Description: In this session, Steve Endow will share his experiences creating RESTful web APIs for Dynamics GP to help customers integrate with other systems and external SaaS providers. Full project source code will be provided to demonstrate ASP.NET Core project structure, EF Core scaffolding, middleware, logging, Swagger API documentation, and eConnect integrations to Dynamics GP.
Learning Objectives: 1. Understand when and why a Dynamics GP customer may benefit from a REST API as SaaS adoption increases 2. Learn how a custom API can quickly and easily expose Dynamics GP data or functionality to external systems 3. Learn about features of ASP.NET Core and NuGet packages that can save significant time and effort when developing an API
Steve is a Microsoft MVP specializing in Business Applications. He works with Dynamics GP, Business Central, .NET, SQL Server, PowerApps, Flow, and Microsoft Azure.