Contoso Online services Bing Amazon etc. Enterprise applications Interactive client apps Trading partners

Services on WCF Runtime Messaging Gateway AX Business Logic File WCF Message Routing AOS IIS Web Services on WCF Runtime Adapter Clients Biztalk ServerDAX ClientEnterprise PortalReporting FrameworkOffice Business App MSMQ AOS is a service host All Integration through WCF Services Net TCP HTTP Internet Clients Integration architecture in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

PersonaPain Points and ChallengesFeatures CoveredResults and Benefits Business User Self-service reporting Read data from Queries Add fields Filter data Refresh data Build reports in a familiar tool No need to involve IT or Developers Security and localization built in

Select tables Enter data Import data PersonaPain Points and ChallengesFeatures CoveredResults and Benefits Business User Data often needs transformation before import Data import process can often require multiple steps Table selector Write data to tables Validation Users can massage via data bulk edit, find/replace, calculations, etc. before importing Flexible tool for data import

Basic Inbound Port (ServiceGroup) Basic Inbound Port (ServiceGroup) Custom Service (Running in IL) Custom Service (Running in IL) Document Service (Running in IL) Document Service (Running in IL) AOS Net.tcp://host1/port1/servicegroup1 Enhanced Inbound Port Custom carved contract TransformsCustom pipeline Transforms Custom pipeline Custom application © 2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. file://port1/Request file://port1/Response Vendor

Gateway Queue X++ Service (Running in IL) X++ Service (Running in IL) Message Set Inbound Pipeline(s) Outbound Pipeline(s) IN OUT Context: A company wants to implement ongoing integration to update inventory with “new parts” sent by a third-party company (ie. Supplier).

Microsoft Dynamics AX Database Application Object Server (AOS) ASP.NET User Controls DataClient SDK ASP.NET Controls Microsoft Dynamics ® AX Controls Enterprise Portal Data Access Layer Proxies Developer Microsoft SharePoint Database Develop User Controls Internet Site Anonymous Vendor Portal Vendor Customer Portal Customer Integration Sites Employee Portal Employee Define Business Objects, Relations and Logic Develop Pages Microsoft SharePoint Web Parts Web Part ConnectionSession Management Security Microsoft Dynamics AX Web Parts

Need to develop separately for Enterprise Portal and Client Model-driven development for list pages Development time and cost savings Isaac (Developer)

Developing and deploying controls takes a long time Microsoft Dynamics ® AX framework and tools for Microsoft ® Visual Studio ® Rapid development experience enabled via framework and tools enhancements Isaac (Developer)

Enabling common interaction patterns is difficult New metadata settings Quickly set up a variety of interaction patterns Isaac (Developer)

Use the new model-driven development approach to create list pages that are shared between Enterprise Portal and Client Use one-click deploy from the Display Menu Item to deploy model-driven list pages to Enterprise Portal Use Info part in the preview pane to display extended information for the current record Use Info/Form parts in FactBox area to display related information for the current record. Reuse these on the corresponding details page for consistency Refresh Application Object Data (AOD) cache during development to instantly see metadata changes reflected for model-driven list pages in Enterprise Portal

Use the EPWebApplication project template and the EPUserControl templates to jump-start details page creation using Visual Studio Use the Application Explorer in Visual Studio to add existing controls to the EP Web Application project and work on them Use one-click deploy from the Web Managed Content Item to deploy the corresponding Web Control to a new page in Enterprise Portal Use the WindowMode and WindowSize property on the Web URL Menu Item to display the details page in a modal dialog To connect the list page to the details page, set the HyperlinkMenuItem property of a field in the grid to the Display Menu Item that points to the Web URL Menu Item of the details page

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Sales Project Viewing Sales Project Viewing Time Entry Questionnaire Shop Floor Control Time Entry Questionnaire Shop Floor Control Customer Self-Service Sales/Service Project Viewing CRM Purchase Requisitions Compliance Center Sales/Service Project Viewing CRM Purchase Requisitions Compliance Center Vendor Profile Orders Items Price Agreements Vendor Profile Orders Items Price Agreements Time Entry Questionnaire Shop Floor Control Expense Management Time Entry Questionnaire Shop Floor Control Expense Management Customer Self-Service Sales/Service Project Viewing CRM Purchase Requisitions Compliance Center Project Scheduling Case Management Global Address Book Sales/Service Project Viewing CRM Purchase Requisitions Compliance Center Project Scheduling Case Management Global Address Book Time Entry Questionnaire Shop Floor Control Expense Management Catalog Employee Shopping Site Approvals Cross Company Charging Travel Requisitions Vendor Request Time Entry Questionnaire Shop Floor Control Expense Management Catalog Employee Shopping Site Approvals Cross Company Charging Travel Requisitions Vendor Request Vendor Profile Orders Items Price Agreements Vendor Invoicing Online RFQ Collaboration Category Request Contact Management Self Administration Vendor Profile Orders Items Price Agreements Vendor Invoicing Online RFQ Collaboration Category Request Contact Management Self Administration Customer Self-Service Enhanced Sign-Up Process Customer Self-Service Enhanced Sign-Up Process