Dynamics 365 F&O developer bootcamp

 If your goal is to be job-ready as a Dynamics 365 F&O developer, here’s the list of areas that hiring managers expect you to cover. I’ve grouped them by skill area, and flagged the minimum core vs advanced/bonus:

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🔹 Core (must have)

1. X++ Language & AOT (Application Object Tree)

   • Tables, fields, EDTs, enums.

   • Table extensions, form extensions, display/lookup methods.

   • Labels.

   • Classes, macros, queries.

2. Chain of Command (CoC) & Event Handlers

   • Safely extending OOB logic.

   • validateField, modifiedField, validateWrite, insert/update/delete.

   • CoC vs event handler differences.

3. Data Entities & OData

   • Extend standard entities.

   • Build custom entities.

   • Consume via OData for integration.

   • Import/export with DMF (Data Management Framework).

4. Batch Jobs & SysOperation Framework

   • Create SysOperation classes (Contract, Service, Controller).

   • Schedule as batch jobs.

   • Logging and error handling.

5. Security

   • Role → Duty → Privilege → Entry point.

   • Securing custom menu items.

   • Assigning permissions properly (no overexposing).

6. LCS & Deployment Basics

   • Lifecycle Services basics.

   • Build → Deployable package → Apply to sandbox/prod.

7. Posting Tracing & Debugging

   • Voucher transactions, ledger, tax posting.

   • Trace posting errors with debugger and Infolog.

   • Tools like Task recorder.

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🔹 Advanced (good to have)

8. Integration Patterns

   • Business events (webhooks).

   • Custom services (SOAP/JSON).

   • Dual-write basics.

9. Reporting

   • SSRS reports (DP/Contract/Design).

   • Electronic Reporting (ER).

10. Extensible Controls (UI JS/TS)

• When you need custom UI widgets (like PCF in CE).

11. Performance & Transactions

• ttsBegin/ttsCommit best practices.

• Select/while select, QueryRun, index usage.

12. DevOps/ALM

• Azure DevOps pipelines with F&O.

• Version control with TFVC/Git.

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🔹 Mindset shift from CE

• In CE: columns/forms/plugins are added directly in solutions.

• In F&O: everything is compiled X++ in VS, synced to SQL, and deployed as a package.

• Pipeline stages differ (plugins vs CoC).

• Environments differ (CE free trial vs F&O DevBox VM).

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✅ If you can demo:

• Add a new field to VendTable (via table extension) → show on form → validate with CoC → secure via privilege → export with DMF → deploy via package,
  …you’re already at “hireable” baseline.

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Would you like me to turn this into a 17-day roadmap checklist (like: Day 1 = X++, Day 2 = table/form extensions, Day 3 = CoC, …) that you can track against?