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Best practices with regards to what configuration keys to turn on

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Posted on by ZvikaR 125

What is the best practice with regards to what license configuration/configuration keys one should enabled in a new instance of dynamics 365?

There are many functionalities related to regional keys, or module specific keys where it is clear a company will never use.

Is best practice to enable everything?

Enable just what is likely to be used?

Strictly enable just whatever will be used?

Are you aware of official Microsoft guidance about that?

In previous versions there was a general guideline to only activate license keys related to functionality a company is likely to use, since the different keys and functionalities might not necessarily work well with each other, or introduce performance issues.

I have seen at least one case in the past where "rogue code" related to unused functionality was wreaking havoc on performance in a couple of forms.

but I wonder if anything has changed with Dynamics 365?

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    dekaasboer Profile Picture
    dekaasboer 1,530 on at
    RE: Best practices with regards to what configuration keys to turn on

    Disable whatever you don't need. Try compiling and syncing afterwards, you may run into some errors.

    But if the config works, AX will skip whole sections of code during execution making the whole system faster.

  • Weaveriski Profile Picture
    Weaveriski 23,616 on at
    RE: Best practices with regards to what configuration keys to turn on

    Same statement in D365O

    docs.microsoft.com/.../license-codes-configuration-keys-report

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    Weaveriski Profile Picture
    Weaveriski 23,616 on at
    RE: Best practices with regards to what configuration keys to turn on

    Here you go:

    technet.microsoft.com/.../732b64a0-25bb-44ee-9254-dbecf10a63c9(AX.60).aspx

    However partners have different best practice approaches :-)

    Appreciate yours is D365O but configuration keys are configuration keys. They need agreeing as part of the project. Changes to the production environment are different for D365O as well. 

  • ZvikaR Profile Picture
    ZvikaR 125 on at
    RE: Best practices with regards to what configuration keys to turn on

    Are you aware of any Microsoft official guidelines?

    Our partner seem to have never heard about the need to not activate everything...

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    Weaveriski Profile Picture
    Weaveriski 23,616 on at
    RE: Best practices with regards to what configuration keys to turn on

    It is the analysis part of the project where you understand the scope of the project, what is required now and the future and what will never be required, if never required remove it. Public Sector for example, remove it if not using it, configuration for dimensions, process elements like catchweight help tidy up busy line screens.

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    Mea_ 60,278 on at
    RE: Best practices with regards to what configuration keys to turn on

    Nothing has changed since 2012 so disable everything you not going to use. However, sometimes you may find that AX does not quite work with some config key combinations and you need to log a bug to get it fixed :(

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