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From entity to table: Terminology updates come to Microsoft's Common Data Service

by Jason Gumpert
Editor, MSDynamicsWorld.com

Microsoft's Common Data Service has become a foundational component of many Dynamics 365 applications and a large portion of Power Apps, serving as the database and data management layer with a shared data model, customization capabilities, security, file management, and more.  

Developers work with CDS to model business data, develop user interfaces, build integrations, and automate processes. And while that work continues uninterrupted the work has changed with new terminology that Microsoft has rolled out to describe some of the core elements of the platform. 

"Responding to customer feedback and data from user research, effective November 2020 we're updating some terminology in Common Data Service to be more intuitive and make its usage more productive," Microsoft stated in their latest documentation update. 

The changes include the following:  

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About Jason Gumpert

As the editor of MSDynamicsWorld.com, Jason oversees all editorial content on the site and at our events, as well as providing site management and strategy. He can be reached at jgumpert@msdynamicsworld.com.

Prior to co-founding MSDynamicsWorld.com, Jason was a Principal Software Consultant at Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC), where he implemented solutions, trained customers, managed software development, and spent some time in the pre-sales engineering organization. He has also held consulting positions at CSC Consulting and Monitor Group.

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