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Hi, I am trying to sync data between the master companies of our different stages test, prelive, live using configuration packages and a direct API.

( Specifically the fucntion ImportPackageXMLWithCodeFromStream in Codeunit "Config. XML Exchange" ). That function doesn't work cross-company.I created an API but unfortunately it only ever applies the package to the current company.
So right now my approach is:
Save relevant data in a buffer table.
startSession in the new company.
retrieve & apply the package data.
Is there a easier way to change the company while keeping the package data ( large string )?

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Hi,

I think you must be having a full license and hence a free power automate license too (Given by Microsoft with Essential or premuim).

So what you can do I think is set up a manually triggered Automate workflow using Business Central triggers and actions where you can do the following steps. I am putting some help links at the end to create power automate flow.

1 - Retrieve the Config Package Record and its content from the Source Company and environment.

2 - Now you can run a loop for the number of environments you want to copy your data.

3 - In each loop you can list the companies with the Get Companies API. (The name of the API can be different, you need to check).

4 - With this create another loop to insert a record in each of this companies.

5 - Run action "Import".

If no error and clean data this should automate your work. I've not tried it but thanks to your idea now I can do it. Now this flow you can also run through HTTP Call to Power Automate. Check HTTP trigger in Power Automate - Trigger Power Automate Flow Through Business Central Action.

Now you can also do the same thing by creating a report in Business central which does the same thing by creating the same loop and API calls and Web Action calls.

I know I am explaining on high level, but if you managed to find Config Package API, I think you can understand the above explanation too.

Let me know if you have any question. Mark answer verified if this helps.

Power Automate help links.

1 - Use Power Automate flows in Business Central - Business Central | Microsoft Learn

2 - Set Up Instant Flows - Business Central | Microsoft Learn

3 - Dynamics 365 Business Central: How to manually add new Power Automate (Flow) action from VS Code (Flow Id and Flow Environment Id) | Dynamics 365 Lab

4 - Power Automate Integration Overview - Business Central | Microsoft Learn

Regards,

Dhiren.

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Hello,

ImportPackageXMLWithCodeFromStream is not cross-company by design, and APIs always run in the current company, so what you’re seeing is expected. The simplest approach is not StartSession, but to keep the package as a stream (TempBlob) and explicitly switch company context before calling the import. If supported in your version, call ChangeCompany() on the Config. XML Exchange codeunit and then import the stream; the XML itself doesn’t need to change or be reloaded. If you must persist the package between companies or calls, store it once in a Blob table with DataPerCompany = false, then read it back and import per company. Buffer tables + sessions work, but they’re overkill and harder to maintain.

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Oussama Sabbouh

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Hi, hope the following can give you some hints.

How to create Configurations packages with AL in Business Central

https://youtu.be/dctf6SjU-eY?si=C6wdxXzXBdkPJppK

Thanks.

ZHU

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@OussamaSabbouh

If supported in your version, call ChangeCompany() on the Config. XML Exchange codeunit and then import the stream

Hi , thanks , which version would that be ? I'm using BC27 cloud ( and it doesn't seem to work )

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