Development in AX 2012 – Level 200

Module 1: Introduction to X++

Lessons

• Introduction
• Characteristics of X++
• Development tools
• Reverse engineering
• Best practices

Labs

• Print to the screen
• Debug the job
• Create a data model
• Create an XML developer document

Module 2: Control statements

Lessons

• Introduction
• Introduction to variables
• Operators
• Conditional statements
• Loops
• Built-in functions
• Communication tools

Labs

• Create a times table using a while loop
• Create a times table using a Do… while loop
• Create a times table using a for statement
• Create a YesNo box
• Create a infolog tree
• Create a dialog box
• Use X++ control statements

Module 3: Classes and objects

Lessons

• Introduction
• Classes
• Method access control
• Inheritance
• Objects
• Scoping and parameters in X++
• Methods
• Referencing object methods
• Method types
• Table as classes
• Eventing

Labs

• Create a new class
• Allow access to methods
• Instantiating a class
• Use method parameters
• Create a run method
• Create a calculator class

Module 4: Accessing the database

Lessons

• Introduction
• Retrieving data
• Data manipulation
• Queries

Labs

• Retrieving data
• Update
• Create query using X++

Module 5: Exception handling

Lessons

• Introduction
• Exceptions
• Try and catch exceptions
• Throwing exceptions
• Optimistic concurrency exceptions

Lab

• Handle an exception

Module 6: Security for developers

Lessons

• Introduction
• Permissions
• Security policies
• Code sccess decurity
• Display method authorisation