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Posted on by Manu

Hi Experts,

I'm working on the the Importing and Exporting task in D365 F&O and SCM.

If i get the metadata about the templates or entities like shown in the screenshot below will be helpful.

Is there a way to get this from Data management framework or Is there other ways to get it?

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Hy Manu,

for quick research for content of the D365F&O data entities I've created this public Power BI report to support Customers and Partners to identify and find data entities for data migration or intergration purpose. Feel free to use it, may be can help you anyway.

https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiYmRkN2JhMmUtODI3NC00OWRjLWEwZTMtNmEwMjI4MmIzMGYyIiwidCI6IjRiMTliODcwLWM4Y2EtNGJmMi05Zjg2LTE1ODZiMDMwMGQyNiIsImMiOjl9

kr, Andreas

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Hello,

Thank you for your question.

Yes, it is possible to retrieve metadata for data entities in Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations and SCM, including details such as field types, lengths, mandatory status, and descriptions, similar to what is shown in your screenshot.

Recommended Methods:

Data Management Framework (DMF) – Entity Metadata Export
You can use the "Data Entity Metadata" entity within the Data Management workspace to export metadata about all available data entities. This includes:

Entity names and descriptions

Field names and types

Field groups and categories

Mandatory flags

To do this:

Go to Data Management > Export.

Create a new export project.

Add the "Data Entity Metadata" entity.

Run the export and download the file.

OData Metadata Endpoint
If you're working with integrations, you can access metadata via the OData $metadata endpoint:

https://<your-environment>.cloudax.dynamics.com/data/$metadata

This provides an XML schema of all exposed entities and their fields, which can be parsed programmatically.

Visual Studio (for Developers)
If you have access to the development environment:

Open Application Explorer in Visual Studio.

Navigate to Data Model > Data Entities.

You can inspect each entity’s structure, field properties, and relationships.

Entity Store and Power BI Integration
For reporting purposes, metadata can also be explored through Entity Store models used in Power BI integrations.

These methods should help you extract and analyze the metadata needed for your import/export tasks.

Please verify if this response was helpful.
Best regards.

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André Arnaud de Cal... 300,911 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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DAnny3211, Can you provide the source of your pasted content, please? It looks like you are using an AI generated answer without verifying the details. The Data Entity Metadata entity does not exist in the standard application. In case you are using AI, please verify first the contents and also mention your source so we know that the contents can contain some hallucination.
Please refer to the Use AI responsibly section of Writing effective responses in the community

Manu, Alex Meyer wrote a blog how to retrieve data entity metadata. Check out his blog: D365FO Data Entity Metadata - Alex Meyer

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