Microsoft and its Dynamics 365 partners around the world are not
always moving at the same speed these days, and that's creating some tensions. One
of the new and particularly urgent concerns for partners in Microsoft's
business solutions space ...read more![]()
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Challenge: Can Microsoft Dynamics partners meet market needs in 2018?
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Dynamics 365 ? 7 Reasons to Upgrade your Dynamics AX to the Cloud
Humans have a tendency to resist change in their lives. Some view it as an unnecessary inconvenience — but what about a change that can make life more convenient? If chosen thoughtfully and implemented...(read more)![]()
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Item Group is not specified Dynamics Ax 2012
Until and unless you have not good grip on functional side, you are unable to deliver customization. This idea constantly grow in mind and now started to grow as fear,
What if the functional consultant is not available or not provide good testing. And your piece of Code breaks in Production. In ERP things goes beyond unit testing, We need extensive scenario based testing. In ERP development is easy, but covering all possible scenarios is tough, you have to grow functionally.
So I started to explore functional side by my own. And small issue starts to popup and now I started to document as I faced them 1 by 1 during learning process.
So I got very small issues. When I tried to use a newly created item in purchase line.
Item Group is not specified for item.
It took me almost 10-15 minutes where is the Item group in Release product detail form.
I found it in Manage Costs fast tab.
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Summit EMEA’s Social Series: Let’s talk Summit EMEA with Sarah Chritchley
As part of the Summit EMEA Social Series, the Summit EMEA team has talked to several influencers from the industry about their experience with conferences such as Summit EMEA and why they will be attending Summit EMEA in Dublin this year. In this blog, Sarah Chritchley from PowerObjects, who is also a Microsoft MVP and a speaker at Summit EMEA, gives us an insight on what she is most excited about and why she values attending this conference so much.
Why is content one of the top reasons to attend this conference?
Sarah: “I think that there are so many ways one could answer that, but my favourite would probably be that, it inspires people. Conferences such as Summit EMEA help to get people excited about the products they work with. They leave the conference with a renewed passion and energy. Most people don’t get that excitement in their day-to-day role, which is why I think it is one of the most important reasons to attend this conference.”
What sessions do you look most forward to attending and why?
Sarah: “I would probably have to say Customer Showcases are my favourite, because they actually give you an insight into the real life application of the technology. So whilst I work on implementations and delivery, I love hearing about different opinions and thoughts. User adoption is a hot topic at the moment, so having the Customer Showcases is a real benefit to the conference.”
How important is it to stay on the cutting edge off technology for you and your business and how does this conference help you to do that through content?
Sarah: “It’s quite an intimidating thing as a professional in the field to feel like you need to know everything. Summit EMEA gives people a taste of what’s around without actually having to go too deep into the actual topics. So you can be aware of something, but no one expects you to be an expert on everything.”
How does having access to this community support the Microsoft thriving business?
Sarah: “It’s the fact that we’ve got users talking to and helping each other. In the grand scheme of things, Microsoft doesn’t want all these support tickets, questions or issues that are being driven to them. They want to be able to nurture this community and support one another. It gives them the time to focus on building the product rather than dealing with issues and questions. Being able to manage things as a community without needing the help from Microsoft is very self-empowering.”
How does having this network positively impact your day-to-day role?
Sarah: “Having a network from attending conferences such as Summit EMEA impacts my role immeasurably. It actually feels like have a support network, but it also means that I can be there for them. Especially as a Microsoft MVP, it means that I can help them with ad hoc questions, tell them what is going on in the community or inform them about upcoming events.”.
Thank you so much, Sarah! Secure your tickets for Summit EMEA today and join us 24-26 April 2018 in Dublin!
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Post#20: Orphaned Work Items
When you use workflow for Transactions in DAX there may be a possibility where the user who submits the transaction deletes the transaction instead of recalling the approval before deletion.
This will...(read more)![]()
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Summit EMEA’s Social Series: Let’s talk Summit EMEA with Thomas Bonde
As part of the Summit EMEA Social Series, the Summit EMEA team has talked to several influencers from the industry about their experience with conferences such as Summit EMEA and why they will be attending Summit EMEA in Dublin this year. In this blog Thomas Bonde, who is a Microsoft MVP, the D365UG/AXUG chapter leader in Denmark and has been working with Dynamics AX since it came out in 1998, gives us an insight on what he is most excited about for Summit EMEA.
Is there any specific content that gets you excited about the conference?
Thomas: “Regardless of that I see myself as an experienced Dynamics AX user from a technical application perspective, I have something new to learn every day. As an MVP I look most forward to the sessions about the new journey of Dynamics 365, which is something that brings up a lot of new challenges. Also, this year the European Union has announced a new GDPR, which is a data protection law, that brings a lot of new restrictions. This is also something I look forward to hearing more about at Summit EMEA.”
How important is it to stay on the cutting edge of technology for you and your businesses and how does this conference do that through content?
Thomas: “It’s very important because as a solution architect I often engage with customers that are curious about what the future brings and how we can benefit from that. Therefore I need to be able to stay on the cutting edge of technology, but beside that, it’s also a personal interest. I enjoy being a nerd about learning how to put these new technologies into practise. Summit EMEA helps me in doing that.”
Why is community one of the top reasons to attend this conference for you?
Thomas: “For me personally, content is not the most important reason to attend a conference, it’s about what happens in between the sessions. It’s what happens in de corridors, during lunch and in the evenings. This is where you talk to people, to customers, architects, implementers and people from Microsoft. You learn the most from their challenges and experiences. So when I talk to my chapter I always push them to share their issues and challenges with the community, because the likelihood that someone else also has that challenge is big and there’s also a big chance that someone has already found the solution. I remember one example from two years ago, there was a customer that came up to me during a user group conference with a problem they had been struggling with for the past six months. They had put a lot of money into solving that problem. By chance I knew exactly what the problem was so within 10 minutes we solved this problem. In my opinion, this shows the power of the community.”
How does having access to this community support the Microsoft driving business?
Thomas: “The feedback that Microsoft gets from the D365UG/AXUG community, comes from over 30.000 users. That’s a huge amount of people, so I believe that for Microsoft it must be the most important thing to listen to what these users have to say. I think that it’s a proven case since many times the user community has proven themselves able to switch directions for Microsoft.”
How important is networking to you and your business and how does attending this conference support that?
Thomas: “If you look at the amount of content that is already out there from Microsoft but also from other parties, you will realise that it is impossible for anyone to read all that content. Meaning that if you don’t have a network to turn to or someone to ask questions, you are always one step behind.”
Thank you so much, Thomas! Secure your tickets for Summit EMEA today and join us 24-26 April 2018 in Dublin!
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Private Equity Firm Thoma Bravo takes majority stake in process automation vendor Nintex
Private
equity investment firm Thoma Bravo has taken a majority stake in process
automation vendor Nintex .
Nintex is known for its deep Microsoft ecosystem roots, building its legacy of
SharePoint-based workflow technology early on and its ...read more![]()
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Dynamics AX – Accessing Data for Multiple Companies
Have you ever had to compare data for several companies? That is usually not a problem to change the company you are currently attached to. You just double-click the company on the bottom of your current work space, and change it.
This becomes more of a challenge when dealing with more than a handful of companies.
That is where the crossCompany and changeCompany keywords can be helpful.
The table DataArea stores the company Id for all companies configured in your environment. Using the crossCompany keyword, you can construct a query to retrieve all records, regardless of the company you are currently logged into. This example loops through all of the companies in the table DataArea, then calls a routine to do some work in that company.
whileselectcrossCompany * from dataArea
{
info (strFmt("%1 %2"
, dataArea.Id
, dataArea.name
));
showCompany(dataArea.Id);
}
In this example, I just want to know how many customer records exist in each company. This routine will use the changeCompany keyword to define the scope of work. Using this, I can run one job to interrogate all companies that are set up, or you can manually change companies and run the query in each company. You decide which is more efficient.
void showCompany(DataAreaId _dataAreaId)
{
CustTable custTable;
;
changeCompany(_dataAreaId)
{
custTable = null;
selectcount(RecId) from custTable;
info (strFmt(" Company: %1, # of Customers: %2"
, _dataAreaId
, custTable.RecId
));
}
return;
}
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Using the Systest framework and Task Recorder in Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations to create integration tests
Introduction How to create good validation tests for your implementation. The scenario is – ‘You have an ISV who delivers you updates and you want to have an automatic validation that proves nothing has been broken’. In the test automation pyramid the tests described in this post are typically called ‘integration tests’. A quick search...![]()
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A gold medal value: Save $100 on your Focus registration
Ready to train like an Olympian? Nevermind the ice skates and bobsleighs, we're thinking of a different kind of training.... advanced Microsoft Dynamics 365 & AX training.
Focus, held May 23-24, 2018 in Indianapolis, IN, features deep-dive learning focused on Dynamics 365 & AX. Each 90-minute session is taught by a technical expert and features advanced content in five tracks: Project Accounting, Functional, Technical D365FO, Master Planning, and Security & Compliance.
Ready, set, GOLD.. er... REGISTER!
“Passion. Connected.”
We couldn't think of a more fitting theme for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games than "Passion. Connected." The same message applies to Focus. By geeking out connecting with technical experts and individuals in like-job roles, you’ll grow your support network and overcome system challenges without risking down time for your organization.
Sessions details coming soon
The Focus Programming Committee is working diligently to determine the most relevant and useful session topics based on YOUR session proposals, plus your comments, surveys, and feedback galore to provide you with the content you want. The schedule will be released mid-March, but in the meantime: Browse the Focus 2017 schedule.
D365UG/AXUG will be joined by fellow user groups D365UG/CRMUG, NAVUG, and PUG. Learn more.
Ready to take home the gold?
Don't delay your registration - Early Bird pricing is only available through Wednesday, February 28! This is the LAST discount before onsite rates apply.
Take advantage of this $100 Olympic offer:
Not yet a D365UG/AXUG Member? Learn more about how user group members receive additional discounts.
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Implementing SysOperationFramework in Ax2012-SysOperationUIBuilder class
Hi,
Dialog fields and its methods on dialog can be accessed with the help of SysOperationUIBuilder class. Same thing is demonstrated below with the business requirement of having two dialog fields ItemId...(read more)![]()
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Implementing SysOperationFramework in Ax2012-SysOperationUIBuilder class with postRun method
Hi,
In my previous post I implemented UIBuilder class with the help of postBuild method, now will implement postRun method with the business requirement of overriding the lookup method of ItemId such...(read more)![]()
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Beefing up ModernPOS security with a real app package signing certificate and AAD authentication
Overview
A real certificate should be used to code sign the ModernPOS packages. That will allow for more security and simpler deployments (as no self-signed certs will need to be installed before installing...(read more)![]()
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Issue : activate closing of non-financial transfers’ is set to yes
Error message : activate closing of non-financial transfers’ is set to yes
Version : D365FO
Module : Inventory management
Localization : All
Critical : Blocking
French message : Activer la clôture...(read more)![]()
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Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: D365 food win; Retail payment tech; New sales director; Vendor partnership
In this week's Microsoft Dynamics Partner News Roundup:
Food equipment
manufacturer sets its sights on growth in the cloud
Sterling Payment Technologies and Retail
Realm announce integration partnership
Western Computer
appoints ...read more![]()
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Retail Personalized product recommendations
Starting Feb 15, 2018 in Dynamics 365 for Retail and Finance & Operations, Retailers shall not be able to display intelligent product recommendations on the point of sale (POS) device any more. (for more information, see Personalized product recommendations).
For all Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations removed or deprecated features, see Removed or deprecated features
| Reason for deprecation/removal | We are taking down the current version of product recommendation service as we re-architecture this feature with a better algorithm and newer retail oriented capabilities. |
| Replaced by another feature? | None for immediate future. But post Spring 2018, we plan on bringing back this feature leveraging the mentioned new recommendation service. |
| Product areas affected | Intelligent product recommendations in POS. |
| Deployment option | All |
| Status | To be removed as of Feb 15, 2018 from Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations and Retail, 7.1 onwards |
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Find References in dynamics 365 for operations using PowerShell
Just wanted to share quick note about finding references from PowerShell . In dynamics 365 for operations you can use find references or cross references (Previous version AX 2012) from visual studio ...(read more)![]()
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Remembering Dann Maurno
I have the sad duty to report that Dann Anthony Maurno, our assistant
editor, has died after a three and a half year battle
with cancer. He was 54.
Dann was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) over
three years ago, right around the ...read more![]()
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Introductory session to Dynamics 365 for finance and operation, PowerPoint slides and pictures
Yesterday I conduct a free session at Microtechx training institute. Purpose of this session to give overview of Microsoft ERP to students and fresh graduate.
Session ppt and pictures are here
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Here's How & Why You Should Upgrade your CRM to the Cloud
It can be overwhelming to learn a new process when it comes to technology. The digital world is ever-changing, and sometimes it’s hard to keep up, especially when it can seem like companies are churning...(read more)![]()
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