Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations Apps Developer

Learning Path 01: Introduction to Developing with Finance and Operations

• Explore the ecosystem and main components
• Explore the technical architecture
• Explore design and deployment considerations
• Manage implementations by using Lifecycle Services
• Work with performance and monitoring tools
• Manage source code by using version control
• Explore the test framework and tools
• Explore reporting tools

• Set up a VHD
• Start developing by using Visual Studio
• Get started with development using X++
• Develop object-oriented code
• Implement application lifecycle management
• Build extended data types and enumerations
• Build data model
• Build forms and optimize form performance
• Create classes
• Build reports
• Build workspaces
• Implement role-based security
• Apply basic performance optimization

• Explore extensions and the extension framework
• Extend elements
• Consume business events
• Work with workflows

• Identify data integration patterns and scenarios
• Implement data integration concepts and solutions
• Implement the Data management package API
• Data integrations
• Prepare data for migration
• Manage data sources with external data stores
• Integrate with Microsoft Azure
• Connect to Microsoft Power Platform services
• Work with tools and best practices to integrate with Microsoft Power Platform

• Work with data management
• Perform user acceptance testing
• Prepare to go-live
• Use Regression suite automation tool (RSAT)
• Work with analytics and reporting
• Configure electronic reporting

Candidates for this exam are Developers who work with Finance and Operations apps in Microsoft Dynamics 365 to implement and extend applications to meet the requirements of the business. Candidates provide fully realized solutions by using standardized application coding patterns, extensible features, and external integrations.

Candidates are responsible for developing business logic by using X++, creating and modifying Finance and Operations reports and workspaces, customizing user interfaces, providing endpoints and APIs to support Power Platform apps and external systems, performing testing, monitoring performance, analyzing and manipulating data, creating technical designs and implementation details, and implementing permission policies and security requirements.

Candidates participate in the migration of data and objects from legacy and external systems, integration of Finance and Operations apps with other systems, implementation of application lifecycle management process, planning the functional design for solutions, and managing Finance and Operations environments by using Lifecycle Services (LCS).