Chapter 4. Integration Planning and Design
ERP is in the middle of the ecosystem of business facing applications, and Microsoft Dynamics AX will need to directly or indirectly integrate with other applications. Accuracy and timely update of this information is very important for business success and growth. This chapter is about integration planning, understanding integration technologies, and integration design/development.
In this chapter, the following topics are covered:
- Integration planning
- Integration scenarios
- Integration requirements
- Integration technologies
- Application Integration Framework (AIF)
- Data Import/Export Framework (DIXF)
- Microsoft .NET Framework
- Third-party integration solutions
- Integration design and development
- Best practices and recommendations