Enabling third-party integration in D365FO using OData Services
Before the introduction of Dynamics 365, the earlier versions of Dynamics AX consisted of an Application Integration Framework that enabled seamless integration of AX with other applications. The feature – that allowed transfer of data in a SOAP format between applications – has since been deprecated from D365 Finance and Operations (D365FO). Instead, a new type of integration has been introduced in the form of OData Services. OData or Open Data is a standard protocol based on the Representational State Transfer (REST) for creating, reading, updating, deleting, and consuming data. By applying web technologies such as HTTP and JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), OData enables integration across products and provides user access to information from various programs. OData Authentication All the new services launched under OData use OAuth 2.0 for authentication. There are two approaches for the authentication: 1) a native client application that requires a use...