What are Alternate Keys in Dataverse?

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Alternate Keys provide an alternative unique identifier besides the primary GUID.

They are commonly used during integrations.

Example:



Field
Unique?



Customer Number
Yes



Email Address
Yes



Instead of using the Dataverse GUID, external systems can reference Customer Number.

Benefits:


Simplifies integrations
Supports upsert operations
Improves external system mapping

What are Alternate Keys in Dataverse?

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