OData action method in D365F&O

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Dear team,

As I need to implement action method for ODATA. As I saw, the action method is NOT supported in data entity extension. It's directly worked with entity.

I worked for CustCustomerV3Entity.

Kindly advise me how will I execute the action method for CustCustomerV3Entity. I mean, when the action method executed it should work for the entity CustCustomerV3Entity.

Please share me the steps to follow.

Kindly advise please.

Thanks in advance

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Sohaib Cheema 49,677 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi,

You have option to create a duplicate entity and proceed with the OData action on your own entity

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Layan Jwei 8,165 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi,

As you concluded, odata actions don't work for data entity extensions. It only works for newly created entities.

So yes you will need to create a new entity in this case.

I noticed that you post lots of questions but you don't verify them. Can you please go through your questions and verify the answers that helped?

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Thanks Layan and Sohaib for the response.

Sorry, I clicked "Was this reply useful" for all replies earlier.

I will do as suggested.

Now comes to o the original answers

So, either I can create a custom entity or Duplicate entity to work on action method for ODATA entity.

Am I correct?

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Layan Jwei 8,165 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi,

Yes you are correct, it's either you create one from scratch or duplicate the current one.

Make sure "public entity name" and "public collection name" properties on the new entity are unique and different from original one.

If your question is answered, then please verify the answers that helped.

Also please, can you check this question and verify the answers that helped?

https://community.dynamics.com/forums/thread/details/?threadid=ba6b8348-9491-f011-b4cc-0022482e2e9d

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Layan Jweihan
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Martin Dráb 239,022 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Duplication should be the very last resort, because it makes you responsible for maintaining all the code you've duplicated. For example, if Microsoft fixes a bug in the standard entity, you either must identify the situation and copy the bugfix, or you "copy" will stop being a copy and the bug won't be fixed for you (your customers).

In some cases, you even can't duplicate all the code, because it users internal classes and method that you can't used in your model.

Also, extensions of the standard entity (typically added by ISVs) wouldn't apply to your copy, so you either need to identify and duplicate the extensions as well (and becoming responsible for maintaining them too), or your entity will lack logic of the standard one added by extensions.

A much better idea is creating a new entity which uses the standard entity as a data source.

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