Configure the Data Import/Export Framework

When you have finished installing the Data Import/Export Framework, follow

these steps to configure it.

1. Add the Data Import/Export Framework service account to the

Microsoft Dynamics AX Data Import Export Framework Service Users

local group on the computer that is running the Data Import/Export

Framework service. Then restart that computer.

Note

For more information about how to add a service account to a group, see Add

a member to a local group.

2. Add the AOS service account to the Microsoft Dynamics AX Data

Import Export Framework Service Users local group on the computer that is

running the AOS instance. Then restart that computer.

3. Set the Data Import/Export Framework parameters. The Data

Import/Export Framework requires a shared directory that the Data

Import/Export Framework service account must have read access to. The AOS

service account must have read and write access to the directory. The AOS

service writes data to the shared directory, so that the Data Import/Export

Framework can use SQL Server Integration Services to read the data. For

performance reasons, we recommend that the directory be located on the

same server as SQL Server Integration Services.

Security Note
Be aware that the shared directory may contain sensitive data, depending on
 Security Note
what you are importing and exporting. Ensure that as few users as possible

have access to the location, in addition to the AOS service account and the

Data Import/Export Framework service account.

1. In an AX 2012 R3 client, go to Data Import/Export Framework

> Setup > Data Import/Export Framework parameters.

2. In the Shared working directory field, enter a shared directory,

and then click Validate.

This step verifies that the AOS account can write to the location, and that the

Data Import/Export Framework can read from the location.

If both these conditions are true, the validation icon turns green.

3. If you want to skip rows that contain errors when data is

processed, select Ignore error. If you select Ignore error, you can also select

Create error file to write any errors to a file.

4. You can use the Data access mode field to control the method

that SQL Server Integration Services uses to load data. You can also use the

Maximum insert commit size field to control the size of the batches that are

loaded.

Configure the Data Import/Export Framework

for use by external services, such as Lifecycle

Services

In order to connect to the Data Import/Export Framework from an external

service, such as Lifecycle Services, the DMFEntityExecutionService and

 DMFService service groups must be deployed and enabled to provide

inbound ports.

1. In an AX 2012 R3 client, open a development workspace.

2. Under Service Groups, deploy the following two service groups:

o DMFEntityExecutionService

o DMFService