Difference of query method in CRM 2011
OData | QueryExpression | FetchXml | LINQ | FilteredViews | |||
Performing Create, Update or Delete function | X |
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| X |
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Retrieve record values | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Can be used in report writing |
| X |
| X | |||
Retrieving values from multiple related entities | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Can perform outer joins | X |
| X |
| X | ||
Compile Time Validation | X |
| X |
| |||
Retrieve Values from unrelated entities (Union) |
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| X | X | |||
Aggregations | X (Limited Implementation) |
| X | X | X | ||
