Dynamics AX2012 Road Map

The Microsoft Dynamics AX Roadmap shows current product plans through calendar year 2014.

The following sections include detailed information about the current release, functionality for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, and the Microsoft Dynamics vision for future releases.

DECEMBER 2012 - MICROSOFT DYNAMICS AX 2012 R2

Microsoft will continue to provide new capabilities through the release of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2. The planned general availability for this release is December 2012. This release includes key themes that are important to a broad set of customers across the footprint of the solution.

Ax2012 R2 release enhanced and added SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) cubes that enable business users to gain insight into the organization more quickly. Simply access Key Performance Indicators and compelling charts from within a role center, drill through to more details or use powerful ad-hoc analysis tools such as Microsoft Excel or Power View, to get additional business insights.


Lifecycle Services:
o Design phase: the Microsoft Dynamics AX Code Analyzer will help analyze the performance of custom code in Microsoft Dynamics AX based on rules.
o Deploy phase: the Microsoft Dynamics AX Data Migration Framework is planned to support import, export and migration of data to/from Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, and covers over 20 scenarios including customer, vendor, product, employee, BOM, open sales and purchase order data. The framework is utilizing Microsoft SSIS and partners & customers can extend the scenarios provided.
o Maintain phase: diagnose your Microsoft Dynamics AX environment(s) using the Microsoft Dynamics AX Diagnostic Framework by analyzing data collected from the installation’s servers based on rules. A central dashboard highlights key issues that need immediate attention. These server types are planned to be supported: SQL Server, SQL Server Reporting Services, SQL Server Analysis Services, Application Object Server, Internet Information Server, and Microsoft Dynamics AX Help Server.


CALENDAR YEAR 2013 – MICROSOFT DYNAMICS AX 2012 R2

In calendar year 2013, we will continue to release new capabilities for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 with a specific focus on the following areas:

 H1 we plan to release new out-of-the-box BI content for the Power View technology introduced in Microsoft SQL Server 2012. This is in line with our commitment to enable our Microsoft Dynamics AX customers to fully utilize the investments Microsoft is making in leading BI technology.
 H2 of 2013 we’re planning to provide more functional enhancements for our focus industries, of which details will be released at a later stage.
 Master Data Management (MDM) – this first planned release of Master Data Management targets sharing and managing master data in specific scenarios across multiple Microsoft Dynamics AX instances. This release plans to supports scenarios for: Customer, Vendor, Product, Employee and GL Account data.



I hope you all guys are ready go into AX2012 and start swim into the depth.
Enjoy AX2012 folks......