You plan the migration from a Dynamics AX 2012 to a Dynamics 365 Finance environment.
You are tasked with overseeing and planning a cutover to guarantee a smooth experience for end users during the cutover.
You perform a basic data upgrade validation.
You need to perform a cutover.
Which three tasks must you perform? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
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A. B. C. D. E.BDE.
References: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/migration-upgrade/upgrade-cutover-testing.
Sure, I'd be happy to provide a detailed explanation of the three tasks that must be performed for a successful cutover from Dynamics AX 2012 to Dynamics 365 Finance environment.
Copy the upgraded database from the sandbox environment into the production environment (Option B): The first step in the cutover process is to ensure that the upgraded database is available in the production environment. This involves copying the upgraded database from the sandbox environment to the production environment. This is a critical step that must be carefully planned and executed to ensure that the production environment is not affected by the migration. It is important to ensure that the database is thoroughly tested in the sandbox environment before it is copied to the production environment. This ensures that any issues or errors can be addressed before the cutover process begins.
Perform a smoke test (Option D): Once the upgraded database has been copied to the production environment, it is important to perform a smoke test to ensure that everything is working as expected. A smoke test is a quick, initial test of critical functionality to verify that the system is working as intended. It is important to perform the smoke test before proceeding with the cutover to ensure that any issues or errors can be identified and addressed before end users start using the system. The smoke test should cover critical functions such as logging in, creating transactions, and generating reports.
Complete application setup tasks (Option E): Finally, it is important to ensure that all application setup tasks have been completed before proceeding with the cutover. This includes configuring the system settings, creating user accounts, and setting up security roles. It is also important to ensure that any customizations or integrations that were present in the Dynamics AX 2012 environment have been properly migrated to the Dynamics 365 Finance environment. Completing these tasks before the cutover ensures that end users will have a smooth experience during the cutover process and will not encounter any unexpected issues or errors.
It is worth noting that options A and C are not related to the cutover process and are not required to perform a successful migration from Dynamics AX 2012 to Dynamics 365 Finance environment. The Microsoft Power BI AppSource content packs are a set of pre-built reports and dashboards that can be used to gain insights into data from various Dynamics 365 applications. Synchronous transfer mode is a replication mode that is used to synchronize data between two SQL Server instances. While these features may be useful in certain scenarios, they are not required for a successful cutover.