Data Upgrade and Code Upgrade from Microsoft Business Solutions–Axapta 3.0 to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009

Code: 80099
Course duration: 2 days
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Data Upgrade and Code Upgrade from Microsoft Business Solutions–Axapta 3.0 to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009

Course: 80099

About this Course

This two-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to perform an upgrade from Microsoft Business Solutions–Axapta 3.0 to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009. This includes planning and performing data and code upgrades of Microsoft Dynamics AX with customizations, as well as testing the upgraded solution. The training is designed to offer the students best practices to address the typical pain points of an upgrade. Classroom instruction, along with hands-on labs, VPC images and a student training manual, will assist students in performing a real life upgrade.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for Microsoft Dynamics AX software developers and administrators with medium to advanced Microsoft Dynamics AX experience. They may also have some upgrade experience.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

•Explain the upgrade workflow.

•Estimate and plan code and data upgrade.

•Set up environments for upgrade.

•Perform code upgrade and test the results.

•Perform data upgrade and test the results.

•Set up the upgraded system.

•Perform end-to-end testing of the upgraded solution.

•Deploy the upgraded solution (production upgrade).

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction

This module focuses on the basic concept of the upgrade from Microsoft Business Solutions–Axapta 3.0 to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009. It introduces the main terms related to upgrading. It also describes the upgrade workflow and system requirements that must be met before upgrading. In addition, this module discusses upgrade tools and upgrade testing.

Lessons

Terminology

Upgrade Overview

Upgrade Workflow

Upgrade Testing

Upgrade Tools

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Obtain basic knowledge about upgrades. Understand the upgrade workflow. Explain the upgrade testing. Summarize the upgrade tools.

Module 2: Upgrade Planning

This module covers the main activities of the upgrade estimation and planning and pre-upgrade actions. It describes best practices for analyzing the system to be upgraded, estimating the code and the data upgrade and planning the upgrade sequence based on analysis performed. In addition, the module explains how to set up environments for the upgrade. The module ends with the pain points of the upgrade planning.

Lessons

Upgrade Project Overview

Source System Analysis

Estimate Code Upgrade

Estimate Data Upgrade

Set Performance Goal

Plan Upgrade Sequence Based on Analysis

Prepare Environments for Upgrade

Pain Points

Lab : Using the Upgrade Estimation Tool

Lab : Plan Upgrade Sequence

After completing this module students will be able to:

Analyze and define the scope for the upgrade.Use the Estimation tool to estimate the code upgrade.Estimate the data upgrade.Plan the upgrade sequence.Prepare environments for the upgrade.

Module 3: Code Upgrade

This module focuses on the basic concept of the technical code upgrade for Microsoft Dynamics AX. It introduces the main strategy and procedures one must understand to do the code upgrade. It also describes the code upgrade pain points and prompts on handling them, which can help through the code upgrade process. In addition, the module discusses the code upgrade testing.

Lessons

Implement Code Upgrade Strategy

Code Upgrade Workflow

Using Code Upgrade Tools

Code Upgrade

Testing Code Upgrade

Pain Points

Troubleshooting

Lab : Perform the Layer Consolidation

Lab : Perform the Code Upgrade

Lab : Resolve the Trustworthy Computing Conflict

Lab : Create and Run Unit Test for Customizations (Credit Limit)

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explain the code upgrade workflow and upgrade strategy.Prepare the Microsoft Dynamics AX system for the code upgrade. Upgrade customizations. Resolve trustworthy computing and best practice errors. Perform the post-upgrade activities. Test the code upgrade. Plan the upgrade sequence.Prepare environments for the upgrade.

Module 4: Data Upgrade

This module covers main steps of data upgrade from Microsoft Dynamics AX 3.0 to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009. It describes preparation to data upgrade, as well as writing and debugging data upgrade scripts and running them with the standard scripts to upgrade data. The module also covers the pain points and troubles of the data upgrade and explains how to avoid them.

Lessons

Data Upgrade Workflow

Data Upgrade Initialization

Data Upgrade Process

Data Upgrade Performance Improvement: Use of Parallelization

Pain Points

Troubleshooting

Test the Data Upgrade Results

Lab : Create Upgrade Scripts for Customizations (Time Zone)

Lab : Perform Data Upgrade

Lab : Functional Test of Customizations

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Prepare Microsoft Dynamics AX 3.0 database for upgrade.Use the DB Upgrade Preparation tool.Write and debug upgrade scripts for customizations.Perform a time zone upgrade.Use parallelization to improve performance during data upgrade.Test the data upgrade results.

Module 5: End-to-End

This module focuses on finalizing the upgrade for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009. It covers additional setup of the new functionality in the upgraded system and testing the system’s performance and end-to-end processes. The module also describes how to improve performance of the upgraded solution. The main goal of this module is to explain how to prepare the upgraded solution for going live.

Lessons

Pre-Production Upgrade

Configure System Accounts

Upgrade Enterprise Portal

Upgrade Application Integration Framework (AIF)

Business Intelligence (BI) and Reporting Upgrade

Multisite Activation

Standard Cost Setup

Improve Performance on the Upgraded System

Finish with CareAcceptance Testing

Production Upgrade

Final Testing

Lab : Set up Reporting Services

Lab : End-to-End Scenario Testing

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Move the upgraded solution to the pre-production environment.Configure system accountsUpgrade EP, AIF, BI and Reporting.Activate multisite and set up standard cost.Improve performance of the upgraded solution.Perform acceptance testing.Perform production upgrade and go live.

Before attending this course, students must have:

Knowledge equivalent to the Microsoft Dynamics AX 3.0 and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Development courses. Knowledge equivalent of the Microsoft Dynamics AX 3.0 and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Introduction courses.

*E-Tek is an authorized Prometric testing center, offering official Microsoft certification exams at its Secaucus, New Jersey (NJ) location.

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