def METHOD_NAME(next_link=None):
    if not next_link:
        if body is not None:
            _json = self._serialize.body(body, "CrossRegionIndexEntitiesRequest")
        else:
            _json = None
        request = build_get_entites_cross_region_request(
            content_type=content_type,
            json=_json,
            template_url=self.get_entites_cross_region.metadata["url"],
        )
        request = _convert_request(request)
        request.url = self._client.format_url(request.url)
    else:
        if body is not None:
            _json = self._serialize.body(body, "CrossRegionIndexEntitiesRequest")
        else:
            _json = None
        request = build_get_entites_cross_region_request(
            content_type=content_type,
            json=_json,
            template_url=next_link,
        )
        request = _convert_request(request)
        request.url = self._client.format_url(request.url)
        request.method = "GET"
    return request