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REPORT DEPLOYMENT & MANAGEMENT TJ VASSAR SESSION CODE : BRK 206 SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Today we will show you… Deployment is FAST, SCRIPTABLE, and designed for REMOTE ACCESS How to perform common report deployment tasks using command scripts Tips & Tricks

Components in action today

Reporting – Application Management Lifecycle INTEGRATIONPRODUCTION PreviewEvaluate DesignTestDevelop Publish DEVELOPMENT DEV INT PROD

Pains and challenges Tim – Systems implementer/IT Staff 1. Wants scriptable control 2. Responsible for multi-server management 3. Requires remote deployment 4. Overwhelmed by non-standard tooling

What Did We Do in This Release? Moved to Windows PowerShell as the basis for report deployment Developed AX PowerShell commands to perform common report deployment tasks Report deployment is fast, scriptable, and provides remote access

Supported Network Topologies – Single Instance

Supported Network Topologies – Multiple Instance

Unsupported Network Topology – Shared Instance UNSUPPORTED

AX Client / Reporting Configuration

AX Client / Reporting Configuration (cont.)

demo AX Client/Report Server Configuration

Deployment Experience Application AX Client / AOTVisual Studio 2010 / Solution Explorer AX Management Shell (PowerShell) / AX Cmdlets Action Right-click on node in SSRS Reports, Select Deploy Element Right-click on Project or Solution, Select Deploy PS> Publish-AxReport –ReportName AssetBarcode

demo Configuration and Deployment using PowerShell

Setting the PowerShell Execution Policy *Start PowerShell as Administrator PS> Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Force

Launching the AX Management Shell *Set the Execution Policy to Unrestricted First

AX PowerShell Modules PS> Get-Module

PowerShell Explorer Shortcut PS> & "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics AX\6.0\ManagementUtilities\Microsoft.Dynamics.ManagementUtilities.ps1"

Finding AX PowerShell Commands PS> Get-Command –Module Microsoft.Dynamics*

Deploying a Single Report PS> Publish-AXReport.-ReportName AssetBarcode

Deploying a Single Report (cont.)

Getting all the reports PS> Get-AXReport –ReportName * First time this runs it can take seconds TIP: Capture the output at first, then reuse that variable later – PS> $reports = Get-AXReport –ReportName *

Listing Report Names PS> $reports | Select-Object Name

Listing Report Names, Changed Date $reports | Select-Object Name, ChangedDate

Getting the First 10 Reports $reports | Select-Object Name, ChangedDate -First 10

Reports that have been modified on a certain date $day1 = Get-Date 11/14/2011 $reports | Select-Object Name, ChangedDate | Where { $_.ChangedDate -gt $day1 }

Deploying multiple reports PS> Publish-AXReport –ReportName * PS> Publish-AXReport –ReportName OpenInvoicesList, EmployeeDetail

Deploying reports that have changed after a certain date THE HARD WAY (USEFUL TO KNOW) – $reports = Get-AXReport –ReportName * – $targetdate = Get-Date 11/14/2011 – $reportinfo = $reports | Select-Object Name,ChangedDate – $changedreports = $reportinfo | Where { $_.ChangedDate -gt $targetdate} – $changedreportnames = $changedreports | foreach {$_.Name} – Publish-AXReport –ReportName $changedreportnames THE EASY WAY – Publish-AXReport –ReportName * -ModifiedAfter 11/14/2011

What we showed you today… SSRS deployment experience Deploying reports using the AX Client and Visual Studio Scriptable deployment using PowerShell

Related sessions BRK207 – Developing advanced reports to meet your business needs BRK208 – Implementing a BI solution Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Role Centers and Cubes BRK209 – The right tools for the job. Understanding Business Intelligence Options in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 CHK201 – Programming Models and Developer Tools CHK217 – SSRS Reporting Q&A

Q&A Questions?

Visit our Focus Rooms Evaluation of Implementation Proposals by Dynamics AX R&D Solution Architecture & Industry Experts Gain further insights on Dynamics AX Industry Solution Offerings Resolution Guidance on Solution Roadblocks Networking Focus Topic Highlight Business Intelligence Tuesday 2.15pm – 5.45pm Risso 6C Risso 8A Risso 7B Risso 7A Risso 6C Risso 6A/B

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