How to Find the Object Type Code for Any Entity

How to Find the Object Type Code for Any Entity

Every entity in the system will have an Object type code. For easiness of understanding, reason of it as a numbering system for all the entities, regardless if they are out of the box or custom. CRM Object Type Codes are basically split into 2 categories – system entities and custom entities. As a CRM Developer, in many cases you might encounter a situation where you will need to identify the Object Type code for an entity.

Follow the following steps, to identify the Entity name using the Object Type Code:

1.       Login in MS CRM Organization

2.       Open custom entity under any model, like Sales, Service..

3.       Open Existing Record from that entity.

4.       Once existing record is opened, pop out the record by selecting the icon on the top right side of the page.

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.       Once enlarged, the Object Type Code is placed after the “etc.” equal sign within the URL.