KbArticle (Article) Entity Metadata
[Applies to: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011]
The following information is for the knowledge base article entity in a default, uncustomized installation of Microsoft Dynamics CRM. The schema name and early bound class for this entity is KbArticle.
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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 knowledge base article entity.
Metadata property | Value |
---|---|
OTC |
127 |
EntityLogicalName |
kbarticle |
DisplayName |
Article |
OwnershipType |
OrganizationOwned |
IsCustomizable |
True |
Description |
Structured content that is part of the knowledge base. |
IsAvailableOffline |
True |
IsAuditEnabled |
False |
AutoRouteToOwnerQueue |
False |
CanBeInManyToMany |
True |
CanBePrimaryEntityInRelationship |
True |
CanBeRelatedEntityInRelationship |
True |
CanCreateAttributes |
True |
CanCreateCharts |
True |
CanCreateForms |
False |
CanCreateViews |
True |
CanModifyAdditionalSettings |
True |
CanTriggerWorkflow |
True |
IsActivity |
False |
IsActivityParty |
False |
IsChildEntity |
False |
IsConnectionsEnabled |
canmodifyconnectionsettings |
IsCustomEntity |
False |
IsDocumentManagementEnabled |
True |
IsDuplicateDetectionEnabled |
True |
IsEnabledForCharts |
True |
IsImportable |
True |
IsIntersect |
False |
IsMailMergeEnabled |
False |
IsManaged |
True |
IsMappable |
True |
IsReadingPaneEnabled |
True |
IsRenameable |
True |
IsValidForAdvancedFind |
True |
IsValidForQueue |
False |
IsVisibleInMobile |
False |
PrimaryIdAttribute |
kbarticleid |
PrimaryNameAttribute |
title |
ReportViewName |
FilteredKbArticle |
RecurrenceBaseEntityLogicalName |
x |
DisplayCollectionName |
Articles |
Privilege Metadata
The following table shows the privilege metadata for the knowledge base article entity.
PrivilegeName | Id | Type | CanBeBasic | CanBeDeep | CanBeGlobal | CanBeLocal |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
prvAppendArticle |
f7466aa7-6d39-400d-89c9-ddb6a25cbea8 |
Append |
False |
False |
True |
False |
prvAppendToArticle |
d6478086-f814-4c83-a347-d9e4d4a15f80 |
AppendTo |
False |
False |
True |
False |
prvCreateArticle |
af39db82-2283-4cb2-8381-9d10a0963501 |
Create |
False |
False |
True |
False |
prvDeleteArticle |
78197094-97c9-4dc7-a95b-b46947f3378f |
Delete |
False |
False |
True |
False |
prvPublishArticle |
4ea4a25d-d0b9-427d-bc53-c82a0e983c7f |
None |
False |
False |
True |
False |
prvReadArticle |
437c1f0e-7d06-42fb-94b9-631805033daa |
Read |
False |
False |
True |
False |
prvWriteArticle |
4e90f305-3eec-4c50-ac7c-b2868e6e9d7f |
Write |
False |
False |
True |
False |
Attribute Metadata
The following table shows the attribute metadata for the knowledge base article entity.
LogicalName | Description | Type | SchemaName | IsCustomAttribute | IsCustomizable | RequiredLevel | IsValidForCreate | IsValidForRead | IsValidForUpdate | CanBeSecuredForCreate | CanBeSecuredForRead | CanBeSecuredForUpdate | IsAuditEnabled | IsManaged | IsPrimaryId | IsPrimaryName | IsRenameable | IsSecured | IsValidForAdvancedFind | DisplayName | DeprecatedVersion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
articlexml |
XML data for the knowledge base article. |
Memo |
ArticleXml |
False |
True |
None |
True |
True |
True |
False |
False |
False |
True |
True |
False |
False |
False |
False |
False |
Article XML |
|
comments |
Comments regarding the knowledge base article. |
Memo |
Comments |
False |
True |
None |
True |
True |
True |
False |
False |
False |
True |
True |
False |
False |
False |
False |
False |
Comments |
|
content |
Description of the content of the knowledge base article. |
Memo |
Content |
False |
True |
None |
False |
True |
False |
False |
False |
False |
True |
True |
False |
False |
False |
False |
False |
Content |
|
createdby |
Unique identifier of the user who created the knowledge base article. |
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 knowledge base article 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 article. |
Lookup |
CreatedOnBehalfBy |
False |
True |
None |
False |
True |
False |
False |
False |
False |
False |
True |
False |
False |
True |
False |
True |
Created By (Delegate) |
|
description |
Description of the knowledge base article. |
Memo |
Description |
False |
True |
None |
True |
True |
True |
False |
False |
False |
True |
True |
False |
False |
True |
False |
True |
Description |
|
exchangerate |
Decimal |
ExchangeRate |
False |
True |
None |
False |
True |
False |
False |
False |
False |
True |
True |
False |
False |
True |
False |
True |
Exchange Rate |
||
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 |
|
kbarticleid |
Unique identifier of the knowledge base article. |
Uniqueidentifier |
KbArticleId |
False |
True |
SystemRequired |
True |
True |
False |
False |
False |
False |
False |
True |
True |
False |
True |
False |
True |
Article |
|
kbarticletemplateid |
Unique identifier of the template associated with the knowledge base article. |
Lookup |
KbArticleTemplateId |
False |
True |
SystemRequired |
True |
True |
True |
False |
False |
False |
True |
True |
False |
False |
False |
False |
True |
Base Template |
|
keywords |
Keywords to be used for searches in knowledge base articles. |
Memo |
KeyWords |
False |
True |
None |
True |
True |
True |
False |
False |
False |
True |
True |
False |
False |
True |
False |
True |
Key Words |
|
languagecode |
Language of the Article Template |
Integer |
LanguageCode |
False |
True |
None |
True |
True |
True |
False |
False |
False |
True |
True |
False |
False |
True |
False |
True |
Language |
|
modifiedby |
Unique identifier of the user who last modified the knowledge base article. |
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 knowledge base article 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 kbarticle. |
Lookup |
ModifiedOnBehalfBy |
False |
True |
None |
False |
True |
False |
False |
False |
False |
False |
True |
False |
False |
True |
False |
True |
Modified By (Delegate) |
|
number |
Knowledge base article number. |
String |
Number |
False |
True |
None |
False |
True |
False |
False |
False |
False |
True |
True |
False |
False |
True |
False |
True |
Number |
|
organizationid |
Unique identifier of the organization associated with the article. |
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 |
|
statecode |
Status of the knowledge base article. |
State |
StateCode |
False |
True |
SystemRequired |
False |
True |
False |
False |
False |
False |
True |
True |
False |
False |
True |
False |
True |
Status |
|
statuscode |
Reason for the status of the knowledge base article. |
Status |
StatusCode |
False |
True |
None |
False |
True |
True |
False |
False |
False |
True |
True |
False |
False |
False |
False |
False |
Status Reason |
|
subjectid |
Unique identifier of the subject associated with the knowledge base article. |
Lookup |
SubjectId |
False |
True |
SystemRequired |
True |
True |
True |
False |
False |
False |
True |
True |
False |
False |
True |
False |
True |
Subject |
|
title |
Title of the knowledge base article. |
String |
Title |
False |
True |
ApplicationRequired |
True |
True |
True |
False |
False |
False |
True |
True |
False |
True |
True |
False |
True |
Title |
|
transactioncurrencyid |
Lookup |
TransactionCurrencyId |
False |
True |
None |
True |
True |
True |
False |
False |
False |
True |
True |
False |
False |
True |
False |
True |
Currency |
||
versionnumber |
Title of the knowledge base article. |
BigInt |
VersionNumber |
False |
False |
None |
False |
True |
False |
False |
False |
False |
False |
True |
False |
False |
False |
False |
False |
Title |
One-to-Many Relationships
The following table shows the entities that are the referencing entity in a one-to-many relationship with the knowledge base article entity.
Relationship schema name | Referencing Entity |
---|---|
KbArticle_Annotation |
annotation |
KbArticle_AsyncOperations |
asyncoperation |
KbArticle_BulkDeleteFailures |
bulkdeletefailure |
KbArticle_DocumentIndex |
documentindex |
KbArticle_DuplicateBaseRecord |
duplicaterecord |
KbArticle_DuplicateMatchingRecord |
duplicaterecord |
kbarticle_incidents |
incident |
kbarticle_comments |
kbarticlecomment |
kbarticle_principalobjectattributeaccess |
principalobjectattributeaccess |
KbArticle_ProcessSessions |
processsession |
KbArticle_SharepointDocumentLocation |
sharepointdocumentlocation |
userentityinstancedata_kbarticle |
userentityinstancedata |
Many-to-Many Relationships
There are no many-to-many relationships for the knowledge base article entity.
Many-to-One Relationships
The following table shows the entities that are the referenced entity in a many-to-one relationship with the knowledge base article entity.
Relationship schema name | Referenced Entity |
---|---|
kb_article_template_kb_articles |
kbarticletemplate |
organization_kb_articles |
organization |
subject_kb_articles |
subject |
lk_kbarticle_modifiedonbehalfby |
systemuser |
lk_kbarticlebase_modifiedby |
systemuser |
lk_kbarticle_createdonbehalfby |
systemuser |
lk_kbarticlebase_createdby |
systemuser |
TransactionCurrency_KbArticle |
transactioncurrency |
See Also
Reference
EntityMetadata
AttributeMetadata
OneToManyRelationshipMetadata
ManyToManyRelationshipMetadata
Concepts
KbArticle (Article) Entity Messages and Methods
KbArticle (Article) Entity Privileges
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