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Published inAug 2023
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Kim Congleton
Kim Congleton
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Kim Congleton

Kim Congleton is a Microsoft Certified Professional and started her technology career over 25 years ago. She fell in love with technology at an early age when her mother gave her a book on programming with DOS 2.0. Ever since then, she has been learning technologies in order to build solutions for people and companies. She has been a system analyst, developer, solution architect, consultant, chief operations officer, and chief technology officer. She began her journey with Microsoft Navision on version 4.0 and quickly fell in love with ERP systems. Her passion is using technology to solve complex problems as simply as possible. She is a NAVUG All-Star and has presented at numerous Microsoft and user group conferences. The Power Platform has given her the opportunity to become a true citizen developer and do that.
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Shawn Sissenwein
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Shawn Sissenwein

Shawn Sissenwein is a Microsoft Certified Professional and works as a solution architect. With over 20 years of experience in the NAV and Business Central space, Shawn has developed a deep understanding of the platform and its capabilities. Her primary role revolves around architecting and developing solutions that enable organizations to optimize their operations and achieve their business goals. With over a decade of experience in international projects and organizations, Shawn has honed her ability to understand and adapt to different business environments and cultural nuances. Shawn's ability to navigate cultural differences has been vital in delivering successful implementations for multinational clients. Passionate about continuous learning, Shawn keeps up to date with the latest advancements and best practices in the NAV, Business Central, and Power Platform space. Shawn brings valuable insights through speaking engagements, fostering collaboration and networking among industry peers.
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What are the limits of working with APIs?

We’ve talked a lot about connecting to APIs, and we’ve even done it using a couple of different tools. What we haven’t really discussed is what the limits of APIs are. The benefits of using an API to connect our solutions to Business Central are very exciting, and you will be tempted to use it for everything. However, with great power comes great responsibility.

There are limits to working with APIs and Business Central that we must consider. These are spelled out in detail in the terms of use for APIs, but we’ll talk about a couple of the critical ones to keep in mind when creating solutions to use APIs.

The first one to keep in mind is API availability and limits. Microsoft sets limits on the amount of data and the number of requests you can send and receive through an API. Business Central is a cloud environment, and as such, Microsoft must ensure that no one client uses too many resources. When you build...

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Published in: Aug 2023Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781803240718

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Kim Congleton

Kim Congleton is a Microsoft Certified Professional and started her technology career over 25 years ago. She fell in love with technology at an early age when her mother gave her a book on programming with DOS 2.0. Ever since then, she has been learning technologies in order to build solutions for people and companies. She has been a system analyst, developer, solution architect, consultant, chief operations officer, and chief technology officer. She began her journey with Microsoft Navision on version 4.0 and quickly fell in love with ERP systems. Her passion is using technology to solve complex problems as simply as possible. She is a NAVUG All-Star and has presented at numerous Microsoft and user group conferences. The Power Platform has given her the opportunity to become a true citizen developer and do that.
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Shawn Sissenwein

Shawn Sissenwein is a Microsoft Certified Professional and works as a solution architect. With over 20 years of experience in the NAV and Business Central space, Shawn has developed a deep understanding of the platform and its capabilities. Her primary role revolves around architecting and developing solutions that enable organizations to optimize their operations and achieve their business goals. With over a decade of experience in international projects and organizations, Shawn has honed her ability to understand and adapt to different business environments and cultural nuances. Shawn's ability to navigate cultural differences has been vital in delivering successful implementations for multinational clients. Passionate about continuous learning, Shawn keeps up to date with the latest advancements and best practices in the NAV, Business Central, and Power Platform space. Shawn brings valuable insights through speaking engagements, fostering collaboration and networking among industry peers.
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