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Posted on by Phoenix123 145
Dear Community,
 
when I create address through Customer postal address data entity, system obliges me to manually assign Location ID.
If I do it through UI, it automatically generates it based on the number sequence.
 
What is behind this logic of working?
I would prefer to have them automatically generated and not have it filled in manually.
 
 
Kind regards,
 
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    Kevin Xia Microsoft Employee on at
    Hi,
    The location ID of an address is used to identify a unique address record. Data entities are typically tools used to import data and require a higher level of business than through a UI interface. In this case, manually entering the ID may give the user more space for a custom Location ID. In fact, to put it simply, it gives you the space to edit the Location Id freely, at the same time, it can also avoid data duplication or conflicts. Creating an address through the UI is simpler than creating an address through a data entity, and you can only create one address at a time, so there is no need to customize the Location ID.
    Best regards,
    Kevin
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    Layan Jwei Profile Picture
    Layan Jwei 8,097 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    Hi Phoenix,
     
    Try to delete the LocationId column from the file and import again.
     
    If it doesn't work,  go to the mapping in your import project and tick  auto generated as true next to the LocationId field.
     
    Thanks,
    Layan Jweihan
    Please mark this answer as "Verified" if it solved your issue. In order to help others who will face a similar issue in the future
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    Phoenix123 145 on at
    Thank you both, this is the info I needed, really appreaciate your answers.
  • Kevin Xia Profile Picture
    Kevin Xia Microsoft Employee on at
    Hi,
    If the issue is resolved, you can mark the thread as verified so that other users of the forum can view the post.
    Best regards,
    Kevin
  • Layan Jwei Profile Picture
    Layan Jwei 8,097 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    Great news Phoenix. Please verify the answers that helped.

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