diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0b1f1edf..fd9d1a5a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.2.13
+1.2.14
diff --git a/src/requirements.txt b/src/requirements.txt
index 4c2b9248..1448bfad 100644
--- a/src/requirements.txt
+++ b/src/requirements.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ requests==2.25.1
 # Use the branch name of commons from github for testing new changes made in commons from different branch
 # Default is main branch specified in docker-compose.development.yml if not set
 # git+https://github.com/hubmapconsortium/commons.git@${COMMONS_BRANCH}#egg=hubmap-commons
-hubmap-commons==2.1.9
+hubmap-commons==2.1.12
 atlas-consortia-commons==1.0.5
 
 # Testing
diff --git a/src/routes/entity_CRUD/__init__.py b/src/routes/entity_CRUD/__init__.py
index e05e5a7c..ec5026c3 100644
--- a/src/routes/entity_CRUD/__init__.py
+++ b/src/routes/entity_CRUD/__init__.py
@@ -81,6 +81,65 @@ def create_dataset():
         return Response("Unexpected error while creating a dataset: " + str(e) + "  Check the logs", 500)
 
 
+@entity_CRUD_blueprint.route('/datasets/components', methods=['POST'])
+def multiple_components():
+    if not request.is_json:
+        return Response("json request required", 400)
+    entity_type = 'dataset'
+    try:
+        component_request = request.json
+        auth_helper = AuthHelper.configured_instance(current_app.config['APP_CLIENT_ID'], current_app.config['APP_CLIENT_SECRET'])
+        auth_tokens = auth_helper.getAuthorizationTokens(request.headers)
+        if isinstance(auth_tokens, Response):
+            return(auth_tokens)
+        elif isinstance(auth_tokens, str):
+            token = auth_tokens
+        elif 'nexus_token' in auth_tokens:
+            token = auth_tokens['nexus_token']
+        else:
+            return(Response("Valid nexus auth token required", 401))
+
+        # Check that `dataset_link_abs_dir` exists for both datasets and that it is a valid directory
+        json_data_dict = request.get_json()
+        for dataset in json_data_dict.get('datasets'):
+            if 'dataset_link_abs_dir' in dataset:
+                if not os.path.exists(dataset['dataset_link_abs_dir']):
+                    return Response(f"The filepath specified with 'dataset_link_abs_dir' does not exist: {dataset['dataset_link_abs_dir']}", 500)
+            else:
+                return Response("Required field 'dataset_link_abs_dir' is missing from dataset", 500)
+
+        requested_group_uuid = None
+        if 'group_uuid' in component_request:
+            requested_group_uuid = component_request['group_uuid']
+
+        ingest_helper = IngestFileHelper(current_app.config)
+        requested_group_uuid = auth_helper.get_write_group_uuid(token, requested_group_uuid)
+        component_request['group_uuid'] = requested_group_uuid
+        post_url = commons_file_helper.ensureTrailingSlashURL(current_app.config['ENTITY_WEBSERVICE_URL']) + 'datasets/components'
+        response = requests.post(post_url, json = component_request, headers = {'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + token, 'X-SenNet-Application':'ingest-api' }, verify = False)
+        if response.status_code != 200:
+            return Response(response.text, response.status_code)
+        new_datasets_list = response.json()
+
+        for dataset in new_datasets_list:
+            # The property `dataset_link_abs_dir` will contain the filepath to the existing directory located inside the primary multi-assay
+            # directory. We need to create a symlink to the aforementioned directory at the path for the newly created datsets.
+            if 'dataset_link_abs_dir' in dataset:
+                new_directory_path = ingest_helper.get_dataset_directory_absolute_path(dataset, requested_group_uuid, dataset['uuid'])
+                logger.info(
+                    f"Creating a directory as: {new_directory_path} with a symbolic link to: {dataset['dataset_link_abs_dir']}")
+                os.symlink(dataset['dataset_link_abs_dir'], new_directory_path, True)
+            else:
+                return Response("Required field 'dataset_link_abs_dir' is missing from dataset", 500)
+
+        return jsonify(new_datasets_list)
+    except HTTPException as hte:
+        return Response(hte.get_description(), hte.get_status_code())
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(e, exc_info=True)
+        return Response("Unexpected error while creating a dataset: " + str(e) + " Check the logs", 500)
+
+
 @entity_CRUD_blueprint.route('/sources/bulk/validate', methods=['POST'])
 def bulk_sources_upload_and_validate():
     return _bulk_upload_and_validate(Ontology.ops().entities().SOURCE)