Some might argue Dynamics AX is an opened source ERP. With the developer license, you can see the whole stack of Microsoft code (SYS and SYP layers), and you can overwrite its core business logic to match your specific needs (VAR or CUS layers). That...

You can download the latest release of Performance Analyzer 1.16 for Microsoft Dynamics at the following: http://code.msdn.com/dynamicsperf This release officially supports SQL Server 2012 and all currently released Dynamics Products. There have...

When setting up Microsoft SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 you may run into an issue when attempt to enable the “Partial Containment” option on the Dynamics AX production database, which is a pre...

Database Maintenance Strategies with Microsoft Dynamics AX AX utilizes SQL Indexes in order to speed up queries to the database. It is important that any index created is analyzed for its usage pattern; for example, will the query only be made once...

We're getting close to the launch of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 and the opportunity to learn all about it (and AX in general) at the Microsoft Dynamics AX Technical Conference 2012. This year's event will be held in Bellevue (Seattle), WA where you...

[Updated for SQL Server 2012 and SharePoint 2013] When reviewing the Dynamics AX environment on customer site, we are often been asked question such as: “Do you know if this version of the product is officially supported by Microsoft”...

Dynamics Ax 2009 Retail Error messages & Possible resolutions: Error Code Title Error Description Possible Resolution 0 Error on sending request The distribution server...

I was recently working with an AX 2009 customer who wanted to compare the user accounts configured in AX with the user accounts in Active Directory. The basic goals were: Find all AX user accounts that no longer exist in Active Directory. Find...

If you’re familiar with how AX 2009 load balancing works, you might get caught off guard when you find out that standard AX 2012 AOS clustering only load balances some of the communication to your AOS servers. The rest may only be going to a single...

Our team has been getting lots of questions on all facets of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 - we've certainly seen a ton of interest from customers and partners in the new release. There is a lot of great info available about the release, but this is my effort...

I recently spent some time digging into Lean Manufacturing in AX 2012, so I thought I’d post a few notes and some information about lean concepts in AX 2012. Overall, I think it looks great and appears to work well in mixed mode. You can use lean...

We're excited to introduce the next evolution with our Performance Analyzer for Microsoft Dynamics toolset. We'll review the concepts today at Convergence at the Performance Analyzer for Microsoft Dynamics session at 5pm in the Hilton Ballroom B on the...

For those going to Convergence next week, I wanted to let you know that we will have members of the PFE Dynamics team there presenting some great content. In addition, make sure to follow @PFEDynamics on Twitter to get updates on other PFE Dynamics activities...

Rod Hansen and I headed south to Minneapolis (yes, everything is south of Fargo) to join the Minnesota chapter of AXUG for dinner and a discussion on the Performance Analyzer tool. The Minnesota chapter is very well attended and we had a good turnout...

I've been questioned several times recently about AOS load balancing in Dynamics AX, and there seems to be quite a bit of confusion about how to properly configure AX for AOS load balancing, as well as high availability. Here are a few clarifications...

In my previous blog about Determining Disk Latency with Performance Analyzer for Microsoft Dynamics , I spoke of how to determine the disk latency. In testing, we have determined that the computed latency from sys.dm_virtual_io_file_stats does not match...

One of the new features in Performance Analyzer 1.10 for Microsoft Dynamics is support for new DMVs in SQL 2008 R2 SP1 and SQL 2012. In this blog, we’ll explain what the new DMVs are and how they are used in analysis of performance issues in Microsoft...

We would like to announce the release of Performance Analyzer 1.10 for Microsoft Dynamics. This new and exciting release has a long list of new features: Peformance Analyzer 1.10 NOTE: SQL Server 2008 and above only for this version. ·...

Customers planning to implement Dynamics AX can save time and money on an implementation by pursuing a number of before implementation tasks. Create an IT Steering Committee if one does not exist. Designate a team of Subject Matter Experts...

Our Premier Field Engineers travel a lot. When customers need assistance during deployments or need a workshop or want to make sure their team is up to speed on what we're delivering, they request us to be onsite and we come on out. The opportunity to...

If you've read some of my latest posts , you already know what we look for in Premier Field Engineers, and you even know the questions you'll get asked and how to answer them. (OK - we might have to change up the questions a little bit. If I notice you...

The Microsoft Dynamics team has collaborated with our services and product team members and select partners to release the Sure Step 2012 implementation framework. The release is available on CustomerSource or PartnerSource (here's the CustomerSource...

A.K.A. Scrum Meetings for Services Groups Since it's a Friday and my team's Scrum meeting is coming up in a few minutes I thought this would be a good time to talk about how we do Scrum meetings in Services ... As I've mentioned in earlier articles...

Please read part 1 first to see what we're looking for in candidates. Here's a list of some questions that I ask candidates who are interested in Question Intent Tell me a little about yourself Get a...

As I mentioned in the post about tamping someone up on AX, I look for candidates who have expertise in AX Performance, AX Application (at least one particular module) or AX development. Because of this, we have to bring in the right people on the team...