Book Image

Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations

By : Rahul Mohta, Yogesh Kasat, JJ Yadav
Book Image

Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations

By: Rahul Mohta, Yogesh Kasat, JJ Yadav

Overview of this book

Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, Enterprise edition, is a modern, cloud-first, mobile-first, ERP solution suitable for medium and large enterprise customers. This book will guide you through the entire life cycle of a implementation, helping you avoid common pitfalls while increasing your efficiency and effectiveness at every stage of the project. Starting with the foundations, the book introduces the Microsoft Dynamics 365 offerings, plans, and products. You will be taken through the various methodologies, architectures, and deployments so you can select, implement, and maintain Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, Enterprise edition. You will delve in-depth into the various phases of implementation: project management, analysis, configuration, data migration, design, development, using Power BI, machine learning, Cortana analytics for intelligence, testing, training, and finally deployment, support cycles, and upgrading. This book focuses on providing you with information about the product and the various concepts and tools, along with real-life examples from the field and guidance that will empower you to execute and implement Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, Enterprise edition.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
Foreword
Title Page
Credits
Disclaimer
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Integration concepts in Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, Enterprise edition


In the preceding section, we understood basic integration concepts in modern cloud- and web-based applications. Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, Enterprise edition uses these concepts as part of the core integration architecture. On a high level, there are primarily four key integration components, namely data entities, OData services, custom services, and recurring integrations. In this section, we will explore these components, concepts, and terminologies in detail, and we will also explore how to use these technologies while building integration solutions in your implementation projects.

Data entities

Data entities are the most important concept integration in Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, Enterprise edition. In Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, Enterprise edition, data entities are first class citizens, and it enables data management, data migration, OData integration...