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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Programming: Getting Started

By : Erlend Dalen
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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Programming: Getting Started

By: Erlend Dalen

Overview of this book

<p>Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software that comes with its own development environment and a programming language called X++. It is specialized and optimized to solve the tasks that are typical of an ERP system. But the specialized development environment of AX brings a steep learning curve. Hence, getting started with Dynamics AX and mastering it effectively can sometimes be daunting.<br /><br />This tutorial has been carefully structured to guide you through the basic features of AX development, and get you started as quickly as possible. With this book, you will soon be able to develop and maintain comprehensive management solutions for enhancing your application's performance.<br /><br />The book starts with a tour of the development environment, which helps you gain a deep understanding of Dynamics AX tools and architecture. It will introduce you to the X++ language. It helps you to create new functionality that can be used and changed in the standard application. You'll also learn how to search, manipulate, and integrate data.<br />The practical examples in this book take you through sample AX development projects and help you learn to create forms, reports, menu items, menus, and navigation pages. It also helps you work with the MorphX application.<br /><br />The author's experience of developing solutions with Dynamics AX enables him to share insights in an effective, clear, and friendly way.<br /><br />By the end of this book, you will have a better understanding of the inner workings of Microsoft Dynamics AX &ndash; making your development simpler and faster, and your applications fast, reliable, and robust.</p>

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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Programming: Getting Started
Erlend Dalen
Dec, 2009 | 348 pages
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Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Programming: Getting Started
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Programming: Getting Started
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Getting to know Dynamics AX 2009
Getting to know Dynamics AX 2009
Development environment
Creating your first AX program
Development tools
Architecture
Case Study: Carz Inc.
Summary
2
X++ Language
X++ Language
Introduction
Data types
Statements and loops
Operators
Classes and methods
Macros
Summary
3
Storing Data
Storing Data
Extended data types
Tables
Relations
Summary
4
Data-User Interaction
Data-User Interaction
Forms
Reports
Menu items
Navigation pages
Menus
Summary
5
Searching for Data
Searching for Data
Queries
Views
Select statement
Optimizing the data retrieval
Summary
6
Manipulate Data
Manipulate Data
Validate methods
Record-based manipulation
Set-based data manipulation
Direct handling
Summary
7
Integrating Data
Integrating Data
Text files
Binary files
XML
ODBC
Import/Export example
Summary
8
Integrate with Standard AX
Integrate with Standard AX
Inventory
Ledger
Accounts Receivable / Accounts Payable
Summary
9
Creating a New Module
Creating a New Module
Setting up a number sequence reference
Parameter table
Security framework
10
Working with .NET and AX
Working with .NET and AX
Common Language Runtime
.NET Business Connector
Summary
11
Web Services
Web Services
Expose AX logic using web services
Accessing logic in an external Web Service
Summary
12
Enterprise Portal
Enterprise Portal
Creating a dataset
Creating a new Visual Studio project
Creating a grid
Creating a new Web Part page
Creating a tunnel or wizard
Creating a toolbar
Converting WebForm to .NET user controls
Summary
Links
Links
Websites
Debugger
Debugger
Index
Index

About the Reviewers

Harish Mohanbabu is a technical architect who has been working on Dynamics AX since version 2.5. He has 11 years of experience in software engineering, consulting, and management; the last 7 years were spent on Dynamics AX. His focus is architecture, design, and development, including quality assurance activities. Harish lives in Hertfordshire, England with his wife Chelvy and his children Swetha and Rahul.

Mohammed Rasheed (BE, Msc) is a Senior Technical Consultant at Junction Solutions UK (www.Junctionsolutions.co.uk) where he is responsible for the delivery of integrations and customizations involved in Junctions Solutions UK projects.

Junction Solutions are the most exciting Microsoft Dynamics AX Partner for retail, with over 40 successful implementations across the world and a retail solution that has been certified by Microsoft for quality. Junction Solutions' innovative multi-channel retail software was built on Dynamics AX to resolve the unique challenges of 21st century retailers who trade across many channels including stores, online, mail order, franchise, wholesale, and direct sales. Junction Solutions bring these channels together and provide modern retailers with a holistic view of their business, enabling them to develop new revenue opportunities, drive better customer service, and deliver improved profitability.

Mohammed is a double master in Dynamics AX with over 8 certifications on Dynamics AX. Though his strengths are rooted in X++ development, Mohammed is a highly regarded generalist and has solid knowledge of both functional and technical aspects of Dynamics AX. His passion for development is evident in the fact that Mohammed takes pleasure from refactoring and optimizing X++ code.

Mohammed lives in Bradford, UK, and in the little free time that he gets he likes to read books or articles on emerging technologies. Mohammed blogs on his website www.dynamic-ax.co.uk.

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