Magento 2 – Dynamics 365 Business Central Connector

Abstract

There was a need for a universal solution allowing integrating Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central enterprise resource planning system into Magento 2 online stores, on the market. The currently used solutions required development work on the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central’s side. However, these two systems were often developed and maintained by different vendors. Connecting these systems required close cooperation of multiple development teams. A new solution, not requiring a development work on the enterprise resource planning system’s side, needed to be developed. The development of the solution required understanding both systems and its implementation required programming in PHP programming language. The implementation consists of multiple modules that are highly reusable and extendable. The modules can be easily installed in any Magento 2 project and allow merchants to transfer products and inventories from their enterprise resource planning system to their Magento 2 online store, and also transfer orders created in the online store to the enterprise resource planning system. The implementation proved that the integration of these two systems can be done without development work on the enterprise resource planning system’s side. All the expectations were met, and the implemented solution can be offered to the potential customers.