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Service Based Architecture vs Web Services

Posted on by Microsoft Employee

Hi, 

I am testing Service Based Architecture for GP 2015 R2 installation. I had previously tried Web Client in GP 2013.

While i have successfully install SBA in a test VM, I notice that there is similar feature called Web Service.

Reading through the available online material for Web Service, I have the impression that these 2 technologies is almost identical.

Can someone with more experience, explain? 

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    Community Member Microsoft Employee on at
    RE: Service Based Architecture vs Web Services

    I found this question in SO

    stackoverflow.com/.../wsdl-vs-rest-pros-and-cons

    so, SBA = REST, Web Services = SOAP

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    Beat Bucher  GP Geek  GPUG All Star Profile Picture
    Beat Bucher GP Gee... 28,021 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at
    RE: Service Based Architecture vs Web Services

    Hi Hendry,

    SBA is a REST based architecture... Web Services is not. Which means also that you can use the full range of Sanscript language on SBA. See Mariano's blog post back in 2014 here : http://dynamicsgpblogster.blogspot.ca/2014/08/microsoft-dynamics-gp-2015-developers.html

    Have you watched the Video from Microsoft about the SBA setup ? https://youtu.be/2K04yKOxySY

    This blog entry from Jivtesh Sing may be helpful as well : https://community.dynamics.com/gp/b/gpjivtesh/archive/2015/03/11/using-the-new-dynamics-gp-2015-rest-services-in-sba-service-based-architecture

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    Community Member Microsoft Employee on at
    RE: Service Based Architecture vs Web Services

    Hi Tim,

    I have read that before, but there is no comparison with Web Services.

    I am evaluating some customization idea and would like to decide whether to use SBA or not

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    Community Member Microsoft Employee on at
    RE: Service Based Architecture vs Web Services

    I am aware that Web Service sits on top of eConnect and there is some limitation that can not be done in Web Service.

    But Web Services has security and policy settings, which I can not find in SBA

  • Tim Wappat Profile Picture
    Tim Wappat 5,701 on at
    RE: Service Based Architecture vs Web Services

    This link might help. 

    https://community.dynamics.com/gp/b/dynamicsgp/archive/2015/01/28/service-based-architecture

    Also look at what you need to access, for example transactions with SOP module is not available using SBA at this time.

     

    regards,

    Tim 

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