MQL Entity Format

The new Entity format, also known as the MQL Entity Format, is based on the SELECT list of an MQL query. The new Entity format contains a single "attributes" property which consists of the attribute type names that appear in the "select" property. For MQL SELECT list details, refer to Metadata Query Language (MQL).

Following is a sample Entity object in the MQL Entity Format which corresponds to the SELECT list: Name, "Object Type", "Object Id":

         {

            "attributes": [

                {

                    "attributeType": {

                        "name": "Name",

                        "displayName": "Name",

                        "type": "SYSTEM_ATTRIBUTE"

                    },

                    "value": "PurchaseOrder"

                },

                {

                    "attributeType": {

                        "name": ""\"Object Type\""",

                        "displayName": "Object Type",

                        "type": "SYSTEM_ATTRIBUTE"

                    },

                    "value": "Table"

                },

                {

                    "attributeType": {

                        "name": ""\"Object Id\""",

                        "displayName": "Object Id",

                        "type": "SYSTEM_ATTRIBUTE"

                    },

                    "value": "69585_200"

                }

            ]

        }

Every legacy Entity property can be mapped to an MM system attribute. Here is the mapping between the legacy Entity properties and MM system attributes.