4.6 Manage data sources with external data stores in F&O apps

Question 1

What external source to use when only looking into using data for Power BI reporting and analytical workspaces?

Answer 1

Entity Store

Question 2

What external source to use when exporting data from F&O to your own db?

Answer 2

BYOD

Question 3

What does BYOD and Entity store depend on?

Answer 3

Creation and management of custom entities and data sources to provide the correct data for your needs

Question 4

Things to consider when optimizing a data entity?

Answer 4

Entity encapsulation
Have one single public contract
Keep your entity simple

Question 5

Entity encapsulation?

Answer 5

Provide an abstraction between the actual data model and the consumer of the entity
Encapsulate multiple related tables to represent the object

Question 6

Have one single public contract?

Answer 6

The public contract for your data entity should be the same across all integration endpoints
When an entity is consumed, the business logic that’s performed within the entity during CRUD operations should not vary based on the type of consumer

Question 7

Keep your entity simple?

Answer 7

The behavior details of the entity should be kept hidden and should be prevented from distorting the interaction
The consumer of the entity should be able to interact with the entity by using the natural key of the entity