Creating web services

The web services allow sharing of an application's functionalities to an external system and its users. It also takes proper authorization before sharing any information. In Microsoft Dynamics NAV, creating a web service is an easy task; we can expose pages, codeunits, and queries as web services.

How to do it...

1. Start Microsoft Dynamics NAV RoleTailored client and follow the steps.

2. Either search for Web Service in NAV's search, or from the Department menu, visit the following path:

3. CRONUS International Ltd. | Departments | Administration | IT Administration | General | Web Services.

4. Create a new web service using the following record:

   Object Type	Object ID	Service Name	Published
   Page	22	Customer List	Yes

5. Close the page.

How it works...

We can publish two types of web services, SOAP and OData. The SOAP web service provides flexibility for building an operation-centric service. We can publish a page or a codeunit as SOAP services. The OData web service is designed for...