integrate xe.com API with Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013R2

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Posted on by Christos Christou

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Hi there,

I have a requirement from an e-commerce customer who sells products in foreign currencies. They want to integrate xe.com http://www.xe.com/xecurrencydata/specifications.php API with Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013R2.

How can we do that?

Is it via web services?

Thanks!

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013R2

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Alexander Ermakov 28,096 on at

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Basically, you will need to do one-time integration with XE, using their web service.

The question is, would this data be correct for your purposes. If you implement your solution in one country, it is enough to make an integration with this country's Central Bank online service - you will have all currency rates, related to this country's currency. And, this will be a free service :-) after you will setup similar API connection with Central Bank's service.

Using XE is reasonable if you go to multiple countries with same solution, your will save on integration costs in each country - is it your case? If not, I would just recommend integration with your Central Bank (if it is not even part of your localization).

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Christos Christou 511 on at

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Thanks Alexander

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keoma 32,729 on at

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xe api provides web services, which can be consumed in nav code.

for consuming external web services follow

msdn.microsoft.com/.../hh169399(v=nav.70).aspx

vjeko.com/.../web-services-black-belt-consuming-nav-web-services-using-pure-cal

geekswithblogs.net/.../dynamics-nav-2013-consuming-a-rest-web-service-using-dotnet.aspx

http://www.dynamics.is/index.php?tag=web-services

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Christos Christou 511 on at

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Thanks Jonathan

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Ola Darwish 915 on at

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Hi Franz,

have you tried to connect Xe with business Central? does it still require all that coding suggested in your answer. is there a way to connect it similar to the video in the link below - similar to linking float rates, where you add a link then do the mapping.

docs.microsoft.com/.../finance-how-update-currencies

Thanks

Ola

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