Dynamics AX 2012 EP: Problem with installing Enterprise Portal " User cannot...
Couple of times we saw the issue while running axsetup.exe to install Enterprise Portal that is failing with error:Entering function CurrentUserAlias Leaving function CurrentUserAlias Creating new...
View ArticleDynamics AX 2012 Retail: How to add a “SalesPerson”-operation to the Retail POS.
IntroductionThe payment of commission for services or products sold is a common way to reward sales people.The purpose of this blog post is to provide some guidance and inspiration as to how one might...
View ArticleAX for Retail 2012 R2: Installing the Real-time Service
Possibly the biggest change with AX for Retail 2012 R2 is the re-architecting of the Retail Transaction Service.The first thing you will notice is that the name has been changed: Retail Transaction...
View ArticleWhen creating a view receiving an error indicating not authorized to access...
Example of issue:1. Create a view that joins 2 related tables. I used CustTable as root table, and custTrans as related table.2. Do not add any fields to the view.3. Right click on the view and select...
View ArticleImpact Analysis tool encounters error 'An unexpected exception occurred...
Workaround:- Will need to replace the axsetupsp.exe file of the hotfix installation files which is encountering this issue- Download hotfix KB2786562 - Copy the axsetupsp.exe file from KB2786562,...
View ArticleMicrosoft Dynamics AX2012 and country/region settings
In AX2012, the country/region context has replaced the country configuration keys.In earlier version of AX configuration keys had to be enabled manually and they were installation wide. If the...
View ArticleDynamics AX 2012: A common misconception about Commodity Codes
IntroductionCommodity codes is one of the many areas in which functionality has changed a bit compared to earlier versions of Dynamics AX. As such, it is only natural that some questions and doubts...
View ArticleUpgrading from AX 2012 / AX 2012 Feature Pack to AX 2012 R2
The new upgrade guide has been released at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=14599 and has very detailed steps on performing an in-place upgrade of AX 2012/AX 2012 FP to AX 2012...
View ArticleNetherlands VAT report is displaying the old VAT rate '1a Belast met 19%'
Since October 1st 2012 the Netherlands VAT rate has changed from 19% to 21%. In order to update the NL VAT report in AX2009 & AX2012 to reflect this, the text on the VAT report needs to be changed...
View ArticleInventory closing differences between AX4.0 and AX2012 using weighted average...
When customers migrate from AX4.0 to AX2012, using weighted average as their costing method, and run inventory closing, they may notice differences in settlements between the two systems even though...
View ArticleDynamics AX 2012 for Retail - Disabling POS terminals that are no longer used
There may be a need at some point where POS terminals are either not used during a season or decommissioned indefinitely. In the instance where you would need to remove a terminal, we do not recommend...
View ArticleAX for Retail 2012 R2: Troubleshooting the Real-time Service
This is a follow-up from my previous post AX for Retail 2012 R2: Installing the Real-time Service and should give you some tips if you run into problems installing and configuring the Real-time...
View ArticleDynamics AX 2009 for Retail - Setting up a customer membership discount and...
Have you ever set up or wondered about setting up a customer membership discount and wondered why there are 3 discount fields? In this blog I will show you how to set up a basic membership discount...
View ArticleA simple explanation of duplicate number sequences in AX 2012
Ever run into an issue where you get duplicate number sequence errors in AX 2012 but you know you are using a different number sequence reference for the transaction? Below is a simple walkthrough...
View ArticleVisio and the Reverse Engineering Tool
We recently discovered an issue that was researched by Sustained Engineering.If you try to use the reverse engineering tool in the AOT you may see:"Method 'add' in COM object of class 'IVDocuments'...
View ArticleTake our top tasks survey
The Content Publishing team is working with website expert Gerry McGovern (http://gerrymcgovern.com/) to run a survey to identify the top tasks for users and IT professionals who useMicrosoft Dynamics...
View ArticleItalian Ri.Ba. (Bill of Exchange) setup and process
Attached to this blog, you can find a manual on how to setup and use Italian Ri.Ba. (customer Bill of Exchange).The screenshots are in Italian but they are explained in the text).
View ArticleItalian CBI electronic vendor payments
Attached to this blog, you can find a manual on how to setup and use Italian CBI electronic vendor payments, the AX file format "Pagamento Fornitori (IT)".
View ArticleWhen performing a find on a form for a control, the result does not include...
Duringtroubleshooting it is nice to know the navigational path to a control on aform, for example a button which opens a new form. In Ax2012 when a find ifperformed on the entire form the location of...
View ArticleIntercompany summary update settings
AX 2009To be able to arrange different intercompany orders for getting one delivery note or invoice, you have to use Automatic summary settings in the following way:1. Click Area Page node: Accounts...
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