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D365 integrations & extensions — connect the estate, extend cleanly, stay upgrade-safe.

For architects and practice leads who need D365 to talk to a dozen other systems — without bolting on fragile workarounds. We build robust integrations and clean-core extensions — DMF, business events, dual-write to Dataverse, Power Platform, Data Lake and Azure — so D365 fits your landscape and survives every update.

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Coverage at a glance
DMF, OData & custom services✓
Business events & dual-write✓
Power Platform & Dataverse✓
Data Lake & clean-core X++✓
Why this matters

D365 never runs alone — and how you connect & extend it decides your upgrade pain.

Every D365 estate talks to a CRM, a bank, a tax engine, a 3PL, a data warehouse. Do it with the right pattern and clean-core extensions and One Version updates stay painless. Do it with over-layering and brittle point-to-point links and every update becomes a project. A real integration practice picks the right pattern every time. Here's what we deliver.

Coverage across integration & extensibility

Move data, react to events, extend cleanly — pattern by pattern.

Move data

Data integration

Getting master and transactional data in and out, reliably and at scale.

DMF
Data Management FrameworkData entities, import/export & recurring integrations.
OData
OData & custom servicesReal-time entity access & bespoke service endpoints.
BYOD
BYOD & batch data APIBring-your-own-database export & high-volume packages.
LAKE
Synapse Link / Data LakeExport to Data Lake & analytics-ready data feeds.
React & build

Events & Power Platform

Real-time integration and the low-code apps around the F&O core.

EVT
Business eventsEvent-driven triggers to Azure & downstream systems.
DW
Dual-write to DataverseNear-real-time sync of F&O and Dataverse data.
PP
Power Platform appsPower Apps, Power Automate & Power BI on Dataverse.
VE
Virtual entitiesSurface F&O data in Dataverse without duplication.
Extend

Clean-core extensions

Custom logic done the upgrade-safe way — never over-layering.

X++
X++ extensionsExtension models, chain-of-command & event handlers.
AZ
Azure integrationLogic Apps, Service Bus, Functions & API Management.
ISV
ISV solutionsEvaluation, fit & integration of third-party add-ons.
SEC
Secure by designService principals, Key Vault & least-privilege access.
The integration map

One F&O core, four connection patterns.

Batch data, real-time services, events and clean extensions — the right pattern for each need, never a brittle hack.

Batch & bulk

DMFBYODData Lake

Real-time

ODataCustom svcVirtual entities

Event-driven

Business eventsDual-write

Extend

X++ extPower PlatformAzure
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The differentiators

Integration done the upgrade-safe way.

The disciplines that keep your estate connected and your updates painless. This is where we prove the practice.

Pattern

The right integration pattern — the signature decision

Batch via DMF, real-time via OData/custom services, or event-driven via business events and dual-write — chosen on volume, latency and reliability, not habit. The right pattern is the difference between an integration that scales and one that falls over at month-end.

Clean-core

Clean-core, extension-only customisation

Extension models, chain-of-command and event handlers — never over-layering — so One Version service updates apply without breaking your custom logic.

Dual-write

Dual-write & the Power Platform

Reliable dual-write between F&O and Dataverse, with Power Apps and Power Automate around the core — extending the experience without forking the data.

Analytics

Analytics-ready data with Synapse Link

Export to Data Lake / Synapse Link so your warehouse and Power BI get governed, near-real-time F&O data — without hammering the transactional system.

Resilient

Resilient, observable & secure

Retry, idempotency and error handling on Azure integration, with monitoring and least-privilege security — so interfaces fail safe and you know the moment one does.

The challenges we solve

If this is your landscape, you're who this page is for.

  • "Our integrations break on every update."Clean-core extensions and supported patterns so One Version updates stay safe.
  • "Data is duplicated and out of sync."Dual-write and virtual entities so F&O and Dataverse share one source of truth.
  • "Reporting hammers the live system."Export to Data Lake / Synapse Link for analytics without the load.
  • "Standard D365 doesn't quite fit."Targeted X++ extensions and Power Platform apps — exactly where needed, no more.
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The road ahead

Carrying AIF interfaces & over-layering from AX? We modernise them on the way to D365.

AX 2012 R3 estates carry AIF services and heavy over-layering. As part of the move to D365 — or as a standalone clean-up — we re-platform interfaces to modern patterns and re-build customisations as extensions, so your landscape is upgrade-safe.

See the upgrade approach
01
Map the interfacesEvery integration and customisation catalogued; pattern and risk assessed.
02
Re-platform to modern patternsAIF → DMF / events / dual-write; over-layering → clean extensions.
03
Test, harden & monitorEnd-to-end testing, error handling and monitoring before go-live.
Why Excel Connect Consulting

A practice that picks the right pattern — not the easy one.

Pattern-named architects

We tell you exactly which pattern we'll use — DMF, OData, business events, dual-write — and why, not vague "integration experience".

Clean-core discipline

Extensions only, never over-layering — so your estate stays upgrade-safe through every One Version update.

Azure & Power Platform fluency

Comfortable across Logic Apps, Service Bus, Dataverse and Power Platform — the whole Microsoft cloud, not just F&O.

Connecting or extending Dynamics 365?

A new interface, a Power Platform app or a clean-core re-build — tell us what you need and a senior architect replies within one business day.

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