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A company implements Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. The company uses a third-party analytics software solution for reporting. The solution requires permissions to ensure T-SQL code can access d
The correct answer is C. Bring your own database (BYOD). When a third-party analytics tool requires T-SQL access to Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management data, Bring Your Own Database (BYOD) is the correct approach because it exports data to a customer-managed Azure SQL Database that supports T-SQL.
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- ADual-write
- BMicrosoft Dataverse
- CBring your own database (BYOD)
- DEntity store
- EPower BI
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When a third-party analytics tool requires T-SQL access to Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management data, Bring Your Own Database (BYOD) is the correct approach because it exports data to a customer-managed Azure SQL Database that supports T-SQL.
Dual-write is a real-time bidirectional synchronization framework between Finance and Operations and Dataverse, and does not expose a T-SQL-accessible endpoint for third-party reporting tools.
Microsoft Dataverse does not support direct T-SQL access; it exposes data through OData, Web API, and connectors - not raw SQL queries for external tools.
BYOD exports Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations entities to a customer-provisioned Azure SQL Database, which natively supports T-SQL queries. This allows third-party analytics tools to connect directly to the database using standard T-SQL, satisfying the requirement for SQL-based data access in a unified view.
Entity store is an internal analytical data store within D365 optimized for Power BI embedded reports, and does not provide an externally accessible T-SQL endpoint for third-party software.
Power BI is a Microsoft-owned visualization and analytics service, not a mechanism that grants a separate third-party analytics solution T-SQL access to D365 data.
Concept tested: BYOD for T-SQL-based third-party analytics integration
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/analytics/export-entities-to-your-own-database
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