Specifies the child element for a fetch element, the 'parent entity' for the query. Only one entity is allowed.
Learn how to query data using FetchXml.
Example
<fetch>
<entity name='account'>
<attribute name='accountclassificationcode' />
<attribute name='createdby' />
<attribute name='createdon' />
<attribute name='name' />
</entity>
</fetch>
Attributes
Name |
Required? |
Description |
name |
Yes |
The logical name of the table that the query is based on. |
Parent elements
Name |
Description |
fetch |
The root element of a FetchXml query. |
Child elements
Name |
Occurrences |
Description |
all-attributes |
0 or 1 |
Indicates that all non-null column values for each row are returned. It is the same as not adding any attribute elements. We don't recommend using this element for most cases. |
attribute |
0 or many |
Specifies a column from an entity or link-entity to return with a query. |
order |
0 or many |
Specifies a sort order for the rows of the results. |
link-entity |
0 or many |
Joins a table related to the entity or link-entity to return more columns with the result. |
filter |
0 or 1 |
Specify complex conditions for an entity or link-entity to apply to a query. |