Author Archives: janeteblake

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My triple passions are Dynamics AX technical, learning, and AI

DIEF and missing DLL’s

I recently worked with someone who came from a cut-throat AX environment, and it made me doubly glad for the collaborative team atmosphere here. AX often seems to be trying to do one in as it is; we need all the … Continue reading

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Five Good Minutes – PowerView, Odata, and Fantasy Football

So, does the ability to sell, translate to an ability to pick players for your fantasy football league? That is the burning question addressed by the latest Five Good Minutes With Microsoft Dynamics AX. Oh, and also, it’s an excellent … Continue reading

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Five Good Minutes – Project Module, Project Cubes, and Golf Courses

This week, Chad discusses accounting with projects. The project module is a scary unknown to many AX people, and this post demystifies much of it, and how it relates to fixed assets and budgets. Chad follows a project through from … Continue reading

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Data Import Export Framework – using validation in insert/update

While using the DIXF (data import export framework) tool, I noticed that my selection to use business logic upon insert/update was not happening as I had expected it to. There were two reasons for this. Class method DMFProductEntityClass.insertUpdate has as … Continue reading

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Data import export framework error around InventTableModule

I’ve been having a blast with the new data import export framework (DIXF) tool. I’ve been making notes called Tips and Tricks in the hopes of sharing them on this blog. But in the meantime, I encountered a bug today … Continue reading

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Five Good Minutes – Cube Data, Power Pivot, Role Centers and Vacation

Chad has released his fourth video blog; this one called Five Good Minutes – Cube Data, Power Pivot, Role Centers and Vacation In it, Chad demystifies several scary terms: tables, queries, views, perspectives, cubes. (Well, ok, if “tables” scares you, … Continue reading

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Five Good Minutes – “Nerd” Alert Rules in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

I’m happy to screen the third installment of “Five Good Minutes” for you! Chad’s intro: In this new episode of “Five Good Minutes” consultant Chad Carnes demonstrates the power of alert rules in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. Follow along and … Continue reading

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New ERDs for AX2012 R2!

Microsoft has heard our pleas! I think we’ve ALL been working up our own versions of ERDs for the normalized 2012 tables, to try to get a grasp on the total rearchitecture that happened. So I was over the moon … Continue reading

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Microsoft Corp. Announces mcaConnect Winner for Industry Partner of the Year Award 2013

I am so thrilled to announce that my company has won Microsoft’s consolidated Dynamics Partner of the Year Award this year! No more breaking it down by industry, vertical, etc. I’ll let mca’s press release speak for itself. Microsoft Corp … Continue reading

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One does not simply… meme for AX development

Happy Friday! We take a break from our regularly scheduled video posting, to insert a little Friday levity. Our company’s meeting today was around best practices. A coworker was IMing me about memes – he particularly requested the “I can … Continue reading

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