Mastering Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central - ebook

Develop customized business management solutions with the latest features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Key Features

• Learn Dynamics 365 Business Central, the next generation of Dynamics NAV
• Explore advanced topics for handling complex integrations such as using APIs, OData, and Azure Functions
• Discover best practices for developing SaaS extensions and moving existing solutions to the cloud

Book Description

Dynamics 365 Business Central is an all-in-one business management solution, which is easy to adopt and helps you make smarter business decisions. This book is a comprehensive guide to developing solutions with Microsoft ERP (in the cloud and also on-premises). It covers all aspects of developing extensions, right from preparing a sandbox environment to deploying a complete solution.

The book starts by introducing you to the Dynamics 365 Business Central platform and the new Modern Development Environment. You'll then explore the sandbox concept, and see how to create sandboxes for development. As you advance, you’ll be able to build a complete advanced solution for Dynamics 365 Business Central with AL language and Visual Studio Code. You'll then learn how to debug and deploy the extension and write automatic testing. The book will also take you through advanced topics like integration (with Azure Functions, web services, and APIs), DevOps and CI/CD techniques, and machine learning. You'll discover how Dynamics 365 Business Central can be used with Office 365 apps. Finally, you'll analyze different ways to move existing solutions to the new development model based on extensions.

By the end of this book, you'll be able to develop highly customized solutions that meet the requirements of modern businesses using Dynamics 365 Business Central.

What you will learn

• Create a sandbox environment with Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Handle source control management when developing solutions
• Explore extension testing, debugging, and deployment
• Create real-world business processes using Business Central and different Azure services
• Integrate Business Central with external applications
• Apply DevOps and CI/CD to development projects
• Move existing solutions to the new extension-based architecture

Who this book is for

If you’re a new developer looking to get started with Dynamics 365 Business Central, this book is for you. This book will also help experienced professionals enhance their knowledge and understanding of Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Stefano Demiliani is a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) in Business Applications, a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer and Azure architect, and a long-time expert on different Microsoft technologies. He has a master's degree in computer engineering from Politecnico di Torino, he works as a CTO for EID/Navlab (one of the main Microsoft partners in Italy), and he has recently moved many customers from around the globe to the cloud. He has worked with Packt Publishing on many IT books, and he's the author of some of the most successful books in the Microsoft Dynamics world. You can reach him on Twitter (@demiliani) or on LinkedIn. Duilio Tacconi is a Microsoft Dynamics NAV/Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Escalation Engineer at Microsoft EMEA Customer Support and Services (CSS). He joined Microsoft in 2008 after working in a customer IT department with a focus primarily on system administration and development. Despite graduating with the highest score in agricultural science in 1996, he has been on the ERP circuit since 1998 as a developer and a system implementer for several companies with Microsoft and non-Microsoft technologies. Currently, he is an SME at EMEA, one of Microsoft EMEA CSS references for Managed Service for Partners, and a three-time Iron Man finisher. Duilio lives in Cernusco Sul Naviglio (Italy) with his beloved wife, Laura, and his son, Leonardo.