diff --git a/docs/data.md b/docs/data.md
index 42736a6de..875df0198 100644
--- a/docs/data.md
+++ b/docs/data.md
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ The following conventions apply to MFTF `<data>`:
 * A `<data>` file may contain multiple data entities.
 * Camel case is used for `<data>` elements. The name represents the `<data>` type. For example, a file with customer data is `CustomerData.xml`. A file for simple product would be `SimpleProductData.xml`.
 * Camel case is used for the entity name.
+* The file name must have the suffix `Data.xml`.
 
 ## Example
 
@@ -263,4 +264,4 @@ Attributes|Type|Use|Description
 [Actions]: ./test/actions.md
 [category creation]: http://docs.magento.com/m2/ce/user_guide/catalog/category-create.html
 [Credentials]: ./credentials.md
-[test actions]: ./test/actions.md#actions-returning-a-variable
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+[test actions]: ./test/actions.md#actions-returning-a-variable