Skip to main content

Notifications

Announcements

No record found.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 | Integration, Dataverse...
Suggested answer

Sync Entities Between 2 Environments?

(0) ShareShare
ReportReport
Posted on by

Hi,

I need to periodically sync several entities from a source Dynamics 365 environment to another cloned Dynamics 365 environment (containing the same entities). The sync should only be one way i.e. Source > Destination.

 

How can this be achieved? Is there any out-of-the-box way to do this?

 

Thanks

  • Suggested answer
    AsserFahrenholz Profile Picture
    AsserFahrenholz 20 on at
    RE: Sync Entities Between 2 Environments?

    I'd use the Data Integration projects from the CDS Admin Center. Those are one-way, environment-to-environment, entity-to-entity maps, project can contain more entities, run in a specific order. That should cover your requirements as I read them.

  • dd555 Profile Picture
    dd555 65 on at
    RE: Sync Entities Between 2 Environments?

    There are a few options here that can be used. I would pick the one most appropriate for your organisation. It also depends on how "enterprise" this solution needs to be and what your budget is.

    High Cost / "Enterprise Solutions"

    1. Personally, I would use Azure Data Factory (ADF). You can think of ADF as SQL Server Integration Services as a Platform (SSIS) in Azure.
    2. If you are familiar with SSIS then you could use SSIS with the KingswaySoft Adapters.
    3. You could run a WebJob or Azure Function that uses the Power Platform SDK.

    High Cost / "Simple Solutions"

    1. As Daniel mentioned about PowerAutomate is a potential technology that could be used.
    2. Power Platform has export and import functionality. You could manually export the data from the target and import it into the destination. This could be automated using the Configuration Migration Tool. I would highly recommend this approach if your solution does not have to be fully automated. Configuration Migration Tool Docs - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/manage-configuration-data.
    3. A .net Console application that uses the Power Platform C# SDK to sync data from source to target.

    I am happy to provide more details once I know more about the sync process. Such as Does it have to be fully automated? What your budget is? Does it need enterprise integration features such as auditions, replayability (retries) and error logging? Can it be a manual or semi-manual process?

    Hope the above 6 options give you some ideas.

  • Suggested answer
    RE: Sync Entities Between 2 Environments?

    Hello,

    you can try to use PowerAutomate/Flow, using the Common Data Service Connector, to retrieve the records and Update/Create them, within the other environment.

    So please have a look at the following documentation for a similar example:

    - docs.microsoft.com/.../odata-filters

    - docs.microsoft.com/.../connection-dynamics365

    - docs.microsoft.com/.../connection-cds

    I hope these information will further help you, to apply it within a similar suitable way.

Under review

Thank you for your reply! To ensure a great experience for everyone, your content is awaiting approval by our Community Managers. Please check back later.

Helpful resources

Quick Links

Congratulations 2024 Spotlight Honorees

Kudos to all of our 2024 community stars! 🎉

Meet the Top 10 leaders for December

Congratulations to our December super stars! 🥳

Start Your Super User Journey

Join the ranks of our community heros! 🦹

Leaderboard

#1
André Arnaud de Calavon Profile Picture

André Arnaud de Cal... 291,711 Super User 2024 Season 2

#2
Martin Dráb Profile Picture

Martin Dráb 230,458 Most Valuable Professional

#3
nmaenpaa Profile Picture

nmaenpaa 101,156

Leaderboard

Product updates

Dynamics 365 release plans