# 2025-04-03: CE - Custom Entity Framework

## Overview

The Custom Entity Framework enhances flexibility in our e-commerce applications. Your employees can now create, customize, and manage additional entities with custom fields tailored to your specific industry needs. This feature empowers you to support diverse use cases, e.g. such as contract management in B2B portals or industry-specific customer types. As a result, you can expect a more dynamic and adaptable e-commerce solution.

## New features

| Feature                                              | Benefit                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Custom object in Management Dashboard**            | Easily model your business needs by defining custom objects that reflect your unique industry requirements - whether it's contracts, subscriptions, or specialized customer profiles.                |
| **Custom field & attribute in Management Dashboard** | Tailor your data with relevant fields - add industry-specific attributes (e.g., contract duration, VIP status, compliance tags) to improve data relevance and accuracy for your business operations. |
| **Custom instance in Management Dashboard**          | Manage individual records effortlessly - create and modify unique entries (e.g., customer types, agreements, service plans) in real-time to adapt to evolving business needs.                        |

## Fixes and improvements

None as this is a new feature.

## Known problems

No known problems at time of release.

## Documentation and links

User Guides:

* [Custom Entities](/ce/management-dashboard/settings/custom-entities.md)
* [Custom Instances](/ce/management-dashboard/custom-instances.md)

API Reference

* [Schema Service](/api-references/api-guides/utilities/schema.md)


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