This chapter focuses on how to create services in Dynamics 365 for Operations, and how to consume them in external applications. This does not include OData services, which was covered in the previous chapter.
The method in which services are created hasn't changed significantly from Dynamics AX 2012 (the prior release to Dynamics 365 for Operations). The key difference is that web methods don't need to be marked as an entry point.
The consumption of Dynamics 365 for Operations' services has changed considerably. This means that any current integration from external apps will need changes to the method of authentication and how the input contracts are created. Having said so, the changes should be akin to a refactoring exercise for custom services accessed through SOAP.
The Application Integration Framework (AIF) has been removed in this release, so document services are not available...
