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title: Working with DataObjects
summary: Add DataObjects to your schema, expose their fields, read/write operations, and more
icon: database
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# Working with DataObjects

In this section of the documentation, we'll cover adding DataObjects to the schema, exposing their fields,
and adding read/write operations. Additionally, we'll cover some of the plugins that are available to DataObjects
like [sorting, filtering, and pagination](query_plugins), as well as some more advanced concepts like
[permissions](permissions), [inheritance](inheritance) and [property mapping](property_mapping).

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