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title: Migrate data between Common Data Service instances with dataflow OData connector
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author: demora
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author: denisem-msft
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ms.reviewer: "nabuthuk"
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description: Migrate data between Common data Service instance using Power Platform OData connector.
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ms.date: 05/05/2020
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ms.service: powerapps
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ms.topic: "article"
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## Prerequisites
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1. System Administrator or System Customizer security role permission on both source and the target environments.
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- System Administrator or System Customizer security role permission on both source and the target environments.
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1. Premium Power Apps, Power Automate, or Common Data Service license (per app or per user)
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- Premium Power Apps, Power Automate, or Common Data Service license (per app or per user)
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1. Two environments with Common Data Service instances provisioned.
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## Scenarios
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- A one-time cross-environment or cross tenant migration is needed (for example, geo-migration)
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- Developer needs to update an app that is being used in production. Test data is needed in their development environment to easily build out changes.
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## Steps
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The following steps are required to migrate data:
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1. [Plan out the dataflow](#plan-out-the-dataflow)
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1. [Get the OData endpoint](#get-the-odata-endpoint)
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1. [Create a new OData dataflow](#create-a-new-odata-dataflow)
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1. [Select and transform data with the Power Query experience](#select-and-transform-data-with-the-power-query)
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1. [Configure destination environment settings](#configure-destination-environment-settings)
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1. [Run the dataflow](#run-the-dataflow)
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## Plan out the dataflow
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## Step 1: Plan out the dataflow
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1. Identify the source and target environments.
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> The words to describe a Common Data Service `instance` and `environment` are used interchangeably in this article. Each environment in the Power Platform can have 0 or 1 Common Data Service instance(s). More information: [Create Common Data Service database](https://docs.microsoft.com/power-platform/admin/create-database).
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## Get the OData endpoint
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## Step 2: Get the OData endpoint
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Common Data Service provides an OData endpoint that does not require any additional configuration to authenticate with the dataflows connector. It is relatively easy process to connect to the source instance.
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> ![Copy the service root URL in the developer resources](./media/get-odata-endpoint-url.png)
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## Create a new OData dataflow
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## Step 3: Create a new OData dataflow
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## Select and transform data with the Power Query
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## Step 4: Select and transform data with the Power Query
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Use the Power Query, which allows to select the tables and also allows the transformation of data.
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## Configure destination environment settings
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## Step 5: Configure destination environment settings
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This section describes how to define the target instance settings.
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### Map entities
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### Refresh settings
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### Step 8: Run the dataflow
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The initial dataflow load initiates when you select the **Create** button.
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