How do I create an alternate key in Dynamics 365?

Question

To Create Alternate Keys: Open Customization. Click Keys under an entity (for example: Contact) Click New to create a new entity. Select the keys for which you would like to track duplicate records (let's say Email and Fax).

How do I create an alternate key in Microsoft CRM?

Define alternate keys1Open solution explorer.2Go to Components > Entities > Entity > Keys.3Select New.4On the form, fill in the required fields (Display Name and Name) and then select and add the fields to the key.5Save the key.

What is alternative key in d365?

With alternate keys you can now define an attribute in a Customer Engagement entity to correspond to a unique identifier (or unique combination of columns) used by the external data store. This alternate key can be used to uniquely identify a record in Customer Engagement in place of the primary key.

How do you use alternate keys?

To use an Alt code, press and hold down the Alt key and type the code using the numeric key pad on the right side of your keyboard. If you do not have a numeric keypad, copy and paste the symbols from this page, or go back try another typing method.

How many number of keys can be created while creating an alternate key?

You can only have 5 alternate keys per entity and the individual keys must conform to SQL-based index constraints. If the key exceeds the constraints, you will receive an error message. You can delete keys as well but use extreme caution.

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Define alternate keys1Open solution explorer.2Go to Components > Entities > Entity <X> > Keys.3Select New.4On the form, fill in the required fields (Display Name and Name) and then select and add the fields to the key.5Save the key.

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