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    Dynamics GP Tech Conference | Fargo, ND | August 20–22, 2018 | #GPTechConf

    Creating RESTful Web APIs for


    Dynamics GP With ASP.NET Core ?
    Steve Endow
    Microsoft MVP
    Email: steveendow@gmail.com
    Twitter: @steveendow
    Blog: DynamicsGPLand.blogspot.com

    ASP.NET Core sample code:


    http://bit.ly/GPWebAPI
    Speculation…

    With the increasing popularity of


    SaaS solutions, Dynamics GP
    customers will increasingly need
    the ability to consume and expose
    data via HTTP / Web APIs

    Dynamics GP Tech Conference | Fargo, ND | August 20–22, 2018 | #GPTechConf


    Your Mission
    Dynamics GP 2013 customer
    Uses 3rd Party Logistics (3PL) warehouse and a
    BPM / BPA solution for integrations
    Wants to call a GP web API to update SOP Orders
    No GP integration infrastructure
    • Item, Qty Shipped, Qty Backordered
    • Shipper, Tracking Number
    Dynamics GP Tech Conference | Fargo, ND | August 20–22, 2018 | #GPTechConf
    Options?
    GP Web Services
    Service Based Architecture
    Custom web API
    Integration tool ?
    Other ?

    Dynamics GP Tech Conference | Fargo, ND | August 20–22, 2018 | #GPTechConf


    Dynamics GP Web Service API
    Customers requesting modern GP web service
    Customers & vendors using non-MS platforms
    GP on premise and on Azure
    Limited set of integrations and queries

    Dynamics GP Tech Conference | Fargo, ND | August 20–22, 2018 | #GPTechConf


    Why ASP.NET Core
    Latest MS web development framework
    Extremely powerful, flexible, extensible
    Use latest plugins via NuGet
    Rapid development, minimal code
    Lightweight and fast, simple and easy deployments

    …But it has a steep initial learning curve

    Dynamics GP Tech Conference | Fargo, ND | August 20–22, 2018 | #GPTechConf


    .NET Core 2.1 String Performance
    Bing decreased server
    latency by 34%

    String functions up to
    10x faster

    https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2018/08/20/bing-com-runs-on-net-core-2-1/
    https://dotnetcoretutorials.com/2018/08/22/are-string-equals-and-string-indexof-that-much-faster-in-net-core-2-1/

    Dynamics GP Tech Conference | Fargo, ND | August 20–22, 2018 | #GPTechConf


    Learning ASP.NET Core - Pluralsight

    Caution: Courses often emphasize multi-platform and EF Core


    Dynamics GP Tech Conference | Fargo, ND | August 20–22, 2018 | #GPTechConf
    ASP.NET Core books
    Nate Barbettini (free eBook)
    https://www.recaffeinate.co/book/

    Dynamics GP Tech Conference | Fargo, ND | August 20–22, 2018 | #GPTechConf


    Sample Web
    API

    ASP.NET Core
    eConnect
    EFCore & SQL data access

    Dynamics GP Tech Conference | Fargo, ND | August 20–22, 2018 | #GPTechConf


    Alternatives?
    What if the customer only needs 1 or 2 endpoints?
    Azure Functions
    Cache data to Azure or SQL staging table
    Traditional asynchronous eConnect integration

    Avoid deploying, hosting, maintaining on-prem web


    service

    Dynamics GP Tech Conference | Fargo, ND | August 20–22, 2018 | #GPTechConf


    Dynamics GP Tech Conference | Fargo, ND | August 20–22, 2018 | #GPTechConf
    Even Simpler ?
    Microsoft Flow HTTP endpoint?

    Dynamics GP Tech Conference | Fargo, ND | August 20–22, 2018 | #GPTechConf


    No Code Web Service Endpoint

    Dynamics GP Tech Conference | Fargo, ND | August 20–22, 2018 | #GPTechConf


    Flow HTTP Request: Instant Web API
    Just Paste A JSON Payload

    {
    "firstName": "Sally",
    "lastName": "Swanson",
    "emailAddress": "sally@bigcorp.com",
    "phone1": "212-555-1212"
    }

    Dynamics GP Tech Conference | Fargo, ND | August 20–22, 2018 | #GPTechConf


    Flow HTTP
    Request

    Can a no code web service


    endpoint serve as a web API?

    Dynamics GP Tech Conference | Fargo, ND | August 20–22, 2018 | #GPTechConf


    Caveats
    Asynchronous integrations
    Simple and consistent JSON
    Limited HTTP response (202 Accepted)
    Inbound data only?

    Error handling & fault tolerance needs research

    Dynamics GP Tech Conference | Fargo, ND | August 20–22, 2018 | #GPTechConf


    Questions?

    Email: steveendow@gmail.com
    Twitter: @steveendow
    Blog: DynamicsGPLand.blogspot.com

    Dynamics GP Tech Conference | Fargo, ND | August 20–22, 2018 | #GPTechConf


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