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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 Services

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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 Services

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 Services
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Chapter 4. Custom Services

The ability to develop custom services in Microsoft Dynamics AX is not new, but the way it is done in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 is. Developers can now create a WCF service in a way that is similar to how they would develop a WCF service in a language like C#. Using attributes to create data and service contracts, development is simplified because you don't have to worry about the technical details of serialization and deserialization. These things are all handled by WCF, which allows you to quickly create powerful services.

By the end of this chapter, you will have learned how to use attributes to create data and service contracts and how to use them to create custom services. You will also be able to deploy services and consume them using a WCF client application.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

  • Key components: Just as some components are specific to document services, there are also components that are specific to custom services. Most of...