Custom Virtual Entity Data Providers

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In the Latest Potassium version of Dynamics 365 did any one try to create custom virtual entity data providers ? The Microsoft blog -https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-engagement/developer/virtual-entities/sample-generic-ve-plugin does not provide accurate information. If any one is able to achieve , Please share the details.

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RaviKashyap 55,410 Moderator on at

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Hi Srujan,

Check this link-

community.dynamics.com/.../dynamics-365-working-with-the-virtual-entities

Hope this helps.

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[quote user="Ravi Kashyap"]

Hi Srujan,

Check this link-

community.dynamics.com/.../dynamics-365-working-with-the-virtual-entities

Hope this helps.

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Unfortunately, the link does not explain how to create a custom data provider. The default odata v4 data provider is being used.
It only explains how to filter the virtual entity records with a RetrieveMultiple Plugin.

Is there anybody who managed to create a custom data provider at all?

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Hi Srujan,

Refer below article to create virtual entity and set data providers.

docs.microsoft.com/.../create-edit-virtual-entities

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-engagement/developer/virtual-entities/custom-ve-data-providers

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Hi Srujan,

another useful link:

https://community.dynamics.com/crm/b/exploringdynamics365/archive/2017/10/30/dynamics-365-working-with-the-virtual-entities

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[quote user="Francesco Picchi"]

Hi Srujan,

another useful link:

https://community.dynamics.com/crm/b/exploringdynamics365/archive/2017/10/30/dynamics-365-working-with-the-virtual-entities

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Unfortunately, Ravi Kashyap already posted that link. And it does not explain how to create a custom data provider.

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Srujan K 317 on at

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I think you guys provided pointers for Virtual Entity and not on how to create a Custom Data Provider for Virtual Entity. Anyways thanks for sharing your thoughts.

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Finally, i managed to create a custom entitydataprovider and associate it with a virtual entity.

You cannot create the entitydataprovider with the ui. Only via code.

var virtualEntityLogicalName = "cc_customvirtualentity"; var providerName = "Custom Data Provider"; // Get the retrievemultiple plugin id in the pluginregistration tool var retrieveMultiplePluginId = Guid.Parse("4ae24e43-18ff-46b6-9635-a6d9b7051930"); var retrievePluginId = Guid.Parse("4ae24e43-18ff-46b6-9635-a6d9b7051930"); // 1. Create an entitydataprovider with the Plugin Guids var provider = new EntityDataProvider() { Name = providerName, RetrieveMultiplePlugin = retrieveMultiplePluginId, RetrievePlugin = retrievePluginId }; var providerId = crm.Create(provider); // 2. Update the DataProviderId in the virtual entity metadata var req = new UpdateEntityRequest() { Entity = new EntityMetadata() { LogicalName = virtualEntityLogicalName, DataProviderId = providerId } }; crm.Execute(req); // 3. Publish the entity metadata

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Srujan K 317 on at

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Hi Philipp - Thanks for the lead . Can you share more details on the code.. can u tell me which name space allows us to use new EntityDataProvider() ?

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Jason Lattimer posted this today:

Creating a Custom Virtual Entity Data Provider

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ARIFNIIT 1,391 on at

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you can use late binding to create EntityDataProvider same as other entities.

docs.microsoft.com/.../entitydataprovider

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