D365FO: Creating Data Entities

Data Entity is a new concept which has been introduced in D365FO and has major use in Data Import/Export and for Data Integration.

  • Create a Project
  • Solution Explorer > Right click the Project > Click Add > New Item

ItemCreation

  • Select ‘Data Entity’ > Place the name for the entity > Click Add

DE1

  • Data Entity Wizard would pop-out

DE2

  • Select the Entity Category and then select the Primary Data Source for the Entity
  • There are 2 check boxes available in the wizard:
    • Enable API – Check this if you would like to use this entity for Integration pupose
    • Enable Data Management capabilities – Check this, if you would like to use this entity for Data Import/Export purpose

DE5

  • Click Next
  • A window will appear, where you can Add a new Data Source for the Entity and their respective fields, Remove Data Sources, remove fields, etc.

DE6

  • After making the changes, click Finish – Entity creation is completed.

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