Where is my new relationship??
After searching the list of entities, my eyes were getting tired. I could not find the N:N relationship that I had created between Contacts and Customers (Accounts). The schema name was new_contact_customerlocation and it had a Custom Label of “Location Contacts NEW.” However, Dynamics 365 did not have this relationship anywhere in the entity list.
Next, I decided to try entering a custom value of new_contact_customerlocation. No luck!
Then I entered the custom label on a whim. Still fails.
As a last effort, I checked the odata entity list itself by pasting the URL in a browser: https://uat.api.crm.dynamics.com/api/data/v9.0/
Then I hit CTRL+F to find “customerlocation”
Bingo!
I found my entity, but it had a different name. The word “set” was appended, making it “new_contact_customerlocaitonset.”
I add this as a custom value and success! I had my data returned.
So, how do we prevent this in the future? Since N:N relationships are hidden under the covers, it may just be worth creating that third entity yourself instead of using a N:N relationship. Definitely think it through when choosing this relationship type.
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