Dynamics Data Search

Simple Angular2 app that connects to Dynamics OData API and allows you to search for data

Dependencies (for running in VS2015)

• Latest version of node.js and npm (comes with node.js) - https://nodejs.org/en/
• .NET Core 1.1 and Visual Studio Tools from - https://www.microsoft.com/net/download/core#/current
• Typescript - https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• Visual Studio Typescript tooling - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48593
• WebPack Task Runner - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=MadsKristensen.WebPackTaskRunner
• NPM Task Runner - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=MadsKristensen.NPMTaskRunner

Setup

• Run 'npm install' in folder with package.json
• Create a real appsettings.json file with your Dynamics configuration settings

Planned features/improvements

• Display error message returned from odata if filter is invalid
• Allow users to select which fields to return
• Build filter dynamically with UI
• Functionality to count entities (either all or based on filter)
• Retrieve list of entities from odata metadata and allow users to search for any of these
• Retrieve entity fields automatically
• Entity detail page. Search return either one entity and redirects automatically to detail page, or a list and displays them in a table which can then each be clicked to navigate to the detail page.
• Move Dynamics config out of appsettings.json. Maybe use User Secrets (https://codeopinion.com/sensitive-configuration-data-asp-net-core/)

References

• Angular - https://angular.io/
• Webpack - https://webpack.github.io/
• OData filter reference - http://www.odata.org/documentation/odata-version-2-0/uri-conventions/#FilterSystemQueryOption
• Angular lifecycle hooks - https://angular.io/docs/ts/latest/guide/lifecycle-hooks.html