Introduction to MorphX

Microsoft Dynamics X++ Development Basics

The development environment in Axapta is called The MorphX Development Suite or just MorphX. MorphX is an integrated development environment which consists of the Application Object Tree, the X++ programming language and several tools which provide an overview of the application. MorphX was used to build Axapta’s application modules. Assuming you have licensed Axapta’s source code from Microsoft, you can edit any of the objects used in the standard package. This environment, which includes the same tools used by Microsoft to develop the software, allows you to extend the existing functionality to fit your organization’s requirements. As a result, Axapta is far easier to customize than other ERP packages. It accelerates the development process as you can draw upon existing functionality, rather than having to start out creating your own code from scratch. Both Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle databases are supported, though once you have installed the database and application, you will not have to worry about the type of database. From a developer’s perspective, the Axapta kernel masks all database specific issues.

Developing a modern user interface can be a time consuming process. In MorphX, the user interface, including both forms and reports, are by default almost entirely generated by the system. This means that you will not have to spend time positioning and arranging controls in designs. All this will be explained further in the chapters covering  

Forms and Reports