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Enterprise Portal Development II in Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0

Course 8647: Two days; Instructor-led

Introduction
Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:
Completed Course 8636A, Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 Enterprise Portal Development I.
Completed Course 8623, Development I in Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0

In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed:
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Portal Services course.

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

No Microsoft Certified Professional exams are associated with this course currently.

Course Materials

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

Course Outline

Chapter 1: Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 Enterprise Portal Administration

This chapter briefly reviews vital Enterprise Portal concepts. The majority of this chapter covers important areas of configuration that are vital to a successful Enterprise Portal deployment.

This course is a follow-on to the Enterprise Portal Development I course and does not duplicate that material. An additional prerequisite to this course is the Microsoft Dynamics AX Development I course.

Lessons
Enterprise Portal Review
Enterprise Portal Architecture
Configure Licenses
Configure Users, User Groups, and Web Users
Configure Security
Use Microsoft Office FrontPage to Edit Enterprise Portal Web Pages

Lab 1.1: Configure Licenses
Access the current license information in your Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 system
Make a list of the system and module licenses, including the number of user licenses.

After completing this module, students will be able to:
Review Enterprise Portal concepts and architecture.
Review Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.
Learn how to configure licenses for Enterprise Portal.
Review how to configure Users, User groups, and Web users.
Learn how to configure Security.
Use Microsoft® Office FrontPage® to edit Enterprise Portal Web pages.

Chapter 2: Enhancements to Web Forms

This chapter covers the differences when coding Web elements. You should already have some experience adding code to standard application forms. You will use the following common modification tasks:
Lookup Forms.
Modifying forms based on user role.

Lessons
Lookup Forms on Web Forms and Web Grids
Custom Lookup Forms
Modify Web Forms and Web Reports on User Role

After completing this module, students will be able to
Use X++ code to enhance Web forms.
Demonstrate how to place lookup forms on Web grids.
Demonstrate how to filter Web published data depending on user type.

Chapter 3: Weblets

This chapter provides a good understanding of how to create a new WebLet, and how to customize its methods to achieve the results you want.

Lessons
Standard Weblets
Weblet Methods and Properties
Webobject HTML and WebFormHandler Classes
Create a Weblet
Securing Web Elements
View State

Lab 3.1: Create a Weblet
Create a Weblet

Lab 3.2: Create a Sales Order
Create a Sales Order

After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe Weblets and what they do.
Create and work with common Weblet methods and properties.
Use the Webobject HTML and WebFormHandler classes.
Create a Weblet.
Secure Web forms and reports using Web content.
View State information.

Chapter 4: Advances Enterprise Portal Components

This chapter provides an introduction to the configuration of Enterprise Portal components.

Lessons
Product Catalog Manager
Content Management
Questionnaires

After completing this module, students will be able to:
Manage the online product catalog using the Product Catalog Manager.
Manage company communication using the Content Manager to organize articles.
Introduce the Questionnaire abilities of Enterprise Portal.

Chapter 5: Case Study

In this case study you will put into practice many of the concepts presented in this course.

After completing this module, students will be able to:
To create a Web page that displays data from a table in Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0Demonstrate how to place lookup forms on Web grids.

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