A small commercial for those who missed the new site that provides database entity relationship diagrams for tables of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2. Now you can get diagrams like this - prebuilt for key areas: This is where you find it: http...

By request, today's blog attempts to explains the sequence of phases that are performed by the X++ compiler in AX 2012. The compile process is a little bit involved, so a drawing quickly becomes quite complicated. Instead we've tried to present the...

We've seen a number of instances where part of the application was left in broken state "because we don't use that part anyway". While we understand the sentiment behind this statement and attempt to accommodate the behavior through e.g. the suppression...

As you probably know, we've been working on providing a hotfix to cut the overhead in compile time experienced between AX2012 RTM and R2. For some of the systems where the issue was reported, the fix improved performance by as much as 50% - quite visible...

With AX it takes time to crunch through all the code and metadata. However, many are seeing “extremely long” compile times. In one of the earlier blogs, we reference compile times just under 2 hours on a VM when compiling AX2012 RTM. I’m...

Those who have worked to establish an automated build for a larger AX app have likely used or experimented with CombineXPOs.exe - a nifty tool for stitching a number of XPO files into one single, optimized XPO. Recognizing the importance and value of...

By Jakob Steen Hansen, Development Manager, Dynamics AX Developer Tools and Business Intelligence. One thing that can only be underestimated is the value of having a heartbeat for your product. The heartbeat provides a regular rhythm to your engineering...

After some great sessions with customers and partners, a lot of engaging discussions, exchange of ideas and solving problems, we’re now slowly winding down in Houston. It was energizing to see all the passion and commitment across the board. ...

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Stay tuned for info about the upcoming Microsoft Dynamics AX Technical Conference - everything you wanted to know about the new release of AX coming in 2011. The place to be for architects, developers and IT Pros working with AX. Update coming up soon...

In the last post we introduced the AX Application Explorer in Visual Studio, as the central hub for all AX development in Visual Studio. Now we will take a quick look at the navigation in the AX Application Explorer. Since the AOT is the AX developers...

Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics AX. A set of integration components for Visual Studio, that transform Visual Studio in an AX centric, model based, highly integrated, repository based environment. The first step is to surface the AX metadata...

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This is a blog covering all information about Microsoft Dynamics AX Tools. This involves all aspects of tooling, from developer tools, to configuration and implementation tools. In general, tools that enable AX implementors to plan, configure, customize...