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Hello,

i am looking for is there any possibility we can import data using composite data entity without using DMF, i.e. if it can be done via code, what would be the approach to it?

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Mohamed Amine Mahmoudi 26,826 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi @xain,

I think you can insert data with API via entites.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/data-entities/data-management-api

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Mohamed Amine MAHMOUDI

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Hi Mohamed,

i think Recurring integrations API is applicable in my case but since it involves creation of Data project in DMF which i don't want to so i think it is not applicable in my case, Do you think i can simply achieve like it asks for the file to import and it insert it in complex data entity?

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Sohaib Cheema 49,668 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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Composite Data entities are collection of multiple sub entities(where each sub-entity may be made of multiple tables/views) . These are composite data entities are used for export purpose.

You will need to import data using individual data entities and not the composite ones.

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Hi sohaibcheema,

i think composite data entities can also be used to import data via DMF, see the link https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/data-entities/develop-composite-data-entities, but i don't want to use DMF to import the data.

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Sohaib Cheema 49,668 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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Hi Xain,

You are right, it could be used for the import process as well. As I haven't tested the process myself , I would skip it for anyone else to suggest.

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Mohamed Amine Mahmoudi 26,826 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi @Xain,

In all case you must use DMF to import data if you want use the entites.

if you want import data without using DMF project interface you can do it using X++.

https://community.dynamics.com/blogs/post/?postid=d115b520-ab40-ee11-bdf3-000d3a55bb34

https://community.dynamics.com/blogs/post/?postid=b51e1097-f9c4-4126-b17c-7034787aa8b3

https://samidax.wordpress.com/2020/08/22/import-data-using-dmf-project-in-x/

https://thinkinginax.blogspot.com/2021/06/importing-data-through-data-entities.html

Best regards,

Mohamed Amine Mahmoudi

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Martin Dráb 240,534 Most Valuable Professional on at

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What you ask for isn't possible - the support for composite entities is a feature of DMF, therefore you can't import them through anything else then DMF. Either you use DMF (manually or via DMF APIs) or you can't use composite entities.

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