Finance and operations apps environments
In finance and operations apps, you’ll need to keep in mind other considerations when setting up these environments:
- Tier-1
- Tier-2 (and higher)
- Production
Tier-1
The Tier-1 environment has all components installed on the same server, and they’re structured to be efficient for development. These components include Application Object Server (AOS), the SQL database, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce, and Management Reporter for Microsoft Dynamics 365.
Tier-2 and higher
Tier-2 and higher environments have the components installed on multiple servers and have several similarities with the production environment. The architecture is the same as the architecture of the production environment, though this type of environment has a different sizing and isn't enabled for disaster recovery. The environment is suitable for UAT and performance testing.
Production
The production environment also has the components installed on multiple servers and it also includes disaster recovery. The production environment can only be requested through Microsoft Dynamics 365 Lifecycle Services.
In finance and operations apps, models are the way that you would store customizations. The models are a collection of Visual Studio projects. You can have a model that’s deployed on its own and its own package, or you can add a model as a part of an existing package. To avoid complications with future releases from Microsoft, we recommend that you create a model that’s deployed in its own package.