Tuesday 1 April 2014

Application Server Setup in Dynamics SL 2011

Before going to the set up an Application Server in Microsoft Dynamics SL 2011.

·         Check the Application Server email profile defined must be a valid Microsoft Exchange or Outlook.

·         If you plan to utilize the Application Server module to send email requests, be sure that Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) add-in is installed on the computer that has been designated as the Application Server.

·         Define a user ID and password for the Application Server (Application Server name - must be the same as a Solomon user ID ) on User Maintenance (95.260.00).

·         User ID has defined proper access right to the Application Server (96.010.00).

Application Server Setup Steps:

1.      Instigate Microsoft Dynamics SL à Foundation à Application Server àMaintenance à Application Server Administration Wizard (96.070.00)

2.      Click Next.

3.      Select user id of the Application Server displays or create a new User ID by clicking “Add user button”

Note: If the user id already defines in the Application Server name can’t view that particular Id to create another one.


4.      Click Next to continue.

5.      Type the number of the “polling interval”, in seconds, at Polling Interval (for example, type 3 the request queue every 3 seconds for new requests).

6.      Type the maximum number of requests (It allows up to 14) at “Maximum Requests Allowed”

7.      Type the Application Server’s email profile ID at “Email Profile ID”


      8.      Click Next.

9.      Enter Number of Entries; the maximum entries the Application Server should retain in the log before it begins overwriting log information.

10.      Enter Number of Days; specify the number of days should be maintained in the log.


11.      Click Next to continue.

12.      Enter Number of Days; Application server can automatically delete completed request from the queue.


13.      Click Next.

14.      Select “Report Routing options”

a.       Select “Delete non-Quick Send reports after they have been emailed” to delete report files immediately after they are sent via email to their recipients.

Note:  For historical intention, email messages containing documents associated with Quick Send requests (purchase orders, invoices, statements, order confirmations, shipping notices, or direct deposit advice slips) are not deleted.

b.      Select “keep the reports in the temporary directory” to maintain the results of a report request in the Application Server temporary file directory even after the reports have been sent via email to the correct recipients.

15.      Select “Process Email Requests”


16.      Click Next.

17.      Select Request Restart option.

a.      “Automatically resubmit incomplete requests” automatically resubmit incomplete requests for reprocessing.

b.      Select “Leave in queue and flag as ―Incomplete” incomplete status of the request and leave it in the request queue. The request can then be resubmitted or deleted from the Application Server Status (96.030.00) screen. 


18.      Click Next.

19.      Under Groups, select the check box for each Application Server group.

20.      Under Users, select the check box for each Application Server user. 


21.      Click Next.

22.      Select the check box for each group and user that will use this Application Server as their default Application Server.

23.      Click Finish.