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1 Team Foundation Server (TFS) and VSTS with Microsoft Dynamics AX

2 Wipfli Facts at a Glance Wipfli employs over 1,700 associates. Wipfli is ranked in the top 20 among America s 100 largest public accounting firms. Wipfli is a market-driven organization focused on a commitment to go to market through industry specialization. The firm serves small, medium, and large closely held, privately owned businesses as well as public companies. Wipfli serves more than 44,000 clients. 1

3 Who is Wipfli? A progressive accounting and consulting firm committed to continuous improvement and relentless in its pursuit of its own growth. A market-driven organization with a go-to-market strategy based on industry-focused business units. A firm that has the breadth and depth to serve large public and private companies, while staying committed to serving closely held family-owned businesses. 2

4 Wipfli Office Locations 3

5 Wipfli Client Locations Map 4

6 Our Introduction Fahad Ahmed Sr. Technical Consultant at Wipfli LLP Sudarshan Bhalerao Solutions architect at SpiderLogic (a Division of Wipfli 5

7 Outline Why do we need a source control? Visual Studio Team foundation server (TFS) TFS Licensing TFS for Dynamics AX Quick Demo with AX2012 R3 Automated build and deploy process at our clients Automation with VSTS online Real life example Q/A 6

8 Not in scope today TFS as a project management tool. Agile planning tool (like storyboarding and sprinting) 7

9 Why do we need a source control? Central repository of your code Enhanced team collaboration Code version history Team and/or product specific structured code development 8

10 Visual Studio Team Foundation Server A Microsoft Solution for version control. Provides several project management and ALM features. Templates for agile based software development. Available for both On-Prem and cloud/online. TFS 2005/2008, TFS 2010, TFS 2013, TFS Team explorer (if you don t have visual studio IDE license) Visual studio team services (online or cloud availability). 9

11 TFS for Dynamics AX Works with AX2009, AX2012, R2 and R3, AX 7 and new Dynamics 365 Layer specific code can be configured with folders. Code quality rules can be enforced to ensure build quality. Not just for AX. Single route to promote your code. Dev 1 Dev 2 Dev 2 TFS Build Server Test/Staging/Prod 10

12 Licensing Visual studio TFS On-Prem version ~400 USD for 2013 Server license. CAL is included in the MSDN subscription. Latest version is TFS 2017 release in Feb this year. 11

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14 Demo How TFS is configured. How to checkin and checkout an AOT object on VSTS online. 13

15 Automation with VSTS (Visual Studio Team Services) 14

16 Why Automated Deployments? Deploy builds frequently Repeatable process Validate operation quality continuously Move same bits throughout multiple environments Fits very well with Agile Saves valuable time Increased uptime 15

17 Why VSTS? Single tool which does code repository hosting, continuous integration, build management & Release management Better and smooth integration between all components Cloud hosted. No infrastructure required on premises No need to worry about scaling infrastructure when more and more projects added No need to worry about licensing multiple products Compliant with regulations like HIPAA, PCI etc Built in authorization workflow for release management 16

18 Real life example 17

19 Deployment Architecture 18

20 Old deployment mechanism Website deployments Website s Prep slot was associated with BitBucket repository When code is checked in to appropriate branch, code will be deployed to Prep slot Testing will be done on Prep slot Prep slot will be swapped with Production Service deployments Compile code locally Copy code to VM Stop service, take backup, replace contents and start service 19

21 Deployment Concerns Manual process Time consuming Error prone NOT deploying same compiled code in all the environment No Authorization workflow No Auditing on deployments (Required by PCI) 20

22 Showcase-Automated Deployments 21

23 VSTS: Advantages Client can control who can access code Client can see what code is checked in Client have full control over release management Same compiled code is traversing through all the environments Audit logs for each deployment In case issue, we can download the deployed code package and investigate All of the above might help client in PCI certification 22

24 Q&A 23

25 Thank you!! 24

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