How to deploy Dynamics AX instance on Azure through LifeCycle Service (LCS)- Part I

 
Hi All,
In this post I will demonstrate how to configure your Azure account  with LCS(LifeCycle services) project to deploy the AX on Azure cloud.
In second part of this post I will share how to actual deploy the AX on Azure.
Here is quick steps to setup/configuration your Azure with LifeCycle services
Step 1: Login you LCS services
Step 2: Create a new project or you can use any existing project as well. Here in this tutorial I will take an example with new instance creation.

Click on + button and fill the details and click on create.

After create a new project below screen will come which shows, your project created successfully.

Step 2: Now click on Microsoft Azure setting under environments
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To proceed further you need you Azure subscription id. To find your subscription id Login into your Azure management portal.  Scroll down click on setting and copy from here

Paste this Subscription id in below field

Step: 3 Download management certification (file name : LifecycleServicesDeployment.cer)
This certificate will enable Lifecycle Services to communicate with Azure on your behalf. Download this management certificate to your local computer. Then, upload the management certificate to the Azure management portal (Settings > Management Certificates).
To  upload this certification Login into your Azure management portal.  Scroll down click on setting click on Management Certificate than click on “Upload Management certification”

Upload the “LifecycleServicesDeployment.cer” file here.
Step :4 Now on LCS window click on next and select Azure region and click on “Connect”.
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So here we completed the setup of LCS with Azure.
In my next post i will share how to deploy the AX on windows Azure environment. How to host AX on cloud.
- Harry

Completed 200 posts today.

Hi Friends,

Today I completed my 200 posts. This cant be possible without your support and feedback. 
A big thanks to all of you.

Regards-
Harry

Workflow setup in AX2012 R3 CU8

Hi Folks,

Here is the steps to setup the workflow in CU8. To setup workflow for first time, we need to setup it first.

1. First of all we need a batch group which can handle the workflow triggers and proceed workflow task, also send the the notification to users.
 Go to System admin-> Setup -> Batch Group
Add a new batch group for workflow,



Add batch server accordingly.


2. Now we need to setup the workflow parameters 
Go to System Admin -> Setup -> workflow -> Workflow parameter
  

Select workflow email template. (You may need to create a new workflow Email template)


3. Go to System Admin -> Setup -> workflow -> click on Workflow infrastructure Configuration
Now a wizard will open and Follow below steps


4. Configure the workflow message processing batch job
Select Batch group in below screen. (This may be not editable if already some records exists in respective tables)


5. Configure the workflow due date processing batch job
On next screen select same batch group and enter the number of hours for recurrence interval


6. Configure the line-item workflow notification batch job
In this screen we need to select a batch group and the number of minutes for recurrence interval of this job


7. As next screen you will have below screen to finish this process


So…. Now your system is ready for workflow process.

-Harry

The table WHSWorkLineCycleCount does not contain the method WHSWorkTable.

Hi Folks,

Today i just got this error message for "WHSWorkLineCycleCount" table.  while there is no changes in standard objects. Have a look on below case and share your suggestion and feedback as well. Here i am sharing my experience with the same.

Compilation error:
The table WHSWorkLineCycleCount does not contain the method WHSWorkTable.

CIL Error:
CIL generation: Warning: CIL could not be generated for X++ method WHSWorkTableForm.sourceButton_clicked due to X++ compile errors. This method throws an exception if run as CIL.

Possible Reason:
After the configuration key "Warehouse and Transportation management" is disabled, you will get above compilation and CIL error on standard AX 

Solutions:
1. Add one method in table WHSWorkLineCycleCount named WHSWorkTable
To fix it on your environment, simply create a method with name whsWorkTable() on the WHSWorkLineCycleCount table, that returns the corresponding work based on the relation field 
2. You can also try below hotfix:
http://support2.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=3001197&kbln=en-in

-Harry