INTEGRATION OF MICROSOFT DYNAMICS AX ERP WITH MOBILE DEVICES

Anže Krpič (2014) INTEGRATION OF MICROSOFT DYNAMICS AX ERP WITH MOBILE DEVICES. EngD thesis.

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Abstract

The diploma thesis describes integration options of enterprise resource planning (ERP) system with mobile devices, where Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 is the main enterprise resource planning system. The first part shows the competition and the positioning of ERP systems on the market, as well as a brief introduction to some of the largest ERP systems that pose competition to Dynamics AX and what possibilities they offer with integration and mobile development. In the second part of the thesis the ERP system Microsoft Dynamics AX is described. Brief overview of the history, development and the versions of the system are shown. It presents an overview of the fields covered by Dynamics AX and what functionalities are supported. Operation of Dynamics AX and development environment are also described. There is a description of programming language used for development, structures it uses and process of development. The third part is devoted to the integration capabilities of the system Dynamics AX with external applications and services. Application Integration Framework (AIF) is presented and all the necessary technologies are described. The last part describes the actual implementation of mobile applications and all other applications and services needed for the integration with ERP system and applications and services from systems outside the organization. The design and functionalities of application for viewing projects and posting work hours is also shown.

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