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Get the Report →Configure a Solicit-Response Send Port for the CData BizTalk Adapter for Dynamics 365 Business Central
Use the adapter for Dynamics 365 Business Central with a solicit-response send port to execute updategrams and data manipulation SQL in BizTalk.
This section provides step-by-step instructions for creating, configuring, and testing a static solicit-response send port using the CData BizTalk Adapter for Dynamics 365 Business Central. You can use a static solicit-response send port to execute commands and access the results in BizTalk. You can use send ports to execute updategram commands, SQL commands, and stored procedure operations.
Create and Configure the Send Port
Create a static solicit-response send port and configure it to use the adapter as its transport type.
- If you have not already done so, open your BizTalk application in the BizTalk Administration Console.
- In the node for your BizTalk application, right-click Send Ports and select New -> Static Solicit-Response Send Port. The Send Port Properties dialog is displayed.
- In the Send Port properties, enter a name for the receive port.
- In the Transport Type menu, select CData.D365BusinessCentral;.
- In the Send pipeline menu, select the default option, PassThruTransmit.
- In the Receive pipeline menu, select the default option, PassThruReceive.
Configure the Adapter
Define the command the adapter will execute in the Transport Properties dialog.
- In the send port properties, click the Configure button. The Adapter Transport Properties dialog is displayed.
- In the CommandType property, select the command type you want.
- If you want to execute an SQL command, enter the command in the SQL Command box.
Configure the Connection to Dynamics 365 Business Central
Configure credentials and other properties required to connect to Dynamics 365 Business Central in the Connection String Options dialog.
- In the send port properties, click Configure. The adapter properties dialog is displayed.
- Click the button in the Connection String property. The Connection String Options dialog is displayed.
- Enter the connection properties. Below is a typical connection string:
OrganizationUrl=https://myaccount.financials.dynamics.com/;
To authenticate to Dynamics 365 Business Central, you must provide the User and AccessKey properties.
To obtain the User and AccessKey values, navigate to the Users page in Dynamics 365 Business Central and then click on Edit. The User Name and Web Service Access Key values are what you will enter as the User and AccessKey connection string properties. Note that the User Name is not your email address. It is a shortened user name.
To connect to data, specify OrganizationUrl. If you have multiple companies in your organization, you must also specify the Company to indicate which company you would like to connect to. Company does not need to be specified if you have only one company.
- Click Test Connection to verify the values and test connectivity.