To set up debugging for pages
1. Log into the server that is running the AOS.
2. Open the Microsoft Dynamics AX Server Configuration utility (Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Server Configuration).
3. Create a new configuration that allows debugging.
a. Click Manage and then click Create configuration. In
the Create Configuration window, name the new configuration, such as "DAX
Debugging". Click OK.
b. On the Application Object Server tab, select Enable breakpoints to debug code X++ code running on this
server. Click Apply.
4. Click OK to close the configuration window. If you receive a message about the AOS, indicate that it should be restarted.
5. Log in to the server that is running IIS and Enterprise Portal. If the system is remote, you can do this using Terminal Services. From the Start menu, click Run. Type the following in the Open box and click OK:
mstsc /console
This opens a console session in Terminal Services.
6. Enable desktop interaction for the World Wide Web Publish Service.
a. Open the Services window for the system (Start >
Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services).
b. Right-click the World Wide Web Publishing
Service, and then click Properties.
c. Click the Log On tab.
d. Select Allow service to interact with desktop.
e. Click OK to close the properties window.
7. Open the web.config file located in \Inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\\, where is the port number of the site where Enterprise Portal is installed. Modify the file by doing the following:
a. Locate the compilation element, and then set the
debug attribute to true. This reduces the chance of the Web session having a
timeout error when stopped at a breakpoint.
b. Save the changes.
8. Reset IIS by typing the iisreset command at the command-line window.
9. Open the Microsoft Dynamics AX Configuration utility (Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Configuration).
10. Set the Application Object Server Instance drop-down menu to Business Connector (non-interactive use only).
11. Create a new configuration that allows debugging.
a. Click Manage and then click Create configuration. In
the Create Configuration window, name the new configuration, such as "DAX
Debugging". Click OK.
b. On the Developer tab,
select Enable user breakpoints to debug code running in the Business Connector.
Click Apply.
12. Click OK to close the configuration window.
13. Open the Microsoft Dynamics AX client.
14. On the Tools menu, click Options to display the Options window.
15. On the Development tab, select When Breakpoint from the Debug mode list box, and then click Apply. This enables debugging mode on the client.
16. Close the Options window.
