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New blog post is up on the SAGlobal site.Packaging Extensions for Dynamics AXPackages. Extensions. Layers. Models. These are important technical concepts in the new Dynamics AX; it is enough to make...
View ArticleSSRS for Dynamics Ax 2012, group sum based on condition
Small tip today, In one of my custom SSRS report for Dynamics Ax 2012 on group total, requires conditioning, For example sum did not include the value in the based on certain value of other field.I...
View ArticleHide ENUM values at run time [AX-2012]
Hi Folks,Here is code sample to hide ENUM elements from a FORM at run time. For reference purpose I’m using SalesTable.BankducmentType (ENUM = BankDocumentType) field which contain below four...
View ArticleMobile Applications Testing in an Agile Environment
Mobile application testing presents unique challenges – there are numerous tradeoffs that should be considered and choices that should be made regarding the mix of different techniques and methods...
View ArticleDIXF – Compare Entities – SQL Server replication tool is not installed
Consider a scenario where you are running AX 2012 R3 and you want to compare entities between AX companies using DIXF, but you get an error telling you that the SQL Server replication tool is not...
View ArticleAfter Envision 2016: Will New Event Strategy Thrive After Slow Start?
Microsoft was looking for a change to its event landscape with the launch of Envision, and after this week's conference there is little doubt that they created something different. For Microsoft's own...
View ArticleNew Dynamics AX and the Excel Add-on
When using the «Open in Excel»( Dynamics Office Add-in) feature in the New Dynamics AX RTW, you may have some trouble opening it in Excel. Especially if you have a corporate login, like me. It then...
View ArticleThe State of Manufacturing: Leaders Must Resist Inertia, Adopt Culture of...
US manufacturing has been declared dead a half dozen times, but it endures - not by digging in its heels, but by adapting; and it has ensured its place by adapting to the digital age. So described the...
View ArticleReceipt date is not valid on customer calendar
If you are entering a sales order and change the receipt date on the line and receive a message The entered receipt date mm/dd/yyyy is not valid because it is not an open date in the customer...
View ArticleProduct readiness for discrete manufacturing workspace
If you are starting to work with the new AX and you work with released items in the discrete manufacturing space then there is a new workspace that you might want to explore. This will give you an...
View ArticleFinding a security privilege in AX 2012
Been working on a couple of security issues today. The requirements were pretty typical – we needed to find the security duty or privilege which unlocks a particular feature. This example is taken...
View ArticleStopped for sales order – default order settings
If you are working with sales order and want to control is an order is stopped there are a few options with the order holds , or stopping the lines. If you want to stop and item from being added to...
View ArticleCopy BOM from lines form to create a new BOM
When creating a BOM if you have different quantity breaks, effective dates or just want to duplicate then you can copy the existing one and do an alteration to it. You can do this in a copy of...
View ArticleA note on budgeting on total accounts
Over the last months I noticed many people asking how to budget on total accounts and how budget control needs to be setup for those accounts. Within this post I aim to answer this question by...
View ArticleMicrosoft Envision 2016 highlights and videos
The first week of April was an exciting one in for technology professionals. Microsoft held two major events: Envision 2016 (ex-Convergence) and Build 2016. Several technology initiatives and...
View ArticleWhy You Might Need a New ERP Solution
Failure is a very real concern when it comes to implementing an ERP solution, which is why it can take some enterprises up to a year to choose the right software. So when a company is faced with the...
View ArticleDIXF – Importing data using Excel and ODBC
Consider a scenario where you are running AX 2012 R3 and you want to import data from Excel files using ODBC. Having recently worked a case on this topic, I thought I’d share some of the details on how...
View ArticleMicrosoft Dynamics Lifecycle Services March Release Available
Microsoft has rolled out the March release of Lifecycle Services (LCS). It offers, among other features, asset library improvements. This is the first time Microsoft has enabled multi-select support...
View ArticleMicrosoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Life Sciences for AX; CCM/CRM Wins; ISV...
In this week's Microsoft Dynamics partner news roundup: Armanino Releases Life Sciences Industries for Dynamics AX Xpertdoc Announces New CCM/CRM Connector Customers AssureSign Boosts Dynamics...
View ArticleStopped for Inventory – default order settings
In a post the other day we had a look at the stopped flag on the default order settings for sales. If you want to stop all inventory activity then you can flag the stopped parameter on the inventory...
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