Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Release
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 is the latest release of Microsoft Dynamics AX. The download includes a full installation of the product and should be used for all new installations and upgrades from previous versions.
This release supports upgrades from Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2. This release also supports upgrade of retail systems from Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 for Retail R2 Refresh, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2.
Overview
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 is the fourth consecutive release of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, and is generally available as of May 1, 2014 and similar to the previous version, it has the same 36 localizations available.
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 gives organizations an exceptional customer focus by being able to take advantage of cloud services, run agile operations that exceed customer needs, and help engage customers on their terms across the Web, social, apps and mobile fronts. It introduces a new end-to-end apps and services framework, allowing businesses to develop and distribute modern apps for specific scenarios and mobile devices that can easily and securely connect with Microsoft Dynamics AX for people at work and on the go.
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 is the latest release of Dynamics AX 2012 and is focused on helping organizations to deliver amazing experiences to their customers. With this release, organizations can engage customers on their terms, run a flexible business to offer choices to customers, and expand business to support customers. This visionary, flexible, and integrated application supports innovation in an organization because it is easy to adopt and extend at the organization’s own pace.
ENGAGE
Help your customers shop the way they want. Offer products and services in the store, online, on the phone—or in combination—during a single purchase.
Offer your customers a great shopping experience. Help customers make a purchase decision at home, in the store, or on the go, using purchase history, preferences, and other customer insight.
Keep your customers coming back. Nurture customer relationships with global loyalty programs and social media campaigns.
RUN
- Offer customers delivery options. Make it easy for customers to change shipping orders or processes with a few clicks in one system.
- Provide an amazing service level. Offer your customers high product availability and short, reliable lead-times through real-time supply chain visibility and optimized inventory.
- Offer competitive
pricing. Let your customers benefit from competitive pricing by
streamlining supply chain operations and trade allowances and
rebates.
EXPAND
Serve more customers. Fuel smart growth in new segments or markets by choosing a scalable private cloud infrastructure with built-in regulatory, compliance, and language support.
Meet changing customer requirements. Quickly transform business processes with easy to use apps and services to implement, use, and adopt new technology fast.
Develop new products and services that customers want. Combine predictive analytics with customer feedback and streamline the innovation process to bring new products to market fast.
Download Product and Related Tools
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 | This link will direct you to the ISO download for Dynamics AX 2012 R3. |
| Translated and updated Help server content (English and translated) | Updated Help server content for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 – including the R3 release – can be downloaded from this page. This page also contains links to the translated Help server content. Updates to the English content will be available periodically. |
| Microsoft Dynamics Lifecycle Services | Microsoft Dynamics Lifecycle Services provides a cloud-based collaborative workspace that customers and their partners can use to manage Microsoft Dynamics AX projects from pre-sales to implementation and operations. Based on the phase of your project and the industry that you are working in, the site provides checklists and tools that help you manage the project. The site also provides a dashboard, so that you have a single location from which you can obtain up-to-date project information. |
| Mobile Apps for Microsoft Dynamics AX | Do you have mobile scenarios for phones and tablets in conjunction with your Microsoft Dynamics AX deployments? This page provides an overview of the scenarios and Mobile apps that are currently available. |
| Management Reporter for Microsoft Dynamics ERP | Management Reporter 2012 for Microsoft Dynamics ERP is a powerful Corporate Performance Management (CPM) solution that provides real-time financial reporting to help you achieve greater visibility across your organization. |
| Connector for Microsoft Dynamics | Connector for Microsoft Dynamics is an integration solution which is targeted specifically at the Microsoft Dynamics family of products. The primary emphasis of the Connector is that of simplicity and ease of use while providing highly reliable and fault tolerant business document integration between Dynamics family products. |
Demo Material
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Contoso Demo Data | Demo data for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 is provided to enable you to troubleshoot issues, reproduce errors, or validate customizations in a controlled environment and to assist you when logging issues with the support team. In order to install demo data, you need to use the Test Data Transfer Tool (beta). For more information, see Test Data Transfer Tool (beta) for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. |
| Solution Demos | This page will provide you with the most up-to-date demo tools and materials for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3. |
Documentation for System Administrators
The following is the list of resources that should be reviewed before installing this release:
Important notice: We recommend that you contact your Microsoft Dynamics Partner before installing any new release, cumulative update or hot fix. It is important to verify that your environment is compatible with the new software to be installed. A cumulative update, hotfix, or download can cause interoperability issues with customizations or third-party products that work with your Microsoft Dynamics solution.
If there is functionality that you do not plan to use, remove the appropriate license/configuration key. For more information, see Provide license information.
NOTE: If you are upgrading from Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, you must first download an updated license key from the PartnerSource Business Center system. This step is not necessary if you are upgrading from Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2.
List of resources that should be reviewed before installing this release:
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| System Requirements | Review the System Requirements to ensure that the system you are working with meets or exceed the minimum network, hardware and software requirements. |
| Release Notes | Release Notes contain references to existing documentation, corrections and addendums to existing documentation and technical issues that might not be documented elsewhere. Release Notes also contain known issues and workarounds, if they are available. |
| [Third Party Notices] | Third Party notices for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. These notices are provided for informational purposes only and are not the license terms under which Microsoft distributes these Third Party Materials. |
| Installation Guide | The Installation Guide provides step-by-step instructions for installing Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3. |
| [Upgrade Guide] | The Upgrade Guide provides information about upgrading from Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2. This release also supports upgrade of retail systems from Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 for Retail R2 Refresh, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2. This document also includes troubleshooting information for upgrade tasks, best practices for upgrading, installation steps as they pertain to the upgrade process, and application upgrade issues for specific features. |
| [Implementation Planning Guide] | The Implementation Planning guide includes deployment information and guidance to help you simplify the experience of implementing Microsoft Dynamics AX. |
| [Lifecycle Services (LCS) Cloud Powered Support] | Customer driven, cloud powered support process to prevent and resolve incidents. Collaborative support process simplifies self-diagnosis and communication between the customer and Microsoft. It helps simplify the issue submission process and facilitates replicating the customer's system configuration and issue automatically in a VM in Microsoft's data center to simplify and unify the communication with Microsoft Support. The VM is shared between the user and Microsoft until the issue has been resolved after which it is then automatically erased. |
Documentation for Business Decision Makers
The following documentation provides a summary of new and changed features that have been implemented in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3.
Summary of new and changed features:
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| New, Changed, and Deprecated Features for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 | The New, Changed, and Deprecated Features for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 guide provides a summary of new and changed features that have been implemented in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, and Microsoft AX 2012 R3. Additionally, it provides deprecated feature notices that describe features that have been removed in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, Microsoft Dynamics AX2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, or are planned to be removed in future releases. The content in the guide is available online in the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Technical Library on TechNet and is also available for download as a PDF . |
| What’s New for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 | This topic, on TechNet, lists the features added or modified in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 by feature area. |
Documentation for Application Users and Developers
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| TechNet Documentation | Documentation for systems administrators and application users is available online in the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Technical Library on TechNet. |
| Developer Information | Documentation for developers is available online on the MSDN website. |
Readiness Whitepapers
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Whitepapers for system administrators | These white papers explain recommended practices for system administrators who implement and manage Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, or Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3. Sample topics are data migration, data upgrade best practices and information concerning security roles and licensing. |
| Whitepapers for application users | These white papers present conceptual overviews or recommended best practices for the business decision makers who implement Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, Microsoft Dynamics AX2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, or Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3. |
| Whitepapers for developers | These white papers explain recommended best practices for developers who will be coding and customizing Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, Microsoft Dynamics AX2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, or Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 |
Notice and Supplemental Terms
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 includes new Warehouse and Transportation Management modules that are enabled by a single configuration key, along with the previously released Warehouse Management II module. Users should enable the configuration key for ONLY ONE of these modules, but not both, in a single-instance, single-partition deployment. Although technically feasible, enabling the configuration keys for both of these modules in a single-instance, single-partition deployment is not supported by Microsoft. This combination may result in a serious loss of data or the creation of incorrect data, which could block or interrupt business processes, impair future upgrades, or cause other adverse effects to your system or business operations. Microsoft is not liable for damages that result from your use or enablement of both of these modules in a single-instance, single-partition deployment. If you use or enable, or attempt to use or enable, both of these modules in a single-instance, single-partition deployment, Microsoft’s maximum, aggregate liability for this unsupported configuration is limited to direct damages in an amount not to exceed US$1.00. By downloading, installing, using or attempting to download, install, or use Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, you have agreed to these terms, which are a supplement to the Software License Terms for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3. See License code and configuration key reference for more information about enabling the configuration keys for the new Warehouse and Transportation Management modules or the Warehouse Management II module. The Warehouse and Transportation management configuration key is enabled by the Trade and Logistics license code, and the Warehouse management II configuration key is enabled by the Warehouse management II license code.
Support Information
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