AIF Services Ax2012

AIF Services In few steps.

Today we learn how to create an AIF service

Step 1
Create a Table and add the below fields.

Fields:

• Name
• Phone

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Step 2
Create Two classes

• Student Contract 
• Student Service

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Step 3
Open Student Contract  Class Defines Variable and Create Get Set Method

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Step 4
Open Student Service Class

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In your student service class create two method

• Insert Student
• Get Student

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Get Student

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Step 5
Set your Student Service Class Run On server

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Step 6
Right Click on your project root node and select Service from the Submenu

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Step 7
Set the class reference on service properties

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Step 8
Then Expend the Service and right-click on the operation and select Add Operation

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Step 9
A window will appear now select the method you want to expose to the client in my case I am going to select both methods

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Step 10
Right-click on your project and Add a service group

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Step 11
Now drag and drop your service into the service group and compile the complete project. after compile right click on the service group and deploy the service group. below window will with deploy result

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Step 12
System administration/Area page. 

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From the below screen you can find your service External URL

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How to Test Service

Step 1
Open Visual Studio
Create a Console application
Step 2
Add Service Reference
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Step 3
Add following Code
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Step 4
Run Application. Hope the application will be working fine if you follow every step properly. :)

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