StatusCode

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Status Reason

subprocess

Indicates whether the process can be included in other processes as a child process.

Boolean

Subprocess

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Is Child Process

supportingsolutionid

For internal use only.

Uniqueidentifier

SupportingSolutionId

False

False

None

False

False

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

Solution

triggeroncreate

Indicates whether the process will be triggered when the primary entity is created.

Boolean

TriggerOnCreate

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Trigger On Create

triggerondelete

Indicates whether the process will be triggered on deletion of the primary entity.

Boolean

TriggerOnDelete

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Trigger On Delete

triggeronupdateattributelist

Attributes that trigger the process when updated.

Memo

TriggerOnUpdateAttributeList

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Trigger On Update Attribute List

type

Type of the process.

Picklist

Type

False

True

SystemRequired

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Type

workflowid

Unique identifier of the process.

Uniqueidentifier

WorkflowId

False

False

SystemRequired

True

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

True

Process

workflowidunique

For internal use only.

Uniqueidentifier

WorkflowIdUnique

False

False

SystemRequired

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

xaml

XAML that defines the process.

Memo

Xaml

False

False

ApplicationRequired

True

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

One-to-Many Relationships

The following table shows the entities that are the referencing entity in a one-to-many relationship for the workflow (process) entity.

Relationship schema name Referencing entity

Workflow_Annotation

annotation

lk_asyncoperation_workflowactivationid

asyncoperation

lk_processsession_processid

processsession

userentityinstancedata_workflow

userentityinstancedata

workflow_parent_workflow

workflow

workflow_active_workflow

workflow

workflow_dependencies

workflowdependency

Many-to-Many Relationships

There are no many-to-many relationships for the workflow (process) entity.

Many-to-One Relationships

The following table shows the entities that are the referenced entity in a many-to-one relationship for the workflow (process) entity.

Relationship schema name Referenced entity

business_unit_workflow

businessunit

owner_workflows

owner

workflow_modifiedby

systemuser

workflow_createdonbehalfby

systemuser

system_user_workflow

systemuser

workflow_createdby

systemuser

workflow_modifiedonbehalfby

systemuser

team_workflow

team

workflow_active_workflow

workflow

workflow_parent_workflow

workflow

See Also

Reference

EntityMetadata
AttributeMetadata
OneToManyRelationshipMetadata
ManyToManyRelationshipMetadata

Concepts

Workflow (Process) Entity Messages and Methods
Workflow (Process) Entity Privileges

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