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# init(from:configurations:)

Loads an entity from a configuration catalog and a dictionary of configuration choices.

```
@MainActor @preconcurrency convenience init(from catalog: Entity.ConfigurationCatalog, configurations: [String : String]? = nil) async throws
```

## Parameters

`catalog`

A collection of alternative representations for an entity.

`configurations`

A dictionary of configuration choices the initializer applies as it loads the entity,
mapping the ID of a configuration set to the ID of a configuration within that set.

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