Q:

A company is implementing Dynamics 365 Finance.

A new data entity extension with new fields is deployed to a test environment.

After deployment, the new fields in the data entity do not appear on the entity.

You need to make the new changes to the data entities visible.

Which option should you use?

Select only one answer.

When you extend a data entity in Dynamics 365 Finance (for example, by adding new fields), these changes may not appear immediately in the Data Management framework.

To make the changes visible and usable, you need to:

✔ Use the "Refresh entity list" function in the Data Management workspace.

This action:

• Refreshes metadata for all data entities.

• Ensures that the new fields or extensions are recognized by the system.

• Makes the entity ready for further actions like export, import, or mapping.

❌ Incorrect Options:

• Truncate entity list
  ❌ Deletes records from the staging or execution tables — not related to metadata or field visibility.

• Generate mapping
  ❌ Used after the entity is already recognized and you're mapping source/target fields, but won't make new fields visible if the entity list isn’t refreshed first.

• Configure entity execution parameters
  ❌ Deals with execution settings (like batch size), not metadata or visibility of new fields.

✅ Final Answer:

✔ Refresh entity list