We've posted additional Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 content on TechNet and MSDN . The New, Changed, and Deprecated Features guide has been updated to include R2 features. The guide contains new features for 2012, the 2012 Feature Pack, and 2012 R2...

When fetching data from the StoreDB you might see this message. The reason is normally configuration keys or added system fields. By adding the code suggestion, the system will report all the columns that are incorrect and you can then take action by...

In this blog I will summarize which options user has when he wants to copy old budget into a new budget using the Excel Add-in functionality. I will be focused only on Excel part, so if you need to establish the connection between AX 2012 and Excel, please...

I had a request on a separate article to provide an example of how to call the FinancialDimensionValidationService. The code below works on the demo data. Enjoy! FinancialDimensionValidationServiceClient client = new FinancialDimensionValidationServiceClient...

Recently we have seen a few issues where users can only deploy reports for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 if you are a domain admin. This is the scenario; you have a user trying to deploy reports using the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Management Utility, you...

A Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 report with a new parameter added to the contract may fail with the following error: The 'ParameterName' parameter is missing a value For example: The 'SalesPackingSlipHeaderDS_FromDate' parameter is missing a value...

As some of you who work on AX 2012 Upgrades may already know, you need to select the AOS along with the Database option in the AX setup to get the “Register this database for Upgrade” option. However, if you already have an AOS service installed and want...

In AX 2012 Budget entries can be inserted using the Office Add-ins. This functionality is helpful also to copy an existing budget into a new one, since the "copy-budget" functionality, avaialble in AX2009, is no more available in AX2012 due to the...

Implementation Steps: 1) Have an environment setup with AX 2012 2) Go to Start | All Programs | Microsoft SQL Server XXX | SQL Server Management Studio 3) Click on Connect 4) Run the following scripts CreateShipCarrierRole_20120518-194832...

We've posted preliminary Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 content on TechNet and MSDN . The New, Changed, and Deprecated Features guide has been updated to include R2 features. The guide contains new features for 2012, the 2012 Feature Pack, and 2012...

Sometimes it can happen that Microsoft Dynamics AX client will crash while posting intercompany invoice. The crash happened when WPF post a message within a window proc. The root cause is way too many window messages (over default limit of 10000) are...

A common scenario when doing support for AX is that you do not have access to the same information or environment as the support requestor so you can not replicate the issue. Often, you might for example only receive a screenshot of a screen or the name...

We have for a long time posted all of our hotfixes on CustomerSource and PartnerSource, but to raise awareness of the right place to go please be aware that you can find a list of which hotfixes are available for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 and Microsoft...

You installed BI components for AX 2012. Prior to this you had made sure the Analysis Servers form has the SSAS\NamedInstance marked as the Default and Report Servers form in AX has the correct Configuration ID marked as the Default. You ran the SQL...

This blog post may be updated as we get more common questions we get around processing credit cards in AX 2012. 1. How to include Estimated Freight Charges in the pre-authorization of the credit card. In the Accounts Receivables Parameters |...

Testing the consistency of your data during an upgrade project is critical to the success of your project. In the first test runs of the upgrade, it is common to experience data consistency errors both during and after the upgrade process. Follow these...

As you are proceeding through the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Data Upgrade checklist, if the configuration options have not been setup properly, users can receive the following error when using the Connect to source database window from the Data Upgrade...

In Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 the width property set up on column is ignored when is lower than length of label. The issue in this case is the length of the label. You cannot set a default column width that is smaller than the label. This is because...

Per TechNet article (CAN, USA) Reuse a check number [AX 2012] environments that are on AX 2012 with the Feature Pack have the ability to enable the Allow Check Reuse feature in Cash and Bank Management Parameter for US and Canadian Companies. I wanted...

Description: We now fully support database compression from within the AX system. If you are running Enterprise Edition, you can apply compression, which will save you Storage Space and decrease time for backup and restore. Read about the feature...

This scenario covers entering a transaction in a subsidiary company with an accounting currency of USD and then consolidating to a consolidation company having EUR for accounting currency. In this scenario there is a balance sheet account that has been...

The moving average inventory valuation method has been added to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. This method of inventory valuation is often used by retailers and wholesale distributors. A fourth product/item dimension (style) has been added to better enable...

I recently wrote some additions to a nice little utility that changes the background color in forms. For each company you can set the background color to a different color of your liking. The color serves as a visual reminder of which company you are...

Setup principals for processing pallets in Microsoft Dynamics AX So the scenario might be that in your warehouse you want to receive pallets of items using the arrival overview and arrival journals. Here are some principals to remember when setting...

Hello all - I recently posted a new White Paper available on CustomerSource which can be found here Common Performance Optimizations for Dynamics AX2012 Upgrade Code that talks about some very common areas of the upgrade code that customers and partners...