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Dataverse without dynamics tables - can they be added?

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Posted on 23 Feb 2024 07:25:14 by 101

Hi,
my customer has three environments DEV (sandbox), TEST(sandbox) and PROD (production).
Test and Prod were created with dynamics option enabled i.e. there are tables such as product, price list etc.
However, the DEV environment was created without those tables (dynamics apps were disabled)
The customer has the D365 Sales licence.


Is there any way how to add those tables there or shouuld we ditch the current DEV and create a new environment?
I was thinking about taking copy of test into dev, but I would lose things that are only on DEV now..
If I take only the tables I´m afraid I will lose some hidden process or functionality...

is there any best practice for this situation? anyone experienced similar situation?
I could not find much in official documentation...

Thank you

  • Ram Prakash Profile Picture
    5,299 Super User 2025 Season 1 on 28 Feb 2024 at 09:33:54
    Re: Dataverse without dynamics tables - can they be added?

    Hi @Hancha 

     

    I think you can Export the Solution Components from Dev and Create a new and import it so that it won't affect the changes in Dev too.

     

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  • Hancha Profile Picture
    101 on 28 Feb 2024 at 09:04:09
    Re: Dataverse without dynamics tables - can they be added?

    Hi,
    it is what we did..I was just wondering if there is another way than ditching the whole environment...in our case it was not a problem but I cannot imagine that you have environment with a number of well-established apps, flows etc.. 

  • SteRe Profile Picture
    254 on 27 Feb 2024 at 22:10:08
    Re: Dataverse without dynamics tables - can they be added?

    Hi @Hancha ,

    If your dev was set up without d365 tables I guess basically everything in it is custom. So if not done jet, create a new solution and get all your objects including sub components in. Export this solution as unmanged.

    Create a new environment with D365 option and import your solution. 

    Compare if anything is missing.

     

    At best your development was done in a custom solution already using your own publisher. Because then you can find all your own objects based on the prefix.

  • Hanele Profile Picture
    6 on 26 Feb 2024 at 12:20:50
    Re: Dataverse without dynamics tables - can they be added?

    @Ethan_R thanks for your reply..
    we will probaly create a new Dev as you suggested
    seems as the easiest way
    adding the sales app was the first thing I tried but as the Dev in question was created without dynamics the installation failed on missing sales tables..

  • Ethan_009 Profile Picture
    4,838 Super User 2025 Season 1 on 23 Feb 2024 at 20:50:07
    Re: Dataverse without dynamics tables - can they be added?

    Hi @Hancha ,

     

    I'd rather suggest you creating a new environment with dynamics enabled. Once that's there, adding other modules on top of it is better. 

    If you have components in Dev, so make a solution and then transfer to newly created Dev environment.

     

    But if you are trying to make changes to existing Dev environment, try installing modules from PPAC (Admin center)

    You might not see all apps but you can install Sales module

     

    For example: I have a dataverse environment and here I can add Sales

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    Install necessary modules, which you feel you need. 

    But I'd say, rather than missing. I'd prefer new environment and copy customizations there.

     

    Hope this helps

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