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FetchXML join account and contact tables - Web API Postman. "'Account' entity doesn't contain attribute with Name = '_primarycontactid_value'"

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Posted on by Duncang 5

I'm using this fetchXml query (in Postman)

<fetch mapping='logical'>
   <entity name='account'>
      <attribute name='accountid'/>
      <attribute name='name'/>
      <attribute name='accountnumber'/>
      <link-entity name='contact' alias='contact' to='_primarycontactid_value' from='contactid' link-type='inner'>
        <attribute name='fullname'/>
      </link-entity>
</entity>
</fetch>
But getting

{
    "error": {
        "code": "0x80041103",
        "message": "'Account' entity doesn't contain attribute with Name = '_primarycontactid_value' and NameMapping = 'Logical'. MetadataCacheDetails: ProviderType=Dynamic, StandardCache=True, IsLoadedInStagedContext = False, Timestamp=92819704, MinActiveRowVersion=92819704, MetadataInstanceId=19179712, LastUpdated=2022-12-18 11:07:37.753, OrgId=e1a01dd8-fc2e-4f46-a97d-d3c35656546e"
    }
}
Though when I query accounts, I see that column:
"_primarycontactid_value": "6693722c-db76-ed11-81ac-002248933e1f",
  • Duncang Profile Picture
    Duncang 5 on at
    RE: FetchXML join account and contact tables - Web API Postman. "'Account' entity doesn't contain attribute with Name = '_primarycontactid_value'"

    Awesome, that worked, thanks

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    Guido Preite Profile Picture
    Guido Preite 54,082 Moderator on at
    RE: FetchXML join account and contact tables - Web API Postman. "'Account' entity doesn't contain attribute with Name = '_primarycontactid_value'"

    inside fetchxml queries you need to use the logicalname (in your case primarycontactid) not the syntax you use in OData queries.

    To build fetchxml queries you can use Advanced Find or FetchXML Builder inside XrmToolBox

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