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Five Good Minutes – Grids, Reports, Thanksgiving Favorites
In the US it is time to be thankful for all we have, and I am thankful for so many things. Thank you for reading my blog and accompanying me on my AX journey! Chad has released his latest Five … Continue reading
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Five Good Minutes: “The scariest thing I could think of”
In honor of Halloween, Chad dressed as “the scariest thing I could think of – an MCA tech lead.” I have to admit, “he nailed it” – 2 out of 3 for me. Chad’s latest video speaks a lot to … Continue reading
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Tips and tricks: Moving customizations without losing element IDs
This tip comes directly from my esteemed colleague Noah Teal. Thanks for sharing, Noah! THE PROBLEM: How do I move objects from VAR layer to CUS layer WITHOUT losing Element Id’s? THE INTERIM UPDATE: I tried several things, mainly involving … Continue reading
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DIEF: New version released
Microsoft has just announced a release of a new version of the data import export framework. There are some very exciting features listed. I’ll copy and paste some highlights and a link below. Happy DAXing! http://blogs.msdn.com/b/axsa/archive/2013/11/01/microsoft-dynamics-ax-2012-data-import-export-framework-new-release.aspx What’s New … Continue reading
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DIEF error: Issue exist in generate staging data
I emailed this to a colleague, who hadn’t seen it before… so I thought I’d blog it just for fun. Do not try to load out files with spaces in the name, or you get this: “Issue exist in generate … Continue reading
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Slow running SSRS reports
A colleague had clients complain of slow running SSRS reports… apparently they would time out after ten minutes. He found the post at http://sinedax.blogspot.com/2012/11/ssrs-report-ax-2012-operation-has-timed.html which provided the key. It talked about using userConnection to populate the data in a pre-process way. … Continue reading
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Possible bug in DIEF – Opening balances – fixed assets
Back on June 12 of this year, I reported (to MS and on this blog here) a bug in the data import export framework. Microsoft was very responsive and published a KB on June 18. (I’m flattered that the KB … Continue reading
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How to view the data in a query
I was recently poking around community.dynamics.com and someone asked how to view the results of a query. This is essential as Microsoft clearly moves from views to queries in each successive version (thanks to their flexibility, I’m sure). I’m sure … Continue reading
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Dynamics AX 2012 books
The biggest thing that struck me when I moved from “some other system” to Dynamics AX was the apparent lack of resources. Well, they’re there – they’re just in a different format. Still, it doesn’t hurt to gather together a … Continue reading
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Data migration – NOT plug and play!
We’ve had some customers lately who thought they could just pick a data migration solution (typically Data import export framework, or DIEF), drop it in, and go. While anyone who’s been in Dynamics AX 2012 for a while will tell … Continue reading
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