Share What You Have Learned EP Session Syed Zeeshan Haider Jafry 18th July, 2011 This template can be used as a starter file for presenting training materials in a group setting. Sections Right-click on a slide to add sections. Sections can help to organize your slides or facilitate collaboration between multiple authors. Notes Use the Notes section for delivery notes or to provide additional details for the audience. View these notes in Presentation View during your presentation. Keep in mind the font size (important for accessibility, visibility, videotaping, and online production) Coordinated colors Pay particular attention to the graphs, charts, and text boxes. Consider that attendees will print in black and white or grayscale. Run a test print to make sure your colors work when printed in pure black and white and grayscale. Graphics, tables, and graphs Keep it simple: If possible, use consistent, non-distracting styles and colors. Label all graphs and tables.

Today’s Session 1 2 3 4 Dynamics AX EP Overview Installation & Configuration 2 EP Site structure 3 Development Demo 4 This is another option for an Overview slide.

EP Overview Enterprise Portal for Microsoft Dynamics AX provides a Web-based application framework that allows for users to interact with data in Microsoft Dynamics AX through a Web browser. You can create new content for Enterprise Portal, and also modify existing content. Most additions and changes can be made using resources in the Application Object Tree (AOT) in combination with SharePoint. More advanced applications and modifications can be created by using Visual Studio and the development framework for Enterprise Portal.

EP Overview

Installation & Configuration Prerequisites: x64 Machine Operating System Windows Server 2008 SP2 Windows Server 2008 R2 Sharepoint 2010

Installation & Configuration Run the setup and mark the EP check box

EP Site structure

Development Demo Enterprise Portal Development Techniques AX 2012 You perform actions in several areas when you customize Enterprise Portal or develop new integrations SharePoint Most of the basic development and customization tasks for Enterprise Portal are performed using the web-based development tools in Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Tasks like creating new pages or adding Web parts to existing pages are all performed directly in SharePoint. AOT The resources for Enterprise Portal are stored in the AOT. Some development tasks are performed directly in the AOT, such as defining data sets, business logic, security, site structure, and navigation for Enterprise Portal. Visual Studio The content of several Web parts in Enterprise Portal is developed by using the Enterprise Portal framework and Visual Studio. You can use this framework and Visual Studio to customize existing controls for Enterprise Portal. You can also create new controls. The most sophisticated functionality of Enterprise Portal is created by using Visual Studio.

Microsoft Engineering Excellence Links Here is the latest documents on ep http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa855178.aspx http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/axcodesamples http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics/ax/cc507280.aspx  . http://blogs.msdn.com/epblog/ Zeeshan Jafry. axzaptech.wordpress.com Is your presentation as crisp as possible? Consider moving extra content to the appendix. Use appendix slides to store content that you might want to refer to during the Question slide or that may be useful for attendees to investigate deeper in the future. Microsoft Confidential