Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Services

by Klaas Deforche, Kenny Saelen

Everything you need to know about implementing services with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 is contained in this hands-on guide. Easy to follow and totally practical, it's a must for both new and experienced AX Dynamics developers. Overview What you will learn from this book Approach It's a tutorial guide that provides all the knowledge needed to implement services with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. Who this book is written for This book is aimed at Dynamics AX developers, both new and experienced with services and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. A basic understanding of MorphX and X++ is assumed, but the step-by-step instructions are easy to follow even for beginners. Some examples use C#.NET, so experience with Visual Studio is a plus but not a must. Because an ERP system like Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 plays a central role in an organization, there will always be the need to integrate it with other applications. In many cases, services are the preferred way of doing this, and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 is now more flexible than ever when it comes to the creation and use of these services. Understanding these services will help you identify where they can be used, and do so effectively. "Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Services" is a hands-on guide that provides you with all the knowledge you will need to implement services with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. The step-by-step examples will walk you through many of the tasks that you need to perform frequently when creating and using services. "Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Services" provides detailed and practical examples for creating and using services that will make it a resource you will consult many times during your implementations. This book helps you to identify situations where services can be used for your implementations. By providing step-by-step instructions for many of the common tasks, you will gain practical know-how on to get the job done. Easy to follow instructions are provided for all types of services you will encounter. You will learn how to create document services using the AIF Document Service Wizard and how to use X++ to create custom services. You will also learn how to deploy services and web services and how you can consume them in both X++ and .NET. The services are also put to use in the SysOperation framework, which uses services to run business logic and is the new way to create batch processes in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

196 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2012

Reviews

[Michael Fruergaard · Rating 5 out of 5]

A new development book has been published by Packt.

If you are developing with Dynamics AX 2012, you’ll need this book. For two reasons. Firstly, as you’ll need to deal with services. Secondly, because it is a great book.

The book is 200 pages, and it does a great job of explaining how to build and how to consume services.



I think the book is great for several reasons:
•It is technical. The level of contents and technical depth is comparable to Inside Dynamics AX 2012.
•It is unique. The contents is written for this book. You will not find it anywhere else.
•It is self-contained. Whenever a concept is used, it will be explained – even when it is not directly related to services. So be prepared for excursions to the lands of CIL, WCF, Runbase, AX Security, Visual Studio, UI builders etc.
•It is actionable. Each chapter shows step-by-step, line-by-line what to do in various scenarios. Urging you to try it out yourselves.
•It is opinionated. I’m not sure how they managed, but the book somehow captures the atmosphere we had when building AX 2012 – we knew we were on to something special. The book deals out appraisals where due, and explains why AX 2012 is a huge leap forward for services.
•It is jovial. The tone in the book is welcoming and direct – I think the most used word is “you”. This is quite refreshing for a technical book.


A big “Thank You!” to the team behind the book for increasing the AX community’s knowledge: Klaas Deforche, Kenny Saelen, Palle Agermark, José Antonio Estevan and Tom Van Dyck.

[Giancarlo Ferrara · Rating 5 out of 5]

The ability of implementing new services using Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 is one of the "need-to-have" skills of any developer.
This book drives you into the art of creating, deploying and consuming services.
It is a must-to-have on top of your desk, full of useful example and how-to tips for fixing configuration errors.
I was able to implement my first oData service is a very short time.
The last chapters introduce to High availability, how to configure AX and how to trace and debug the CIL compiled code.
It is well written, full of examples and figures and makes you able to finish complex tasks easier
I strongly suggest buying this book: it is really worth the money you pay.

[Umesh Pandit · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are working on Dynamics AX 2012,then this book is for you!
Services in AX 2012 are explained very nicely and it is a great book.