MB-700 · Question #137
A company is upgrading their AX 2012 R3 environment to Dynamics 365 Finance. The company plans to upgrade the data store by using a phased approach. You need to define the strategy to migrate master…
The correct answer is D. Data Import/Export Framework. Migrating master data and opening balances from AX 2012 R3 to Dynamics 365 Finance in a phased approach is best handled by the Data Import/Export Framework (DIXF).
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- ABusiness process modeler
- BUpgrade analysis
- CCombine XPO tool
- DData Import/Export Framework
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(15 responses)- A13% (2)
- C7% (1)
- D80% (12)
Why each option
Migrating master data and opening balances from AX 2012 R3 to Dynamics 365 Finance in a phased approach is best handled by the Data Import/Export Framework (DIXF).
Business process modeler is an LCS tool used to document and align business processes with standard process libraries, not a utility for migrating data records.
Upgrade analysis is a code-level assessment tool that evaluates customizations and metadata for compatibility with the new version, not a data migration mechanism.
The Combine XPO tool is used to merge X++ code project files from multiple developers into a single package, and has no function in data migration.
The Data Import/Export Framework (DIXF) is the native Microsoft tool purpose-built for structured data migration in Dynamics 365 Finance, using data entities to map and load master data records and financial opening balances. It supports a phased migration strategy with built-in staging, transformation mapping, and error validation at each step.
Concept tested: DIXF for phased master data migration from AX 2012
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/data-entities/data-import-export-job
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