MB-500 Apps Developer | D365FO | Live Online Course

MB-500 Exam Prep Course | Dynamics 365 Apps Developer

Prepare for exam success

Whether you're already using Dynamics 365 or want to boost your career by earning the MB-500 Apps Developer certification, gaining this valuable certification can enhance your skills and open up new opportunities.

Why choose our training?

Interactive Real-Time Online Classes: Led by our Microsoft-certified experts, experience the next best thing to in-person training, all from the comfort of your home or office.

Hands-On Experience: Don’t just listen – do. Engage in live practical labs to apply what you learn to real-world scenarios.

Flexible & Recorded Sessions: Missed something? No problem. Every session is recorded, allowing you to replay and review for 30 days.

Practice for the Exam: Included is the official practice test from MeasureUp, preparing you thoroughly for the real thing.

Effective learning methodology

Our proven learning methodology “Prepare-Participate-Practice” offers a structured and supportive learning journey.

The live sessions are just the beginning, you'll also benefit from a variety of additional learning resources to significantly enhance your overall learning experience.

  • Prepare: e.g. by watching a video.
  • Participate: Be an active part of the live sessions.
  • Practice: Maintain and extend your learning after the live course.

We'll equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed with Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations and ensure a learning journey far beyond the training sessions.

Find out more about our “Prepare-Participate-Practice” approach.

 

Next course April 7-11, 2025

Your course instructor is our senior instructor Denis Poloudin (MCT). 

 

What you get

This comprehensive training package ensures that you are ready for the exam MB-500:

  • Link to Dashboard in AXcademy – one-stop for all information
    • Overview of courses
    • Links to live sessions
    • Preparation materials
    • Live recordings and presentations used
    • Practice exercises
  • Videos, presentations, et al.
  • Live sessions – 5 days each with 2 x 3-hour live sessions
  • Recorded live sessions (accessible for 30 days after the course)
  • Presentations used
  • Hands-on exercises, deep dive documentation, et al.
  • The Microsoft Certified Official preparation test from MeasureUp –  Practice and practice again, until you are ready for the exam.
    • Your practice test is available for 180 days .
  • Standard MB-500 VM (D365FO training environments/sandboxes with standard “Contoso” demo data) for each student
    • Your VM is available for 180 days.

Curriculum MB-500 Apps Developer

Plan the architecture and solution design

Plan for the major components of finance and operations apps

  • Differentiate between the cloud and on-premises versions of finance and operations apps

  • Reference the key models of the application stack

Implement application lifecycle management (ALM) and Lifecycle Services

  • Manage environments by using Lifecycle Services tools and components

  • Research and resolve issues by using Issue Search

  • Perform activities that require asset libraries

  • Prepare deployment packages and deploy packages between environments

  • Manage the code upgrade process from previous versions

Apply developer tools

Customize finance and operations apps by using Visual Studio

  • Create and manage extension models

  • Design and build projects

  • Manage metadata using Application Explorer

  • Synchronize data dictionary changes with the application database

  • Create elements by using element designers

  • Perform debugging activities

Manage source code and artifacts by using Microsoft Azure DevOps version control

  • Create, check out, and check in code and artifacts and review code

  • Branch and merge code

  • Compare code and resolve version conflicts

  • Choose a version control system

  • Implement continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD)

Design and develop AOT elements

Create and extend UI elements

  • Add a new form to a project and apply a pattern

  • Configure a data source for the form

  • Add a grid and grid fields, groups, and other controls to a form

  • Create and extend menus and menu items

  • Add a form extension to a project for selected standard forms

  • Create and use label files

Create and extend the data model

  • Create and extend tables

  • Add table fields and field properties to a table

  • Add field groups, relations, delete actions, methods, and indices

  • Create and extend views, queries, and maps

  • Create and extend data entities

Create classes and extend AOT elements

  • Create a new class or class extension and add new methods

  • Add event handler methods to a class

  • Add attributes or modifiers to a class

Develop and test code

Develop X++ code

  • Implement common structured programming constructs of X++

  • Create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) data

  • Implement global functions in X++

  • Resolve best practice warnings

Develop object-oriented code

  • Implement X++ variable scoping

  • Implement inheritance and abstraction concept

  • Implement query objects and the QueryBuilder class

  • Implement attribute classes

  • Implement Chain of Command (CoC)

  • Implement event handler classes and delegates

Implement finance and operations app framework functionality

  • Implement the SysOperation framework

  • Implement the workflow framework

  • Implement the SysExtensionSerializer framework

Perform testing

  • Create unit testing using the SysTest framework and Task recorder

  • Run unit tests in Test Explorer

Integrate and manage data solutions

Evaluate data integration patterns and scenarios

  • Contrast data integration patterns

  • Select an appropriate data integration API

  • Differentiate between synchronous and asynchronous patterns

Implement data integration concepts and solutions

  • Consume external web services by using RESTful APIs and Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)

  • Implement electronic reporting integrations

  • Implement custom services and Batch OData API

Implement data management

  • Import and export data using entities between finance and operations apps and other systems

  • Import and export data using composite and aggregate data entities

  • Monitor the status and availability of entities

  • Enable change tracking for entities

  • Set up a data project and recurring data jobs

  • Design entity sequencing

  • Generate and modify field mapping between source, staging, and target

  • Develop data transformations

Integrate with Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft 365, and Azure

  • Integrate Power Automate and Power Apps with finance and operations apps

  • Integrate Microsoft Dataverse with finance and operations apps by using dual-write

  • Integrate Microsoft Dataverse with finance and operations apps by using virtual entities

  • Integrate finance and operations apps with Microsoft Excel by using OData

  • Implement business events

  • Implement Azure Key Vault

Implement security and optimize performance

Implement security policies and requirements

  • Create or modify duties, privileges, permissions, and roles

  • Enforce permissions policies

  • Implement Extensible Data Security (XDS) policies

  • Enforce Microsoft Entra ID authentication

Apply fundamental performance optimization techniques

  • Apply caching mechanisms for forms and tables

  • Implement the global cache and singleton

  • Create or modify temporary tables for optimization purposes

  • Assess when to use set-based queries and row-based queries

  • Modify queries to optimize performance

  • Modify variable scope to optimize performance

  • Analyze and optimize concurrency

Optimize performance

  • Capture traces by using TraceParser and analyze traces

  • Optimize performance for data entities, data source queries, batch processes, and reports

  • Implement the Async and Sandbox frameworks

  • Create or modify indexes for tables and views

Testimonials

Frequently Asked Questions

Our proven learning methodology “Prepare-Participate-Practice” (3P) ensures you the best possible learning experience and a long-term learning journey.

The live online sessions are focused 3 hour sessions, with additional pre- and post-training included – at no additional cost to you.

These additional learning options elevate your learning intake dramatically.

Prepare

Before each course, we ask the students to prepare – for example by watching a video. This is to ensure that the students have the same or similar understanding of the scope of the upcoming training, and the terminology to be used.

Participate

Each live course session is a focused 3-hour live online session, led by one of our experienced, Microsoft and ExFlow-approved instructors.

Practice

Maintain and extend your learning after the live course session:
• The live sessions are recorded for review again and again
• Additional videos
• Hands-on labs – with separate suggested step-by-step guidance/solutions
• Support (Q&A).

More details about 3P her

Yes. A high-quality VM is available for the course – complete with Microsoft standard Contoso demo data.
It is available during your class, and also for practice after the class.

Your training environment is available for 180 days from your activation (typically on or before the first course date).

To ensure your exam success, we even include the one and only Microsoft Certified Official preparation test for you – from MeasureUp –  absolutely free of charge (value EUR +99)!
Practice and practice again, until you are ready for the exam.

All objectives of the exam are covered in depth so you'll be ready for any question on the exam.

Your practice test is available for 180 days from your activation (typically on or before the first course date).

Your entire course, the Prepare-Participate-Practice sections – including the recorded sessions – are available for 30 days after the course has finished.

Your training environment as well as your practice test are available for 180 days from your activation (typically on or before the first course date).

We try to make each course varied – to keep it lively and to address the various learner types. Some want to watch, some want to read.

Content types may vary per course, but typically include

  • Live presentations and demonstrations by your instructor
  • Hands-on labs/exercises
  • Presentation/PDF
  • Infographics
  • Quizzes/Test your knowledge questions
  • and more

We add courses on a frequent basis.

To stay informed, sign-up for our newsletters here.