1. Overview of Customization and Development Capabilities in Dynamics AX
Joris de Gruyter | MVP, MCT

2. 10+ years of experience in Dynamics AX
Joris de Gruyter
10+ years of experience in Dynamics AX
Manages Dynamics AX Development Team at Sikich LLP
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3. Customization and Development Capabilities
Agenda
Introduction
Integrated "MorphX" IDE in Dynamics AX
X++ language
.NET Integration and Visual Studio Tools
Reporting Tools (SSRS)
.NET WCF integrations (AIF)
Conclusion

4. Introduction Application Object Server (AOS) “Thin” Client
Managed Code 64-bit windows service
“Thin” Client
Unmanaged 32-bit
SQL backend Abstracted
Layers / Models
“Open Source” Business Logic
Layering Technology improves maintainability

5. Demo
Layer Architecture and “Open Code”

6. "MorphX" IDE in Dynamics AX

7. MorphX IDE in Dynamics AX
Application Object Tree (AOT)
Contains all code artifacts – data model, classes, forms, etc
Visual Studio code editor
IntelliSense, shortcuts, etc
Modeling of data model, queries, forms
Drag & Drop
Property settings

8. Demo
AOT – Drag & Drop Data Model and UI

9. X++ Language

10. X++ Language Object Oriented Scripting language compiled into p-code
Somewhere between Java and C#
Scripting language compiled into p-code
Native Debugger
CIL generated from p-code
Client-side is X++ p-code, Server-side is X++ in CLR
Server-side: Services (AIF), Batch Jobs, Explicit call to server-side CLR
Debugging in Visual Studio
Inline SQL-like syntax
Eventing & Event methods

11. Demo
X++ methods everywhere, Eventing

12. .NET Integration and Visual Studio Tools

13. .NET Integration and Visual Studio Tools
X++ in CLR
Assembly calls in X++
References
Visual Studio Tools
Create VS projects, auto-deploy, auto-reference
Proxies to X++ artifacts, Linq
Need VS 2010 Professional for Projects
Can use SQL’s “Data Tools” version of VS 2010 for Debugging X++ in CLR and SSRS/SSAS work
WPF Controls on Forms

14. Demo
Assembly references, Visual Studio Tools

15. Reporting Tools (SSRS)

16. Reporting Tools (SSRS)
Layer on top of regular SSRS
Business Logic Calls
Special Report Modeling Tool
External “Forms”
Invoice, Packing Slip, etc
Saved Back into AOT from Visual Studio
Deployed to SSRS from AOT

17. Demo
Dynamic AX SSRS Tools in Visual Studio

18. .NET WCF Integrations (AIF)

19. .NET WCF integrations (AIF)
Application Integration Framework (AIF)
“Ports” for integrations
NET.TCP – WCF hosted inside AOS service
MSMQ
File-based
Web Services – WCF deployed in IIS
“Adapter” framework to transform the XML messages to and from other formats
Eg allows integration via file-based CSV
Similar to C# service
Data Contract
Service Operations

20. Demo
AIF

21. Conclusion Highly Customizable Possibilities Virtually Endless
Highly Model-Driven
Integration with .NET is tighter with every release
It’s a must to understand consequences
Manage requirements vs wants

22. Thanks For Your Attention!
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