Learning catalog for Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management solution architects

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The following catalog is organized from core knowledge to specific domains, and from most basic to most advanced. If content exists in multiple formats, we'll let you know, so that you can choose the training format that best meets your needs.

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Content	Description	Format	Length
Dynamics FastTrack Architect Bootcamp	The Dynamics FastTrack Architect Bootcamps are EXCLUSIVELY for solution integrator partners commencing customer implementations that are governed by the Microsoft Dynamics 365 FastTrack customer success program. The FREE intensive Bootcamps are SPECIFICALLY for solution integrator partner architects assigned to FastTrack engagements and are led by senior architects from the Dynamics 365 engineering team.	Free instructor-led in-person training. Qualifications apply.	5 days
Becoming a Solution Architect for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform	A Solution Architect is responsible for the successful design, implementation, deployment, and adoption of an overall solution. A Solution Architect ensures that the solution meets the customer’s needs now and in the future. While the Solution Architect may not “click the buttons” during a deployment, they are ultimately responsible for the solution and work closely with the deployment team.	Free, self-paced online learning path	4 hours

Core platform knowledge

Content	Description	Format	Length
Use Success by Design for Dynamics 365 Solutions	FastTrack for Dynamics 365 is designed to help customers and partners achieve a successful deployment of Dynamics 365 solutions. To deliver this service, solution architects should use Success by Design. This learning path discusses Success by Design concepts.	Free, self-paced online learning path	12 hours
Implement finance and operations apps	Learn the most important elements and the best practices to manage a successful finance and operations implementation project. From the first step where you are planning and designing your project methodology, the use of FastTrack services, the development strategy, data management and more, to the best ways for maintaining and monitoring your operations after Go-live.	Free, self-paced online learning path	11.5 hours
Go-live Planning (DYN458PAL2)	We will discuss the go-live process in detail, and how best to prepare for it, in order to make it as smooth as possible for the customer, partner, and Microsoft.	Free recording of a web conference	60 minutes
Environment Planning (DYN450PAL2)	Join us for this tech talk on Environment Planning. Learn about the standard environments, what other environments you might need, the options and timing for acquiring and deploying them, and the expected code and data flows between environments.	Free recording of a web conference	53 minutes
Demo Data Packages (DYN443PAL)	Join us for this tech talk on the recently released demo data packages. You can use them to customize the demo data you need for your scenarios, and then load just what you need into an environment.	Free recording of a web conference	40 minutes
On-Premises (Local Business Data) Deployment (DYN382PAL2)	Join this tech talk for an overview of the on-premises deployment option for Dynamics 365 Finance + Operations (on-premises), Enterprise Edition. In this session, we will look at the solution architecture of an on-premises deployment, ALM aspects, system requirements, and how to provision the Life Cycle Services project.	Free recording of a web conference	48 minutes
Reduce Data Import and Export Time Using Configurations (DYN315PAL)	In this Tech Talk, we will discuss the new configuration feature in Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, Enterprise edition. We will show how you can set up configurations using predefined templates, copy configuration data from a legal entity to a data project and export it, and then import it into another legal entity.	Free recording of a web conference	52 minutes
Analytics & Reporting Options: Printing and the Document Routing Agent	Join us for this tech talk on two related articles. First we will discuss Analytics and Reporting solution patterns and tools for Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, Enterprise Edition. Secondly, we will discuss printing scenarios and the Document Routing Agent.	Free recording of a web conference	45 minutes

Core development concepts

Content	Description	Format	Length
Finance and operations: Acceptance Test Library (DYN650PAL2)	Microsoft recently made the Acceptance Test Library (ATL) publicly available. ATL is a library of around 5,000 classes that helps you author readable, performant, quality X++ tests and consistent test data, while hiding the complexity of setting up prerequisites. These are the same classes Microsoft uses internally for testing. The ATL framework’s fluent API facilitates the Test Driven Development and Specification By Example software engineering approaches. Join us for this Tech Talk to learn more about it.	Free recording of a web conference	61 minutes
Finance and operations: Extending finance and operations apps with PowerApps (DYN558PAL2)	Tech Talk that discusses in detail and demonstrates extending talent applications using Microsoft PowerApps and Flow.	Free recording of a web conference	43 minutes
Data Management (DYN757PAL2)	Join us for this TechTalk on Data Management. Learn about the options available and the scenarios for which they are recommended. We will cover the Data Management framework, templates, database copying, cross-company data sharing, and performance considerations.	Free recording of a web conference	58 minutes
Azure Integration Tools for finance and operations apps (DYN386PAL)	This TechTalk will cover the types of tools one might consider while integrating with finance and operations apps and when to choose which integration tool. The session will also walk through some of integration scenarios orchestrated using Azure integration services.	Free recording of a web conference	63 minutes
Extensibility (DYN384PAL2)	This session will provide an overview of the extensibility plans Microsoft has announced and the recommended path forward for partners and customers who have overlayered code. We will discuss the various methods of extending a solution, looking deep into the metadata extensibility features as well as the ability to augment and extend code. The powerful new Chain of Command feature will be demonstrated, and we will show how many extensibility features are unblocked by this technology.	Free recording of a web conference	55 minutes
Integration Frameworks within finance and operations apps (DYN385PAL)	This session will provide an overview of the integration frameworks within Dynamics 365 for Finance & Operations and discuss the consideration under which these frameworks could be used.	Free recording of a web conference	64 minutes
Integration Between Dynamics 365 for Sales and finance and operations apps via Dataverse (DYN340PAL)	In this Tech talk we will introduce the integration scenario known as Prospect to cash, with sales and marketing activities in Dynamics 365 Sales and fulfillment in finance and operations apps. We will also take a look at the Data integrator and how to modify the integration.	Free recording of a web conference	54 minutes
Mobile Framework (VIR824PAL)	This tech talk will walk through the mobile framework capabilities for building apps in finance and operations. The session will also demonstrate some recently built apps.	Free recording of a web conference	58 minutes
Integration (VIR806PAL)	This Tech Talk will discuss different integration options for Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management including code samples and demonstrations.	Free recording of a web conference	58 minutes
Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) Setup (VIR782PAL)	This Tech Talk will walk through the necessary steps to configure a VSTS instance and project to connect to LCS implementation project for Dev/Test environment configuration.	Free recording of a web conference	41 minutes

Migration and upgrade

Content	Description	Format	Length
Upgrade Dynamics AX 2012 to finance and operations apps	Learn the most important elements and best practices for successfully upgrading your Dynamics AX 2012 solution to finance and operations apps. From the first steps of discovering key architectural differences, getting started with the upgrade process, and code and data upgrade tools, to the best ways of redesigning your integrations, analytics, and reporting based on the latest capabilities.	Free, self-paced online learning path	7 hours
Updates and upgrades for finance and operations apps	The world of enterprise resource planning (ERP) is continuously evolving and helping customers scale up in productivity and streamline their operations. The evolution of finance and operations encourages customers to upgrade their previous Microsoft Dynamics AX versions to the finance and operations cloud service.	Free, self-paced online learning module	1 hour
Finance and Operations: Upgrading from 7.x to 8+ (DYN519PAL2)	Join us for our next TechTalk, during which we will cover the 7.X to 8.X upgrade process. We will discuss various scenarios and steps to execute for code upgrade and data upgrade. We will also cover extensibility request scenarios and how to raise them where appropriate. Part 1 of 2.	Free recording of a web conference	61 minutes
How to upgrade to 7.2 (July 2017) from 7.0 (RTW)/7.1 (Release 1611) (DYN338PAL2)	In this session, we will explain how to upgrade from Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations application v7.0 (RTW) and v7.1 (1611) to v7.2 (July 2017). We make a clear differentiation between Live customers and ongoing projects (not live yet).	Free recording of a web conference	44 minutes
AX2012 to Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Upgrade (VIR817PAL2)	This Tech Talk will provide an overview on how to upgrade code and data from Dynamics AX 2012 to Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management.	Free recording of a web conference	45 minutes
AX2009 Migration Tool	This Tech Talk will cover the installation, configuration, estimation, migration methodology, and customization aspects of AX2009 Data Migration Tool.	Free recording of a web conference	57 minutes

Servicing

Content	Description	Format	Length
Finance and operations: Servicing, Supporting and Maintaining Production (DYN651PAL2)	Tech Talk on how to efficiently support, maintain, and service your Dynamics 365 Finance production environment	Free recording of a web conference	53 minutes
Finance and operations: Feature Management (DYN641PAL2)	Tech Talk on the Feature management experience. It provides a workspace where you can view, enable, disable, and schedule features that have been delivered in each release. By default, new features are turned off. You can use the workspace to turn them on and view the documentation for them. Attend this meeting to see what is delivered in 10.0.3 and our plans for future releases.	Free recording of a web conference	47 minutes
Finance And Operations: Microsoft Managed Continuous Updates (DYN610PAL)	The Continuous Update cadence for finance and operations has started! Join us during this hour to discuss Microsoft Managed Continuous updates, the user experience already available in Lifecycle Services, and forthcoming updates.	Free recording of a web conference	61 minutes
Finance And Operations: Microsoft Managed Continuous Updates: What's new - November 1, 2018 (DYN533cust)	During this hour, we will discuss updates to the Microsoft Managed Continuous update cadence as well as take a look at the user experience in Lifecycle Services.	Free recording of a web conference	59 minutes
Microsoft Managed Continuous Updates: What's new (DYN543PAL2)	During this hour, we will explain what is new since our initial announcements about Microsoft Managed Continuous updates. We will discuss the cadence of updates, how we have responded to your valuable feedback on the process, and take a look at the forthcoming Lifecycle Services user experience, through which you will be able to manage your updates.	Free recording of a web conference	56 minutes
Microsoft Managed Continuous Updates (DYN474PAL2)	We will discuss Microsoft’s plans for keeping your system up to date with the latest release. We will cover timelines, the cadence for major and minor updates, the planned procedures, the implications, and what you should do for optimal results.	Free recording of a web conference	62 minutes
Monitoring, Optimization Advisor & Critical KBs (DYN456PAL2)	We will discuss monitoring capabilities and what Microsoft monitors for you in your production environment, the optimization advisor and how it can be extended, the “Critical X++ updates” experience in LCS, and best practices for the “Report production outage” option in LCS.	Free recording of a web conference	40 minutes
Punch Out (DYN332PAL2)	This Tech Talk will provide a walk-through on punch out functionality and will cover the setup of an external catalog via purchase requisition scenario.	Free recording of a web conference	42 minutes

Testing

Content	Description	Format	Length
Perform user acceptance testing in finance and operations apps	After all customer requirements have been handled by either configuration, customization, and integration, you need to know how to perform user acceptance testing (UAT) in finance and operations apps to validate the solution. User acceptance testing is an important step in the go-live preparation.	Free, self-paced online learning module	1 hour
Finance and operations: Regression Suite Automation Tool - Background & Setup (DYN646PAL)	This is the first of a two-part series on Regression Suite Automation Testing (RSAT). In this session, we will cover how to keep pace with continuous updates using automated testing via RSAT. Learnings and recommendations on creating task recordings and executing tests using RSAT will be covered, along with a step-by-step walkthrough of the installation and setup.	Free recording of a web conference	70 minutes
Finance and operations: Regression Suite Automation Tool - Testing Lifecycle Demo (DYN647PAL)	This is the second of a two-part series on Regression Suite Automation Testing (RSAT). This session will cover a demo of the whole cycle of creating and saving task recordings from finance and operations to the BPM library in LCS, synchronizing the BPM library to create test cases in Azure DevOps, grouping the test cases into test suites, and loading and executing the test suites in RSAT.	Free recording of a web conference	70 minutes
Finance and operations: Performance Benchmark for Dynamics 365 (DYN550PAL2)	In this Tech Talk, we will describe an approach for preparing and delivering a performance benchmark on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance. We will present the process, main concepts, and tools before illustrating a simple case with a demonstration.	Free recording of a web conference	68 minutes
Finance and operations: Performance Key Patterns and Anti-patterns for Dynamics 365 (DYN549PAL)	In this Tech Talk, we will present efficient performance patterns that we have seen project teams implement successfully. We will also describe anti-patterns that can lead to serious performance degradation of the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance environment.	Free recording of a web conference	58 minutes
Regression Suite Automation Tool (DYN480PAL)	We will discuss the Regression Suite Automation Tool. It significantly reduces the time and cost of user acceptance testing, when taking a Microsoft update, or before applying custom code and configurations to your Dynamics 365 Finance production environment. It enables functional power users to record business tasks, using the finance and operations task recorder, and convert them into a suite of automated tests, without the need to write source code.	Free recording of a web conference	61 minutes
Performance Testing Approach (DYN449PAL2)	Join us for this tech talk on how to approach Performance Testing. Learn about the fundamentals, best practices for testing, available tools, and techniques for executing tests and measuring performance, and how to use the results for optimization.	Free recording of a web conference	45 minutes

Exam

Content	Description	Format
Exam MB-700: Finance and operations Apps Solution Architect	This exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: identify solution requirements; design solution components; and define solution testing and management strategies.	Exam, cost varies by region