Category Archives: Dynamics AX

Five Good Minutes in Microsoft Dynamics AX – Power Pivot Tricks, AX Reports, and Super Bowl Shuffles

Five PowerPivot Favorites (the “Shuffle”): 1. Create relationships in PP 2. “Related” function in PP 3. Normal Excel “if” function in PP 4. Greatest DAX Formula – “calculate” 5. PowerView bringing it all together! Chad clarifies the tasks which are … Continue reading

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Error executing code: FormRun (data source) has no valid runable code in method ‘new’.

Whenever we tried to edit a workflow (it happened with EVERY workflow, but did not seem to be happening outside of workflow) we would get this error: “Error executing code: FormRun (data source) has no valid runable code in method … Continue reading

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Parameter _reportName cannot be null or empty.

Note to self: when you get an error “Parameter _reportName cannot be null or empty” then remember the post you found at http://axdax.blogspot.com/2013/11/parameter-reportname-cannot-be-null-or.html and let a full compile finish. The blog mentions that you can compile the class referenced. But for … Continue reading

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Microsoft Dynamics AX Technical Conference

Very excited about going to #AXTech2014! As a geek they don’t usually let me out. 😉 They recently announced the speakers will be Hal Howard and Christan Pedersen. I was prepping for it by looking at the sessions they’ll be … Continue reading

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AOS Environment Name in Developer Workspace

My colleagues were recently discussing the AOS name in the status bar. They found that it’s not reliable. Please see the post linked below for a good description of the investigation. Yet last night when I put the “wrong” instance … Continue reading

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DAX Development: Compile, Generate (CIL), and Restart (AOS)

I found a very interesting post today. It talks about compiling vs. full IL vs. incremental IL. Read the post and read the comments (which are by a couple of AX superstars). In the comments there’s a link to a … Continue reading

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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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