Inside Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3

Chapter 14. Extending AX 2012

In this chapter

Introduction

The SysOperation framework

Comparing the SysOperation and RunBase frameworks

The RunBase framework

The extension framework

Eventing

Introduction

Microsoft Dynamics AX provides several frameworks that you can use to extend an application. In AX 2012, the SysOperation framework replaces the RunBase framework to provide support for business transaction jobs, such as exchange rate adjustment or inventory closing. AX 2012 also provides two extensibility patterns: the extension framework, which works well for developing add-ins, and the eventing framework, which is based on eventing concepts in the Microsoft .NET Framework.

The first part of this chapter introduces the SysOperation framework ...