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<EntityPropertyRule> (RibbonDiffXml)

[Applies to: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online]

Specifies a rule that can detect specific Boolean entity properties.

<EntityPropertyRule 
 AppliesTo=["PrimaryEntity" | " SelectedEntity "]
 Default =["0" | "1" | "true" | "false"]
 EntityName="String" 
 InvertResult =["0" | "1" | "true" | "false"]
 PropertyName=["DuplicateDetectionEnabled" | "GridFiltersEnabled" | "HasStateCode"  | "IsConnectionsEnabled"  | "MailMergeEnabled"  | "WorksWithQueue"  | "HasActivities"  | "IsActivity"  | "HasNotes"  | "IsCustomizable"]
 PropertyValue=["0" | "1" | "true" | "false"] 
/>

Attributes and Elements

The following table lists the attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute

Description

Type

Usage

AppliesTo

Determines whether the rule applies to the entity record being displayed in the form or entity records being displayed in a sub-grid.

Valid values:

Value	Description
PrimaryEntity	For a form or Subgrid ribbon, the rule applies to the entity displayed in the form. This will option does not apply for a Grid Ribbon.
SelectedEntity	For a Grid or Subgrid ribbon this rule applies to the entity that appears in the grid.

Enumeration

Optional

Default

Sets the default return value for the rule if the actual value cannot be determined.

Boolean

Optional

EntityName

Specifies the entity that this rule will apply to. Use the entity logical name, for example, "new_customentity".

String

Optional

InvertResult

Negates the return value of the rule.

Boolean

Optional

PropertyName

The name of the boolean entity property to check.

Valid values:

Value	Description
DuplicateDetectionEnabled	Allows defining duplicate detection rules with this entity.
GridFiltersEnabled	Corresponds to the IsValidForAdvancedFind property.
HasStateCode	The entity has a Status (statecode) field.
IsConnectionsEnabled	Allows Connections to be established between instances of this entity and other Connections enabled entities.
MailMergeEnabled	The entity allows users to generate mail merge documents.
WorksWithQueue	The entity is enabled to work with queues.
HasActivities	The entity has a relationship with the Activity (activitypointer) entity so that the entity can appear in the Regarding lookup field in Activities.
IsActivity	The entity is defined as an activity.
HasNotes	The entity has a entity relationship with the Note (annotation) entity.
IsCustomizable	The entity provides some degree of customizability.

Enumeration

Required

Child Elements

This element has no child elements.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
<DisplayRule> (RibbonDiffXml)	Specifies either the definition of a rule used to display a ribbon element or a reference to a DisplayRule from a command definition.
<Or> (RibbonDiffXml)	Specifies a set of rules that must be evaluated together.

Element Information

XPath	Copy //RibbonDiffXml/RuleDefinitions/DisplayRules/DisplayRule/EntityPropertyRule \| //RibbonDiffXml/RuleDefinitions/DisplayRules/DisplayRule/OrRule/Or/EntityPropertyRule
Schema Name	EntityPropertyRuleType
Validation File	RibbonTypes.xsd
Can be Empty	Yes

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