A common request from people using workflow is how can the notifications sent to approvers be modified to include comments? To be more precise when you submitted a workflow you entered a comment but the notification sent as an alert to the approver did...

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 Version Kernel build Application build Comment Link Latest kernel build 6.2.1000.1173 - 21 May 2013 KB2842699 Cumulative Update 1 6.2.1000.156 6.2.1000.156 25 Feb 2013 KB2807685...

Sometime ago I run into following problem. I followed step provided in msdn article: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg724119.aspx After that I have generated Precision Design and I have edited it to display parameter values with which...

Errors, or no output when printing from AX to a locally mapped Printer If you are mapping local printers to your TS or Citrix environment and have an issues where nothing is printed or the following error is generated: startDoc: rc:SP_ERROR you will need...

If you get a Http 405 error while trying to validate the workflow url in AX you are probably running into a static file handler issue. You can verify this by going into IIS to the workflow web site, find the axworkitems.asmx within that website, right...

Below is an example of how to call the create operation on the GeneralJournalService in AX 2012. My apologies for the way the code below is formatted! This editor is clearly not made for code snippets. GeneralJournalServiceClient client = new GeneralJournalServiceClient...

Moving between Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Environments SUMMARY It is common practice to restore a Microsoft Dynamics AX database from one environment into another environment for testing and development purposes. In most cases, this is not a problem...

In AX 2012 there are a couple of different ways you can programmatically create combinations of dimensions. These combinations are saved as records in the DimensionAttributeValueCombination table. The RecId from the DimensionAttributeValueCombination...

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...

In order to change the service account for an AOS, the service account must be updated in the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 database, tempdb, and baseline database (if it exists). To perform this, the script Grant-DBPermissionsToAosAccount is provided. Usage...

People are starting to get into 2012 and I couldn't be happier about it!! There is a lot of interest in services so I decided to write a couple different simple examples of how to call document services in AX. I apologize for the formatting of code in...

Due to popular demand, below is example code that creates a general journal in 2012 using X++ code: AxLedgerJournalTable header = new AxLedgerJournalTable(); AxLedgerJournalTrans trans = new AxLedgerJournalTrans(); container ledgerDimensions...

FBA users have full control to the EP site. They can modify your EP site. This is working as design and is documented here - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh580528.aspx " The Add-AXEnterprisePortalClaimsAuthenticationProvider...

These posting types were introduced in AX2012 as part of the two voucher strategy for Purchase Distributions. The purchase expenditure for product is used for invoice posting and the Purchase expenditure, un-invoiced is used for posting of product receipts...

This error is caused by having fields with the same name in the query the report is built upon. To rectify the issue, in AX go to the query you created and identify the fields that are duplicated between the datasources in the query. On the Fields node...

Sometime ago we run into problem when reports that executes longer than 10 minutes are running into timeout error. To overcome this problem: - For reports printed on screen job you need to install kernel hotfix KB 2642168 - the KB article is still...

In support we ask customers for backups of their databases to investigate issues that do not occur in the demo data. We usually also request a copy of their application files so the code files match the database. Below are the steps I take to get the...

Update (June 5, 2012):  The AX for Retail 2012 version of the EFT sample plug-in will not be hosted via this blog.  Please contact Microsoft Dynamics Technical Support for information about obtaining an updated sample compatible with AX for...

To import employees via Excel use a concept similar to the import of customers and vendors but add additional tricks to get the Name and Search name fields from the DirPartyTable populated. (If you are unfamiliar with importing customers and vendors see...

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 Service is now Commerce Data Exchange: Real-time...

We have had several questions on how to import items/products into AX 2012. There is a blog the development team created around calling the services needed to import those items. In the example below we used the same code the development team used and...

When double-clicking on a record in a list page to see the details of that record in a task page/form and getting this error: Error executing code: Wrong argument type for function. With a stack trace of: (C)\Classes\QueryRun\setRecord (C)\Classes...

Create a user group Add test user to user group. Dyndust is my test user. Ensure user has appropriate access to the form. Log in as user and ensure they can view all entries in the drop down. I’ve done so by giving Admin access to the...

When experiencing an AOS crash, hang, or memory leak it may be difficult to know what tools are available to you to assist in resolving the issue. One of the keys to resolving AOS crashes, hangs, and memory leaks is to get a memory dump from when the...

Using the upgrade state transfer tool The upgrade checklist items for preparing data and preprocessing data are designed to run in the live production system, but some users will want a different option in order to prevent any additional pressure being...