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Avoid data loss that can be caused by out-of-date proxies.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

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

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 filter expressions in OData URIs.

Using Filter Expressions in OData URIs

Use FlowFilters in OData URIs.

Using FlowFilters in OData URIs

Use server-driven paging in OData URIs.

Server-Driven Paging in OData Web Services