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Load demo data February 26th, 2015 | Author: admin

Agenda1. Introduct ion2. Download the Demo data and the Data transfer tool3. Load demo data to Dynamics AX4. Deploy SSRS reports5. Summary

IntroductionHi mates, today we w ill load demo data for the Dynamics AX.

Before any company starts using Dynamics AX, the Implementat ion team gathers requirements and prepares data to be loaded to the system. WhenDynamics AX is installed, the data is usually entered manually into Dynamics AX. For example, for the Financial module, it is required to prepare and set upMain accounts and Financial dimensions; for the Inventory management module, it is required to prepare and set up Products list , Warehouses, Pallets, etc.

(When I have t ime, I w ill prepare lessons for each of these modules w ith the information about what is required to be set up. I think this can be helpful forthe Funct ional consultants.)

Preparing and sett ing up data for Dynamics AX is not an easy task. What is a plus, Microsoft has prepared the demo data to be used for the educat ionalpurposes. It is the best opt ion for beginners to start working and gain experience w ith Dynamics AX.

In this training lesson, we w ill import the demo data that is prepared by Microsoft.

Download the Demo data and the Data transfer toolIf you have access to the Partners source or Customer source, you can find demo data here. It is recommended to use Internet Explorer for downloading it .Click the Contoso Demo Data, enable the Microsoft File Transfer Manager, specify a folder, and click OK.

The MicrosoftDynamicsAXR3DemoDatav2.exe file w ith the demo data is downloaded.

You also need access to the Partner or Customer source to download the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Test Data Transfer Tool. You can download it fromDynamics Lifecycle services tools.

By the way, it s hard for me to explain why this tool is not listed on the Product release page near the demo data.

The AX2012TestDataTransferTool zip archive is downloaded.

Load demo data to Dynamics AX1. The demo data file is an archive. Run the MicrosoftDynamicsAXR3DemoDatav2.exe, specify a folder, and wait unt il the data is extracted.2. Unzip the AX2012TestDataTransferTool archive. Run the AX2012TestDataTransferTool.msi. Install the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Test DataTransfer Tool.3. Under Control Panel > Services, stop the AOS instance.

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4. Run the command prompt: Run > cmd (right-click > Run ad administrator).5. In the command prompt, change the default directory to the directory w ith the data transfer tool file:cd locat ion_of_the_data_transfer_toolIn my case, it has the follow ing view:cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Test Data Transfer Tool (Beta)6. In the command prompt, enter the follow ing command to import the demo data:dp.exe import locat ion_of_demo_data Name_of_AX_business_database SQL_Servername\InstanceNameIn my case, it has the follow ing view:dp.exe import D:\DemoData\MicrosoftDynamicsAXR3DemoData MicrosoftDynamicsAX PC-VMY\MSSQLSERVER12

This process usually takes up to 2 hours. It depends on your RAM and SQL server setup. In my case, the SQL server takes all available RAM and uses15Gb of Virtual RAM.By the way, at the end I have 3 Errors. I have checked the Log and saw that the data for the last three tables was not loaded (BATCHHISTORY,RETAILTRANSACTIONSALESTRANS, SOURCEDOCUMENTLINE) because of the PRIMARY filegroup is full. I think this issue takes place because ofinsufficient disk space. While my disk C shows 50GB free space in reality it can be null because of the pagefile.sys file or Virtual RAM that do not alwaysupdate the used disc space.These tables are not crit ical for me. So I leave them empty.7. Under Control Panel > Services, start the AOS instance.

You can also find similar walkthrough for the data load process here.

Deploy SSRS reportsLet s try to run any Dynamics AX report, for example the Balance list .

Go to General ledger > Reports > Transactions > Balance list . The Balance list dialog opens, click OK.

The message Error while sett ing server report parameters. Error message: The item /DynamicsAX/LedgerTotalAndBalanceList.Report cannot be found.(rsItemNotFound) is shown.

This means that the LedgerTotalAndBalanceList report is not deployed to the SSRS server. Let s deploy the LedgerTotalAndBalanceList report to the SSRS.

Make sure that the Report ing server is installed on your computer. Go to the W indows Services and find the SQL Server Reporting Services service. Ifyou cannot find one, you need to install it . You can find some useful info about the installat ion and configurat ion of SSRS here.

It is also required to install the Report ing Services Extensions component when you install the Dynamics AX.

First of all, we need to validate the Report server configurat ion in Dynamics AX. This configurat ion is created automatically when the Report ing ServicesExtensions component is installed.

1. Run Dynamics AX as administrator.2. Go to System administration > Setup > Business intelligence > Reporting services > Report server. The Report servers form opens.3. The form contains the follow ing values:

Configuration ID = pc-vmyMSSQLSERVER12Server name = PC-VMY (name of your computer)Report manager URL = http://pc-vmy/Reports_MSSQLSERVER12



Web service URL = http://pc-vmy/ReportServer_MSSQLSERVER12Microsoft Dynamics AX report folder = DynamicsAXApplication Object Server name = 02@PC-VMY

Click the Validate settings button. The DynamicsAX success info appears. If an error appears, probably you need to create the Dynamics AXfolder on the SSRS. To do this, click the Create report folder button. There are no errors in my case.

Let s go to the Report manager (http://pc-vmy/Reports_MSSQLSERVER12) and make sure that the DynamicsAX folder exists.

The configurat ion is ready. Let s try to deploy the reports.

To deploy reports, you can use the W indows PowerShell. I prefer deploying reports from the Dynamics AX Applicat ion object tree (AOT).

1. In the Dynamics AX w indow, click Ctrl + D. The Applicat ion object tree opens.2. Go to the SSRS Reports > Reports3. Set the cursor at the first report and press Ctrl + A to select all reports.4. Right-click and select Deploy Element .



I get the error: The deployment was aborted. You do not have privileges to deploy to server: pc-vmy. For deployment, you must have administrat ive rightsto the SQL Server Report ing Services (SSRS) server. Contact your administrator to deploy..

It is because I had the Remote Registry service stopped. Go to the w indows services and run the Remote Registry service.

Redeploy reports. I have no more errors, reports are deployed successfully and the Balance list report can be successfully run.

SummaryAs you can see the process is not complex, but a bit t ime consuming. Let s check the results.

1. Open Microsoft Dynamics AX.2. In the right lower corner, click the DAT company name. The Select company form opens.



3. Select for example the USSI (Contoso Consult ing USA) company and click OK.4. Go for example to Accounts receivable > Common > Customers > All customers. The All customer form has customers records already.

We have loaded the demo data. From now on, you can start working w ith Dynamics AX: review ing different modules, entering purchase or sales orders,etc. Dynamics AX covers a lot of different business processes. It is a very interest ing world where you can learn both business processes and theirimplementat ion in Dynamics AX.

I am planning to prepare the DAX trainings for the DAX 2012 Financial, Trade & Logist ics, and Product ion modules w ith this demo data. Please follow me onFacebook to be aware about the training updates

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