Before you design the data migration, install an XPO in AX2012 to manage the enum migration.
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Install XPO on AX2012 |
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In D365 FO, enums can be extendable. For extendable enums, the enum value numbering is not fixed. Therefore, an enum value number in AX2012 can be different from the number of the related enum value in D365 FO. To prevent a mismatch of enum values when migrating data, migrate enums based on the enum value name instead of the enum value number. To do so, on the AX2012 environment:
As a result, you can migrate the enum values based on the names instead of the numbers. |