AX 2012 R3 CU8 Development Introduction Certification Exam MB6-704

AX 2012 R3 CU8 Development Introduction Certification Exam MB6-704

This preparation guide includes information and tools to assist you in preparation for the AX 2012 R3 CU8 Development Introduction Certification Exam MB6-704.

Target Audience

Individuals wishing to obtain a certification on Dynamics AX 2012 R3 CU8 Development Introduction should take this exam. This exam is intended for individuals who plan to implement the basic technical tasks required to use Dynamics AX 2012 R3 CU8 development functionality effectively in their organization. This audience typically includes technical consultants and programmers.

Exam Specifics

Skills Being Measured:

This certification exam measures your ability to describe the Dynamics AX architecture, manage the data dictionary, manage the user interface, work with X++, and manage security and database access.

Time Requirements & Questions:

Dynamics exam times typically range between 60 — 160 minutes.  Note that this time does not include any additional time required for validating your identification, reviewing instructions, providing comments, and calculating your score.

Dynamics exams typically contain between 40 – 75 questions

Multiple Choice and Multiple Answer questions

Registration:

Register for Exam MB6-704 Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 CU8 Development Introduction

Exam Preparation Tools

In addition to your hands-on experience working with the product, we highly recommend using the following tools and training to help you prepare for this exam:

E-Learning:

80670: Development I in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 CU8

80671: Development II in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 CU8

Supplemental Learning Resources:

Online Help within the Dynamics AX 2012 R3 product.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Team Blog

Inside Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

Additional Skills Recommended:

Candidates should have a basic knowledge of Dynamics AX 2012 R3 usage and experience in object-oriented programming.

Exam Topics

Describe the Dynamics AX Architecture, Manage the Data Dictionary, and Manage the User Interface (30% – 35%)

Describe the Dynamics AX architecture

This topic may include:

• identify the features of Dynamics AX
• describe the architecture of Dynamics AX
• describe the development environment
• describe licensing and configuration
• describe the model-driven architecture.

Manage the data dictionary

This topic may include:

• work with MorphX and the application object tree (AOT)
• describe primitive and extended data types
• create tables
• work with indexes, relations, enumerations, and views.

Manage the user interface

This topic may include:

• create forms
• join data sources
• create menu items
• create forms from form templates
• work with list pages and FactBoxes.

Work with X++ (35% – 40%)

Describe X++

This topic may include:

• identify the characteristics of X++
• develop by using tools, such as the debugger and the Compare Tool
• describe best practices
• implement reverse engineering.

Work with X++ control statements

This topic may include:

• work with variables, operators, conditional statements, and loops
• use built-in functions
• use communication tools.

Manage objects and classes

This topic may include:

• work with objects, classes, and inheritance
• work with scoping events and parameters.

Manage exception handling

This topic may include:

• work with exceptions and optimistic concurrency exceptions
• work with throw and try/catch statements.

Manage Security and Database Access (30% – 35%)

Work with role-based security

This topic may include:

• set up a new user
• assign roles to users
• change duties on a role
• change privileges on a duty
• assign permissions to a privilege.

Understand security for developers

This topic may include:

• understand permissions and security policies
• work with Code Access Security
• use display method authorization.

Access the database

This topic may include:

• retrieve data
• manipulate data
• work with queries.