Microsoft Dynamics AX Diagnostic Framework (Beta)

I hope everyone is having a great and productive Dynamics week thus far! I wanted to write about something brand new Microsoft just released on InformatioSource.



What I'm talking about is the recently released Diagnostic Framework for Microsoft Dynamics AX. This new framework, targets Dynamics AX 2009 & Dynamics AX 2012. You can find more about this framework, from the following resource.: Diagnostic Framework for Microsoft Dynamics AX User Guide [AX 2012].



From the User's guide.:
"The Diagnostic Framework for Microsoft Dynamics AX, beta version, helps administrators diagnose the health of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009. The framework assesses the health of Microsoft Dynamics AX and its components, such as Application Object Server (AOS), Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, and Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services."



I'm actually in the process of looking into this today, and getting use from it already for a client. Keep in mind, this is a pre-release, so expect some issues. However Microsoft talked this framework up a good bit for the past few months, and I expect it to be a great tool. After working with it, I will review the process for setting this up, and talk to it's use cases.



I really think this shows that Microsoft is serious about its commitment to the Dynamics Ecosystem. Providing needed tool sets for customers & partners alike. For this framework, beyond the referenced user guide, there is a nice video that walks through the setup and use of this tool on InformationSource.

Well that's all for today's post, check back soon as more to come! Till Next Time!
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Dynamics AX 2009 Impact Analysis Tool (IAT)

The Dynamics AX Sustained Engineering blog, has a new entry as of Friday, which is highlights the new release of a Dynamics AX 2009 Impact Analysis Tool (IAT).

The direct blog post can be found here.: Release of Dynamics AX 2009 Impact Analysis Tool

From the blog post.:
"The Dynamics AX 2009 Impact Analysis Tool (IAT), is a one stop tool for analyzing the impact patches before they are applied to a Dynamics AX system. The IAT will analyze, code compare and cross-reference, the impact of patch across all layers. Previously, this functionality did not exist in a combined tool in Microsoft Dynamics AX, this made it more time consuming to assess the full impact of a patch, before it was applied to a system."

The following is a direct link to the white paper and X++ framework download.:
IAT pre-requisite framework (KB974255) and whitepaper

PartnerSource or CustomerSource is required to gain access to this new release.

This tool will be very handy for patch and upgrade help. A compare will take place, and is used to generate Impact Object Analysis, to help you identify better what will be affected, how it will affect your given instance, help you create a plan for doing a correct patch upgrade.

Highly recommended that your VAR helps you with this, for already existing customers of Dynamics AX.




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