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If you are using the version control integration features in Dynamics AX you may be using Visual SourceSafe as the version control provider. If you do, you are probably aware that Visual SourceSafe has been in maintenance mode for several years. You may
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This is my final post on models in AX for Milestone 2 (M2). Since my last post (link) the Dynamics AX organization has exited M2 - this means that all planed M2 features are implemented, tested, and all exit criteria passed. The exit criteria ensure quality
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In my first two posts on models in AX ( Part 1 and Part 2 ) I covered the deployment specific behaviors of .axmodel files - it should be apparent we introduced .axmodel files as a deployment replacement for AOD files. In the process we added some nice
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In my first post on AX models I showed that models provide parity functionality with AOD files. Models goes several steps further, and addresses some of the shortcomings of AOD files. Have you ever been in a situation where you had several AOD files,
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About a milestone ago I announced SQL AOD . Since then it has been quite quiet on my blog - for two reasons 1) I've been heads down in new features and 2) I've been on paternity leave. Now the completion of M2, the next milestone of AX "6", is within
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The book is now available at amazon.com . You can also browse parts of the book , including the Table of Contents at Amazon.
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Today MS-Press will be printing the hard copies of "Inside Dynamics AX 2009". The books will hit the shelves later this summer. I can hardly wait to hold a copy; and to get your candid feedback. Here is a link to more details on the book. As you can see
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A new AX screencasts is now available on Channel9 . It shows 10 small demos that will make you more effecient as an MorphX / X++ developer. Here is the link: http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/mfp/10-MorphX-tricks-in-10-minutes/ [Update: Media issue has been
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In AX4 we added Unicode support . On one hand it seems like a minor thing, it is just the storage format of strings - on the other hand it literally opens up a new world of opportunities. From a technical perspective it was a major surgical challenge;
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Today we built the first official build of Dynamics AX ever that does not run on AOD files. Starting today Dynamics AX's model database is stored in a Microsoft SQL Server database. Seen from within MorphX you hardly notice the difference. Everything
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I've just handed over my final edits to my chapters of the upcoming "Inside Dynamics AX 2009" book to MS-Press . A big THANK-YOU is due to the book's technical reviewer Arijit Basu. He has diligently reviewed every single paragraph and added suggestions
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These days the first milestone of AX6 is being completed. It means the first wave of new functionality has been implemented, tested and documented. As always; it is an exciting time to be working on AX... One of the features coming in MorphX in AX6 is
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At Microsoft, we are committed to software and technology innovation that helps people and organizations around the world improve the environment. Our goals are to reduce the impact of our operations and products and to be a leader in environmental responsibility.
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More Dynamics; one of the Gold Sponsors on Convergence 2009; has just released what I find to be a very interesting product: migrax™. migrax™ can assist in migrating AX solutions from version 3 and version 4 to AX2009. The approach taken is quite different
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Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt has just published a comforting article on the opportunities arising in the wake of "the impression of an economic crisis". http://www.goldrattconsulting.com/PowerOfCauseEffect/ It is well worth a read. Dr. Goldratt is the author
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