Upgrading to Microsoft
Dynamics SL 2015
Mark Asmus | Plumbline Solutions
Agenda
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Supportability
Prep Suggestions
DB Upgrade Tips
Client Upgrade Tips
Customizations (VBA and BSL)
VBTools/SDK Apps
Supportability
• Review Current System Requirements
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https://mbs.microsoft.com/customersource/northamerica/SL/learning/documentation/systemrequirements/SL2015_SystemRequirements
Windows 7+, Server 2008+
SQL Server 2010+
Management Reporter CU9 or CU10
Crystal Reports 2013
– 2008 Designer still supplied
Server Install
• Server install simpler
Workstation Install
• Workstation install in root folder (not wrkstn folder)
Current Client Installs
• Determine Server and Client Installs
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Terminal Server?
Citrix?
Multiple sets of program files?
Mapped Drives?
Process Manager, Application Server, Task Server, Requisition
Information Agent, Communicator to Mail, EDI File Manager
Test Plan
• What to test?
• (Aside from Everything!?)
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Anything Custom
Transaction Imports
Templates
Project Series
EDI/ASM
Screen Customizations
• Determine Customizations
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Use Export Customizations screen
Or use SQL. Run the following against
the SL System DB:
(VBA)
select distinct entityid,
screenid, sequence from
customvba
(BSL)
select distinct entityid,
screenid, sequence from
custom2
SQL Customizations
• Find Custom SQL Triggers
select u.name, t.name from sysobjects t inner join sysobjects u on t.parent_obj=u.id where t.type='tr'
• Determine if necessary
• Verify “set nocount on”
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Custom Apps & Reports
• Determine ISVs
– Many ISVs have already updated for 2015
– Others still in process
• Determine custom reports
– Anything in usr_rpts folder
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics\SL\Applications\Usr_Rpts
Screen & Report Templates
• Templates
– Many will upgrade and work OK
– Some will not depending on report/screen changes
Check Schema Changes
• Help -> Help Topics -> 2011 FP1 to 2015 Schema
Changes
Database Upgrade
• Title One
– Sub
• Direct upgrade
from any
version 6.5
and above
Database Upgrade
• DBBuild.log
– C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Microsoft Dynamics SL\DB
Maintenance Logs
• Common Errors:
Symptom:
Error Code: -2146232060
Error Text: Valid values of the database compatibility level are 100, 110, or 120.
ALTER DATABASE statement failed.
Cause: Hosting DBs on SQL 2005
Resolution: SQL 2012/2014 Supported
Database Upgrade
Symptom:
Error Code: 15401
Error Text: Windows NT user or group ‘DOMAIN\Username' not found. Check the name again.
Statement: if not exists (select * from sys.server_principals where name='DOMAIN\Username ')
create login [DOMAIN\Username] from windows
Cause: Invalid domain users in UserRec table
Resolution: Clean stray/invalid users in User Maintenance
select userid, windowsuseracct From userrec where rectype='U‘
Database Upgrade
Symptom:
Error Text: Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or
the server is not responding.
Could not create constraint or index. See previous errors.
Statement: SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFF
GO
SET ANSI_NULL_DFLT_OFF ON
GO
exec ut_build_indexes '%'
Cause: Upgrade script timing out
Resolution: KB 2558944
Set “Remote Query Timeout” to zero in SQL
Database Upgrade
Symptom:
Error Text: Incorrect syntax near '*='.
/* End View changes for update scenarios prior to 4.3 */
--************************************************************************
-- v-bbinkl Update all views in database so if field type has changed in
-schema, view will be updated with correct field type
--************************************************************************
declare @viewName varchar(100)
declare viewCsr cursor for
select name from sysobjects where type = 'v'
open viewCsr
fetch viewCsr into @viewName
while @@fetch_status = 0
begin
execute sp_refreshview @viewName
fetch viewCsr into @viewName
End
Close viewCsr
Deallocate viewCsr
Cause: Typically problem with custom view
Resolution: Run script manually in SQL to
get more information
Database Upgrade
• DB Update
– PVRec and Messages
• Same format as before
– No more RPTCONTROL.csv
– See “Changes Needed for
User Account Control ” in
InstallationGuide.pdf
• Avoid “System Message 13”
Transaction Import
• TI intelligent control
macros are BSL
• Can try to use them as is
• Conversion tool available
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'System Message 8000: Start Processing
22:39:50
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'System Message 8042: Transaction Import
Processing Combine Edit and Update mode
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'System Message 8040: Database Name
SLDemoApp60
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System Message 8071: Macro file is a
BSL macro. Attempting to process as
VBA.
BSL Macro Converter
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Convert BSL Transaction Import
macros
Entire folder of files at once
Found in Administration ->
System Manager
BSL Screen Customizations
• Can still use BSL customizations
• Can still create them, just remove
the “VB” in SolInst.cfg
• SL 2015 will be last version
supporting BSL
BSL Screen Customizations
• Install BSLComponents from
“AdditionalComponentInstallers” folder
• Error importing BSL customization without components
installed:
Processing: Currently Importing:, 'C:\USERS\ADMINISTRATOR\DESKTOP\CUSTOM_0133000.CST'
System Message 20227: Attempted to load a BSL customization but BSL components
are not installed.
BSL Customizations Converter
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Open a screen with BSL
customizations
Go into customize mode
Press F7
Done!
DEMO
• BSL Conversion
VBTools/SDK Conversion
• Install “Microsoft Dynamics SL 2015 Legacy Controls”
• Visual Studio 2010, 2012, 2013
• Upgrade existing .NET SL SDK Apps
– Code Converter found in:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft
Dynamics\SL\Applications\VT\Code Converter
DEMO
• VBTools/SL SDK Conversion
No Longer Available
• Business Portal
– Web Apps instead
• FRx
– Management Reporter
Instead
• Project Connector
– Resource Management
Web App Coming Soon
Links
• Download SL 2015 & Web Apps
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https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/northamerica/deployment/downloads/product-releases/Microsoft-Dynamics-SL-2015
• 2015 Training Materials
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https://mbs.microsoft.com/customersource/northamerica/SL/learning/student-training-materials
• How To Videos
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https://mbs.microsoft.com/customersource/northamerica/SL/learning/documentation/how-to-articles/msdslavailablehowtovideos
Just one more thing…
• Project Currency Conversion Toolkit
“Available upon request”
• Allows conversion of existing BAS project into a foreign
currency
Q&A
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