Do you have to do a full package/model build when you rename custom data entity or change some metadata properties?

Question

I have to rename some custom made data entities.

However every time after renaming an entity and changing some of the metadata properties such as data management staging table, public collection name and public entity name, it gives below error on project rebuild. Do I really need to keep rebuilding my entire model/package just to rename a data entity or change some metadata properties?

Error at Dynamics.AX.Application.DmfDataPopulation.syncEntityCreate(DictDataEntity dictDataEntity, Boolean useTargetEntityName) 0

Error Infolog diagnostic message: 'Cannot create a record in Entity (DMFEntity). Entity: Plans, xPlannedOrdersEntityStaging. 0

Error at Microsoft.Dynamics.Ax.Xpp.Common.Insert() 0

Error at Dynamics.AX.Application.DmfDataPopulation.syncEntityUpdate(DMFEntity _dmfEntity, DictDataEntity _dictDataEntity) 0

Error at Dynamics.AX.Application.DmfDataPopulation.syncEntityUpdate(DMFEntity _dmfEntity, DictDataEntity _dictDataEntity, Boolean _useTargetEntityName, Boolean @_useTargetEntityName_IsDefaultSet) in xppSource://Source/ApplicationFoundation\AxClass_DmfDataPopulation.xpp:line 1153 0

Error at Dynamics.AX.Application.DmfDataPopulation.`syncEntityMetadata(StringCollection dataEntityViewCollection, StringCollection compositeEntityList) in xppSource://Source/ApplicationFoundation\AxClass_DmfDataPopulation.xpp:line 996.' on category 'Error'. 0

Error at Dynamics.AX.Application.DMFEntity.insert() 0

Error at Dynamics.AX.Application.DmfDataPopulation.syncEntityCreate(DictDataEntity dictDataEntity, Boolean useTargetEntityName, Boolean @useTargetEntityName_IsDefaultSet) in xppSource://Source/ApplicationFoundation\AxClass_DmfDataPopulation.xpp:line 1104 0

Error Database synchronization failed. You may have to do a full build of the package 'xTools' and all of its dependent packages. 0

Error at Microsoft.Dynamics.Ax.MSIL.cqlCursorIL.insert(IntPtr table)
0

Error The record already exists.' on category 'Error'. 0

Error at Microsoft.Dynamics.Ax.Xpp.NativeCommonImplementation.Insert() 0

Error Infolog diagnostic message: 'Error synching entity metadata for entity - xPlannedOrdersEntity. Message - at Microsoft.Dynamics.Ax.MSIL.Interop.throwException(Int32 ExceptionValue, interpret* ip) 0

Error at Dynamics.AX.Application.DMFEntity.`insert() in xppSource://Source/ApplicationFoundation\AxTable_DMFEntity.xpp:line 433 0

Answer 1

from the community forum:

1. Delete the entities from Entity list in D365FO
2. Rename
3. Build and sync your model. I think it's good to build the whole model after renaming objects. Renaming should not be very common so not too much extra work for you
4. Refresh entity list