EntityMetadata.IsChildEntity Property

Article
06/20/2014

Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online

Gets whether the entity is a child entity.

Namespace: Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Metadata
Assembly: Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk (in Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<DataMemberAttribute> _
Public Property IsChildEntity As Nullable(Of Boolean)

[DataMemberAttribute] 
public Nullable<bool> IsChildEntity { get; }

Property Value

Type: Nullable<Boolean>
true if the entity is a child entity; otherwise, false.

Remarks

A child entity is an entity that inherits security from a parent. There are no privileges associated with child entities. For example InvoiceDetail is a child entity of Invoice. If you can create Invoice records you can create InvoiceDetail records. Most child entities represent line items for the parent. The following table contains the child entities in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011.

activityparty	annualfiscalcalendar	bulkdeletefailure
bulkdeleteoperation	bulkoperationlog	calendarrule
connectionroleobjecttypecode	contractdetail	discount
duplicaterecord	duplicaterulecondition	emailhash
fieldpermission	fixedmonthlyfiscalcalendar	invoicedetail
kbarticlecomment	monthlyfiscalcalendar	opportunityproduct
productpricelevel	quarterlyfiscalcalendar	queueitem
quotedetail	relationshiprolemap	reportcategory
reportentity	reportlink	reportvisibility
rollupfield	salesliteratureitem	salesorderdetail
semiannualfiscalcalendar	uom	userfiscalcalendar
workflowdependency	workflowwaitsubscription

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7 (All Versions), Windows 8 (All Versions)

Target Platforms

Windows Server 2008, ,Windows Server 2012, ,Windows 7 (All Versions),

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