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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Services

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

By: Kenny Saelen, 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 (14 chapters)

Consuming a document service


Let's head to Visual Studio and start consuming the document service that we created. You can open the Visual Studio project for this chapter, which is included in the code files for the book, to see the service in action.

If you are a more experienced Visual Studio user, you can create a project yourself. In Visual Studio, create a project for a console application by going to File | New | Project…. In the Installed Templates section, select Visual C# | Windows. Choose a project of type Console Application, insert a name and location for the project, and click on OK.

To add the service reference, in the Solution Explorer right-click on the Service References node of your project and click on Add Service Reference…. Enter the WSDL location in the address field and click on Go. Of course, you'll need to replace DYNAX01:8101 with the server and port of your installation. You should see a form similar to the following screenshot. Enter TitleServiceRef in the Namespace...