To create a workflow, you must first select the type of workflow that you want to create. This topic lists the types of workflows that you can create in each module. The topic also describes what each type of workflow is used for, and whether the workflows of each type are associated with a specific company in the organization or with the whole organization.
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Data Import/Export Framework error
Troubleshoot issue with a Data Import/Export Framework installation from cumulative update 7 for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2
After you install cumulative update 7 for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, the Data Import/Export Framework appears to be installed, but you receive error messages when many forms are opened like the following:
You receive an “Assembly containing type Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.DMF.ServiceProxy.DmfEntityProxy is not referenced.” error
Reason: When you install cumulative update 7 for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, the Data Import/Export Framework appears to be installed for members of the System Administrators role. However, the binary components of the framework are not present.
Solution:
Regular maintenance activities in Dynamics AX that affect performance
The following list describes some of the maintenance activities that we recommend that you perform regularly in your production environment:
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Defragment indexes – You can defragment indexes from either SQL Server Management Studio or the Intelligent Data Management Framework (IDMF).
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Update SQL Server statistics from SQL Server Management Studio – We recommend that you run both manual and automatic updates of statistics. Manual updates may become more important as the size of your database increases, because automatic updates are less likely to be completed on large data sets.
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Reduce the size of the database – You can use IDMF to keep the size of the production database small. A small database makes database operations more efficient. For example, you can delete or archive data that is not required in your production system.
Troubleshoot an installation of the Data Import/Export Framework from InformationSource
This post describes how to troubleshoot issues with a Data Import/Export Framework installation from InformationSource.
The Data Import/Export Framework does not compile
After you install the Data Import/Export Framework, if you cannot compile, validate that the Data Import/Export Framework was installed correctly.
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Verify that the Microsoft Dynamics AX Data Import/Export Framework service is running.
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Verify that the Data Import/Export Framework DLLs are present in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics AX\60\Client\Bin folder:
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Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.DMF.Mapper.dll
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Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.DMF.PreviewGrid.
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Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.DMF.ServiceProxy.dll
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DMFConfig.xml
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Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.DMF.DriverHelper.dll
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Resolution
Copy the DLLs from the installation location (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Data Import Export Framework Client Component) to the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics AX\60\Client\Bin folder.
Exception message while you use Data Import/Export Framework
While you use the Data Import/Export Framework, you might receive the following error message:
System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.InvalidOperationException
Verify that the following files are present in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics AX\60\Server\Bin folder on the server that is running the AOS instance:
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DMFConfig.xml
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DMFClientConfig.xml
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Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.DMF.ServiceProxy.dll.config
Resolution
Copy the .xml and the config files from the installation location (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Data Import Export Framework Server Component) to the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics AX\60\Server\Bin folder on the server that is running the AOS instance.
Changes to the location of the Data Import/Export Framework service
If you have to update the location where you run Integration Services and the Data Import/Export Framework service, you can update the endpoint address in the Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.DMF.ServiceProxy.dll.config file to use the new server name.
<endpoint address="http://<<NEW MACHINE NAME>>:7000/DMFService/DMFServiceHelper.svc"
Note
The Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.DMF.ServiceProxy.dll.config file is located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics AX\60\Server\Bin folder on the server that is running the AOS instance.