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Data Studio

Complete guide for using the Data Studio plugin

Data Studio — User Guide

Overview

Data Studio syncs records between two Dataverse environments. It previews all planned changes before writing anything, giving you full control over what gets created, updated, or deleted.


Prerequisites

  • At least two active connections — one source, one target
  • Your account must have read access on the source and write access on the target for the chosen table
  • Target environment must have the same table (entity) definition

Getting Started

  1. Select Data Studio from the sidebar
  2. The plugin connects to the current environment as the default source

Workflow

1. Configure the Sync

Setting Description
Source Environment to read records from
Target Environment to write records to
Table Dataverse entity (table) to sync
Key fields Fields used to match source records to target records (e.g. a unique name field)
Sync fields Fields whose values will be copied
Row limit Maximum number of source records to fetch
FetchXML filter (Optional) Filter the source records

2. Preview Changes

Click Preview Changes to compare source and target records without writing anything.

The results table shows each record with one of these statuses:

Status Meaning
✓ Create Record exists in source only — will be created in target
↻ Update Record exists in both — source and target values differ
✗ Delete Record exists in target only (mirror mode) — will be deleted
— Identical Values match — no action needed

Expand any row to see field-by-field differences.

3. Select Records

  • Use the checkboxes to select which records to include
  • Select All / Deselect All buttons are available

4. Choose a Sync Mode

Mode What it does
Upsert Creates new records and updates existing ones
Create only Creates new records only — never updates
Update only Updates existing records only — never creates
Delete only Deletes records in target that no longer exist in source
Mirror Full sync: creates, updates, and deletes to match source exactly

5. Execute

Click Execute Sync and confirm the dialog.

  • A progress overlay shows real-time status per record
  • The log section at the bottom records each success and failure with timestamps and error messages

Tips

Tip Detail
Always preview first Never skip the preview step — review the planned changes before executing
Use unique key fields Choose fields with guaranteed unique values to avoid incorrect matches
Limit rows for large tables Set a row limit to test with a small batch before syncing everything
Mirror mode is destructive Mirror mode will delete target records not present in source — use with care

Troubleshooting

Problem Resolution
"No records found" in preview Check the FetchXML filter and ensure the source table has data
Record fails to create Verify required fields are included in the sync field list
Upsert creates duplicates Ensure key fields uniquely identify each record
403 on target writes Confirm your account has Create/Write privileges on the target table