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====== IMPORT FROM ODATA ======
Category: Import / App/Cloud\\

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=====Description=====
This action allows data to be imported from any OData provider.  OData versions 3 and 4 are supported.\\

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=====Action settings=====
^ Setting  ^ Description  ^
|Connector<sup>*</sup>|Select a configured [[connectors:weblocation|Web Location connector]] or [[connectors:graphodata|Microsoft Graph OData connector]].|
|Command|Select the process to perform in the OData environment.  Options:  //Import entity//, //List entities//, or //List entity columns//.|
<sup>*</sup> Setting can be specified using a [[:parameters|parameter]].

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====Import entity settings====
^ Setting  ^ Description  ^
|Entity<sup>*</sup>|Enter or select the OData entity to import.|
<sup>*</sup> Setting can be specified using a [[:parameters|parameter]].

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===Columns tab===
^ Setting  ^ Description  ^
|Import all columns|Choose this option to import all columns of the selected entity.|
|Import selected columns|Choose this option to import specific columns and select those columns from the list that appears.|
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===Filter tab===
^ Setting  ^ Description  ^
|Load the first|Check this option //on// to import a limited number of rows from the top of the entity. Specify the number of rows to import<sup>*</sup>.|
|Add filter|Choose this to add one or more filters to the imported data.  Options: //Simple filter// (and enter the values<sup>*</sup> to build\\ the filter, or //Custom OData filter// (and enter an OData filter query<sup>*</sup>).|
<sup>*</sup> Setting can be specified using a [[:parameters|parameter]].

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====List entities===
**Description:** Choose this Command to list all entities found in the OData environment.

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====List entity columns====
^ Setting  ^ Description  ^
|Entity<sup>*</sup>|Enter or select an entity to list the columns of.|
<sup>*</sup> Setting can be specified using a [[:parameters|parameter]].

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=====Remarks=====
This action works with two types of connectors:

  * [[connectors:weblocation|Web location connectors]]
  * [[connectors:graphodata|Microsoft Graph OData connector]]

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=====Shortcuts=====
Fast ways to create the action:
  * Press the "Add data" menu button. Pick "Fetch from cloud/application".

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=====See also=====
  *[[connectors:graphodata|Microsoft Graph OData connector]]
  *[[connectors:weblocation|Web location connector]]
  *[[transformations:importmicrosoftdataverse|Import from Microsoft Dataverse]]
  *[[transformations:importpowerbi|Import from Power BI]]
  *[[transformations:importsharepointlist|Import Sharepoint list]]