Importing product configuration models into AX 2012 R2
Some of the new features in Product configurator for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 required that changes were made to the schema for product configuration models. As a result, if you want to import a product configuration model that was exported from a previous version of Microsoft Dynamics AX, you must make sure that the schema adheres to the new structure.
This blog post describes how to transform a product configuration model that was exported to xml from Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 so that it adheres to the new schema for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2.
Disclaimer:
This method of importing product configuration models is not supported. The below xslt file is provided as is. You should review the imported product configuration models to verify that they do not contain any issues.
Use XSL transformations to update the schema
A product configuration model is exported from Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 as a plain xml file named model2012.xml. You can update the xml to the new schema by using XSL transformations. By running the following command from a command prompt, you can convert the XML file using the attached xslt file and the MSXSL tool.
msxsl "model2012.xml" "transform2012toR2.xslt" -o model2012R2.xml
The command simulates what would happen during a standard upgrade process, and creates new file named model2012R2.xml that has the default values for new fields. You can import this file into Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2.