Creating an empty database for a new deployment
If you have been working with AX for a while you will know the process of creating and configuring a new database but if you are new it might not be that obvious what you need to do to deploy AX. If...
View ArticlePrice Discount Agreement journals edit in Excel Setup
There is a handy feature when you do a lot of editing of price discount agreement journals and you want to be able to use the flexibility of Excel. When you are editing the journal lines you can...
View ArticleEnvironment Variety in System Design
A system, and each component of it alike, has a unique environment that sets mandates on the object about what it has to deal with. It is important to quickly and broadly (not fully since impossible)...
View ArticleDynamics AX How To: Use Purchase Approval Workflow for the Public Sector
Dynamics AX 2012 comes with a variety of Workflow Templates out of the box, across most modules within the system. The Workflow Engine in Dynamics AX is basically a rule engine that routes a base...
View ArticleMicrosoft urges Dynamics RMS partners to embrace AX-based Retail Realm...
For veterans of Dynamics RMS, Microsoft's retail roadmap is a hot topic at this year's Retail Realm 2015 technology conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas. The conference drew about 250...
View ArticleAvanade to Acquire KCS.net, Microsoft Dynamics AX, CRM partner in Germany,...
Global technolog and services firm Avanade has announced it will acquire KCS.net, a Switzerland-based Microsoft partner with a focus on Microsoft Dynamics AX, CRM, .NET, and SharePoint. The company...
View ArticleWill Wearables Be the Next Big Thing for the Enterprise?
It seems like something out of a science fiction movie: people wear glasses on which they can access information, and that data appears on the lens. However, it’s not something you’d have to shell out...
View ArticleManaging change strategically by using BPM for Microsoft Dynamics AX in...
Across industries, companies are looking for ways to become more competitive and agile operations and generate greater returns from their investments in processes and infrastructures. Many of them...
View ArticleReading CSV files in Dynamics Ax 2012.
Today I come across a scenario where, I have to read data from csv file. Reading data from csv file is very easy with IO operation. For example I have csv file with following student first name and...
View ArticleEdit Price Discount Agreement journals in Excel
In previous post I did a quick overview of how to setup the service so you can use the Edit in Excel capability of the price discount agreement journals. In this video we have a quick look at how to...
View ArticleMerit Walk Off at Microsoft Ignite - Win a Trip to the Caribbean!
Microsoft Ignite Attendees: Do you know McCormick Place is the nation's largest convention center?With a combined 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space, 1.2 million square feet all on one level, you...
View ArticleCan We Actually Confront Data Quality with Business Intelligence?
Similar to years past, data quality may yet again win the superlative award for the most discussed topic in the business intelligence industry. Unfortunately, it's becoming about as boring to read as...
View ArticleMicrosoft reiterates commitment to SMB retail as Dynamics RMS VARs ponder...
The final day of the Retail Realm 2015 technology conference in Las Vegas saw a flurry of activity on Monday. Partners and vendors were eager to offer hope for brick-and-mortar retailers, while the...
View ArticleReduce SSRS deployment time for static reports in AX2012
Are you wasting minutes deploying and redeploying static SSRS reports in all the languages provided with AX2012? If you only need a handful of them, you might just as well consider disabling the...
View ArticleThe Taboo of Value Stream Mapping
Mapping out value streams within one’s organization is commonplace for those embarking on a lean journey. It becomes a visual icon of sorts. It sends the message, “We are pressing forward with this...
View ArticleUse Lifecycle Services to deploy Dynamics AX on Azure
Lets deploy Dynamics AX 2012 R3 on Microsoft Azure in less than 60 minutes.Step 1)Login to Lifecycle Services using your CustomerSource or PartnerSource account.Step 2) Create LCS ProjectA project is...
View ArticleAuto Create Classes
I think we all have this little archive of code that we use again and again in AX. So i have made to different tools for handling these code snippets, and here is the first one of them, the Auto...
View ArticleSupply Chain Technology Priorities for 2015: Optimism drives innovation, but...
In its 2-part Business Priorities 2015 report, ChainLink Research, Inc., of Newton, Mass., examined companies' technology priorities and future prospects. Done annually, the report is based on a survey...
View ArticleAX 2012: Create SSRS Column Chart Report
Purpose: The purpose of this document is to demonstrate how to develop SSRS column chart report in Dynamics AX 2012. Prerequisites: Visual Studio 2010 Visual Studio tools. Reporting extension...(read...
View ArticleDatabase initialization check list
In a previous post we created an empty database. When you first access the DB you will be prompted to complete the initialization checklist. This video is a walk through of the things that you will...
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