Importing Large Microsoft Excel Files into Dynamics 365 Finance
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You are developing a file-based integration to Dynamics 365 Finance.
Microsoft Excel files with 15,000 or more records need to be imported into the system periodically by individual users.
The records need to be imported in full within a 5-minute approved window.
You need to determine how to accomplish the import into the system.
Solution: Import the data by using the recurring data integrations API.
Does the solution meet the goal?
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A. B.A.
References: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/data-entities/integration-overview https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/data-entities/data-management-api.
Based on the given scenario, the requirement is to import Microsoft Excel files with 15,000 or more records into Dynamics 365 Finance within a 5-minute approved window. The import process needs to be file-based and should be periodic.
The proposed solution is to use the recurring data integrations API to import the data into the system. The recurring data integrations API is a part of the Data Management framework in Dynamics 365 Finance. It is designed to support periodic data integrations between Dynamics 365 Finance and external systems.
Using the recurring data integrations API, data can be imported from different file formats, including Microsoft Excel files. The API supports batch processing, which can be used to import large datasets in smaller batches, making it easier to manage and monitor the import process.
However, it is important to note that the solution does not address the requirement of importing the data within a 5-minute approved window. The recurring data integrations API does not provide any out-of-the-box mechanism to ensure that data is imported within a specific time frame.
Therefore, the proposed solution does not meet the stated goal, and the correct answer would be B) No.
To meet the goal, additional measures could be taken such as optimizing the data import process to improve its speed, or setting up a separate process to monitor the import process and alert users if the 5-minute window is about to expire.
