Dynamics 365 - Demystifying dual-write
Lately I have been working with dual-write in different projects. In this post I will give an introduction to the subject from a technical perspective
Carina of the post provides an introduction to the subject of dual-write in the context of the Common Data Model (CDM) and the Common Data Service (CDS), now known as Dataverse. The CDM was created to enable integration and simplify communication between different systems. Dual-write is a feature of the Power Platform that allows for bi-directional synchronization of data between Dataverse and Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (F&O). The post aims to provide technical and functional clarity on the subject and notes that some parts may be outdated in the future.
“Lately I have been working with dual-write in different projects. In this post I will give an introduction to the subject from a technical perspective as well as functional and hopefully bring some clarity to what’s behind that magical door. Note that some parts of this post will be outdated when One Dynamics One Platform and unification of admin centers become reality. I will then update with a link to a new post.”
What is dual-write?
Ever since the Common Data Model (CDM) was announced, one of its purpose has been to enable easier integration and to make it simpler for us to talk to each other. In the xRM world there were accounts, on the ERP side, e.g. Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (F&O), there were almost accounts (rather customers, vendors, prospects).
- Sync information between F&O and Dataverse
- Technical perspective
- Dual-write Building Blocks
- F&O dual-write UI and Dataverse as ALM enabler
- Functional perspective
- Dual-write is a combined effort
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