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Manufacturing solutions for Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012 R2: Product configurator enhancements for sales and production Lars Fleckenstein, Senior Engineering LeadSverre Thune, Senior Program ManagerMicrosoft®
DDAX19
Application programming interface (API)
PCAdaptor
PCAdaptorProductConfigurationModel
PCAdaptorComponent
PCAdaptorAttribute
PCAdaptorBOMLine
PCAdaptorRouteOperation
PCAdaptorSourceDocumentLine
PCAdaptorSubComponent
A business example Product configurator capabilities
R2 enhancements
Agenda
A business example
CompanySelling and producing loudspeakers
Business challengeDifferentiationCost effectiveness
SolutionConfigure-to-orderPersonalizationPhysical mockup
Demo
Configure to quote
Product configurator capabilitiesBuilding a product configuration model
Components – root or sub componentAttributes with attribute typesConstraints – expressions or tablesUser requirements (phantom BOMs)BOM lines with conditionsRoute operations with conditions
Preparing for releaseValidating the syntaxModifying the configuration user interfaceTesting the configuration experienceCreating configuration templatesTranslating names and descriptionsExporting a model to other environmentsCreate, approve, and activate version
R2 enhancementsProduct modeling
Reuse configurationsSet on component level, deciding attributes
Include deep table constraintsMap to attributes on all subcomponent levels
Make attributes read-onlyConsolidated attribute modifiers
Hide sub-components and user requirements
Configuring a productNew X++ based configuration formRich API
Demo
Product modeling
Integration
Integration / interoperabilityConfigurator CAD system
(Autodesk inventor)Programmable machines (robot, CNC)
CAM code generation(printrun/Slic3r)
Configured grap SalesQuotation form
Configured 3D model
Manufactured itemsPrograms (Gcode)
X++ application programming interface
PCAdaptor
PCAdaptorProductConfigurationModel
PCAdaptorComponent PCAdaptorAttribute
PCAdaptorBOMLine
PCAdaptorSourceDocumentLine
PCAdaptorRouteOperation
PCAdaptorSubComponent
Application programming interface – dynamic structure
User selectionBuild
datastructureGenerate BOM
and route
Execute extension
Check for extensionAccept configuration
Demo
Integration
Other sources of information
Manufacturing Bloghttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/axmfg/
Adaptor on MSDNhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/pcadaptor.aspx
User documentation on Technethttp://technet.microsoft.com/EN-US/library/hh278334.aspx
Migration Whitepaperhttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29695
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