System administration for Retail

Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack

This topic provides links to online resources for IT professionals who are administering Retail.

Retail documentation for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3

The following information about Retail is available on the web.

Contains information about how to plan for, implement, and customize an online store.

Contains information about how to plan for, implement, and customize Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail POS.

Contains information about how to plan for, implement, and customize Modern POS.

Contains information about how to configure and customize Commerce runtime.

Contains information about how to install, configure, and customize Retail Server.

Contains information about how to install, configure, and customize Commerce Data Exchange.

The following resources are available for Retail in AX 2012 R2.

The following topics for Retail are available on the web.

Provides information and resources to help you successfully deploy and configure Retail.

Describes how to upgrade the head-office Retail module and the retail stores.

Contains information about how to implement a point of sale (POS) system.

Contains information about how to plan for, implement, and customize an online store.

Resource	Description
Implementation Guide for Commerce Data Exchange	Describes recommended patterns and practices for setting up, configuring, customizing, monitoring, and troubleshooting Commerce Data Exchange: Synch Service and Commerce Data Exchange: Real-time Service.
Support for Previous POS Versions	Describes how to enable earlier versions of Retail POS to exchange data with AX 2012 R2.
Retail Performance White Paper	Provides an overview of a series of performance tests run by Microsoft to enable customers and partners to better size capacity for the infrastructure that they require for an implementation of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 for Retail.
High Volume Inventory Benchmark for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 in a Retail Environment	Contains the results of a benchmark to simulate an inventory workload with more than 4.96 million transaction lines. The inventory transactions simulated the import of POS transactions for a large retail chain into Microsoft Dynamics AX.

The following resources for Retail in AX 2012 Feature Pack are available from the Microsoft Download Center in PDF format.

Document	Description
Retail Deployment Guide: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012	Provides guidance for administrators who install and upgrade Retail components. This document also provides links to general installation and upgrade information for Microsoft Dynamics AX.
Retail Store Connect Technical Reference: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012	Provides technical resources for administrators who configure Retail Store Connect, which provides a secure framework for communication between Retail components.
Retail Scheduler Technical Reference: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012	Provides technical resources for administrators who configure Retail Scheduler, which schedules data synchronization between Retail databases.
POS Technical Reference: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012	Provides technical resources for administrators who configure POS terminals.
Retail Benchmark for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack	Contains the results of a benchmark to measure the performance and scalability of the retail solution in AX 2012 Feature Pack in a simulated retail scenario.

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