Ax Installation Guide
Ax Installation Guide
Ax Installation Guide
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Table of Contents
Prepare for the installation ............................................................................................................................................................... 5 Overview of the installation ......................................................................................................................................................... 6 What's New: Installation ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 Servers in the Microsoft Dynamics AX environment ..................................................................................................... 8 Microsoft Dynamics AX components ............................................................................................................................... 10 Installation types ....................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Before you begin ........................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Pre-installation checklist ........................................................................................................................................................ 13 Create service accounts .......................................................................................................................................................... 14 Verify that you have the required permissions for installation .............................................................................. 16 Check prerequisites .................................................................................................................................................................. 17 Create a shared directory for installation ........................................................................................................................ 19 Install the Microsoft Dynamics AX databases ........................................................................................................................ 20 Install server and web server components .............................................................................................................................. 24 Install an Application Object Server (AOS) instance ....................................................................................................... 25 Install an AOS instance ........................................................................................................................................................... 25 Install multiple AOS instances ............................................................................................................................................. 28 Install Enterprise Portal ............................................................................................................................................................... 29 Install Enterprise Portal (EP) .................................................................................................................................................. 29 Set up Enterprise Portal and Role Centers...................................................................................................................... 32 Install Search ................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Configure SharePoint Services logging ........................................................................................................................... 33 Install Microsoft Dynamics AX Enterprise Search ........................................................................................................ 33 Install help server .......................................................................................................................................................................... 35 Before you install the help server ....................................................................................................................................... 35 Install the help server .............................................................................................................................................................. 36 Install business intelligence components ................................................................................................................................ 38 Install Reporting Services extensions .................................................................................................................................... 39 Checklist: Install the Reporting Services extensions and deploy reports ........................................................... 39 Before you install the Reporting Services extensions ................................................................................................ 40 Install the Reporting Services extensions ........................................................................................................................ 42 Complete the Reporting Services integration ............................................................................................................... 44 Deploy the default reports ............................................................................................................................................... 44 Assign users to the DynamicsAXBrowser role .......................................................................................................... 45 Configure Analysis Services ...................................................................................................................................................... 46 Checklist: Configure Analysis Services and deploy cubes ........................................................................................ 46 Before you configure Analysis Services ........................................................................................................................... 47 Configure Analysis Services by running Setup .............................................................................................................. 47 Complete the Analysis Services integration process .................................................................................................. 49
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Install client components ............................................................................................................................................................... 50 Install the Microsoft Dynamics AX client ............................................................................................................................. 51 Install a client .............................................................................................................................................................................. 51 Deploy multiple clients ........................................................................................................................................................... 53 Install Office Add-ins ................................................................................................................................................................... 55 Install Remote Desktop Services integration ..................................................................................................................... 57 Install developer tools ..................................................................................................................................................................... 58 Install the debugger ..................................................................................................................................................................... 59 Install Visual Studio Tools .......................................................................................................................................................... 60 Install the Trace Parser ................................................................................................................................................................ 62 Install integration components .................................................................................................................................................... 64 Install Web services on IIS ......................................................................................................................................................... 65 Install the .NET Business Connector ...................................................................................................................................... 69 Install the synchronization proxy for Microsoft Project Server ................................................................................... 71 Install the synchronization service for Microsoft Project Server ................................................................................ 73 Install management utilities .......................................................................................................................................................... 75 Perform a single-computer installation of Microsoft Dynamics AX .............................................................................. 77 Perform a single-computer installation ............................................................................................................................... 78 Considerations for installing multiple instances on a computer................................................................................ 79 Install Microsoft Dynamics AX in silent mode ....................................................................................................................... 80 Run Setup in silent mode........................................................................................................................................................... 80 Firewall settings for Microsoft Dynamics AX components ............................................................................................... 83 Troubleshoot the installation........................................................................................................................................................ 85 Test the installation ...................................................................................................................................................................... 85 Troubleshoot general installation issues ............................................................................................................................. 85 Troubleshoot prerequisite issues ............................................................................................................................................ 88 Troubleshoot installation issues with client components ............................................................................................. 88
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Microsoft Dynamics AX Messaging server A messaging server enables sending and receiving email messages and instant messages. Microsoft Dynamics AX can use email to send alerts to users. Microsoft Dynamics AX requires the messaging server to support SMTP.
Databases
Databases include the Microsoft Dynamics AX database and the baseline database. The AOS connects to the Microsoft Dynamics AX database to process transactions and to render forms and reports from the model store. The baseline database contains a model store that is used to upgrade X++ code to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 and to analyze application patches before they are applied. For information about how to install the databases, see Install the Microsoft Dynamics AX databases.
Server components
Server components include the Application Object Server (AOS) and the Microsoft Dynamics AX components that run on Internet Information Services (IIS). For information about how to install one of the server components, click the corresponding link in the following table.
Component Application Object Server (AOS) Enterprise Portal (web server) Enterprise Search (web server) Help Server (web server) For more information, see: Install an Application Object Server (AOS) instance Install Enterprise Portal Install Search Install help server
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Client components
Client components give users access to Microsoft Dynamics AX data and functionality. For information about how to install one of the client components, click the corresponding link in the following table.
Component Microsoft Dynamics AX Windows client Microsoft Office Add-ins Remote Desktop Services integration For more information, see: Install the Microsoft Dynamics AX client Install Office Add-ins Install Remote Desktop Services integration
Developer tools
Developer tools are used to customize Microsoft Dynamics AX. For example, you can use developer tools to create customizations or extensions to Enterprise Portal and to create advanced production reports for Microsoft Dynamics AX using SQL Server Reporting Services. For information about how to install one of the developer tools, click the corresponding link in the following table.
Component Debugger Visual Studio Tools Trace Parser
For more information, see: Install the debugger Install Visual Studio Tools Install the Trace Parser
Integration components
Integration components enable Microsoft Dynamics AX to integrate with external applications. For information about how to install one of the integration components, click the corresponding link in the following table.
Component Web services on IIS .NET Business Connector For more information, see: Install Web services on IIS Install the .NET Business Connector Note: The .NET Business Connector is installed automatically with the Microsoft Dynamics AX components that require it. Synchronization proxy for Microsoft Project Server Synchronization service for Microsoft Project Server Install the synchronization proxy for Microsoft Project Server Install the synchronization service for Microsoft Project Server
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Management utilities
Management utilities allow you to configure and manage Microsoft Dynamics AX components and artifacts such as report and web controls from the metadata store. For information about how to install management utilities, see Install management utilities.
Installation types
Two installation types are available from the Setup wizard: Custom installation and Single-computer installation.
Custom installation
Choose Custom installation to select specific Microsoft Dynamics AX components to install on multiple computers. Use this installation type in a production environment.
Single-computer installation
Choose Single-computer installation to install a complete Microsoft Dynamics AX system on one computer. Setup uses default settings to configure all components, and new Microsoft Dynamics AX databases are created. User names and passwords are the only input required. If you want to connect to an existing database or specify other custom settings, you must use the custom installation type. Important: You should not use the single-computer installation in a production environment. Use this installation type only for development and testing. A single-computer installation includes the following components: Databases Application Object Server (AOS) Enterprise Portal Help server Reporting Services extensions Analysis Services configuration Client Office add-ins Remote Desktop Services integration Debugger Visual Studio Tools Trace Parser .NET Business Connector Management utilities
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Pre-installation checklist
Before installing Microsoft Dynamics AX, you must plan the implementation and complete the preinstallation tasks listed in the following table.
Task 1. Plan the Microsoft Dynamics AX deployment. 2. Look for updated Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 installation documentation on the Web. 3. Review the system requirements. Important: If you plan to upgrade the operating system, you must do so before you install Microsoft Dynamics AX. If you perform an operating system upgrade after Microsoft Dynamics AX has been installed, you may experience problems such as AOS instances not starting or registry entries being deleted. 4. Create service accounts for Windows services to run as. For example, you must create accounts to run Microsoft Dynamics AX services and SQL Server services. 5. Copy the DVD contents to a shared directory. 6. Make sure that your domain account has appropriate rights to perform the installation. 7. Verify that prerequisites have been met. Create a shared directory for installation Verify that you have the required permissions for installation Check prerequisites Create service accounts System requirements on the Web For more information, see: Implementation Planning Guide Installation Guide (PDF download)
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If you are using Windows Server 2008 R2 or a later version of Windows Server, you can use managed service accounts. For more information, see the Service Accounts Step-by-Step Guide on TechNet.
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Description The account that the .NET Business Connector will run as. This account will be used to connect to the AOS on behalf of a Microsoft Dynamics AX user, without granting that user excessive privileges in the system. Note: This account must not be a Microsoft Dynamics AX user.
To configure this account: Select this account in the System service accounts form.
The account that Enterprise Search will run as. This account will be used by the Microsoft SharePoint Indexing Service to crawl Microsoft Dynamics AX data. This account must be assigned to the Search crawler security role in Microsoft Dynamics AX. We recommend that this account be configured with no local logon rights.
Select this account when running the Setup wizard to install Enterprise Search. For more information, see Install Microsoft Dynamics AX Enterprise Search. Use the Assign users to roles form to assign this account to the Search crawler security role. Select this account in the System service accounts form.
The account that the Microsoft Project Server synchronization service will run as. We
recommend that this account be configured with For more information, see Install the no local logon rights. synchronization service for Microsoft Project Server.
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Description The account that the SQL Server Analysis Services (MSSQLSERVER) Windows service will run as.
To configure this account: Select this account when installing Analysis Services. Important: The account that you select must have read access to the Microsoft Dynamics AX online transaction processing (OLTP) database.
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Additional permissions required to install Member of the System administrator role in Microsoft Dynamics AX. Member of the System administrator role in Microsoft Dynamics AX. Member of the SQL Server db_accessadmin role for the Microsoft Dynamics AX database.
Client Office add-ins Remote Desktop Services integration Debugger Visual Studio Tools Trace Parser Web services on IIS .NET Business Connector Synchronization proxy
None None None None None None Member of the System administrator role in Microsoft Dynamics AX. None Member of the dbowner database role on the SQL Server database for Microsoft Project Server.
Check prerequisites
Run the Microsoft Dynamics AX prerequisite validation utility to determine whether a computer meets the requirements to install a Microsoft Dynamics AX component. You can run the utility before installing any components in your environment. If prerequisites are not met, the utility will help you install or configure most prerequisites. In addition, you can view or print a report that shows the results of the prerequisite validation. Prerequisite validation is also built into Setup, so the same prerequisites are verified when you install a component using the Setup wizard. Note: The prerequisite validation utility verifies the software prerequisites that Microsoft Dynamics AX depends on. The utility does not verify whether required Microsoft Dynamics AX components are installed or configured. For example, the utility verifies whether a supported version of Windows is installed. It does not verify whether an Application Object Server (AOS) is running in the environment. Prerequisite Microsoft Dynamics AX components are validated when you run Setup. To review the hardware and software requirements for Microsoft Dynamics AX, see the system requirements.
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Microsoft Dynamics AX Use the following procedure to run the prerequisite validation utility. 1. 2. Start Microsoft Dynamics AX Setup. Under Prepare, click Validate system requirements. Note: To avoid errors, you should run only one instance of the utility at a time. 3. 4. The Prerequisite validation page is displayed. Select the components that you plan to install on the local computer, and then click Next. The Prerequisite validation results page is displayed. Each prerequisite is assigned one of the following statuses:
Status Success Description Indicates that the local computer meets the prerequisite.
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Indicates that the local computer does not meet the prerequisite. You cannot install the component until this prerequisite is installed or configured.
Warning
Indicates that the local computer does not meet the prerequisite, but it will not prevent you from installing the Microsoft Dynamics AX component.
For more information about a prerequisite, click its status. For information about all of the prerequisites that were validated, click View report to display the Microsoft Dynamics AX Prerequisite check report. Both options provide a prerequisite description, validation status, and recommendations for resolving any problems. 5. Resolve prerequisite issues. For many errors and warnings, the prerequisite validation utility can attempt to resolve the issue for you. If a link is available in the Download column, click it to download and install the missing prerequisite. Internet access is required to download some prerequisites that are not included on the installation media. In some cases, clicking the link will start the download immediately. In other cases, clicking the link will open a download page. Note: If network or computer security prevents directly downloading a prerequisite, you must download the prerequisite using an alternate method. Click the Error link on the prerequisite validation page to obtain the download URL. If a check box is available in the Configure column, select it and then click the Configure button to resolve the issue.
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See Also
Troubleshoot prerequisite issues
As a security best practice, we recommend prohibiting users from making changes to this directory. Only read access is necessary to perform an installation from the directory. 3. 4. Copy the contents of the Microsoft Dynamics AX DVD to the DynamicsAX6 directory. Copy the installation files for service packs or updates to the directory.
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Model Foundation Description The base Microsoft Dynamics AX model, which contains the application framework and the application foundation. This model also contains functionality for the discrete manufacturing industry. (Required) Foundation Labels The application labels for the foundation model. This model includes labels for the following languages: Foundation Upgrade Danish (Denmark) German (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) French (France, Canada, Belgium, and Switzerland) Dutch (Netherlands and Belgium) English (Canada, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States, Australia, and South Africa) Spanish (Spain, Mexico) Italian (Italy, Switzerland)
The model to upgrade from Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 or Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0.
Process Manufacturing
The model that contains Process manufacturing production and logistics features for Microsoft Dynamics AX. These features enable you to manage production, inventory, and costs in a process-controlled environment, such as in the food, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries.
The model to upgrade Process manufacturing and logistics from Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 or Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0.
Public Sector
The Public Sector model for Microsoft Dynamics AX, which addresses the special controls, rules, and regulations of Public Sector organizations.
Project Management
The model that contains additional project-related features for Microsoft Dynamics AX. These features enable you to invoice customers for a variety of billing scenarios, such as per unit of delivery and completion of a milestone, to create customer and vendor retentions, and to manage workers on projects.
The model to upgrade Project Management from Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 or Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0.
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Security note: It is possible to have models, or.axmodel files, that are not electronically signed. The Setup program cannot verify the publisher of an unsigned model file. Importing an unsigned model file to the model store is a security risk. Setup will display an error message if a selected model file does not have a digital signature. Carefully review the models that you have selected before you decide to continue with or cancel the installation. Click Next to continue. 10. On the Prerequisite validation results page, resolve any errors. When no errors remain, click Next. 11. On the Ready to install page, click Install. 12. After the installation is complete, click Finish to close the wizard.
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11. On the Prerequisite validation results page, resolve any errors. When no errors remain, click Next. 12. On the Ready to install page, click Install. 13. After the installation is complete, click Finish to close the wizard. The AOS service can take several minutes to start the first time after it is installed. To determine whether the AOS service has started, click Administrative tools > Services, and review the status of the Microsoft Dynamics AX Object Server service. Start the AOS Windows service After you install an AOS instance, you must wait for the Microsoft Dynamics AX Object Server Windows service to start. By default, if a Windows service takes longer than 30 seconds to start, the system displays a message informing you that the service did not respond to a start command. The AOS Windows service can take longer than 30 seconds to start, and the lack of a response in 30 seconds can cause the service to stop. Therefore, if an AOS instance repeatedly does not start, you may want to configure the registry to give Windows services more time, such as 120 seconds, to start before the error message is displayed. Warning: This section describes how to modify the registry so that the AOS Windows service has enough time to start before Windows displays an error message. Be aware that serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. We recommend that you back up the registry before you modify it. If a problem occurs, you can restore it. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, see Backup and recovery. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate and then click the following registry subkey: \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control Right-click Control, and then click New > DWORD (32-Bit) Value. Right-click the new key, and then click Rename. Enter the name ServicePipeTimeout. Right-click the key again, and then click Modify. In the Value data text box, enter 120000, and then click OK. The AOS Windows service now has 120 seconds to start before the system displays an error message.
If the AOS instance does not start after you implement this registry key, use the Microsoft Dynamics AX Server Configuration utility to verify that the AOS instance is using a unique port. Port conflicts prevent AOS instances from starting. For more information, see Change the TCP/IP port an AOS runs on.
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Microsoft Dynamics AX We recommend that you select the Configure for Windows SharePoint Services option. If you select this option, Setup verifies that the site is a SharePoint site. If the site is not a SharePoint site, Setup extends the site in SharePoint. Setup also sets the application pool to run under the service account and sets the authentication method to Windows NTLM. Important: Note the following important information about the Create Web site option: Clear this option if you are installing Enterprise Portal for a public site, such as an unsolicited vendor portal. For public sites, you must create the Enterprise Portal site by using the public site template. For more information, see Create a public Enterprise Portal site. If you are installing Enterprise Portal for a stand-alone installation, or on an administration server for a Web farm, select the Create Web site option to create a site at the following URL: http://ServerName/sites/DynamicsAX. Setup creates a new site that uses port 80. When you install Enterprise Portal on subsequent servers in a server farm, you must clear this option. The site must be created only on the administration server for the Web farm.
Click Next. Note: If your business or organization purchased a developer license for Microsoft Dynamics AX, you can change the URL for the web site, title, and description before you complete the installation. Modify the EPSetupParams file in the Application Object Tree (AOT) (Web > Web Files > Static Files > EPSetupParams). 12. On the Prerequisite validation results page, resolve any errors. When no errors remain, click Next. 13. On the Ready to install page, click Install. 14. After the installation is complete, click Finish to close the wizard. 15. Repeat this procedure on every Web server in the server farm.
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Install Search
This section contains information about installing Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Enterprise Search. Use the following topics to help you install Search. Configure SharePoint Services logging Install Microsoft Dynamics AX Enterprise Search
Configure logging
Use the following procedure to specify limits for diagnostic logging for SharePoint 2010 products. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. In SharePoint 2010 Central Administration, click Monitoring. Under Reporting, click Configure diagnostic logging. In the Number of days to store log files section, enter a number. Select the Restrict Trace Log disk space usage option. In the Maximum storage space for Trace Logs (GB) field, enter a number. Click OK. Under Reporting, click Configure usage and health data collection. In the Maximum log file size field, enter a number. Click OK.
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Microsoft Dynamics AX On the computer where you will install Enterprise Search, run the prerequisite validation utility to verify that system requirements have been met. For information about how to run the prerequisite validation utility, see Check prerequisites. For more information about the hardware and software requirements for Microsoft Dynamics AX, see the system requirements.
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Install prerequisites
On the computer where you will install the Help server, run the prerequisite validation utility to verify that system requirements have been met. For information about how to run the prerequisite validation utility, see Check prerequisites. For more information about the hardware and software requirements for Microsoft Dynamics AX, see the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 System Requirements guide.
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Install the Reporting Services extensions. Complete the Reporting Services integration: 1. Deploy the default reports that are included with Microsoft Dynamics AX, if you did not already deploy the reports when you installed the Reporting Services extensions. 2. Assign users to the DynamicsAXBrowser role in Reporting Services.
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Verify that you have the required permissions to install the Reporting Services extensions
To install the Reporting Services extensions, you must have the required permissions. For more information, see Verify that you have the required permissions for installation.
Install prerequisites
On the computer where Reporting Services is installed, or where you plan to install Reporting Services, run the prerequisite validation utility to verify that system requirements have been met. For information about how to run the prerequisite validation utility, see Check prerequisites. For more information about the hardware and software requirements for Microsoft Dynamics AX, see the system requirements.
Configure Reporting Services by using the Reporting Services Configuration Manager tool
Use the following procedure to configure Reporting Services. If you installed Reporting Services in its default configuration, Reporting Services is already configured for you. We recommend that you complete this procedure to verify that the options are configured correctly. 1. 2. Open Reporting Services Configuration Manager (Start > All Programs > Microsoft SQL Server 2008 > Configuration Tools > Reporting Services Configuration Manager). Connect to your Reporting Services instance.
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Click this option [ServerName]\[InstanceName] Service Account To do this Verify that Reporting Services is running. If it is not running, click Start. The action you should take depends on the configuration mode you selected when installing Reporting Services. If you selected the Install the native mode default configuration option, no action is required. The service account is set to the account you specified when installing Reporting Services. If you selected the Install, but do not configure the report server option, select the built-in account, Network Service, as the service account. Note: When you install the Reporting Services extensions, the Business Connector proxy account will automatically be assigned as the service account for Reporting Services. Web Service URL Create a virtual directory for the Reporting Services web service. By default, the virtual directory is named ReportServer and the URL is http://[SSRSServerName]:80/ReportServer. Database Create a database for Reporting Services. By default, the database is named ReportServer. Report Manager URL Create a virtual directory for Report Manager. Report Manager is the website that reports are published to. By default, the virtual directory is named Reports and the URL is http://[SSRSServerName]:80/Reports. E-mail Settings This option is not required. For more information, see the SQL Server documentation. Execution Account Take no action. Note: When you install the Reporting Services extensions, the Business Connector proxy account will automatically be assigned as the execution account for Reporting Services. Encryption Keys This option is not required. For more information, see the SQL Server documentation. Scale-out Deployment This option is not required. For more information, see the SQL Server documentation.
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Open PowerShell and view a list of reports Complete the following procedure to open PowerShell and view a list of the reports that are included with Microsoft Dynamics AX. 1. Open PowerShell as an administrator by following these steps. 2. Click Start > Administrative Tools. Right-click the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Management Shell option. Click Run as administrator.
Retrieve a list of the reports that are included with Microsoft Dynamics AX, and store the list in a local variable by entering the following command:
$reports = Get-AXReport -ReportName *
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Filter the list of reports In the previous procedure, you displayed a list of all the reports that are included with Microsoft Dynamics AX. To modify and filter the list, you can use the following commands: To modify the list so that only the Name and ChangedDate fields are displayed, enter the following command:
$reports | Select-Object Name,ChangedDate
To filter the list so that only specific reports are listed, enter keywords or report names. For example, to filter the list so that only reports that contain the word CustTrans are listed, enter the following command:
$reports | Select-Object Name,ChangedDate | Where { $_.Name -like "CustTrans*" }
Deploy the reports After you have retrieved a list of reports, you can deploy the reports. The Publish-AXReport command is used to deploy the reports. The following examples show how to use this command: To deploy a specific report, enter the name of the report. For example, to deploy the CustTransList report, enter the following command:
Publish-AXReport -ReportName CustTransList
To deploy two or more specific reports, enter the names of the reports. For example, to deploy the CustTransList and CustTransOpenPerDate reports, enter the following command:
Publish-AXReport -ReportName CustTransList, CustTransOpenPerDate
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Configure Analysis Services by running the Microsoft Dynamics AX Setup Wizard. Complete the Analysis Services integration: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Install SQL Server Analysis Management Objects on Microsoft Dynamics AX client computers. Verify that information about exchange rates has been entered. Deploy the default cubes that are included with Microsoft Dynamics AX. Update the data source for online analytical processing (OLAP) if your Analysis Services database is not named Dynamics AX. Configure the cubes, based on changes that you have made to the Microsoft Dynamics AX configuration or license keys. Grant users access to the cubes. Automate the processing of cubes.
Install SQL Server Management Objects Verify that exchange rate information has been entered Deploy the default cubes Update the OLAP data source How to: Configure an Existing SQL Server Analysis Services Project after Changing the Microsoft Dynamics AX Configuration or License Keys Grant users access to the cubes Automate the processing of cubes
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Verify that you have the required permissions to configure Analysis Services
To configure Analysis Services, you must have the required permissions. For more information, see Verify that you have the required permissions for installation.
Install prerequisites
On the computer where Analysis Services is installed, or where you plan to install Analysis Services, run the prerequisite validation utility to verify that system requirements have been met. For information about how to run the prerequisite validation utility, see Check prerequisites. For more information about the hardware and software requirements for Microsoft Dynamics AX, see the system requirements.
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Install a client
When you install a Microsoft Dynamics AX client, the following components are included: The Microsoft Dynamics AX interface that connects to an Application Object Server (AOS) The Microsoft Dynamics AX Configuration utility
You can access the Microsoft Dynamics AX Configuration utility from the Administrative Tools menu. On Windows 7 computers, Administrative Tools are located in Control Panel. If you are installing a large number of clients, we recommend that you install them from a file server and create a shared configuration file. For details, see Deploy multiple clients.
Install a client
Use this procedure to install a Microsoft Dynamics AX client using the Setup wizard. If you are installing other Microsoft Dynamics AX components at the same time, the installation pages vary, based on the components that you are installing. 1. 2. 3. Start Microsoft Dynamics AX Setup. Under Install, select Microsoft Dynamics AX components. Advance through the initial wizard pages. If the Setup Support files have not yet been installed on this computer, the Select a file location page is displayed. The Setup Support files are required for installation. Provide a file location or accept the default location and then click Next. On the Ready to install page, click Install. On the Select installation type page, click Custom installation, and then click Next. On the Select components page, select Client, and then click Next.
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Optional: To install clients without installing the Microsoft Dynamics AX Client Configuration utility, set the parameter ClientConfig to zero. Optional: To set up clients to use a shared configuration file, set the ClientConfigFile path parameter to the file in the shared directory.
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For IIS 7, use the following steps to configure the application pool that is associated with the Microsoft Dynamics AX web services for IIS 7. This step is required to set the correct version of the .NET Framework. 1. 2. 3. 4. Start Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. In the Server Manager, Expand the Server Manager > Roles > Web Server (IIS) node and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. In the Connections pane, expand the node for your server name and then click Application Pools. In the Application Pools pane, right-click the application pool that is associated with the Microsoft Dynamics AX web services and click Basic Settings. In the Edit Application Pool dialog box, select .NET Framework 4.0 or a later version, such as V4.0.30319. Select Integrated from the Managed pipeline mode list. Notice that the Start application pool immediately option is selected. Click OK to return to IIS Manager. Restart the server. Browse to the Microsoft Dynamics AX web services and confirm that the web server returns the WSDL page. Use the following example to create the URL to browse to the web service:
http://host_name:port_number/MicrosoftDynamicsAXAif60/xppservice.svc?wsdl
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On the Web sites form, create a new record and provide appropriate values for the Name, Virtual directory share path, Description, and URL fields. The default URL is http:// computername:8101/MicrosoftDynamicsAXAif60. The default share path for the virtual directory is \\computername\MicrosoftDynamicsAXAif60.
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Microsoft Dynamics AX 7. If you are installing on a 64-bit operating system, the Select a file location page is displayed. Select the location where 32-bit versions of Microsoft Dynamics AX files should be installed and then click Next. On the Specify a location for configuration settings page, specify whether you want the synchronization service to access configuration information from the registry on the local computer or from a shared configuration file. If you select to use a shared configuration file, you must enter the network location of the file. Click Next. On the Connect to an AOS instance page, enter the name of the computer that is running the Application Object Server (AOS) instance that you want to connect to. You can optionally specify the name of the AOS instance, the TCP/IP port number, and the WSDL port for services. Click Next. Note: If you entered AOS connection information for other Microsoft Dynamics AX components that are installed on this computer, this screen is not displayed. Subsequent installations on this computer reuse the existing AOS connection. 10. On the Specify Business Connector proxy account information page, enter the password for the proxy account used by the .NET Business Connector. Click Next. 11. On the Enter the password for the service account page, enter the account information for the synchronization service. Click Next. 12. On the Connect to a message queue page, select to create a new message queue or connect to an existing message queue. If you choose to create a new queue, Setup creates a private queue by default. Private queues can be accessed only from the local computer. Select Make this a public queue to allow other computers access to the queue. If you are connecting to an existing queue, enter the queue address. Click Next. 13. On the Specify service accounts for synchronization message queues page, enter the service accounts that will communicate through message queues. For Setup to configure the proper permissions, you must provide a domain account used by the Microsoft Project Server eventing service, as well as the service account of at least one AOS instance. Then click Next. 14. On the Prerequisite validation results page, resolve any errors. When no errors remain, click Next. 15. On the Ready to install page, click Install. 16. After the installation is complete, click Finish to close the wizard.
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Firewall setting Exclude the port used by Reporting Services virtual directories, if other than port 80.
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For more information about configuring access to Analysis Services through Windows Firewall, see the SQL Server documentation on MSDN.
If you are using SQL Server Browser, you must also exclude port 2382.
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Exclude AxDebug.exe and its target applications, such as Ax32.exe and AxServ32.exe.
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Enable Web Server (HTTP) Exclude the port used by the Enterprise Portal Web site, if other than port 80.
If you do not enable the Web server in Windows Firewall, you will be able to view the site from the local server only.
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External applications use this port to consume the IIS-based Microsoft Dynamics AX web services.
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You must enable Remote Administration on computers that are administered remotely using PowerShell. For example, enable Remote Administration on a computer if you deploy reports to that computer from another computer where PowerShell is installed.
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The client returns a User not recognized error if you are not a user in the system. After installation, the first person to start a client on a computer is set to be the administrative user. You can determine whether someone has been set as the Microsoft Dynamics AX administrator by querying the values in the userinfo table in the database. An administrative user can add you as a user to the system, and then add you to the appropriate security roles. For more information, see the Microsoft Dynamics AX Technical Library on TechNet.
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