For example, you import a PowerExchange Microsoft Dynamic CRM source, but it does not import with precision and scale. In addition, you might need to perform specific run-time operations on Microsoft Dynamics CRM, or you might want to control the maximum number of records that the Data Integration Service can read in one batch. You can configure these properties in the data object read operation.

When you import data from a PowerExchange adapter data source, the data stored in the source's complex structure might also not be compatible with transformations in the Developer tool. You can use a data object read operation to convert the data types native to the source into transformation data types that the Developer tool can use in the mapping workflow.

When you write data to a target in a PowerExchange adapter data source with a complex structure, you might need to similarly use a data object write operation to convert data from the transformation data types back to the data types native to the data source.

If you import a physical data object from a resource, you can create data object operations for the physical data object based on the same resource. The resource is the part of the data object from which you want to read data. For example, the resource for a database can be a table or a view.

After you create the physical data object and the required data object operations, you can view the physical data object in the object editor. The object editor view includes a tab where you can configure the data object operation properties. A data object can have multiple read and write operations.