Refresh caches in Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations

Sometimes, it is necessary to refresh different types of caches in the system. In Ax 2012 you can do it from the development workspace: Tools - Caches and select the required option.

In D365 we can clear or refresh the cache types using the following commands in the browser:

• Refresh dictionary:                                                                        https://ENVIRONMENT_URL/?mi=SysClassRunner&cls=SysFlushDictionary
• Refresh data:
  https://ENVIRONMENT_URL/?mi=SysClassRunner&cls=SysFlushData
• Refresh elements:
  https://ENVIRONMENT_URL/?mi=SysClassRunner&cls=SysFlushAOD

Note: The refreshing of the code extension cache was included in SysFlushAOD::Main() method in 2021. The method SysExtensionCache::clearAllScopes() has been marked as deprecated since then.

• Refresh report server:                                                                          https://ENVIRONMENT_URL/?mi=SysClassRunner&cls=SysFlushReportServer

As it was in Ax 2012, we can refresh the cache for database logging:

• Refresh database log:                                                                    https://ENVIRONMENT_URL/?mi=SysClassRunner&cls=SysFlushDatabaseLogSetup

There is a new cache type in D365. It is related to a cross-company data-sharing feature. This feature resembles the virtual companies feature in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

• Refresh the cross-company data sharing:                                    https://ENVIRONMENT_URL/?mi=SysClassRunner&cls=SysFlushSysSharingRules

There is still "SysFlushSystemSequence" class in D365. In the previous versions, it was used to record identifier alignment during the data import process via group definitions. Starting D365 this approach has been deprecated the use of this class makes no sense anymore.