In the earlier version of Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, there are multiple options such as DIXF, Excel Add-ins, and AIF for data management. Data entities are introduced as a part of data management to be used as a layer of abstraction to easily understand by using business concepts.
The concept of data entities combines those different concepts into one. You can reuse Data entities for an Excel Add-ins, Integration, or import/export. The following table shows core scenarios of Data management:
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Data Migration |
Migrate reference, master, and document data from legacy or external systems. |
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Setup and copy configuration |
Copy configuration between company/environments. Configure processes or modules using the Lifecycle Services (LCS) environment. |
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Integration |
Real-time service based integration. Asynchronous integration. |
