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OData $select on Complex Type

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The OData Service is returning null when I $select on an inner complex type.

For query: [tenant]/api/data/v9.0/EntityDefinitions(LogicalName='account')?$select=DisplayName

The response is:

{
   "@odata.context": "fpx-dev02.api.crm.dynamics.com/.../v9.0$metadata#EntityDefinitions(DisplayName)/$entity",
   "MetadataId": "70816501-edb9-4740-a16c-6a5efbc05d84",
   "DisplayName": {
      "LocalizedLabels": [
         {
            "Label": "Account",
            "LanguageCode": 1033,
            "IsManaged": true,
            "MetadataId": "2a4901bf-2241-db11-898a-0007e9e17ebd",
            "HasChanged": null
         }
      ],
      "UserLocalizedLabel": {
         "Label": "Account",
         "LanguageCode": 1033,
         "IsManaged": true,
         "MetadataId": "2a4901bf-2241-db11-898a-0007e9e17ebd",
         "HasChanged": null
      }
   }
}
I want to filter this response to only include LocalizedLabels and not UserLocalizedLabel.

For Query:

[tenant]/api/data/v9.0/EntityDefinitions(LogicalName='account')?$select=DisplayName/Microsoft.Dynamics.CRM.Label/LocalizedLabels
{
   "@odata.context": "fpx-dev02.api.crm.dynamics.com/.../v9.0$metadata#EntityDefinitions(DisplayName/Microsoft.Dynamics.CRM.Label/LocalizedLabels)/$entity",
   "MetadataId": "70816501-edb9-4740-a16c-6a5efbc05d84",
   "DisplayName": null
}

I was expecting DisplayName to be 

DisplayName": {
      "LocalizedLabels": [
         {
            "Label": "Account",
            "LanguageCode": 1033,
            "IsManaged": true,
            "MetadataId": "2a4901bf-2241-db11-898a-0007e9e17ebd",
            "HasChanged": null
         }
      ]
}
Is this a bug in Dynamics, or is my $select wrong?

Thanks.

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    Community Member on at 
    Here is the Metadata Involved:

    <EntitySet Name="EntityDefinitions" EntityType="Microsoft.Dynamics.CRM.EntityMetadata">
<NavigationPropertyBinding Path="Microsoft.Dynamics.CRM.BooleanAttributeMetadata/GlobalOptionSet" Target="GlobalOptionSetDefinitions"/>
<NavigationPropertyBinding Path="ManyToManyRelationships" Target="RelationshipDefinitions"/>
<NavigationPropertyBinding Path="ManyToOneRelationships" Target="RelationshipDefinitions"/>
<NavigationPropertyBinding Path="OneToManyRelationships" Target="RelationshipDefinitions"/>
<NavigationPropertyBinding Path="Microsoft.Dynamics.CRM.EnumAttributeMetadata/GlobalOptionSet" Target="GlobalOptionSetDefinitions"/>
</EntitySet>

    <EntityType Name="EntityMetadata" BaseType="mscrm.MetadataBase">
...
<Property Name="ActivityTypeMask" Type="Edm.Int32"/>
<Property Name="AutoRouteToOwnerQueue" Type="Edm.Boolean"/>
<Property Name="CanTriggerWorkflow" Type="Edm.Boolean"/>
<Property Name="Description" Type="mscrm.Label"/>
<Property Name="DisplayCollectionName" Type="mscrm.Label"/>
<Property Name="DisplayName" Type="mscrm.Label"/>
...
</EntityType>
    <ComplexType Name="Label">
    <Property Name="LocalizedLabels" Type="Collection(mscrm.LocalizedLabel)"/>
    <Property Name="UserLocalizedLabel" Type="mscrm.LocalizedLabel"/>
    </ComplexType>
    <ComplexType Name="LocalizedLabel">
<Property Name="Label" Type="Edm.String" Unicode="false"/>
<Property Name="LanguageCode" Type="Edm.Int32"/>
<Property Name="IsManaged" Type="Edm.Boolean"/>
<Property Name="MetadataId" Type="Edm.Guid"/>
<Property Name="HasChanged" Type="Edm.Boolean"/>
</ComplexType>
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    RaviKashyap Profile Picture
    RaviKashyap 55,410 Moderator on at

    Hi,

    It does look like a bug or limitation. When you try to access complex type, you get the below error message-

    testcrmaug.crm6.dynamics.com/.../EntityDefinitions(LogicalName='account')/DisplayName?$select=LocalizedLabels

    "query parameters not supported on complex type."

    Hope this helps.

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