3. Welcome Demo – Published Windows Store Apps on Dynamics AX 2012 Why build your own app? Demo – Building a Windows Store and Windows Phone 8 App Building great apps for Dynamics AX – 5 Practical Tips Q & A

4. Demo Dynamics AX apps available on Windows Store Expense Management Timesheet Approval

5. Why build your own app? Appeal to traditional non-ERP usersSimplified targeted experience Users without a fixed workstation inside the company Users with a job demanding travel Improve efficiency for users working away from their desksLeverage the device capabilities

6. Demo Building a Windows Store and Windows Phone app for Dynamics AX

7. Demo - Build Your Windows Store App Step I – Build the skeleton Step II – Build the services Step III – Display Production Order List Step IV – Search and Create Production Order

8. Demo - Build Your Windows Phone App Step I – Configure Azure Service Bus and ADFS http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=38413 Step II – Create custom authentication class http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38413 Step III – Implement and deploy the AIF service Step IV – Build the mobile application connecting to the AIF service through Service Bus

9. Communication overview

10. Building great apps for Dynamics AX 5 Practical Tips

11. Choice of Technology Existing skillsets and technology investment strategy Availability of tools and libraries to accelerate development Reusability across projects 3 factors to consider Windows RunTime Components Code sharing Portable Class Libraries Linked source files Code sharing between Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Session DE303: Portable Libraries in.NET - Sharing Code between Windows Phone & Windows Store Apps

12. Invest in a Demo Mode Showcase your value proposition – anytime, anywhere Works Offline Allows prospective customers to download and play with the app Why invest in a Demo Mode? Create a local data store, and invoke data from services or local data store based on settings For best experience – persist with the data Reset the data either on re-launch of the app, or have a refresh button How to do it

13. Store Data Securely Always use encryption to store sensitive data Use PasswordVault (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en- us/library/windows/apps/windows.security.credentials.aspx) For Windows 8: Use Data Protection API (DPAPI) (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en- us/library/windowsphone/develop/hh487164%28v=vs.105%29.aspx) Windows Phone 8:

14. Consider performance in data driven controls Use asynchronous calls to preserve UI responsiveness Data controls like ListView and GridView have built-in paging support Use paging in your data controls Ax queries support paging out of the box Design your web services for paged access to dataOnly show data that your user really wants to see

15. Design and Test Your Connectivity Experience Clarify connectivity requirements Access to a reliable Wi-Fi or cellular network Freshness of data – current data, or cached? Speed of network – caching required? Things to considerFail gracefullyUse the Simulation Dashboard in Visual Studio for testing Also see: Plan for network connectivity: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/jj863302.aspx Build 2013: Five Great Reasons to Use the New HttpClient API to Connect to Web Services - http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2013/4-092

16. Additional References -Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 White Paper: Developing Mobile Apps http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38413 -Code Samples: Developing Secure Mobile Apps for Dynamics AX 2012 http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Developing-Secure-Mobile-02105158 -LOB Lessons Learned: Microsoft Dynamics AX http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2013/2-9193 -Services and AIF development [AX 2012] http://technet.microsoft.com/EN-US/library/hh397321.aspx

17. Additional References Windows Store and Windows Phone App Development Windows Store Apps -Get Started http://www.windowsstore.com -App Samples http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/Windows-8-Modern-Style-App-Samples -Plan your Windows Store app http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465427.aspx -Using Windows Store App Certification Kit http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh694081.aspx Windows Phone Apps -Get Started http://phone.windowsstore.com -App Samples http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/wpapps -Design Library for Windows Phone App http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/design/hh202915(v=vs.105).aspx

18. Related Sessions -DE203: Design apps for Windows Phone and Windows Store – for developers -DE303: Portable Libraries in.NET - Sharing Code between Windows Phone & Windows Store Apps -WC306, DE306: Line of Business app’s (LOB), Company Hub’s og Sideloading for Windows Phone 8 -DE201: Building Windows Store Apps – Introduction (already completed) -DE301: What’s new in Windows 8.1 for developers (already completed) -DE202: Build apps for Windows Phone - Godt begyndt er halvt fuldendt – en introduktion til Windows Phone udvikling (already completed)

19. Questions?

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