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The Common Data Model (CDM) is a standard and extensible collection of schemas, including entities, attributes and relationships that represents business concepts and activities with well- defined…

The correct answer is D. No change is needed. The statement accurately and completely defines the Common Data Model (CDM). CDM is indeed a standard, extensible collection of schemas - including entities, attributes, and relationships - that represents business concepts and activities with well-defined semantics. It is…

Submitted by parkjh· Apr 18, 2026Describe Microsoft Dataverse

Question

The Common Data Model (CDM) is a standard and extensible collection of schemas, including entities, attributes and relationships that represents business concepts and activities with well- defined semantics. It consists of a set of standardized, extensible data schemas published by Microsoft and partners to facilitate data interoperability. Review the underlined text. If it makes the statement correct, select "No change is needed." If the statement is incorrect, select the answer choice that makes the statement correct.

Options

  • ACommon Data Services (CDS)
  • BDynamics 365 Business Central
  • CBusiness process flow
  • DNo change is needed.

How the community answered

(23 responses)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    91% (21)

Explanation

The statement accurately and completely defines the Common Data Model (CDM). CDM is indeed a standard, extensible collection of schemas - including entities, attributes, and relationships - that represents business concepts and activities with well-defined semantics. It is published by Microsoft and partners to facilitate data interoperability across applications and services such as Power Platform and Dynamics 365.

  • A (Common Data Services) is a different product (now called Microsoft Dataverse) - it is the data platform/storage service, not the schema standard itself.
  • B (Dynamics 365 Business Central) is an ERP application, not a data modeling standard.
  • C (Business process flow) is a Dynamics 365 feature for guiding users through multi-stage processes - unrelated to this definition.
  • D (No change is needed) is correct because the original statement accurately describes CDM.

Topics

#Common Data Model#CDM#Data Schemas#Data interoperability

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