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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Services

By : Klaas Deforche, Saelen Kenny
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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Services

By: Klaas Deforche, Saelen Kenny

Overview of this book

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 implementationsThis 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.
Table of Contents (9 chapters)

Updating an existing document service

In some cases you will want to update an existing document service. For example, when you have added a data source to an existing document query, or when you want to add a service operation to an existing document service. To assist you with that, you can use the Update document service form.

To open this form, open the Development Workspace and click on Tools | Application Integration Framework | Update document service:

Updating an existing document service

Adding service operations

As you can see in the previous screenshot, you can select new operations to add to the document service. Click on OK to add the selected service operations to the document service. This will update the document and service classes so that the new operations are supported.

The only thing left for the developer to do is to manually add the service operation to the service node. To do this, go to the Services node in the AOT, expand the node of the service that was updated, then right-click on the Operations node...