You can now check that your service is accessible by pasting the URL in to a browser (You should get an XML file returned – the xsd). This will give you a new field – WSDL URL which will be the service URL: With the port fully setup click activate and the port should then activate. You can also set things like extra security and logging but they are not needed in the scope of this. This lists the fields your XML document will have in it, it is advisable to remove any you do not need to keep the file size down: Next set the data coming out in the XML by selecting the “customise documents” check box and then clicking on the “data polices” button. Open up an AX client and browse to System administration/setup/Services and Application Integration Framework/Inbound ports:Ĭlick on new, giving the port a name, description, etc.AIĬlick on “service operations” and then select the services you wish to expose, in this case we are using inventInventoryOnHand: I have used the advanced option but tagged on the end of this is a quick summery on creating a service group. There are two ways of creating a port, you can either create an advanced port (which gives you a lot more control) or create one by using service groups.

In this example I have created an excel add-in to pull on hand information for items.įirstly you need to create a port to allow access to your data. Here are the steps to get AIF up and running and accessible.

Sample customer xml inbound file in aif