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ODATA action method and Custom services in D365F&O

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Dear team,

As I discussed about ODATA action method and well understood.

https://community.dynamics.com/forums/thread/details/?threadid=be15beb3-fab7-f011-bbd3-0022482e27fc

My questions is

When we found the Logic which is not possible through ODATA then we go for Custom services.

Please let me know what is the difference between ODATA action method and Custom services.

In both scenario we used to create our own logic and expose the API.

Pls advise.

Thanks in advance.

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I wouldn't say that "When we found the Logic which is not possible through ODATA then we go for Custom services". I can't think of anything that you couldn't write in an OData action but you could in a custom service.

The typical reason for choosing an OData action is that the logic is related to an entity. For example, you can create a transfer order with InventTransferOrderHeaderEntity and the ship the order by the ship action. It could be a custom service, but this is easier to discover and use.

Note that OData actions are also exposed in dataverse virtual entities, therefore they can be easily used through the Dataverse connector.

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Hi Martin

As you said"example, you can create a transfer order with InventTransferOrderHeaderEntity and the ship the order by the ship action. It could be a custom service, but this is easier to discover and use."

What I understood,

So, you mean to say the above example we can achieve by either ODATA action method or Custom service both. Custom service will be easier to use .

Am I correct?

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No, your understanding is incorrect. I said that you could use a custom service, but having actions related to an entity included in the entity is "is easier to discover and use".

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