Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Dynamics 365 for operations administration.

I want to maintain this blog post for purpose of dynamics 365 for operations administration tips and tricks.
This will consist of useful links from around the world to make administrator's life easy.

1. Dynamics 365 for operations, downloaded demo or development VHD default passwords - Link
Server remote login:
Username: local\Administrator
Password: pass@word1

SQL login (SSMS)
Username: axdbadmin 

Password: AOSWebSite@123

2. Database synchronizations using powershell
C:\AOSService\webroot\bin\Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.Deployment.Setup.exe -bindir "C:\AosService\PackagesLocalDirectory" metadatadir "C:\AosService\PackagesLocalDirectory" -sqluser "AOSUSER" -sqlserver "." -sqldatabase "AxDB" -setupmode "sync" -syncmode "fullall" -isazuresql "false" -sqlpwd "AOSWebSite@123"


3. Batch service exception/ Maintenance mode in Dynamics 365 operations - Link
Command: (Standard way)
C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory\Bin\Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.Deployment.Setup.exe –metadatadir C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory –bindir C:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory –sqlserver . –sqldatabase axdb –sqluser AOSUser –sqlpwd AOSWebSite@123 –setupmode maintenancemode –isinmaintenancemode false

Using SQL query (Not verified!)
Update SQLSystemvariables set Value=0 where parm='CONFIGURATIONMODE'

4. Import license file  - Link

5. Deploy Dynamics 365 for operations environment into Azure - Link
This is good series of blog posts, to take you through deployment of various LCS environments. i.e. Development, Build and Test and Production environments.

6. Configure port forwarding. - Link

6. Install latest CU on local developer VM. - Link


Saturday, August 11, 2018

Reindexing Dynamis AX database

Below script will create job to re-index and update statistics of dynamics ax database.

In script below fill factor is used as 30%, review and adjust it as per your requirements.

This will be useful as part of Dynamics AX database maintenance.

Replace <Domain UserName> with domain user name.
Replace DatabaseName with database name.

 
USE [msdb]
GO

/****** Object:  Job [<DatabaseName> - Index and Statistics maintenance]    Script Date: 9/26/2017 12:28:53 PM ******/
BEGIN TRANSACTION
DECLARE @ReturnCode INT
SELECT @ReturnCode = 0
/****** Object:  JobCategory [[Uncategorized (Local)]]    Script Date: 9/26/2017 12:28:53 PM ******/
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.syscategories WHERE name=N'[Uncategorized (Local)]' AND category_class=1)
BEGIN
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_category @class=N'JOB', @type=N'LOCAL', @name=N'[Uncategorized (Local)]'
IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback

END

DECLARE @jobId BINARY(16)
EXEC @ReturnCode =  msdb.dbo.sp_add_job @job_name=N'DatabaseName - Index and Statistics maintenance',
  @enabled=1,
  @notify_level_eventlog=0,
  @notify_level_email=0,
  @notify_level_netsend=0,
  @notify_level_page=0,
  @delete_level=0,
  @description=N'No description available.',
  @category_name=N'[Uncategorized (Local)]',
  @owner_login_name=N'<Domain UserName>', @job_id = @jobId OUTPUT
IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
/****** Object:  Step [Update column statistics only]    Script Date: 9/26/2017 12:28:54 PM ******/
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobstep @job_id=@jobId, @step_name=N'Update column statistics only',
  @step_id=1,
  @cmdexec_success_code=0,
  @on_success_action=3,
  @on_success_step_id=0,
  @on_fail_action=3,
  @on_fail_step_id=0,
  @retry_attempts=0,
  @retry_interval=0,
  @os_run_priority=0, @subsystem=N'TSQL',
  @command=N'SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE @init INT = 1, @cnt INT, @tsql nvarchar(max) = N''''
DECLARE @objectid int;
DECLARE @schemaname nvarchar(130);
DECLARE @objectname nvarchar(130);
DECLARE @statsname nvarchar(130);
DECLARE @tableStat table (id int identity(1,1), obj_id int, name varchar(1000))
INSERT INTO @tableStat
SELECT [object_id], name
FROM sys.stats
WHERE OBJECTPROPERTY([object_id], ''IsUserTable'') = 1
                AND (auto_created = 1 or user_created = 1)

SELECT @cnt = COUNT(1) FROM @tableStat

WHILE @init <= @cnt
BEGIN
select @objectid = obj_id, @statsname = name from @tableStat where id = @init

SELECT @objectname = QUOTENAME(o.name), @schemaname = QUOTENAME(s.name)
FROM sys.objects AS o
JOIN sys.schemas as s ON s.schema_id = o.schema_id
WHERE o.object_id = @objectid;

SET @tsql = N''UPDATE STATISTICS '' + @schemaname + N''.'' + @objectname + N'' '' + @statsname + N'' WITH FULLSCAN'';
--PRINT @tsql
EXEC sp_executesql @tsql
SET @init += 1
END',
  @database_name=N'DatabaseName',
  @flags=0
IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
/****** Object:  Step [Reorganize, Rebuild indexes and Update statistics.]    Script Date: 9/26/2017 12:28:54 PM ******/
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobstep @job_id=@jobId, @step_name=N'Reorganize, Rebuild indexes and Update statistics.',
  @step_id=2,
  @cmdexec_success_code=0,
  @on_success_action=1,
  @on_success_step_id=0,
  @on_fail_action=2,
  @on_fail_step_id=0,
  @retry_attempts=0,
  @retry_interval=0,
  @os_run_priority=0, @subsystem=N'TSQL',
  @command=N'--Index rebuild and reorg
SET NOCOUNT ON
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON -- 22/08/2015 added to avoid error due to xml and name identifier.
DECLARE @tsql NVARCHAR(MAX),@fillfactor INT=70,@init int = 1, @cnt int =0,@AvgFragmentationInPercent DECIMAL(6,2), @heap bit = 0
DECLARE @FragmentedIndexs TABLE (ID INT IDENTITY(1,1),IndexName VARCHAR(500),ObjectName VARCHAR(500),AvgFragmentationInPercent DECIMAL(6,2),FragmentCount INT,AvgFragmentSizeInPage DECIMAL(6,2),IndexDepth INT, index_id INT)

INSERT INTO @FragmentedIndexs
SELECT QUOTENAME(I.name) Name, QUOTENAME(DB_NAME())+''.''+QUOTENAME(OBJECT_SCHEMA_NAME(I.[object_id]))+''.''+QUOTENAME(OBJECT_NAME(I.[object_id])) ObjectName,PS.avg_fragmentation_in_percent,
PS.fragment_count,PS.avg_fragment_size_in_pages,PS.index_depth, i.index_id FROM sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats (DB_ID(), NULL ,NULL, NULL, ''LIMITED'') AS PS
INNER JOIN sys.indexes AS I ON PS.[object_id]= I.[object_id] AND PS.index_id = I.index_id WHERE PS.avg_fragmentation_in_percent > 10 --AND PS.index_type_desc = ''NONCLUSTERED INDEX''  
AND page_count > 0 AND page_count > 500 --AND i.index_id = 0 -- 22/08/2015 to exclude small tables having less than 500 pages for live database.
ORDER BY PS.avg_fragmentation_in_percent DESC

SELECT @cnt = COUNT(ID) FROM @FragmentedIndexs

WHILE @cnt >= @init
BEGIN
SELECT @AvgFragmentationInPercent=AvgFragmentationInPercent, @heap = CASE WHEN (IndexName IS NULL OR index_id = 0) THEN 1 ELSE 0 END FROM @FragmentedIndexs WHERE ID=@init

--Index rebuild
IF @AvgFragmentationInPercent<=30.00
BEGIN
 SELECT @tsql = STUFF((SELECT DISTINCT '';''+''ALTER INDEX ''+FI.IndexName+'' ON ''+FI.ObjectName+'' REORGANIZE ''
 FROM @FragmentedIndexs FI WHERE FI.AvgFragmentationInPercent <= 30 AND FI.ID = @init
 AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM @FragmentedIndexs X WHERE X.index_id = 0 AND FI.ObjectName = X.ObjectName)
 FOR XML PATH('''')), 1,1,'''')
END

ELSE IF @AvgFragmentationInPercent>30.00
BEGIN
 SELECT @tsql = STUFF((SELECT DISTINCT '';''+''ALTER INDEX ''+FI.IndexName+'' ON ''+FI.ObjectName+'' REBUILD WITH (FILLFACTOR = ''+CONVERT(VARCHAR(3),@fillfactor)+'') ''
 FROM @FragmentedIndexs FI WHERE FI.AvgFragmentationInPercent > 30 AND FI.ID = @init
 AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM @FragmentedIndexs X WHERE X.index_id = 0 AND FI.ObjectName = X.ObjectName)
 FOR XML PATH('''')), 1,1,'''')
END

--print @tsql
EXEC sp_executesql @tsql

--Update stats
IF @AvgFragmentationInPercent <= 30.00
BEGIN
SELECT @tsql = STUFF(( SELECT DISTINCT '';''+''UPDATE STATISTICS '' + FI.ObjectName + '' '' + FI.IndexName FROM @FragmentedIndexs FI
WHERE FI.AvgFragmentationInPercent <= 30 AND FI.ID = @init FOR XML PATH('''')), 1,1,'''')
--print @tsql
EXEC sp_executesql @tsql
END

--Table rebuild
IF @heap = 1
BEGIN
SELECT @tsql = STUFF(( SELECT DISTINCT '';''+''ALTER TABLE '' + FI.ObjectName + '' REBUILD'' FROM @FragmentedIndexs FI
WHERE FI.ID = @init AND index_id = 0 FOR XML PATH('''')), 1,1,'''')
--print @tsql
EXEC sp_executesql @tsql
END

SELECT @tsql = '''', @heap = 0
SET @init += 1
END
',
  @database_name=N'DatabaseName',
  @flags=0
IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_update_job @job_id = @jobId, @start_step_id = 1
IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobschedule @job_id=@jobId, @name=N'Daily',
  @enabled=1,
  @freq_type=4,
  @freq_interval=1,
  @freq_subday_type=1,
  @freq_subday_interval=0,
  @freq_relative_interval=0,
  @freq_recurrence_factor=0,
  @active_start_date=20140603,
  @active_end_date=99991231,
  @active_start_time=30000,
  @active_end_time=235959,
  @schedule_uid=N'b728c1ec-de6f-44bb-abee-dacc0049de00'
IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
EXEC @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobserver @job_id = @jobId, @server_name = N'(local)'
IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
COMMIT TRANSACTION
GOTO EndSave
QuitWithRollback:
    IF (@@TRANCOUNT > 0) ROLLBACK TRANSACTION
EndSave:
GO

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Create and release product variant Dynamics 365

Code below can be used to create and release product variant in Dynamics AX 2012 & Dynamics 365 Operations.

It will work straight forwardly for AX 2012.

For Dynamics 365 operations,you need to create runable class to execute the same.

I have checked and tested that below code is working fine in dynamics 365 operations for different application but not to import data.

As all the classes and tables used below are available in Dynamics 365 operations, it should work to import as well.

Awaiting for feedback, if any!
 static void dtReleaseProductAllVariant(Args _args)  
 {  
   ecoResDistinctProductVariant    ecoResDistinctProductVariant;  
   EcoResProductVariantDimensionValue EcoResProductVariantDimensionValue;  
   RefRecId              ecoResDistinctProductVariantRecId;  
   EcoResProductReleaseManagerBase   releaseManager;  
   container              productDimensions;  
   EcoResProduct            ecoResProduct;  
   EcoResProductDimensionAttribute   prodDimensionAttribute; //fix for perticular dim, using tableid  
   //Configuration  
   EcoResProductMasterConfiguration  productMasterConfiguration;  
   EcoResConfiguration         ecoResConfiguration;  
   //Color  
   EcoResProductMasterColor      productMasterColor;  
   EcoResColor             ecoResColor;  
   //Size  
   EcoResProductMasterSize       productMasterSize;  
   EcoResSize             ecoResSize;  
   //Style  
   EcoResProductMasterStyle      productMasterStyle;  
   EcoResStyle             ecoResStyle;  
   CommaTextIo         file;  
   container          rec;  
   Dialog       d;  
   DialogField     df1, df2;  
   int64        counter = 0;  
   ;  
   d = new Dialog("Release Product Variant");  
   df1 = d.addField(ExtendedTypeStr("FilenameOpen"));  
   if (d.run())  
   {  
     file = new CommaTextIo(df1.value(), 'r');  
     file.inFieldDelimiter(';');  
     try  
     {  
       while (file.status() == IO_Status::Ok)  
       {  
         rec = file.read();  
         if(!rec)  
           break;  
           ttsBegin;  
           ecoResProduct = EcoResProduct::findByProductNumber(conPeek(rec, 1));  
           //Configuration - Start  
           ecoResConfiguration = EcoResConfiguration::findByName(conPeek(rec, 2));  
           if (!ecoResConfiguration.RecId)  
           {  
             ecoResConfiguration.Name = conPeek(rec, 2);  
             ecoResConfiguration.insert();  
           }  
           select * from productMasterConfiguration where productMasterConfiguration.Configuration == ecoResConfiguration.RecId &&  
                             productMasterConfiguration.ConfigProductMaster == ecoResProduct.RecId;  
           if(!productMasterConfiguration.RecId)  
           {  
             select * from prodDimensionAttribute where prodDimensionAttribute.DimensionTableId == tableNum(EcoResConfiguration);  
             productMasterConfiguration.Configuration              = ecoResConfiguration.RecId;  
             productMasterConfiguration.ConfigProductDimensionAttribute     = prodDimensionAttribute.RecId;  
             productMasterConfiguration.ConfigProductMaster           = ecoResProduct.RecId;  
             productMasterConfiguration.insert();  
           }  
           //Configuration - End  
           //Size - Start  
           ecoResSize = EcoResSize::findByName(conPeek(rec, 3));  
           if (!ecoResSize.RecId)  
           {  
             ecoResSize.Name = conPeek(rec, 3);  
             ecoResSize.insert();  
           }  
           select * from productMasterSize where productMasterSize.Size == ecoResSize.RecId &&  
                             productMasterSize.SizeProductMaster == ecoResProduct.RecId;  
           if(!productMasterSize.RecId)  
           {  
             select * from prodDimensionAttribute where prodDimensionAttribute.DimensionTableId == tableNum(EcoResSize);  
             productMasterSize.Size              = ecoResSize.RecId;  
             productMasterSize.SizeProductDimensionAttribute  = prodDimensionAttribute.RecId;  
             productMasterSize.SizeProductMaster        = ecoResProduct.RecId;  
             productMasterSize.insert();  
           }  
           //Size - End  
           //Color - Start  
           ecoResColor = EcoResColor::findByName(conPeek(rec, 4));  
           if (!ecoResColor.RecId)  
           {  
             ecoResColor.Name = conPeek(rec, 4);  
             ecoResColor.insert();  
           }  
           select * from productMasterColor where productMasterColor.color == ecoResColor.RecId &&  
                             productMasterColor.ColorProductMaster == ecoResProduct.RecId;  
           if(!productMasterColor.RecId)  
           {  
             select * from prodDimensionAttribute where prodDimensionAttribute.DimensionTableId == tableNum(EcoResColor);  
             productMasterColor.Color              = ecoResColor.RecId;  
             productMasterColor.ColorProductDimensionAttribute  = prodDimensionAttribute.RecId;  
             productMasterColor.ColorProductMaster        = ecoResProduct.RecId;  
             productMasterColor.insert();  
           }  
           //Color - End  
           //Style - Start  
           ecoResStyle = EcoResStyle::findByName(conPeek(rec, 5));  
           if (!ecoResStyle.RecId)  
           {  
             ecoResStyle.Name = conPeek(rec, 5);  
             ecoResStyle.insert();  
           }  
           select * from productMasterStyle where productMasterStyle.Style == ecoResStyle.RecId &&  
                             productMasterStyle.StyleProductMaster == ecoResProduct.RecId;  
           if(!productMasterStyle.RecId)  
           {  
             select * from prodDimensionAttribute where prodDimensionAttribute.DimensionTableId == tableNum(EcoResStyle);  
             productMasterStyle.Style              = ecoResStyle.RecId;  
             productMasterStyle.StyleProductDimensionAttribute  = prodDimensionAttribute.RecId;  
             productMasterStyle.StyleProductMaster        = ecoResProduct.RecId;  
             productMasterStyle.insert();  
           }  
           //Style - End  
           //Create a container to hold dimension values  
           productDimensions = EcoResProductVariantDimValue::getDimensionValuesContainer(conPeek(rec, 2),  
                                                   conPeek(rec, 3),  
                                                   conPeek(rec, 4),  
                                                   conPeek(rec, 5));  
           //Create Product search name  
           ecoResDistinctProductVariant.DisplayProductNumber = EcoResProductNumberBuilderVariant::buildFromProductNumberAndDimensions(  
                                             conPeek(rec, 1),  
                                             productDimensions);  
           //Create Product variant with Product and dimensions provided  
           ecoResDistinctProductVariantRecId = EcoResProductVariantManager::createProductVariant(ecoResProduct.RecId,  
                                             ecoResDistinctProductVariant.DisplayProductNumber,  
                                             productDimensions);  
           //Find newly created Product Variant  
           ecoResDistinctProductVariant = ecoResDistinctProductVariant::find(ecoResDistinctProductVariantRecId);  
           //Now release the Product variant  
           releaseManager = EcoResProductReleaseManagerBase::newFromProduct(ecoResDistinctProductVariant);  
           releaseManager.release();  
           counter++;  
           ttsCommit;  
         info(strFmt("%1 Product variant released successfully",conPeek(rec, 1)));  
         info(strFmt("Total %1 Product variants released successfully",counter));  
       }  
     }  
     catch  
     {  
       info(strFmt("Total %1 Product variants released successfully",counter));  
       info(strFmt("Job terminated for product %1 and config %2 Size %3 Color %4 Style %5",conPeek(rec, 1),conPeek(rec, 2),conPeek(rec, 3),conPeek(rec, 4),conPeek(rec, 5)));  
     }  
   }  
 }  

Saturday, July 7, 2018

Dynamics ax administration guide

1) Deploy all Reports using Dynamics AX Power shell.

Publish-AXReport –ReportName * -id <AX Report server config name>

2) Delete label files from AOT - Dynamics AX 2012.
Solution provided in below two blogs are useful.

https://community.dynamics.com/ax/b/axilitynet/archive/2015/12/08/label-file-creation-and-language-removal

http://www.agermark.com/2014/01/how-to-delete-label-files-from-ax-2012.html

3) Scale out dynamics 365 operation On Premise installation.

4) SQL/Dynamics AX Administration.
     a. Read this post to get currently running queries, this will help to identify if any blocking.
     b. Read this post to get script for re-indexing and statics update for Dynamics AX database.
     c. Read this post to get script for SQL wait stats - Link

5) Management Reporter
    a. This link is useful to Rebuild Management Reporter Database.
    b. This link is useful to find MRDM synchronization issues due to bad records.

6) Visio diagrams
     1) Stencils Dell - Link
     2) Stencils Cisco - Link

7) Object Id conflicts, while synchronization - Link





Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Create simple dialog dynamics 365 Operations

Below code can be used as base to create dialog in Dynamics 365 Operations.

To Start with, create new project in either existing model or create new model and add a new Runnable class with name ppPurchDeliveryScheduleCreateDialog.

Copy code below and past into your class code area, this contains all the basic methods, which are required to override while extending RunBase class.

Modify logic of this dialog as per your requirement.

/// <summary>
/// The <c>ppPurchDeliveryScheduleCreate</c> class takes inputs from user and creates delivery schedule lines.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Create delivery schedule lines.
/// </remarks>
public class ppPurchDeliveryScheduleCreateDialog extends RunBase
{
    // User Input fields
    DialogField     fieldNoOfLines;
    
    // Variables to store user input
    ppNumberOfLines numberOfLines;

    // pack() and unpack() methods are used to load the last value from user
    // for our simple example we are not going to use them.
    public container pack()
    {
        return conNull();
    }

    public boolean unpack(container packedClass)
    {
        return true;
    }

    // Dialog method to capture runtime user inputs for customer details
    public Object dialog()
    {
        Dialog dialog = super();

        // Set a title for dialog
        dialog.caption( 'Enter number of lines:');

        // Add a new field to Dialog
        fieldNoOfLines = dialog.addField(extendedTypeStr(ppNumberOfLines), 'No of lines:');

        return dialog;
    }

    // Retrieve values from Dialog
    public boolean getFromDialog()
    {
        numberOfLines = fieldNoOfLines.value();
        return super();
    }

    //write business logic.
    public void run()
    {
        //TODO: User numberOfLines variable to create delivery schedule.
    }

    public static void main(Args _args)
    {
        ppPurchDeliveryScheduleCreateDialog deliverySchedule = new ppPurchDeliveryScheduleCreateDialog();

        // Prompt the dialog, if user clicks in OK it returns true
        if (deliverySchedule.prompt())
        {
            deliverySchedule.run();
        }
    }

}

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