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Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012 OverviewLachlan Cash – Principal Solutions ArchitectRichard Barnwell – Director of Program Management

Microsoft

CSAX01

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 scope and architecture

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012—A full business suite

Horizontal operational scenarios

Industry operational scenarios

Administrative core

HR

HCM Budget formulation

SCM Marketing automation

Customer care

Manufacturing

Expense Sales force automation

Public sectorRetail

Finance

Distribution

Project

Services industries

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012—global availability

AustraliaAustriaBelgiumBrazilCanadaChinaCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyHungaryIcelandIndia

IrelandItalyJapanLatviaLithuaniaMalaysia MexicoNetherlandsNew ZealandNorwayPolandRussiaSaudi ArabiaSingaporeSouth Africa

Countries (36)Global

Spain SwedenSwitzerlandThailandUnited KingdomUnited States

Partner provided localizations available for additional countries

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012—conceptual architecture

Public sectorServices sectorManufacturing Distribution Retail

Financials SCM Inventory Projects

CPM & GRC CRM HCM: HR & Payroll SRM

Horizontal applications

Reference data

Application foundationMaster data Application primitives

ClientsFramework

Servers Tools

Technology stack

Industry sector applications

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012—Foundational abstractions

Product master

Distinct product

Product

is an instance of

SizeConfiguratio

n

Product dimensions

Color

has

Product variant-Product master

is a variant ofis an instance of

is identified by

relates to

Part

y OrganizationPerson

Party

Part

y

Role

s

Customer

Prospect Competitor

Worker Applicant

Vendor

User Contact

is a type of

plays the role of

TeamOperating UnitLegal Entity

Internal organization

Organization

Organization relationships

Organization hierarchy

Purpose

Legal Entity

has

is a type of

is a type of

has

has

is composed of

Chart of accounts

Dimension hierarchy

Dimension hierarchy level

Main account

Ledger chart of accounts structure

Dimension attribute

Ledgerhas

has

is composed of

references

shares

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012—technical 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

Role Center Pages

Business Overview Web Part

Report Viewer

Web Part

Report Viewer Control

SQL Server

SharePoint

Content Database

Configuration Database

Microsoft Dynamics AXOLTP DB

Business Intelligence

SSRS Database

SSAS Database

RP

C

File/MSMQ/WCFWeb server/reporting/integration farm

Integration Host

MSMQFile

System

BizTalk Server

WCF Adapte

r

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

HTTP(S)

Application Object Server

Connection Pooling

Session Manageme

nt

Security

TransactionManageme

nt

Tracing/Logging

X++ Runtime

.NET Framework 4.0

WCF

Workflow

…System Services

User Query

Metadata Service

Application Services

Custom Service

Document Services

ODBC

RPC WCF

RPCWCF

WC

F

HTTP(S)

HTTP(S)

File

Meta Data DB

A sampling of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012— industry solutions…retail, service industries & manufacturing

Omni-channel retail…front office to back office

Retail headquarters

Supply chainintegration

Supply Chain visibility

Financials

Warehouse management

Stores

CatalogKiosk

Mobile

Consumers Corporate accounts

Web

Microsoft Dynamics AX for retail headquarters

Enterprise portalSCMBusiness

analysisFinancial

ManagementHuman resource

ManagementCRM

Statement settings

Microsoft Dynamics AX POS

integration

Item/shelf labelling

Retail configuration &

store management

Hardware configuration

Space management

WarehouseDistribution

Loyalty program Retail sales data warehousePromotions Pricing and

discountingGlobal voucher Customer detail

Microsoft Dynamics AX for retail POS

Transaction and UI management

Payment processing

Real-time customer updates

Role-tailored UI and security

Real-time loyalty updates Global returns

ReplenishmentAssortment management

Pricing andOffer

ManagementBuyer’s push

Mu

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chan

nel co

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erc

e

Merchandising

Microsoft Dynamics AX core functionality

Retail functional footprint

Enabling omni-channel retail

Microsoft Dynamics AX for retail

Retail data exchange

Omni-channel retail

POS Device eCommerce web site

Retail demo

Talent-driven, project-centric, and intellectual-capital intensive

Service industries

• Architecture and Engineering• Construction• Specialty Trade Contractors• Commercial Real Estate and

Property Management

• Advertising• Broadcast • Film• Music• Publishing• Sports

• Accounting• Consulting • Legal• IT Services• Outsourced, Managed,

and Data Services• Staffing

Professional Services AEC and Real EstateMedia and

Entertainment

Service industries functional footprint Service delivery

• Project quotation• Project planning

and management• Project budgeting

and cost control• Time and expense

reporting• Complex invoicing and

billing• Service orders

and contracts• Service calls and

dispatching• Repair management• Service subscriptions• Analytics and KPIs

Professional development

• Recruiting and onboarding• Competency assessment

and tracking• Skill and availability-driven

project assignment• Performance management• Compensation and

incentive management

Practice development

• Client/prospect management

• Lead/opportunity management

• Proposal management• Brand assets and

template management• Marketing automation• Analytics and KPIs

Knowledge management

• RFI/RFP management and content co-authoring

• Enterprise-wide content management and search

• Internal/external social computing

• Team workspaces• Process libraries

and visualizations

Firm administration

• GL/AR/AP/FA

• Tax management

• Payroll (U.S.)

• Treasury and banking

• Management dashboards

• Firm and practice reporting

• Compliance and internal controls

• Revenue and cost accounting

• Budgeting and forecasting

• Procurement and sourcing

• Vendor management

Scope and staff projects with the right resources

Refine template-based project

plans to reflect client-specific

needs

Apply firm-wide certification,

skills, and assignment

criteria

Specify relative criteria priority

Hard/soft booking

Auto-schedule within window

End-to-end manufacturing solution Product data management

Make decisions based on facts and comply

Sales order management

Gain loyalty with better customer services and accuracy

Supply chain management

End-to-end visibility throughout the supply chain

Manufacturing operations

Benefit from end-to-end mixed-mode manufacturing

SRM

Set company policies and collaborate with your vendors

Logistics

Manage warehouses and transportation

Manufacturing solution uses a common data model to enable optimization through mixed mode scenarios Demand planning

Production planning

Demand

Forecast

Materials requirements

Production

scheduleKanbans

Production control / execution

(Push)Production

orders

(Pull)Lean

DiscreteProcess(Batch) Discrete Process

Production planning works across sites and companies with generation of intra and intercompany demand

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Inven

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Manufacturing demo

Business Intelligence-role-based insights

Dashboard supports timely decision making

Gain insights with easy navigation

Keeps KPIs front and center

Business Intelligence-high-level architecture

Presentation layer

Tools and CapabilitiesSSRS

Production &

analytical reports

ASP.Net

Embedded Chart controls

Mgt. Reporter

Financial statement

s

SQL RB3

Ad-hoc reports

PowerPivot

Data mash-ups

SQL Power view

Data analysisMicrosoft

Dynamics AX client

Cues & List pages

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 EP & Windows client

Microsoft Dynamics AX User control web part

Microsoft Dynamics AX Report

viewer web part

Business Overview web part

Microsoft Dynamics AX Power view web

part

Application Object Server (AOS)

Query Service

Metadata service

OData service

Dynamics AX2012 R2 cubes

Services XMLA/MDX

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