AssociationGroup Element in AssociationGroups (BDCMetadata Schema)
Applies to: SharePoint Server 2010
Specifies an AssociationGroup. AssociationGroup is a construct that ties the related AssociationMethods together. For example, GetOrdersForCustomer, GetCustomerForOrder, and AssociateCustomerToOrder are all association methods that work on the same relationship between Customer and Order.
Namespace: https://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2007/BusinessDataCatalog
Schema: BDCMetadata
AssociationGroup must be defined on the Entity element that is the Destination of the AssociationReferences that are not marked as Reverse, or the Source of the AssociationReferences that are marked as Reverse.
<AssociationGroup Name = "String" DefaultDisplayName = "String" IsCached = "Boolean"> </AssociationGroup>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
Name |
Required. The name of the AssociationGroup. Attribute type: String |
DefaultDisplayName |
Optional. The default display name of the AssociationGroup. Attribute type: String |
IsCached |
Optional. Specifies whether the AssociationGroup is used frequently. Default value: true Attribute type: Boolean |
Child Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
LocalizedDisplayNames Element in MetadataObject (BDCMetadata Schema) |
The localized names of the AssociationGroup. |
The properties of the AssociationGroup. |
|
AssociationReference Element in AssociationGroup (BDCMetadata Schema) |
An AssociationReference of an AssociationGroup. |
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
The AssociationGroups element that contains this AssociationGroup. |