Web services are an industry standard software interface that allow software applications to interoperate by using standard interface specifications along with standard communications services and protocols. When Business Central publishes some web services, those functions can be accessed and utilized by properly programmed software residing anywhere on the web. This software does not need to be directly compatible with AL, or even .NET; it just needs to obey web services conventions and have security access to the Business Central web services.
Some benefits of Business Central web services are as follows:
- Very simple to publish, that is, to expose a web service to a consuming program outside of Business Central
- Provides managed access to Business Central data while respecting and enforcing the Business Central rules, logic, and design that already exist
- Uses Windows Authentication and respects Business Central data constraints
- Supports SSL (Secure Socket Layer)
- Supports...
