As enterprises move toward using more and more specialized applications, rather than having an ERP do everything for them, you need a robust framework and strategy to manage integrations within the ERP system. Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations provides robust frameworks and functionalities that can be integrated with third-party applications using modern techniques.
Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations supports numerous integration models to help us integrate with third-party applications, as well as built-in native integration with Office 365, Power Platform, and Dynamics 365 applications. The following diagram shows the conceptual architecture of the integration architecture in Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations:
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As shown in the preceding diagram, the following are the key categories for the integration options in Finance...