Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations Development Cookbook - Fourth Edition (ePub)

Over 80 effective recipes to help you solve real-world Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations development problems

• Learn all about the enhanced functionalities of Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations and master development best practices


• Develop powerful projects using new tools and features


• Work through easy-to-understand recipes with step-by-step instructions and useful screenshots

If you are a Dynamics AX developer primarily focused on delivering time-proven applications, then this book is for you. This book is also ideal for people who want to raise their programming skills above the beginner level, and at the same time learn the functional aspects of Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations. Some X++ coding experience is expected.

• Explore data manipulation concepts in Dynamics 365 for Operations


• Build scripts to assist data migration processes


• Organize data in Dynamics 365 for Operations forms


• Make custom lookups using AOT forms and dynamically generate them from X++ code


• Create a custom electronic payment format and process a vendor payment using it


• Integrate your application with Microsoft Office Suite and other external systems using various approaches


• Export and import business data for further distribution or analysis


• Improve your development efficiency and performance

Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations has a lot to offer developers. It allows them to customize and tailor their implementations to meet their organization's needs. This Development Cookbook will help you manage your company or customer ERP information and operations efficiently. We start off by exploring the concept of data manipulation in Dynamics 365 for Operations. This will also help you build scripts to assist data migration, and show you how to organize data in forms. You will learn how to create custom lookups using Application Object Tree forms and generate them dynamically.

We will also show you how you can enhance your application by using advanced form controls, and integrate your system with other external systems. We will help you script and enhance your user interface using UI elements. This book will help you look at application development from a business process perspective, and develop enhanced ERP solutions by learning and implementing the best practices and techniques.

The book follows a practical recipe-based approach, focusing on real-world scenarios and giving you all the information you need to build a strong Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations implementation.