Development II in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Training Course (80304)

What’s included?

• Authorized Courseware
• Intensive Hands on Skills Development with an Experienced Subject Matter Expert
• Hands-on practice on real Servers and extended lab support 1.800.482.3172
• Examination Vouchers & Onsite Certification Testing- (excluding Adobe and PMP Boot Camps)
• Academy Code of Honor: Test Pass Guarantee
• Optional: Package for Hotel Accommodations, Lunch and Transportation

Curriculum

Module 1: Introduction to X++
This module introduces the students to the characteristics of X++.

Lessons

• Introduction
• Characteristics of X++
• Development Tools
• Reverse Engineering
• Best Practices

Lab: Print to the Screen
Lab: Debug the Job
Lab: Create a Data Model
Lab: Create an XML Developer Document

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Identify key features of developing with X++.
• Describe the basic foundation of object-oriented programming.
• Use the development tools available within Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.
• Create object and data models from existing application elements by using the Reverse Engineering tool.
• Use best practices to instill good programming habits.

Module 2: X++ Control Statements
This module explains how to use control statements in X++.

Lessons

• Introduction
• Introduction to Variables
• Operators
• Conditional Statements
• Loops
• Built-in Functions
• Communication Tools

Lab: Create a Times Table Using a While Loop
Lab: Create a Times Table Using a Do…while Loop
Lab: Create a Times Table Using a for Statement
Lab: Create a YesNo Box
Lab: Create an Infolog Tree
Lab: Create a Dialog Box
Lab : Use X++ Control Statements

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Declare and use extended data types for variables.
• Use the various operators available in X++.
• Control program flow using conditional statements in X++.
• Repetitively call the same blocks of code by using Loop statements.
• Use standard functions that are built into the application
• Use output commands to display data and messages to the user.

Module 3: Classes and Objects

This module discusses how to use classes and objects within Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.
Lessons

• Introduction
• Classes
• Method Access Control
• Inheritance
• Objects
• Scoping and Parameters in X++
• Methods
• Referencing Object Methods
• Method Types
• Table as Classes
• Eventing

Lab: Create a New Class
Lab: Allow Access to Methods
Lab: Instantiating a Class
Lab: Use Method Parameters
Lab: Create a Run Method
Lab: Create a Calculator Class

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Use the classes within Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 X++ development
• Control access to methods using Access Control Method Modifiers
• Extend a class using the concept of inheritance
• Describe the differences between an object and a class
• Initialize variables in the appropriate place according to scoping rules
• Call methods within the same class
• Use the different method types available
• Describe the similarities and differences between tables and classes
• Use the eventing publisher and subscriber model when modifying code in the application.

Module 4: Accessing the Database

This module explains how to develop modifications that interact with the database.

Lessons

• Introduction
• Retrieving Data
• Data Manipulation
• Queries

Lab: Retrieving Data
Lab: Update
Lab: Create Query Using X++After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Retrieve data from the database using a select statement.
• Create, update, and delete data in the database.
• Use and build queries using kernel classes.

Module 5: Exception Handling

This module discusses the mechanisms built in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 to help with exception handling.
Lessons

• Introduction
• Exceptions
• Try and Catch Exceptions
• Throwing Exceptions
• Optimistic Concurrency Exceptions

Lab: Handle an Exception

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Examine the exception handling mechanism in Microsoft Dynamics AX.
• Use the Try, Catch, and Retry statements.
• Throw an exception from code.
• Identify and create code used to handle optimistic concurrency exceptions.

Module 6: Security for Developers
This module introduces some more advanced security features of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.
Lessons

• Introduction
• Permissions
• Security Policies
• Code Access Security
• Display Method Authorization