This topic provides an overview of considerations in global deployment of Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Country- or region-specific functionality included in the SYS layer and the GLS layer

The SYS layer includes country or region-specific functionality for Australia/New Zealand, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand (except the withholding tax functionality), the United Kingdom/Ireland, and the United States.

Additionally, there are three GLS layers. Each layer contains functionality for a specific country or region as listed in the following table.

GLS layer for Turkey includes

Consolidated GLS layer includes

GLS layer for Eastern Europe includes

Turkey

Brazil

Czech Republic

-

China

Estonia

-

Japan

Hungary

-

India

Latvia

-

Thailand (withholding tax)

Lithuania

-

-

Poland

-

-

Russia
Caution note Caution

Only the GLS layer for Turkey is released with the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 product at the time of release. The consolidated GLS layer and GLS layer for Eastern Europe are NOT yet released with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009.

Considerations for global deployment

The GLS layer for Turkey requires a completely separate installation. You can install either the consolidated GLS layer or the GLS layer for Eastern Europe together with the SYS layer in one instance. If more than one GLS layer is needed to cover the required country-specific functionality, you need to deploy an instance of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 for each additional GLS layer.

Caution note Caution

Only the GLS layer for Turkey is released with the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 product at the time of release. The consolidated GLS layer and GLS layer for Eastern Europe are NOT yet released with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009.

The following table illustrates configuration of different instances:

Countries required

Microsoft Dynamics AX instances required

Countries covered by the SYS layer

One instance: SYS

Countries covered by the SYS layer andconsolidated GLS layer

One instance: SYS + consolidated GLS layer

Countries covered by the SYS andGLS layer for Eastern Europe

One instance: SYS + GLS layer for Eastern Europe

Countries covered by the SYS layer andTurkey

Two instances:

  • First instance: SYS layer

  • Second instance: SYS + GLS layer for Turkey

Countries covered by:

  • The SYS layer

  • Consolidated GLS layer and

  • GLS layer for Eastern Europe

Two instances:

  • First instance: SYS + consolidated GLS layer

  • Second instance: SYS + GLS layer for Eastern Europe

Countries covered by:

  • The SYS layer

  • Consolidated GLS layer

  • Turkey

Two instances:

  • First instance: SYS + consolidated GLS layer

  • Second instance: SYS + GLS layer for Turkey

Countries covered by:

  • The SYS layer

  • Consolidated GLS layer

  • GLS layer for Eastern Europe

  • Turkey

Three instances:

  • First instance: SYS + consolidated GLS

  • Second instance: SYS + GLS layer for Eastern Europe

  • Third instance: SYS + GLS layer for Turkey