Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations

Synchronous or asynchronous

One of the key decisions to be made is whether integration should be real time (synchronous) or asynchronous. The following table analyzes both the messaging approaches and describes the scenarios when one should be selected over the other:

Type	Pros	Cons	Good for	Examples
Synchronous	Fail-safe communication Error/exception handling	Tight coupling between systems Block sender until receiver is finished Network dependency must be available	Transaction processing across multiple systems	Mobile app/handheld for PO receiving, SO picking, Inventory onhand, and so on.
Asynchronous	Decoupled systems Does not block sender Network need not be available Messages can be queued	Reliability ...