Deploy Microsoft Chart Controls in Script/Package During Task Sequence

Question

I'm trying to deploy Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 using a script. One of the Prerequisites of AX 2012 is Microsoft Chart Controls.

Here is a "script" with some one-liners that I am using. All of these work and get installed, except Microsoft Chart Controls:

Install Windows Identity Foundation

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Windows-Identity-Foundation -NoRestart

Copy AX Parameters file to local drive

xcopy .\axparm.txt c:\tempax\

xcopy .\1-MSChart.exe c:\tempax\

xcopy .\2-SQLSysClrTypes.MSI c:\tempax\

xcopy .\3-ReportViewer.MSI c:\tempax\

xcopy .\4-SQLSERVER2008_ASAMO10.MSI c:\tempax\

xcopy .\setup.exe c:\tempax\

Install PreReqs after copying them locally

start-process -FilePath "C:\tempax\1-MSChart.exe" -ArgumentList "/q /norestart" -wait

start-process -FilePath "C:\tempax\2-SQLSysClrTypes.MSI" -ArgumentList "/q" -wait

start-process -FilePath "C:\tempax\3-ReportViewer.MSI" -ArgumentList "/q" -wait

start-process -FilePath "C:\tempax\4-SQLSERVER2008_ASAMO10.MSI" -ArgumentList "/q" -wait

Install Microsoft Dynamics AX R3 with Parameter File

start-process -FilePath "C:\tempax\setup.exe" "ParmFile=C:\TEMPAX\AXParm.txt" -wait
Remove-Item -Path "C:\TEMPAX" -Recurse

Again, all of these work and get installed except for MS Chart Controls. The command I'm using inside of the package to deploy this is:

powershell.exe -executionpolicy bypass -command ".\AXConfig2.ps1"

Here is a list of things I've tried:

1.) instead of using start-process, using CD C:\tempax\1-MSChart.exe /q inside the script. It doesn't work.

2.) Using the built in "Install this program first" in the properties of the package to install a separate package with Microsoft Chart Controls. A separate package works with it's own task sequence step fine, but I need this to be a part of the script. I need to have 1 package that installs of the PreReqs otherwise I have to include it in the base image, and not all computers in our company need it.

3.) Converting the package to an application and then using a separate MS Chart Controls application and listing it as a dependency. For some reason, listing applications as dependencies don't work in my environment at all as far as I can tell. The installer always fails.

I have a feeling I'm just doing something completely wrong, but I really need to deploy all PreReqs for this program in one package, or one Application. I'm using the UDI Wizard now at my company because we're actually split into 3 different companies now, and we have to maintain an absurd amount of software for each of the 3 companies that we split into.

Can someone please help?

Answer 1

Hi,

Could we know if the script is same as the following script:

#Install Windows Identity Foundation  
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Windows-Identity-Foundation -NoRestart  
  
#Copy AX Parameters file to local drive  
  
xcopy .\axparm.txt c:\tempax\  
  
xcopy .\1-MSChart.exe c:\tempax\  
  
xcopy .\2-SQLSysClrTypes.MSI c:\tempax\  
  
xcopy .\3-ReportViewer.MSI c:\tempax\  
  
xcopy .\4-SQLSERVER2008_ASAMO10.MSI c:\tempax\  
  
xcopy .\setup.exe c:\tempax\  
  
#Install PreReqs after copying them locally  
  
$p1 = start-process -FilePath "C:\tempax\1-MSChart.exe" -ArgumentList "/q /norestart" -NoNewWindow -Wait -PassThru  
  
$p2 = start-process -FilePath "C:\tempax\2-SQLSysClrTypes.MSI" -ArgumentList "/q" -NoNewWindow -Wait -PassThru  
  
$p3 = start-process -FilePath "C:\tempax\3-ReportViewer.MSI" -ArgumentList "/q" -NoNewWindow -Wait -PassThru  
  
$p4 = start-process -FilePath "C:\tempax\4-SQLSERVER2008_ASAMO10.MSI" -ArgumentList "/q" -NoNewWindow -Wait -PassThru  
  
#Install Microsoft Dynamics AX R3 with Parameter File  
 if ($p1.exitcode -eq 0 -and $p2.exitcode -eq 0 -and $p3.exitcode -eq 0 -and $p4.exitcode -eq 0)  
{  
 start-process -FilePath "C:\tempax\setup.exe" "ParmFile=C:\TEMPAX\AXParm.txt" -wait  
 Remove-Item -Path "c:\tempax" -Recurse  
}  

If not, please verify it.

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