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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012: Maximizing usage of the architecture SESSION CODE : BRK201 Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012: Maximizing usage of the architecture Sri Srinivasan Microsoft Dynamics R&D Microsoft Corporation

Today we will show you… Components in the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 architecture Major Architectural Changes in the release that tie it together Technical and Functional Architecture Opportunities with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

The Resolution: Architecture AX6.0 Developer Conference January 17-20, 2011 9/11/2018 The Resolution: Architecture Industry Sector Applications Manufacturing Distribution Retail Services Sector Public Sector Horizontal Applications CPM & GRC CRM HCM: HR & Payroll SRM Financials SCM Inventory Projects Application Foundation Reference Data Master Data Application Primitives Framework Build as per original Clients Servers Tools Technology Stack © 2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

AX6.0 Developer Conference January 17-20, 2011 9/11/2018 Framework Clients Windows Client Portal: Internal & External Microsoft Office Add-Ins Servers Services & Application Integration User Management Provisioning & Authentication Authorization: Role-Based Security; Row-Level Security Batch Services Language Services Data Access Programming Models & Frameworks Workflow Execution Tools Workflow & BPM: Design, Deployment, Monitoring, & Analysis Business Intelligence: Reporting & Analytics Install, Configuration, & Upgrade Software Change Management IDE: MorphX Design Tools & VS Design Tools Metadata Tools & Repository Management Systems & Data Management © 2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Constructing the Application

Framework Architecture AX6.0 Developer Conference January 17-20, 2011 9/11/2018 Framework Architecture Application Pages Using MorphX Forms Microsoft Dynamics AX Windows Client Other Applications External Application Office Add-In Application Pages Using ASP.NET Enterprise Portal Pages (Web Browser) Role Center Pages Business Overview Web Part Report Viewer Web Part Development Tools Visual Studio Tools MorphX Report Viewer Control File/MSMQ/ WCF HTTP(S) HTTP(S) HTTP(S) Web Server/Reporting/Integration Farm Integration Host MSMQ File System BizTalk Server WCF Adapter WCF Services Internet Information Server (IIS) SharePoint Help Server EP Framework BC .NET Microsoft Dynamics AX Reporting Extensions SSRS SQL Server Analysis Services Runtime SSAS WCF RPC File WCF RPC WCF RPC Application Object Server Application Server Functions Connection Pooling Session Management Security Transaction Management Tracing/ Logging X++ Runtime .NET Framework 4.0 WCF Workflow … AOS Services System Services User Query Metadata Service Application Services Custom Service Document Services Font sizes ODBC (SNAC) SQL Server SharePoint Content Database Configuration Database Microsoft Dynamics AX AX OLTP Database BI SSRS Database SSAS Database © 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Top Tips on the Technical Architecture Programming Model Enhancements: Make use of features like Date Effectiveness, Table Inheritance, and Surrogate Foreign Keys to reduce the amount of code and to drive consistency in implementations. New Developer Workspace in MorphX and the VS Editor: Maximize your development efficiency by using the new X++ Editor as well as Visual Studio for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. Attributes in X++: Decorating the code in X++ leads to 0 extra code when generating WCF Compliant Services. User Experience: Use “Related Data” rendering through fact boxes and “Relevant Data” rendering through FastTabs to maximize user productivity. Relevant Data: Search data easily now with Full Text Search and BDC Search. Reporting: Use your services to render data in Excel and Word for easy slicing and dicing. Models and Metadata: Use Models for easy integration and co-existence with other solutions. Use Attributes for extensibility. Extensibility: Use managed languages to extend the application through the ease of a Standards-based Editor. Use Eventing as an effective customization model. Services and Integration: Use the new Services concepts and the Application Integrations for operational ease with legacy systems. Runtime: Use concepts like SQL Temp Table, the SQL Set Based Constructs, and the Extended Application Cache to maximize your investment and increase overall efficiency. Security: Maximize your data security with simple policies, and use the Microsoft-shipped policies as effective templates.

Application Foundation AX6.0 Developer Conference January 17-20, 2011 9/11/2018 Application Foundation Reference Data Time Zone Category Currency Calendar Unit of Measure Locale Language Master Data Item Service Right Configuration Attributes & Catalogs Contact, Employee, & Contractor Vendor Customer Person & Organization Region, Site, Location, & Address Party Product Application Primitives Tax Calculation Payment Questionnaire Business Policies Resource Scheduling Inventory Dimensions Financial Dimensions Source Documents & Distributions © 2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Horizontal Applications AX6.0 Developer Conference January 17-20, 2011 9/11/2018 Horizontal Applications Financials General Ledger Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Commitment Accounting Travel & Expense Fixed Assets Credit Collections Invoicing & Billing Cost Accounting & Financial Control CPM Budgeting Consolidation Statutory & Financial Reporting SCM Quality Management Returns Warehouse Management Sales Order Management Supply Chain Planning Payroll Payroll Accounting Payroll Administration Payroll Tax Inventory Item Replenishment Inventory Control Inventory Costing Batch & Lot Control CRM Pricing & Discounting Sales Customer Support Service GRC Compliance & Internal Controls Environmental Sustainability HR Workforce Management Compensation & Incentive Management Time & Attendance Performance Management Talent Management Recruiting SRM Purchasing Contracts Sourcing Requisitions Purchase Order Management Projects Project Billing Project Resource Management Project Management & Collaboration Project Portfolio Analysis Project Contracts Grants Project Accounting & Costing © 2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Industry Sector Applications AX6.0 Developer Conference January 17-20, 2011 9/11/2018 Industry Sector Applications Production Costing BOM & Routes Formulas & Recipes Process Batch Control MRP Shop Floor Control Lean Field Service & Repair Discrete Manufacturing Process Resource Management Proposal Management Engagement Management Knowledge Management Services Sector Fund Accounting Multi-Year Budgeting, Accounting, & Reporting Treasury, Inter-Fund, & Debt Management Public Sector Purchase Agreement Management Public Sector Bargaining Groups/Unions Public Sector Billing Application Framework Public Sector Store & Terminal Management Point of Sale Assortment Management Price Management Promotion Management Cross- Docking Retail & Distribution © 2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Deconstructing a Requisition

Unifying Abstractions relates to Party Organization Person Party Roles Customer Prospect Competitor Worker Applicant Vendor User Contact is a type of plays the role of Product Master Distinct Product Product is an instance of Size Configuration Product Dimensions Color has Product Variant -Product Master is a variant of is identified by Team Operating Unit Legal Entity Internal Organization Organization Organization Relationships Organization Hierarchy Purpose has is a type of is composed of Chart of Accounts Dimension Hierarchy Dimension Hierarchy Level Main Account Ledger Chart of Accounts Structure Dimension Attribute Ledger has is composed of references shares

Top Tips on the Functional Architecture Model your organization and define necessary purposes. Use purpose to model all necessary forms of the organization. Use new concept of non-stocked items for modeling services – Product Information management. Use Business Policies (Policy Framework) to orchestrate suppliers and their catalogs. Use a combination of the organization model and xDS to define data segmentation within and across legal entities. Use Budgetary Control to enable effective spending mechanisms and proactive fiscal management. Use Line-Level Workflows to orchestrate fine-grained approvals like Manager approvals of selected lines. Use Policy Framework for automation of line selection. Use Work Queues to enable functions like “Routing work to Shared Services Buy Center” and manage their queues. Enable Self-Service Functionality with ease to reduce manual steps in business processes (“Buyer sends PO electronically to Vendor who views it online and sends an invoice”). Use mechanisms like 3-Way Match for effective control procedures. Understand and manage Accounting through effective use of distributions. Use Sub-Ledgers now to effectively manage debits and credits and to summarize the accounting across lines.

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