GDC'09 - Dynamisc AX With Other Microsoft Products

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Microsoft Dynamics AX with other MicrosoftTechnologiesAmer Atiyah

Microsoft Dynamics AX Solution Architect

[email protected]

http://blog.amer-ax.com

14/12/2009
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Agenda

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Architecture

Workflow by WF

Enterprise Portal by WSS or MOSS

Reporting by SSRS

Other examples of extensions

Q & A


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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Architecture (Components)

External

Applications

Browser

Dynamics AX

Application Server (AOS)

Application IntegrationFramework (AIF)

Web

Services

WF

WSS or

MOSS

SSRS

.NET Business Connector

FileSystem

MSMQ

BizTalkServer

BizTalkAdapter

.NET BusinessConnector

IIS

Microsoft SQL Server

SSRS

SSAS

Dynamics AX

Database

Dynamics AX

Windows Client


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Dynamics AX Workflow Architecture

Workflow infrastructure: Workflow runtime for the IIS :

Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)

Workflow Web Services


Workflow runtime for the AOS:

X++ workflow services

Application code

Messaging batch job

Message queue


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Dynamics AX Workflow Architecture, continued

Workflow Forms and Controls

Windows Workflow

Foundation &

Services

Workflow Web Services


Message

Queue

Messaging Batch Job

Workflow Services

Workflow

Runtime(AOS)

Workflo

wRuntime(IIS

)

Events/callbacks

Workflow requests

IIS AOS

Client


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Dynamics AX Workflow Development

Workflow for Dynamics AX is developed in MorphX

Workflow AOT objects:

Workflow Templates

Workflow Categories Workflow Approvals

Workflow Tasks

Demo Workflow for Dummies wizard 1.0


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Dynamics AX Enterprise Portal

Built on top of WSS or MOSS Standard SharePoint Web Parts like lists, announcements and

discussions

Dynamics AX standard Web Parts like the toolbar

User Controls Web Parts for Dynamics AX data and logic

The new User Controls and ASP.NET

Old Dynamics AX Web Forms and Web Controls

Will not be supported after Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009


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Dynamics AX Enterprise Portal Architecture

AX

Cubes

Lookup

Grid

Popup

Form

ASP.NET

controls

AX Data Source

BizLo

gic

Metad

ata

Lab

el

Toolbar

QuickLaunch

Left nav.

Infolog

User Control

Worklist

Cues

Reports

WSSWeb parts

MOSS

Web parts

S

E

C

U

R

I

T

Y

WSS 3.0 / MOSS 2007

AX Web Parts

SQL Server Reporting Services

Report Server

Report rendering

Data processing

Rendering

SQL Server catalog

Reportingextensions

S

E

C

U

R

I

T

Y

ASP.NET user control

DynamicsAX DB SharePointDB RSDB

.NETBusiness Connector

Dynamics AX Object Server (AOS)

DataMeta Data


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Dynamics AX Enterprise Portal Demo

Demo Displaying Dynamics AX CustTable (Customers) data on EP

Using Dynamics AX standard controls in VS .NET 2008

Demo

Adding a filter to the previous example

Using ASP .NET standard controls in VS .NET 2008


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Dynamics AX Reporting

Reports using VS .NET and SSRS Quick and easy reports creations

Flexible reports designer

Reports layouts:

Table

Chart

List

Matrix

Interactive reports

Document Map

Drill-Down

150 out-of-the-box reports with Dynamics AX 2009

Displayed on Dynamics AX desktop clients and EP


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How to create a report in VS.NET

Steps to create a report with VS .NET and Reportingservices:

1. Creating a Query in AOT

Calling X++ business logic

2. Starting a Dynamics AX Reporting Project in VS .NET

1. Selecting a Dynamics AX Query as a data source for thereport

2. Completing the process like specifying design and code.. etc.

3. Saving the report library in AOD

1. VS .NET Solution Explorer Right click on Report Project

Save to AOD

4. Deploying the saved Report Library from the Dynamics AXAOT

5. Creating a menu item and attaching it to menu in DynamicsAX


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Dynamics AX and SSRS Reports Development

Demo Creating a report in VS.NET, deploy it on Reports server and

display it from Dynamics AX


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Other Examples of Integrations

Business Intelligence using SQL Server AnalysisServices (SSAS)

Code versioning and control using Microsoft Visual

SourceSafe and Microsoft Team Foundation Server

Project Management planning using MicrosoftEnterprise Project Management (EPM) Server


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Q & A

Q &A


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