Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement for Developers Training

This module presents the various API options that are available to developers in connect to a interact with the Common Data Service programmatically. You will learn how to write server-side and client-side code to consume the API endpoints.

Lessons

•  Introduction to API programming
•  Authentication Considerations
•  The Web API
•  The Discovery Web Service
•  The Organization Web Service
•  Core Assemblies
•  Early and Late-bound classes
•  The Code Generation Tool
•  Service Context
•  CRUD Operations Using the QueryExpression Class
•  Using LINQ

Lab 1: Using the Web API with Server-side code to connect to CDS

•  Migrating Settings by using Windows Easy Transfer
•  Configuring a Reference Image of Windows 7
•  Configuring a Reference Image

Lab 2: Using the Organization service with Server-side code to connect to CDS

•  Set up the Visual Studio Project
•  Develop an App to perform operations using the Organization service
•  Connect to the Common Data Service
•  Test your App

Lab 3: Using the Web API with Client-side code to connect to CDS

•  Set up the Visual Studio Project
•  Develop an App to perform operations using Web API Client-side code
•  Connect to the Common Data Service
•  Test your App

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Be familiar with the various API’s available to connect to the Common Data Service
• Understand how to write server-side and client-side code to utilize the API’s
• Be able to set up Microsoft Visual Studio to start developing code against the API’s
• Know how to authenticate, connect and perform CRUD based operations CDS.
• programmatically against

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This module introduces the concepts of developing client-side code that works with the event driven Client API Object Model in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Model-driven Apps. You will also learn how to create and deploy client-side components using Web Resources that use the Web API to work with data in the Common Data Services (CDS).

Lessons

•  Introduction to Client-side coding
•  The Client-side Events
•  The Client API Object Model
•  Using Web resources

Lab 1: Writing a JavaScript Event Handler

•  Write a JavaScript Function
•  Create a JavaScript Web Resource
•  Configure the Event Handler
•  Test your JavaScript Code

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•  Understand the concept of the Client API Object Model and client-side coding
•  Know how to write client-side code to extend Model-driven Apps
•  Be familiar with the concept of how to write JavaScript functions
•  Deploy HTML and JavaScript Web Resources

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In this module you will learn how to develop custom business logic in a Plug-In component using Microsoft .Net C# in Visual Studio. You will also learn how to deploy Plug-In components to the Common Data Service (CDS) using the Plug-In Registration Tool.

Lessons

•  Introduction to Plug-Ins
•  Writing Plug-In Code
•  Using the Plug-In Registration Tool
•  Debugging Plug-Ins with the Plug-In Profiler
•  Deploying Plug-Ins with Solutions

Lab 1: Create and deploy a Plug-In

•  Customize a Model-driven App
•  Set up your Visual Studio Project
•  Create a Plug-In
•  Sign and Build the Assembly
•  Deploy a Plug-In using the Plug-In Registration Tool
•  Debug Plug-In code using the Plug-In Profiler Tool

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•  Understand the need for custom business logic and Plug-Ins
•  Know how to set up a Microsoft Visual Studio projects to start creating custom 
• Plug-In component
•  Be familiar with the process to write, deploy and test Plug-In code in Microsoft 
• Visual Studio
•  Use the Plug-In Registration Tool to deploy a Plug-In to the Common Data Service
•  Debug issues with Plug-In code using the Plug-In Profiler tool
•  Understand how to deploy Plug-Ins to a production environment using Solutions

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In this module you will learn how to develop a Custom Workflow Activity using Microsoft .Net C# in Visual Studio. You will also learn how to use a Custom Workflow Activity as a Workflow Step in Dynamics 365 Model-driven App.

Lessons

•  Introduction to Custom Workflow Activities
•  Writing Custom Workflow Activity code
•  Deploying a Custom Workflow Activity

Lab 1: Create a Custom Workflow Activity

•  Set up the Visual Studio Project
•  Create a Custom Workflow Activity
•  Sign and Build the Assembly
•  Deploy a Custom Workflow Activity
•  Create a Workflow
•  Test your Custom Workflow Activity

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•  Understand the need for custom Workflow Activities in Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE 
• Version 9
•  Know how to set up a Visual Studio project to start creating a custom Workflow 
• Activity
•  Be familiar with the process to create and deploy a custom Workflow Activity using 
• the Plug-In Registration Tool
•  Understand how to use a custom Workflow Activity in Dynamics 365 Processes

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