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Dynamics AX 2012 to
Microsoft Dynamics 365
UI CHANGES
Browser Accessible
• No more Terminal servers or Citrix to access application
• Accessible on any device with a web browser
• Ongoing platform upgrades for browser compatibility
• Smartphone mobile application with customizable
experiences
Death of Enterprise Portal
• One set of UI design tools
• Complicated Role center deployments are gone, replaced by
more efficient task based Workspaces
• Forms are modern HTML5 designed forms that feel like the
“Rich Client” in the browser
• Cross-platform support (PC, Mac, tablet, etc.)
Task Guides
• Create business process recordings seamlessly
• Auto generate application verification tests
• Add validations
• Add annotations to your recordings to provided guided user
experience
• Update task recordings to your BPMs in LCS
• Add dev validations where necessary
UI DEMO
Why Upgrade?
CODE MANAGEMENT
Extensibility
• Customize the application using Extension framework
• Extend functionality or customize without overlayering
• Eliminate intrusive customizations (must change mindset)
• Support “modern apps” continuous upgrade model
• Reduce cost of upgrade by avoiding metadata conflicts
• Improve quality of implementation
• Protect your IP
• http://advantedge.saglobal.com/events/extension-in-
dynamics-365-operations-webinar.html
AX 2012 vs D365 Code Organization
Application
Platform, • Application Model
Foundation • No Overlayering Allowed
Packages
Roadmap and Predictable Releases
• Better roadmap visibility from Microsoft
– https://roadmap.dynamics.com/
• Somewhat predicable upgrade cadence
– Twice yearly application platform releases (spring and fall, kind of…)
– Monthly platform releases
• Feedback mechanism through Ideas site
– https://ideas.dynamics.com/
Roadmap Website
Future Upgradeability
• Extensibility, Predictable release schedules, and Roadmap
helps companies keep D365FO more current
BI
Shift in Technology
• D365FO
– Visual Studio
– X++ Development
– Data Entity Store
– Azure
• AX 2012
– SQL Server Tools
• SQL Server Integration Services
• SQL Server Analysis Services
– Analysis Services Cube
D365FO Production Databases and
Related Reports
Replicated
Database
Azure
(Read Only)
PowerBI.com
Entity Store Reports
Business
Power BI Documents
Embedded
Built-in Data Warehouse Tools
• Data Management Framework
– Data Entities
• Make data accessible outside in PowerBI.com or other third party reporting
tools
– Dimensions/Aggregate Measures
– Entity Store
• Ability to bring Aggregate Measurement / Data Entity Store Data into a
Microsoft managed Azure SQL Server
Data Management Workspace
Power BI
• Embedded directly in workspaces
– Ready to use content packs
• PowerBI.com also available after extracting data from
D365FO
Power BI Content Packs
FUNCTIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
Functional Improvements
• 4 application releases to-date
– Microsoft Dynamics (7.0, February 2016)
– Microsoft Dynamics (7.0.1, May 2016)
– Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations (1611 or 7.1,
November 2016)
– Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance & Operations, Enterprise Edition
(7.2, July 2017)
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-
operations/dev-itpro/get-started/whats-new-changed
• SAGlobal What’s New July Release Webinar:
– http://advantedge.saglobal.com/events/dynamics-365-for-finance-and-
operations-enterprise-edition-whats-changed.html
ADVANTEDGE
Need help?
• SAGlobal is an approved “Microsoft Development Center”
• We can assist in creating, upgrading, and maintaining your ISV, partner, or customer solution
• Contact Jen Wisemore for more details (JenW@SAGlobal.com | +1 425.444.0945)
Solution Feature
Design Development
End-User
BI &
Services
Reporting
Testing Application
Lifecycle
Management
Data Documentation
Management