Microsoft Dynamics AX Technical ConferenceFebruary 3–5, 2014Bellevue, WA

Microsoft Dynamics for RetailAamir Allaqaband and Josef Schauer

IntroductionWe are excited to share Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 with you…• This presentation contains Microsoft confidential information• Dynamics AX 2012 R3 is pre-release software and subject to change• Microsoft provides no license, express or implied, in this presentation• Please review and respect the disclaimer included in all printed

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Agenda

SetupMonitoringMass-deploymentCommerce Data Exchange

Setup

New Setup experiences

Real-time ServiceAsync ServerAsync ClientRetail Server & hardware stationModern POSRetail channel databaseRetail online storefront

Monitoring

Monitoring with System Center Ops. Mgr.

Automatic Retail component discovery

Component state & connectivity monitoring

Basic Recovery Tasks

Remote event collection & change tracing levels

In-place KB articles

Key features of Retail component monitoring with System Center Operations Manager

Connectivity Monitoring – Key Failure States

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Channel

database

Async client

Retail Monitoring scope

Async Server

Real-time Service

Async Client

Retail Server

Modern POS

Sharepoint online storefront

Channel database

Retail POS

Offline database

Support for monitoring workgroup and domain computers

Monitoring Console – State View

Monitoring Console – Roll-up monitors

Demo

Speaker Name

Mass-deployment

Mass-deploy Retail components using System Center Configuration Manager

Retail Mass-deployment – Key Features

Deploy & Configure Retail components using SCCM

Business & technical topology views enabled in SCCM

Updates & Customization deployment using SCUP & SCCM

Topology planning in AX & export to SCCM

Retail Server

Modern POS

Async Server

Real-time Service

Async Client

Mass-deployment scope

Channel database

Retail POS

Offline database

Mass-deployment key workflow

System Center Conf. Mgr.

Dynamics AX

Bulk-deploy applications to target computers

Export system topology to System Center Conf. Mgr.

Define system topology in Dynamics AX

..Target Computer N

Target Computer 2

Target Computer 1

Topology management in Dynamics AX

Topology management – key featuresAll legal topologies supported. E.g. multiple instances, multiple components on same box

Topology definition and validation in AX – reduced misconfiguration – single version of the truth

Business & Technical topology views in SCCM

Mass-deployment – other features

Support for workgroup and domain computers

Fully encapsulated installation and configuration

Centralized logging

Bulk and granular credential management

Hotfix & customization deployment using System Center Updates PublisherRule based auto-detection of applicable updates and customizationsApplicability detection rules pre-populated for official product updatesSupport for selective, gated roll-out in the topology

Updates deployment workflow

System Center Conf. Mgr.

Partner Source/

Customer Source

Bulk-deploy updates to target computers

Use updates publisher toolkit to read MSI metadata and generate SCUP package

Obtain retail software update (as MSI)

..Target Computer N

Target Computer 2

Target Computer 1

System Center

Updates Publisher

Publish Updates to System Center Updates Publisher

Commerce Data Exchange

Component names

Commerce Data Exchange

Synch Service

Commerce Data Exchange

Async server

Commerce Data Exchange

Async client

Commerce Data Exchange

Real-time Service

Commerce Data ExchangeRetail headquarters Channel

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Point of sale

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Mobile

Online

Master dataRetail sales

Customer ordersInventory lookupGift cards

Architectural changes

Change trackingPreactions and actions

Async serverWindows Communication Foundation (WCF) service hosted in Internet Information Services (IIS)

Async clientWindows service per channel databaseClient initiates data transfer

Outbound data flow

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Channel

database

Async client

Inbound data flow

Async server

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Channel

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Async client

Scheduler jobs and distribution schedules

Configuration

Key concepts

Store 1

Channel database

Store n Store 1

Channel data

group

Store n

Retail store Channel database

Channel data group

Distribution schedule

Scheduler jobs

Monitoring

Demo

Speaker Name

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