Quick Tips for Enterprise Portal Development in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009
This guide provides essential tips for developing rich web applications using Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Enterprise Portal. Discover efficient techniques utilizing Visual Studio, ASP.NET, and other standard Microsoft tools. Learn how to enhance UI with AJAX, build custom filters, utilize templates, and manage security and data binding for rapid application development. This session also includes Q&A opportunities and invites participants to influence future development by sharing your application concepts and feedback. Sign up for additional resources and insights on building applications in AX 2009.
Quick Tips for Enterprise Portal Development in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009
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Enterprise Portal Development Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Diwakar Bedekar (diwakarb@microsoft.com) 04-28-09
Some Quick Tips • If you have a smaller screen resolution, please scroll horizontally to see the whole screen. • All lines are on mute. Please hold on your questions till the Q&A Session. • You can also use the Q&A option of the Live Meeting to note your questions.
Developer experience • Efficiently create rich web applications utilizing Standard Microsoft development tools, programming languages and design patterns • Visual Studio , ASP.net/C# • Rapid Application Development – Wide array of controls and options available • ASP.NET controls • EP Controls ( List / Form / Look up etc..) • SharePoint Web Parts • Third Party ASP.NET controls • User Controls • Custom Controls • Easy to Customize and Maintain
EP Architecture • Similarly to Desktop Ax 2009 Portal builds on the rich Ax programming model and data binding • It exposes the rich Ax Metadata Binding • It uses the full flexibility of ASP.NET (code and markup) • It uses the dynamic customization and personalization of SharePoint • It unifies ASP.NET, SharePoint and Ax Metadata in the AOT
Advantages Over X++ Web UI Framework • Unlimited UI capabilities • Responsive/Interactive UI using AJAX • Easy to extend / Customize and use custom/third party controls • Managed code development • Powerful out-of-the-box controls • Performance / Scalability • Plug-n-Play Web Parts
Advantages over traditional asp.net solutions • Built in Data Binding for extensibility • Rich out of the box UI controls • Built in Security Check , formatting and validation for Rapid Application development • Native Ax support such as Field Groups, Ax user language setting, EDT that seamlessly bridges Ax to the Manage world of programming • Session/Context mgmt/Connection to AOS • Easy to call X++ business logic • Stateless programming model support built into the framework • Record Context / Encryption
Demos • Demo 1 - Show Customer Information on EP • Demo 2 – Build Custom Filtering • Demo 3 – Use Template Fields & Custom Bound fields • Demo 4 – Use Standard Asp.NET Chart Control • Demo 5 – Use SilverLight Chart control • Demo 6 – Create a Edit form.
Customer/ Partner Ask • Lets us know – • Type of application you are building or planning to build in EP • Topics you would like us to cover in future webinars, blogs or code samples etc. • Send me you Name, email address & the above details - diwakarb@microsoft.com
Influence the Future! Customer & Partner Research Councils • Interact directly with Microsoft Dynamics product team • Provide feedback only when relevant to you/your company • Influence the future of your Microsoft Dynamics solution • Roadmap “previews” helping you better plan your business • Peer interaction giving you deeper insight into best practices • Attend invite-only advisory board meetings SIGN UP TODAY! EMAIL US AT dynresch@microsoft.com OR FIND BILL CLOUGH DURING THE MIXER ON THURSDAY.