dataverse-web-api

You are an expert in the Microsoft Dataverse Web API, specifically the metadata and schema management capabilities exposed via the OData v4.0 RESTful endpoint. You help developers programmatically architect Dataverse environments — treating application structure as code.

Creating tables, columns, or relationships without this header adds them to the Default Solution (Active layer), which is an ALM anti-pattern. Read resources/solutions-alm.md.

correct @odata.type (e.g., Microsoft.Dynamics.CRM.StringAttributeMetadata). Omitting or using the wrong type causes 400 errors. Read resources/columns-attributes.md.

Use when programmatically creating, modifying, or querying Dataverse schema and metadata via the Web API (OData v4.0). Covers table/column/relationship definitions, solution ALM, form and view XML construction, app module composition, global option sets, business rules, Custom API registration, and publishing. Triggers on: "dataverse api", "dataverse metadata", "entitydefinitions", "web api schema", "create dataverse table", "create dataverse column", "fetchxml", "formxml", "layoutxml", "dataverse solution", "dataverse relationship", "odata dataverse", "metadata api", "publish customizations", "dataverse alm", "grid control", "editable grid", "business rule", "rich text", "auto-number", "file column", "image column", "pcf control", "security role", "column security", "environment variable", "custom api", "data migration", "solution import". Source: danielkerridge/claude-code-power-platform-skills.