Web Services

The following sections provide an overview of the documentation for web services in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016.

Overview of Microsoft Dynamics NAV Web Services

This section provides overview material and information that is relevant to both SOAP and OData web services.

To	See
Compare the features and constraints of SOAP and OData web services.	Web Service Alternatives: SOAP and OData
Create and publish a web service.	How to: Publish a Web Service
Avoid issues that may occur when Microsoft Dynamics NAV pages expect user interaction.	Handling UI Interaction When Working with Web Services
Coordinate web service applications across multiple time zones.	Managing Time Zones with Web Services
Avoid data loss that can be caused by out-of-date proxies.	Preserving Data When Working with a Statically Generated Proxy
Implement policies to make your web services easier to understand and maintain.	Web Services Best Practices

The topics in this section describe how to create and maintain SOAP web services.

To	See
Review the different options for creating URIs to interact with SOAP web services.	SOAP Web Service URIs
Review the operations that are available when a page is exposed as a web service.	Basic Page Operations
Learn how to write code that provides a list of existing companies in a Microsoft Dynamics NAV database.	How to: Use SystemService to Find Companies
Ensure that field values are actually updated from web services.	Using Properties with Visual Studio to Indicate the Presence of a Value in a Field

The topics in this section describe how to create and maintain OData web services.

To	See
Use OData to obtain an AtomPub document.	How to: Use OData to Return/Obtain an AtomPub Document
Use OData to obtain a service metadata (EDMX) document.	How to: Use OData to Return/Obtain a Service Metadata (EDMX) Document
Use OData to obtain a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) document.	How to: Use OData to Return/Obtain a JSON Document
Write to the database through an OData web service that exposes a writable page	Using OData Web Services to Modify Data
Use filter expressions in OData URIs.	Using Filter Expressions in OData URIs
Use FlowFilters in OData URIs.	How to: Use FlowFilters in OData URIs
Use server-driven paging in OData URIs.	Server-Driven Paging in OData Web Services

The topics in this section demonstrate how to implement Microsoft Dynamics NAV web services.

To	See
Create an extension codeunit for an existing page, expose the page, and then write code that calls the page.	Walkthrough: Creating a Web Service using Extension Codeunits (SOAP)
Create and consume a simple codeunit web service.	Walkthrough: Creating and Using a Codeunit Web Service (SOAP)
Create and consume a page as a SOAP web service.	Walkthrough: Registering and Using a Page Web Service (SOAP)
Create and consume a page as an OData web service.	Walkthrough: Creating and Interacting with a Page Web Service (OData)
View and analyze Microsoft Dynamics NAV page data in Microsoft Excel using Microsoft PowerPivot for Excel, which is a data analysis add-in.	Walkthrough: Viewing Page Data in Excel Using PowerPivot (OData)
Make web service communication more secure.	Walkthrough: Configuring Web Services to Use SSL (SOAP and OData)
Combine data from Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 with data from Microsoft Azure Marketplace.	Walkthrough: Combining Data from Microsoft Dynamics NAV Queries and Pages with Data from Azure DataMarket (OData)