Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Connector
This chapter describes how the Dime.Scheduler Connector for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is installed and how it interacts with Dime.Scheduler. This chapter applies to all supported versions of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Any differences between versions or any exception for a specific version are clearly marked.
Supported versions and requirements
To run the Dime.Scheduler connector on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, make you sure you comply with the supported versions and requirements.
Installation
As mentioned in the intro, in order for the bidirectional communication between Business Central and Dime.Scheduler to work, you need to install and configure on both sides:
- In Dime.Scheduler, add a reference to Business Central in the connector setup.
- In Business Central, you need to install the Dime.Scheduler extension and run the FastTrack wizard to establish a connection with Dime.Scheduler and activate the modules that you want to use to plan.
Setup process
Once Dime.Scheduler is up and running, the following steps need to be executed:
- Install the extension Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Establish the connection from BC to DS by running the FastTrack Wizard in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Establish the connection from DS to BC by adding a connector in the connector setup in Dime.Scheduler that points to the desired BC instance.
Optionally, the following steps can be executed as well:
- Configure security in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Configure Job Queue in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (optional)
📄️ Extension
There are a few ways to install the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC) connector for Dime.Scheduler. The old way of working, that is using objects, is still supported, albeit for backwards compatibility only. Microsoft encourages its partners to create extensions for said platform. And that's what we did. There are two flavours of the extension:
📄️ Connection with Dime.Scheduler
The FastTrack wizard guides you through each of the supported modules. You can enable each solution separately and select the appropriate settings for each. In this article, we focus on the first step of the process: establishing a connection with Dime.Scheduler.
📄️ Connection with BC
To establish a connection with a back-office system, you need to create a record in the connector setup in Dime.Scheduler and provide the following pieces of information:
The next pages will guide you through the process.