Tag: Dynamics 365 F&O

Changing Dynamics 365 “Finance and Operations” Product Core Name

Ever wondered how to change Finance and Operations Product Name?

Simply override ApplicationPlatform – CoreProductName label in 2 steps:
– Create ApplicationPlatform_Extension label file
– Extend CoreProductName label

Create label extension

Create new label file: ApplicationPlatform_Extension

Click Next:

Ensure en-US language is selected then click Next:

Click Next again. The label file should have been created.

Extend Product Label

Double-Click ApplicationPlatform_Extension.en-US.txt to open the label file:

Enter:

Label ID: CoreProductName
Label: <your label>

Save and compile your project or model.

Acquiring access token from Azure AD using x++

Azure Active Directory controls access to its hosted resources.   External applications can request OAuth 2.0 access token from MS identity platform to access Azure resources by providing valid Azure Application Registration App Id and Secret, this application registration must be given permission to the specific resource it requires access to, otherwise Azure AD will reject the request.

As best practices, save both registration App Id and secret in Azure Key Vault to keep these information hidden and secured, for more information on using Key Vault and accessing it by code check my previous blog.

I am not going to discuss how to create Azure AD application registeration, if you need more information on this check this MS doc:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-auth-aad-app?tabs=dotnet

The Code

First, you will need to include couple libraries at the top of the class. Below code demonstrates how to acquire access token from Azure AD:

using Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

class AZAzureAuthDemo
{
public static str acquireAuthToken(str _resourceUri)
	{
    str authority = 'https://sts.windows.net/AzureActiveDirectoryId/'; // Replace with Azure Active Directory

    str appId = ''; // Set Azure Application Id
    str appSecret = ''; // Set Azure Application Secret

    ClientCredential clientCredentials = new ClientCredential(appId, appSecret);
    AuthenticationContext authContext = new AuthenticationContext(authority, false);

    System.Uri uriHost = new System.Uri(_resourceUri);
    str resourceUrl = uriHost.Uri;

    AuthenticationResult result = authContext.AcquireToken(resourceUrl, clientCredentials);

    accessToken = result.CreateAuthorizationHeader();

    return accessToken;
}
}