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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)

Creating a SysOperation service


In this demonstration, we will create a SysOperation service that detects members with overdue rentals. These members will get the status "blocked" by setting a checkbox on the member in the database.

The dialog for the service will look like the following screenshot:

As you can see, a query enables you to select the members for which the rentals should be checked. By enabling the checkbox, you can override the number of overdue days that are allowed before a member is blocked.

The SysOperation framework uses services to execute business logic, so you have already learned most of the skills needed in Chapter 4, Custom Services.

Data contract

We will create a new data contract, but because we have already demonstrated the creation of a data contract in the earlier chapters, we can be briefer here. The data contract that we'll make will have three members:

  • parmNumberOfOverdueDays: Holds the value for the number of overdue days that are allowed.

  • parmOverrideNumOfDays...