Custom Data Provider

If you want to configure a Virtual Entity but you are not able to use one of the built-in Data Providers (i.e. your data is not stored in a Cosmos DB and there is no OData V4 endpoint to use, then you have the possibility to create a Custom Data Provider.

Microsoft Resources

• Sample: Generic virtual entity data provider plug-in
• Custom virtual entity data providers for Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE (On-Premises)

Community Resources

https://bguidinger.com/blog/custom-data-providers-virtual-entities

• Virtual Entities Revisited: using embedded canvas app for updates by Alex Shlega 2020-12-06
• Virtual entities revisited: setting up a virtual entity by Alex Shlega 2020-12-06
• Virtual entity revisited – let’s see how far we can push them by Alex Shlega 2020-12-05
• Direct Query SQL Virtual Entities Article describing his SQL Virtual Entity Data Provider, by Michael Ochs 2020-08-15
• Virtual Entities - Series of 4 Articles by Carina Claesson 2020-01-19
• Virtual Entities - Series of 3 Articles by Ivan Ficko 2018-09-30
• Dynamics 365 working with the Virtual Entities by Alex Shlega
• Virtual Entities - Series of 4 Articles by Imran 2019-09-08
• Virtual Entities work-arounds by Ahmed Elsawalhy 2019-03-01
• Dynamics Virtual Entities – ODATA V4 Data Source – Using Request Parameters by Simaranjit Bhalla 2018-08-19
• Using Virtual Entities to query metadata by Natraj Yegnaraman
• Virtual Entities for tracking recently used items by Natraj Yegnaraman
• Creating a Custom Virtual Entity Data Provider by Jason Lattimer 2017-12-18

Custom Data Provider Samples

• SQL Virtual Entity Data Provider by Michael Ochs
• Custom Data Provider for the SpaceX Rocket Launch API by Carina Claesson
• D365 Custom Data Provider by Jason Lattimer
• Custom Data Provider by Imran