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ERP Training: How to Avoid One-Size-Fits-All
End-user ERP training strategy is often treated with a bit of neglect and mostly as an afterthought. The technical, development and functional implementation teams are worn out from user acceptance...
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AX2012 R2 Get a list of Duties and Privileges based on Security Role
This is a SQL script to get a list of duties and privileges based on a security role. I definitely saw something similar before, but couldn't find it again. So I'm putting it down here for reference....
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Change AIF Endpoint address at Runtime
This is a knowledgeshare for those of you that need to programmatically change the AIF endpoint address at runtime. The primary reason you may want to do this is if your .Net solution needs to target...
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Backup and restore the AX demo on the demo VM
If you are new to AX one of the things that I’d encourage you to do is just play with the data. Setup data, post transactions. It’s sometimes helpful to be able to play but then restore back...(read more)
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Copy Custom field from PO line to Invoice line
Sometime we have a scenario where we have to copy custom field value from PO to invoice, to do this you have create similar field in VendInvoiceInfoLine table and set/copy the value from PO line to...
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Microsoft Dynamics AX Projects: The Importance of Planning Ahead
Microsoft Dynamics AX Projects: The Importance of Planning Ahead It’s well known that Microsoft Dynamics AX is a youthful product in the ERP playground. It only entered the market in 1998 – the same...
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3D printing in space
I’ve been doing a bit of work experimenting with Azure the last couple of months as it relates to AX. This week NASA started their calibrations for their 3D printing at the international space...
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Flowchart for Batch in Dynamics AX
Are you utilizing batch for your daily business operations? I've been thinking about blogging about batch in AX for a long time, and a few weeks ago I attended one of the Microsoft webinars sessions...
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SQL Server Firewall ports
I was working on setting up a new environment and even though the SQL server installer reminds you after it has finished doing it’s setup it’s something I sometimes forget to configure the...(read more)
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View Details not visible
The view details option can be a powerful and useful feature allowing users to quickly jump from one record to the master record. However when this feature is not available it can be frustrating....
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Debugging in AX2012
Even though I spend most of my time on configuring the AX application there are times where I have to put my developer hat on to workout what might be going on or trying to design a new solution....
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Transportation implementation guide
I noticed the SCM team posted a note about the Transportation management implementation guide on their blog....
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Workflow configuration import / export
When you are working on deploying AX you might first start with one legal entity as a template and move configuration into a second legal entity. Or you might test a workflow configuration in a test...
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Test data transfer tool
I was in the process of setting up a new environment to test out some of the AX2012 R3 CU8 updates. One of the tools that is handy for this process is the Test data transfer tool. You can get it when...
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WMS related blog posts on the Dynamics AX Manufacturing R&D Team blog
We would like to inform you on these four blog posts that are posted on the Manufacturing R&D Team blog that are covering warehouse processes in manufacturing:Generating put away work when...
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New & Improved Power Pivot/BI Guides Available on the Dynamics AX Companions...
We have had some more requests to have some of the Configuration Blueprints to be updated and made available through the Dynamics AX Companions site as downloadable PDF’s, and we have been able to do...
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Data migration of 1,000 companies or more now a snap with Data Migration...
We thought that, to make this kind of data migration predictable and easier it should be possible to group companies. In addition to that it should be easy to specify the connection for the different...
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From the Microsoft Dynamics AX blogs: Main account control; Online store...
A selection of the latest insight from the Dynamics AX blogs: Modify, and Edit Main Accounts in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012; Adding an Item to the AX R3 Online Store Gives the Error Message: "We Cannot...
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Error - The transactions on voucher XXXX do not balance...
I ran into this error where message was:The transactions on voucher XXXX do not balance as per <date>. (accounting currency: $<some#> - reporting currency: $<same#>)I checked the...
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Error : A currency to convert from is required to retrieve exchange rate...
If you are getting error "A currency to convert from is required to retrieve exchange rate information" on posting statement in Retail then following suggestion can be your solution.It can be resolve...
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