Extending Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations Cookbook by Simon Buxton

Key FeaturesFollow practical and easy-to-grasp examples, illustrations and coding to make the most out of Dynamics 365 for Operations in your business scenarioExtend Dynamics 365 for Operations in a cost-effective manner by using tools you already haveSolve common business problems with the valuable features of Dynamics 365 for OperationsBook DescriptionDynamics 365 for Operations is the ERP element of Microsofts new Dynamics 365 Enterprise Edition. Operations delivers the infrastructure to allow businesses to achieve growth and make better decisions using scalable and contemporary ERP system tools.This book provides a collection of “recipes” to instruct you on how to create—and extend—a real-world solution using Operations. All key aspects of the new release are covered, and insights into the development language, structure, and tools are discussed in detail.New concepts and patterns that are pivotal to elegant solution designs are introduced and explained, and readers will learn how to extend various aspects of the system to enhance both the usability and capabilities of Operations. Together, this gives the reader important context regarding the new concepts and the confidence to reuse in their own solution designs.This “cookbook” provides the ingredients and methods needed to maximize the efficiency of your business management using the latest in ERP software—Dynamics 365 for Operations.What you will learnCreate enumerated and extended data typesUnderstand the importance of using patterns and frameworks while creating a unique concept for your solutionService and deploy your code and packages to improve performanceWrite and perform unit tests to automate the testing processDesign your security model and policies to provide code access privilegesConstruct the UI and business logic to add Power BI to dashboardsAbout the AuthorSimon Buxton has worked with Dynamics 365 for Operations since its earliest incarnations, starting out as a consultant and developer in early 1999 when Dynamics 365 for Operations was known as Damgaard Axapta 1.5. He quickly became a team leader at Columbus IT Partners and carried out one of the first Axapta implementations in the UK before joining a new reseller, Sense Enterprise Solutions, as its technical director. Sense Enterprise Solutions enjoyed a global reach through the AxPact alliance, where Simon was placed as AxPacts Technical Lead.Simon played a major role in growing the company into a successful Microsoft partner and was the Technical Lead on a number of highly challenging technical projects around the world, ranging from the UK, to Bahrain, to the USA. These projects include developing solutions for third-party logistics, multichannel retail, and eventually developing an animal feed vertical, as well as integrating Dynamics 365 for Operations into production control systems, government gateways, and e-commerce solutions, among others. Now, working with Binary Consultants, he was part of a team that implemented the first Dynamics 365 for Operations implementation with support from Microsoft as part of the Community Technical Preview program (CTP). The knowledge gained as part of this process led to the creation of this book.Simon has also worked on Mastering Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Programming and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 Administration Cookbook.Table of ContentsStarting a new projectData StructuresCreating the user interfaceApplication Extensibility, Form Code-Behind, and FrameworksBusiness IntelligenceSecurityLeveraging extensibilityData Entity Extensibility, OData, and OfficeConsuming and Exposing servicesLeveraging Advanced FeaturesUnit TestingAutomated Build ManagementServicing your environmentWorkflowState Machines