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Missing Fields from Common Data Service
All entities are grouped in to Entities and System folders.
- Entities - are standard entities and custom entities that you have created or imported in your environment.
- System - contains all entities in your environment, including system entities.
Please refer to: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/common-data-service/data-platform-powerbi-connector
Paul Zheng _ Community Support Team
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Hi Anonymous
I'd tentatively suggest it's a bug then - the required name field in Custom CDS entities does not display if the data is imported from 'Entities'.
Example - My entity 'Categories' does not have the field Category which is the primary identifier for lookup fields - when importing from Entities.
The workaround is to import the entity 'Categories' from system, in which case the field appears as [prefix]_name1
It's not a huge deal in practice but may be confusing for users.
Hi Anonymous ,
I've exactly the same issue. Just created custom entity and just can find some fields, but not my primary name field when I've choosen Entity mit CDS Connector.
I also guess its a bug, already have compared Entity settings with standard entity like 'Contacts', everything the same. In Contacts as a standard entity I can see the primary name field, in my custom entity not.
Hopefully someone can clarify it..
BR,
Sven
