This flow shows a typical example of a message process.

Example

Import customers from a webshop to D365 FO. In this case, the webshop is the source and D365 FO the target.


For both the source (webshop) and the target (D365 FO) a connector and a document are required. Also, a message is required to map the source and target data.


D365 FO D365 FO Message triggered  manually Message triggered  manually Message triggered  by batch job Message triggered  by batch job Message triggered  by project/task Message triggered  by project/task Message triggered  by custom code Message triggered  by custom code Message triggered  by outbound queue Message triggered  by outbound queue Message triggered  by web service action Message triggered  by web service action Source connection is made Source connection is made Based on the source connector, a connection is made with the data source of the message. Source data is retrieved Source data is retrieved Based on the setup of the source document, the source data is queried. The found data is input for the mapping as setup for the message. Data mapping is done Data mapping is done Based on the record mapping and field mapping setup of the message the source data is mapped to the target records and fields. Target connection is made Target connection is made Based on the target connector, a connection is made with the target of the message. Data is written to target Data is written to target Based on the target document, the mapped data is written to the target of the message. End End

Activities

Name Responsible Description

Source connection is made

D365 FO

Based on the source connector, a connection is made with the data source of the message.

Source data is retrieved

D365 FO

Based on the setup of the source document, the source data is queried. The found data is input for the mapping as setup for the message.

Data mapping is done

D365 FO

Based on the record mapping and field mapping setup of the message the source data is mapped to the target records and fields.

Target connection is made

D365 FO

Based on the target connector, a connection is made with the target of the message.

Data is written to target

D365 FO

Based on the target document, the mapped data is written to the target of the message.

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