Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 Services

by Klaas Deforche, Kenny Saelen

Harness the power of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 to create and use your own services effectively If you are a Dynamics AX developer, new or experienced who wants to implement services with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, then this book is for you. 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# and .NET, so experience with Visual Studio is a plus but not a must. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 play a central role in an organization, and therefore, there will always be the need to integrate them with other applications. In many cases, services are the preferred way to do 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 effectively identify where they can be used. Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 Services is a hands-on guide that provides you with all the knowledge you will need to implement services with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2. The step-by-step examples will walk you through many of the tasks that you need to perform frequently when creating and using services. This book has been updated to include features of the R2 release while staying relevant to previous version of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. This book will help 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 face, you will gain practical know-how on to get the job done. Easy-to-follow instructions are provided for all the 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. These 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. Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 Services provides detailed and practical examples for creating and using services that will make it an invaluable resource that you will consult frequently during your implementations.

264 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Jamie Lopez · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is clearly written with great contributors and a great author that understand Microsoft Dynamics and gives real world scenarios. In general a great book.

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[Johan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Again a great book for Ax developers. Klaas and Kenny are explaining how you can implement the web services with do's and dont's. When you're new to ax web services, you need to read this book as it will save you time.

A must read for AX developers

[José Estevan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este libro es una especie de segunda parte del que ya mencioné (y recomendé encarecidamente) hace algún tiempo titulado Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Services. El contenido es muy parecido e igual de recomendable. Esta segunda versión es más larga que el primero, por lo que abunda más en ciertos contenidos aportando más detalles, aunque el contenido en general es prácticamente el mismo, salvo algunos detalles propios de la revisión R2, que en cuanto a servicios web no son muy numerosos.

Aún así, como digo, es un libro muy recomendable, igual que lo era la primera parte. Cuenta con dos autores ya reconocidos y con la experiencia previa de la primera versión, y con un equipo de revisores de primera, así que el contenido esta bien escrito y bien estructurado, sobre un tema que es obligatorio para cualquier implantación de Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, como son los servicios web.

Si ya compraste la primera versión, probablemente esta última no te aporte grandes novedades, salvo los detalles en los que profundiza más, y las escasas novedades de la R2. Si en su día no lo compraste, claramente recomiendo comprar esta segunda versión porque la lectura es muy interesante.

[Dick Wenning · Rating 5 out of 5]

Microsoft ax 2012 Services

When I received the book, I start reading. I was happy about the content about:

• How does AIF & WCF work inside AX and how to use it the right way?
• Running in batch or direct mode should be explained.

The writers of this book succeed on that point but don’t overkill the reader with to match optional information.

Small technical details are still missing. But those are documented by MS on TechNet:
• Change key tracings also need adaption on SQL level.
• How to decide to create query based services or custom services. Both have advantage and disadvantage
• Triggering outbound services from x++ code

But still it is a book that should be part of your library

[Abha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have spent enough time to read this book completely and i would like to give my rating of 4.5 out of 5 as all basics concepts has been covered in details step by step with proper example.Language used is clear and understandable .This book is great specially for Integration and will definitely help developers in using and learning AIF services framework .My only concern is that more screenshots from the application should be used at some integration part so as to make more clear .

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book if you want to get an overview of various services-related topics for AX 2012. I already knew some of this stuff, but I learned a lot from reading this.