We would like to highlight some of the frequently used project-specific tools from LCS:
- Project settings
- Project users
- Cloud-hosted environments
- Business Process Modeler (BPM)
- Alert service
- Translation service
- Configuration and data manager
- Support
- Asset library
- Upgrade analysis
- Environment monitoring
- System diagnostics, and many others
With so many tools available, it may easily become confusing if you don't know when and where to use them. We intend to cover this aspect with the help of the following table, which highlights various tools along with their classification and details:
|
Segmentation |
Tools |
Details of the tooling |
|
Foundation |
Methodologies |
Methodologies provide a tool that you can use to ensure a more repeatable and predictable implementation of projects. |
|
Foundation |
Projects |
Projects are the key organizers for your experience in LCS. Projects let you invite your partners to collaborate with you, and they also let you track their progress. |
|
Foundation |
Upgrade analysis |
Upgrade analysis helps you plan your upgrade to the latest version of Microsoft D365FO by analyzing the code artifacts from Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0, Dynamics AX 2009, or Dynamics AX 2012. |
|
Ongoing |
BPM |
BPM lets you create, view, and modify standard process flows. |
|
Ongoing |
Cloud-hosted environments |
A cloud-hosted environment is a tool that you can use to deploy and manage Microsoft Dynamics environments on Microsoft Azure. |
|
Ongoing |
Configuration and data manager |
The configuration and data manager lets you copy a configuration from one instance to another. |
|
Ongoing |
Alert service |
This service enables ISV/partners to alert Microsoft of upcoming new legislations. |
|
Support |
Issue search |
Issue search helps you find the existing solutions and workarounds for known issues in Microsoft Dynamics products. |
|
Support |
Cloud-powered support |
Cloud-powered support helps you manage support incidents. |
|
Support |
System diagnostics |
System diagnostics helps administrators monitor Microsoft Dynamics environments. |
When to use which tool is an important decision. We would recommend having a good read of the subsequent sections, where we share our knowledge of important tools and concepts.
Now that you've learned about the various common and project-specific tools from LCS that can be leveraged, the next step would be to apply/use them when setting up a project.