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how will get field name, datatype, edt and size of fields form table throgh code in AX 2012 R3.

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Posted on by @rp@n 56

Hi all,

can you please let me know how will get field name, datatype, EDT and size of fields form table throgh code in AX 2012 R3.

Please give me more shed on this.

Thanks!

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    Sergei Minozhenko Profile Picture
    Sergei Minozhenko 23,095 on at

    Hi @rp@n,

    You need to check Dict* classes (DictTable and DictField)

    microsftdynamics.blogspot.com/.../get-all-fields-name-type-mendatory-and.html

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    @rp@n 56 on at

    thanks Sergei,

    edt size is not there. how will get ?

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    Sergei Minozhenko Profile Picture
    Sergei Minozhenko 23,095 on at

    Hi @rp@n,

    Do you mean size of string field? If yes, it can be fetched from DictField.stringLen() method

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    @rp@n 56 on at

    yes,

    it's showing the name string only but not showing the EDT name

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    Sergei Minozhenko Profile Picture
    Sergei Minozhenko 23,095 on at

    Hi @rp@n,

    There is typeId method as well which will return you EDT Id and you can use extendedTypeId2Name function to convert EDT Id to EDT name.

    extendedTypeId2Name(DictField.typeId())

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    @rp@n 56 on at

    thanks Sergei

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