Create Entity
The Create Entity activity is used to create entities in the Microsoft Dynamics CRM server.
This activity supports batch operations, which means you can create multiple entities at a time. If you want to create a data collection in the Microsoft Dynamics CRM server in a batch, use the For-Each statement to map the data collection to the elements in the Input field in the Create Entity activity.
General
Establish a connection to the Microsoft Dynamics CRM server, and specify the type of entities you want to create in the General tab.
The following table lists the configurations in the General tab of the Create Entity activity:
| Field | Module Property? | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | No | Specify the name of the activity in the process definition. |
| Dynamics CRM Connection | Yes | Specify a shared connection resource.
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| Dynamics CRM Entity | No | Specify the type of entity you want to create.
Click Fetch Entity to open the Entity Selection Dialog dialog that contains all the available entities. Select an entity from the list and click OK. The selected entity is automatically specified in this field. After selecting the entity, click Build Schema to open the Attributes Selection Dialog dialog that contains all the available attributes associated with the entity. Select the attributes you want and click OK. The selected attributes are displayed in the Input tab. |
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Input
Output
In the Output tab, the ID of the created entity is returned. The output field name varies depending on the type of the created entity .
Fault
The Fault tab displays the error code and error message of the Create Entity activity. See Error Codes for a more detailed explanation of errors.
The following table lists error schema elements in the Fault tab of the Create Entity activity: