What this book covers

Chapter 1, Getting Started with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Services, introduces the concept of services and explores the new features and enhancements made to them in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

Chapter 2, Service Architecture and Deployment, dives deeper into the service architecture and explores the different options that are available when deploying services.

Chapter 3, AIF Document Services, focuses on the creation, deployment, and consumption of AIF document services.

Chapter 4, Custom Services, will show you how to create and deploy custom services and consume them using a WCF application using new concepts such as attributes.

Chapter 5, The SysOperation Framework, builds upon the knowledge gained from developing custom services to demonstrate how you can run business logic in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 using services and the SysOperation framework.

Chapter 6, Web Services, walks you through the steps needed to consume an external web service in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 using Visual Studio integration.

Chapter 7, System Services, demonstrates how powerful system services that are provided out-of-the-box can be, and how they allow you to build applications faster.