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Represents the persistent identity of entity instances. You can use the key to search for a specific entity instance or a group of entity instances of that entity by using the Business Data Catalog.

The Identifier type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	DefaultDisplayName	Gets the default display name of the metadata object. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	Entity	Returns the entity to which the identifier belongs.
	Id	Gets the unique ID of the metadata object from the metadata repository. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	IsCached	Indicates whether this metadata object is cached or not. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	LocalizedDisplayName	Gets or sets the localized display name for the metadata object. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	LocalizedDisplayNames	Gets all the localized display names available for this metadata object. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	Name	Gets or sets the name of the metadata object. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	OrdinalNumber	Returns the ordinal number of the identifier in case of composite keys.
	Properties	Gets all the properties that belong to this metadata object. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	Type	Sets or gets the type of the identifier.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	ContainsLocalizedDisplayName	Indicates whether the metadata object contains a localized display name. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	Delete	Deletes an identifier. (Overrides AccessControlledMetadataObject.Delete().)
	DeleteInternal	When overridden in a derived class, deletes the metadata object and all of its children as per the specified SQL command. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	Equals	(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetAccessControlList	A virtual method that is designed to return the list of access control entries (ACEs) associated with the metadata object registered in the Business Data Catalog. (Inherited from AccessControlledMetadataObject.)
	GetById	Gets an Identifier object given its ID.
	GetHashCode	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetNearestIndividuallySecurableMetadataObjectAncestor	Returns the nearest individually securable parent metadata object. (Overrides AccessControlledMetadataObject.GetNearestIndividuallySecurableMetadataObjectAncestor().)
	GetType	(Inherited from Object.)
	IsPrimitive	Indicates whether the metadata object is of the specified primitive type. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	MemberwiseClone	(Inherited from Object.)
	MergeXml	Merges the specified XML fragment with the existing metadata in the metadata repository and creates an Identifier object.
	Read	Reads the identifier from the Business Data Catalog. (Overrides MetadataObject.Read().)
	ReadInternal	When overridden in a derived class, reads the metadata object from the metadata repository and creates an object. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	ReadXml	Reads the specified XML fragment from the metadata repository and creates an Identifier object.
	ToString	(Inherited from Object.)
	Update	Updates the Identifier object metadata with the changes. (Overrides AccessControlledMetadataObject.Update().)
	UpdateInternal	Updates the Identifier object metadata directly with SQL statements. (Overrides MetadataObject.UpdateInternal(SqlCommand).)
	WriteXml	Writes the XML fragment to the metadata repository. (Overrides MetadataObject.WriteXml(XmlWriter, PackageContents).)
	WriteXmlLocalizedNames	Writes the specified XML fragment containing localized names in the metadata repository. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	WriteXmlProperties	Writes the specified XML fragment containing properties in the metadata repository. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	WriteXmlSecurity	Writes the XML fragment containing security information. (Inherited from AccessControlledMetadataObject.)

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Fields

	Name	Description
	version	Represents the version number of the metadata object. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)

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See Also

Reference

Identifier Class

Microsoft.Office.Server.ApplicationRegistry.Administration Namespace