BusinessUnit Entity Metadata

[Applies to: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011]

The following information is for the business unit entity in a default, uncustomized installation of Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

To view the entity metadata for your organization, install the Metadata Browser solution described in Browse the Metadata for Your Organization.

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 business unit entity.

Metadata property Value

OTC

10

EntityLogicalName

businessunit

DisplayName

Business Unit

OwnershipType

BusinessOwned

IsCustomizable

True

Description

Business, division, or department in the Microsoft Dynamics CRM database.

IsAvailableOffline

True

IsAuditEnabled

False

AutoRouteToOwnerQueue

False

CanBeInManyToMany

True

CanBePrimaryEntityInRelationship

True

CanBeRelatedEntityInRelationship

True

CanCreateAttributes

True

CanCreateCharts

False

CanCreateForms

True

CanCreateViews

True

CanModifyAdditionalSettings

True

CanTriggerWorkflow

True

IsActivity

False

IsActivityParty

False

IsChildEntity

False

IsConnectionsEnabled

canmodifyconnectionsettings

IsCustomEntity

False

IsDocumentManagementEnabled

False

IsDuplicateDetectionEnabled

False

IsEnabledForCharts

False

IsImportable

True

IsIntersect

False

IsMailMergeEnabled

False

IsManaged

True

IsMappable

True

IsReadingPaneEnabled

True

IsRenameable

True

IsValidForAdvancedFind

True

IsValidForQueue

False

IsVisibleInMobile

False

PrimaryIdAttribute

businessunitid

PrimaryNameAttribute

name

ReportViewName

FilteredBusinessUnit

RecurrenceBaseEntityLogicalName

DisplayCollectionName

Business Units

Privilege Metadata

The following table shows the privilege metadata for the business unit entity.

PrivilegeName Id Type CanBeBasic CanBeDeep CanBeGlobal CanBeLocal

prvAppendBusinessUnit

cf716ba0-04e5-4438-ae87-0b8729cc5219

Append

False

True

True

True

prvAppendToBusinessUnit

f0a87077-39fb-4317-93a2-6696641c57c4

AppendTo

False

True

True

True

prvCreateBusinessUnit

eb20684e-925f-4ebe-a277-699c910ef635

Create

False

True

True

False

prvDeleteBusinessUnit

648be51f-6eb2-4660-a564-a5fb555406a0

Delete

False

True

True

False

prvDisableBusinessUnit

1c29d21f-c8a6-427b-b470-26e282bc47e7

None

False

False

True

False

prvReadBusinessUnit

487cdbaf-59f9-4db3-b648-4eed351ff00b

Read

False

True

True

True

prvReparentBusinessUnit

9c8710db-5260-4dfe-91a3-983b81f1b4d6

None

False

False

True

False

prvWriteBusinessUnit

fcee0faa-07dc-42ac-a1f3-e1d63ca29ae7

Write

False

True

True

True

Attribute Metadata

The following table shows the attribute metadata for the business unit entity.

LogicalName

Description

Type

SchemaName

IsCustomAttribute

IsCustomizable

RequiredLevel

IsValidForCreate

IsValidForRead

IsValidForUpdate

CanBeSecuredForCreate

CanBeSecuredForRead

CanBeSecuredForUpdate

IsAuditEnabled

IsManaged

IsPrimaryId

IsPrimaryName

IsRenameable

IsSecured

IsValidForAdvancedFind

DisplayName

DeprecatedVersion

address1_addressid

Unique identifier for address 1.

Uniqueidentifier

Address1_AddressId

False

False

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

Address 1: ID

address1_addresstypecode

Type of address for address 1, such as billing, shipping, or primary address.

Picklist

Address1_AddressTypeCode

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 1: Address Type

address1_city

City name for address 1.

String

Address1_City

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Bill To City

address1_country

Country/region name for address 1.

String

Address1_Country

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Bill To Country/Region

address1_county

County name for address 1.

String

Address1_County

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 1: County

address1_fax

Fax number for address 1.

String

Address1_Fax

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 1: Fax

address1_latitude

Latitude for address 1.

Double

Address1_Latitude

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 1: Latitude

address1_line1

First line for entering address 1 information.

String

Address1_Line1

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Bill To Street 1

address1_line2

Second line for entering address 1 information.

String

Address1_Line2

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Bill To Street 2

address1_line3

Third line for entering address 1 information.

String

Address1_Line3

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Bill To Street 3

address1_longitude

Longitude for address 1.

Double

Address1_Longitude

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 1: Longitude

address1_name

Name to enter for address 1.

String

Address1_Name

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 1: Name

address1_postalcode

ZIP Code or postal code for address 1.

String

Address1_PostalCode

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Bill To ZIP/Postal Code

address1_postofficebox

Post office box number for address 1.

String

Address1_PostOfficeBox

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 1: Post Office Box

address1_shippingmethodcode

Method of shipment for address 1.

Picklist

Address1_ShippingMethodCode

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 1: Shipping Method

address1_stateorprovince

State or province for address 1.

String

Address1_StateOrProvince

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Bill To State/Province

address1_telephone1

First telephone number associated with address 1.

String

Address1_Telephone1

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Main Phone

address1_telephone2

Second telephone number associated with address 1.

String

Address1_Telephone2

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Other Phone

address1_telephone3

Third telephone number associated with address 1.

String

Address1_Telephone3

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 1: Telephone 3

address1_upszone

United Parcel Service (UPS) zone for address 1.

String

Address1_UPSZone

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 1: UPS Zone

address1_utcoffset

UTC offset for address 1. This is the difference between local time and standard Coordinated Universal Time.

Integer

Address1_UTCOffset

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 1: UTC Offset

address2_addressid

Unique identifier for address 2.

Uniqueidentifier

Address2_AddressId

False

False

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

Address 2: ID

address2_addresstypecode

Type of address for address 2, such as billing, shipping, or primary address.

Picklist

Address2_AddressTypeCode

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 2: Address Type

address2_city

City name for address 2.

String

Address2_City

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Ship To City

address2_country

Country/region name for address 2.

String

Address2_Country

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Ship To Country/Region

address2_county

County name for address 2.

String

Address2_County

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 2: County

address2_fax

Fax number for address 2.

String

Address2_Fax

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 2: Fax

address2_latitude

Latitude for address 2.

Double

Address2_Latitude

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 2: Latitude

address2_line1

First line for entering address 2 information.

String

Address2_Line1

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Ship To Street 1

address2_line2

Second line for entering address 2 information.

String

Address2_Line2

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Ship To Street 2

address2_line3

Third line for entering address 2 information.

String

Address2_Line3

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Ship To Street 3

address2_longitude

Longitude for address 2.

Double

Address2_Longitude

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 2: Longitude

address2_name

Name to enter for address 2.

String

Address2_Name

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 2: Name

address2_postalcode

ZIP Code or postal code for address 2.

String

Address2_PostalCode

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Ship To ZIP/Postal Code

address2_postofficebox

Post office box number for address 2.

String

Address2_PostOfficeBox

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 2: Post Office Box

address2_shippingmethodcode

Method of shipment for address 2.

Picklist

Address2_ShippingMethodCode

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 2: Shipping Method

address2_stateorprovince

State or province for address 2.

String

Address2_StateOrProvince

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Ship To State/Province

address2_telephone1

First telephone number associated with address 2.

String

Address2_Telephone1

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 2: Telephone 1

address2_telephone2

Second telephone number associated with address 2.

String

Address2_Telephone2

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 2: Telephone 2

address2_telephone3

Third telephone number associated with address 2.

String

Address2_Telephone3

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 2: Telephone 3

address2_upszone

United Parcel Service (UPS) zone for address 2.

String

Address2_UPSZone

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 2: UPS Zone

address2_utcoffset

UTC offset for address 2. This is the difference between local time and standard Coordinated Universal Time.

Integer

Address2_UTCOffset

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Address 2: UTC Offset

businessunitid

Unique identifier of the business unit.

Uniqueidentifier

BusinessUnitId

False

True

SystemRequired

True

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

True

False

True

False

True

Business Unit

calendarid

Fiscal calendar associated with the business unit.

Lookup

CalendarId

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

False

Calendar

costcenter

Name of the business unit cost center.

String

CostCenter

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Cost Center

createdby

Unique identifier of the user who created the business unit.

Lookup

CreatedBy

False

True

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

True

False

True

Created By

createdon

Date and time when the business unit was created.

DateTime

CreatedOn

False

True

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

True

False

True

Created On

createdonbehalfby

Unique identifier of the delegate user who created the businessunit.

Lookup

CreatedOnBehalfBy

False

True

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

True

False

True

Created By (Delegate)

creditlimit

Credit limit for the business unit.

Double

CreditLimit

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Credit Limit

description

Description of the business unit.

Memo

Description

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Description

disabledreason

Reason for disabling the business unit.

String

DisabledReason

False

True

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Disable Reason

divisionname

Name of the division to which the business unit belongs.

String

DivisionName

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Division

emailaddress

E-mail address for the business unit.

String

EMailAddress

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

E-mail

exchangerate

Exchange rate for the currency associated with the businessunit with respect to the base currency.

Decimal

ExchangeRate

False

True

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Exchange Rate

fileasname

Alternative name under which the business unit can be filed.

String

FileAsName

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

File as Name

ftpsiteurl

FTP site URL for the business unit.

String

FtpSiteUrl

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

FTP Site

importsequencenumber

Unique identifier of the data import or data migration that created this record.

Integer

ImportSequenceNumber

False

True

None

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Import Sequence Number

inheritancemask

Inheritance mask for the business unit.

Integer

InheritanceMask

False

True

None

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

False

Inheritance Mask

isdisabled

Information about whether the business unit is enabled or disabled.

Boolean

IsDisabled

False

True

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Is Disabled

modifiedby

Unique identifier of the user who last modified the business unit.

Lookup

ModifiedBy

False

True

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

True

False

True

Modified By

modifiedon

Date and time when the business unit was last modified.

DateTime

ModifiedOn

False

True

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

True

False

True

Modified On

modifiedonbehalfby

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

Lookup

ModifiedOnBehalfBy

False

True

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

True

False

True

Modified By (Delegate)

name

Name of the business unit.

String

Name

False

True

SystemRequired

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

True

True

False

True

Name

organizationid

Unique identifier of the organization associated with the business unit.

Lookup

OrganizationId

False

False

SystemRequired

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

Organization

overriddencreatedon

Date and time that the record was migrated.

DateTime

OverriddenCreatedOn

False

True

None

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Record Created On

parentbusinessunitid

Unique identifier for the parent business unit.

Lookup

ParentBusinessUnitId

False

True

ApplicationRequired

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Parent Business

picture

Picture or diagram of the business unit.

Memo

Picture

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

False

Picture

stockexchange

Stock exchange on which the business is listed.

String

StockExchange

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Stock Exchange

tickersymbol

Stock exchange ticker symbol for the business unit.

String

TickerSymbol

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

Ticker Symbol

transactioncurrencyid

Unique identifier of the currency associated with the businessunit.

Lookup

TransactionCurrencyId

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Currency

usergroupid

Uniqueidentifier

UserGroupId

False

False

None

False

False

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

utcoffset

UTC offset for the business unit. This is the difference between local time and standard Coordinated Universal Time.

Integer

UTCOffset

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

True

UTC Offset

versionnumber

Version number of the business unit.

BigInt

VersionNumber

False

False

None

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

False

False

False

Version number

websiteurl

Web site URL for the business unit.

String

WebSiteUrl

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

True

False

True

Web Site

workflowsuspended

Information about whether workflow or sales process rules have been suspended.

Boolean

WorkflowSuspended

False

True

None

True

True

True

False

False

False

True

True

False

False

False

False

False

Workflow Suspended

One-to-Many Relationships

The following table shows the entities that are the referencing entity in a one-to-many relationship with the business unit entity.

Relationship schema name Referencing entity

business_unit_accounts

account

business_unit_activitypointer

activitypointer

business_unit_annotations

annotation

business_unit_appointment_activities

appointment

BusinessUnit_AsyncOperations

asyncoperation

business_unit_asyncoperation

asyncoperation

BusinessUnit_BulkDeleteFailures

bulkdeletefailure

business_unit_BulkOperation_activities

bulkoperation

business_unit_parent_business_unit

businessunit

bizmap_businessid_businessunit

businessunitmap

bizmap_subbusinessid_businessunit

businessunitmap

business_unit_calendars

calendar

BusinessUnit_Campaigns

campaign

business_unit_campaignactivity_activities

campaignactivity

business_unit_campaignresponse_activities

campaignresponse

business_unit_connections

connection

business_unit_constraint_based_groups

constraintbasedgroup

business_unit_contacts

contact

business_unit_service_contracts

contract

business_customer_opportunity_roles

customeropportunityrole

business_unit_customer_relationship

customerrelationship

BusinessUnit_DuplicateRules

duplicaterule

business_unit_email_activities

email

business_unit_equipment

equipment

business_unit_fax_activities

fax

business_unit_goal

goal

business_unit_goalrollupquery

goalrollupquery

BusinessUnit_Imports

import

BusinessUnit_ImportData

importdata

BusinessUnit_ImportFiles

importfile

BusinessUnit_ImportLogs

importlog

BusinessUnit_ImportMaps

importmap

business_unit_incidents

incident

business_unit_incident_resolution_activities

incidentresolution

businessunit_internal_addresses

internaladdress

business_unit_invoices

invoice

business_unit_leads

lead

business_unit_letter_activities

letter

business_unit_list

list

business_unit_mailmergetemplates

mailmergetemplate

business_unit_msdyn_postalbum

msdyn_postalbum

business_unit_msdyn_wallsavedqueryusersettings

msdyn_wallsavedqueryusersettings

business_unit_opportunities

opportunity

business_unit_opportunity_close_activities

opportunityclose

business_unit_order_close_activities

orderclose

business_unit_phone_call_activities

phonecall

business_unit_postfollows

postfollow

business_unit_PostRegarding

postregarding

businessunit_principalobjectattributeaccess

principalobjectattributeaccess

BusinessUnit_ProcessSessions

processsession

Owning_businessunit_processsessions

processsession

business_unit_queues2

queue

business_unit_queues

queue

business_unit_quotes

quote

business_unit_quote_close_activities

quoteclose

business_unit_recurrencerule

recurrencerule

business_unit_recurringappointmentmaster_activities

recurringappointmentmaster

business_unit_reports

report

business_unit_resources

resource

business_unit_resource_groups

resourcegroup

business_unit_resource_specs

resourcespec

business_unit_roles

role

business_unit_orders

salesorder

business_unit_service_appointments

serviceappointment

business_unit_sharepointdocumentlocation

sharepointdocumentlocation

business_unit_sharepointsites

sharepointsite

business_unit_system_users

systemuser

systemuserbusinessunitentitymap_businessunitid_businessunit

systemuserbusinessunitentitymap

business_unit_task_activities

task

business_unit_teams

team

business_unit_templates

template

userentityinstancedata_businessunit

userentityinstancedata

userentityuisettings_businessunit

userentityuisettings

lk_userfiscalcalendar_businessunit

userfiscalcalendar

business_unit_userform

userform

business_unit_userquery

userquery

business_unit_userqueryvisualizations

userqueryvisualization

business_unit_user_settings

usersettings

business_unit_workflow

workflow

business_unit_workflowlogs

workflowlog

Many-to-Many Relationships

There are no many-to-many relationships for the business unit entity.

Many-to-One Relationships

The following table shows the entities that are the referenced entity in a many-to-one relationship with the business unit entity.

Relationship schema name Referenced entity

business_unit_parent_business_unit

businessunit

BusinessUnit_Calendar

calendar

organization_business_units

organization

lk_businessunitbase_createdby

systemuser

lk_businessunit_modifiedonbehalfby

systemuser

lk_businessunit_createdonbehalfby

systemuser

lk_businessunitbase_modifiedby

systemuser

TransactionCurrency_BusinessUnit

transactioncurrency

See Also

Reference

BusinessUnit Entity Privileges
EntityMetadata
AttributeMetadata
OneToManyRelationshipMetadata
ManyToManyRelationshipMetadata

Concepts

BusinessUnit Entity Messages and Methods
BusinessUnit Entity OptionSet Attribute Metadata

Other Resources

Administration and Security Entities (Organization, Business Unit, User, Team, Privilege, Role, Field Security)

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