In today’s dynamic business landscape, organizations rely on a multitude of data sources to drive their operations. From external databases and data warehouses to online stores and services.
One of the easiest and most common ways of connecting them to Business Central is to use the APIs these sources of information provide. So, with some simple code, we can interact with external resources to exchange information.
In this article, we’ll explore how to use Postman, a popular API development tool, to connect and get data from Business Central. We’ll start by setting up OAuth in Azure, then using Postman to consume OData endpoints. Finally, we’ll look at how to use SOAP endpoints as well.
The new version of the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central brought a new system module “Azure Functions” that makes integration with Azure Functions much easier and straightforward. The typical scenario, why to use Azure Functions together with Business Central, is if we need to use the .NET interop component (for example custom DLL) from AL.
This video demonstrates how to create a Microsoft Power App, connect it to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, retrieve data from Business Central, and publish the data from the Power App back to Business Central. Regardless of whether you are using Dynamics 365 Business Central on premises or BC SaaS, you can create a Power App that shares data with your ERP system.
Recently I was asked by one of the partners to help them to connect external application to the Business Central APIs using OAuth.
“No problem, at all” – thought I, and got into the details. But then I released, that the Business Central they were talking about – is not a standard SaaS environment, but an EmbeddApp environment.
Recently, I saw some questions about how to connect to Business Central On-Premises with Postman. Although the number of customers using BC On-Premises is gradually decreasing, there is still demand.
So today I would like to briefly talk about how to use Postman to connect to Business Central On-Premises.
Dynamics NAV 2016 and later versions use a native integration with Dynamics 365 for Sales for a smooth experience. But our friends in the Dynamics 365 for Sales team have announced a new customer-driven update that will be come with version 9.0. The target of this update was to be available before the end of January 2018, which took place already in many regions gradually.