Data Management Framework (DMF)
Dynamics 365 Finance and SCM's framework for bulk data import, export, and recurring integration.
The Data Management Framework (DMF) is the Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management tool for bulk data movement. It centres on data entities — denormalised, versioned views of one or more underlying tables — that are imported or exported through data projects. DMF handles initial customer migrations, ongoing batch ETL, and recurring integrations through scheduled file drops or HTTP endpoints. Composite entities import related tables in a single transactional unit. DMF is the heavy-batch counterpart to Dual-write (synchronous near-real-time sync) and is used heavily during data migration cycles and for high-volume scheduled integrations.