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alias: user-guide-business-data-index
description: "This documentation outlines accessing and managing system entities through a unified interface"
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# Business Data

## Overview

**Business Data** presents a uniform access to all the entities of the system.

The different entities are displayed by selecting the **Business Data** menu. It is also possible to target specific entities by using the **Search** box.

When an entity type is selected, a default query is run. You can change the query by selecting the appropriate one from the dropdown list above the list of available entities.

![Screenshot showing a default query being run after an entity type is selected in a business data context.](../images/business_data.png)

## Actions

Each entity gives you the possibility to perform one or several of the following actions:

* Create a new instance for the entity by selecting **New**.
* Create a new template for the entity by selecting **New Template**.
* Create a new instance from a template for the entity by selecting **New from Template**.
* Refresh the data by selecting **Refresh**.
* Import files by selecting **Import**.
* Export files by selecting **Export**. It is possible to export the files as .zip by setting the option **Compress File** to ´true´.
* Search for particular entity instances by using the **Search** box.

!!! info
	The search can be based on partial text and it includes templates and terminated instances.

:lock: For any particular entity within the Business Data menu, access to the page is associated with the security feature [EntityTypeName].**Show**.

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