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How to lock segments in Segmented entry control

2013-03-04T18:29:28Z

There is a parmMethod in the controller class that can lock the main account segment. You can use it to lock the segment. ...(read more)

How to make field readonly in web service

2013-03-04T18:28:22Z

Question: I have a bug in web service where we need to make a parameter read. There is a code in validateWrite(..) method of the table that adds an AIFFault::checkFailedLogFault if the field is being changed.However, when testing this using the web service in the visual studio solution no error is being raised and the [...]...(read more)

How to add reference group control through code

2012-09-28T00:41:53Z

#Define.controlName(TestControl) FormReferenceGroupControl testReferenceControl = Grid.addControl(FormControlType::ReferenceGroup, #controlName); testReferenceControl.dataSource( tableStr (testDataSourceTable)); testReferenceControl.referenceField( fieldNum (testDataSourceTable, testField)); testReferenceControl.visible( false );...(read more)

How to set focus on the reference control

2012-09-18T23:15:07Z

Referencegroup.controlnum(1).setFocus() ;...(read more)

How to set Fact box properties through code

2012-07-18T01:31:21Z

Hi – Below is the example that shows how to set properties of the parts through code int partListCounter; PartList formPartList; ListEnumerator partListIterator; FormRun formPart; List partList = new List(Types::Class); for (partListCounter = 1; partListCounter <= formPartList.partCount() ; partListCounter++) { formPartList.getPartById(1).dataSource().research(); }...(read more)

Dynamics Ax techincal interview and domain

2012-07-14T00:34:11Z

Hi- I was just brainstorming about the dynamics ax interview question and I came up with the following image that could list the minimum requirements and gives good picture about the question to be asked in in the Dynamics Ax technical interview....(read more)

How to write methods on the list page Form in Ax 2012

2012-04-05T18:11:55Z

Scenario: I have a menu item that calls some class to do manipulation on the list page Form and I need to refresh the list page now. List pages do not allow writing of code on the Form, as they used interaction class. Solution: You can write the code on list page buttons by setting DisplayTarget property to “Client” from auto. However after this change, you won’t be able to sue this button on the EP, so if you are thinking of using the same list page on the EP and planning to use the same button...(read more)

How to check the number of marked records on the Forms

2012-04-05T17:52:09Z

Scenario 1: User is checking the rows in the grid to mark them for deletion, I want to get the number of checked records to do some thing Solution Use the buffer_Ds.recordsMarked().lastIndex() to check the number of the records that are marked for deletion. Scenario 2: User has marked the multiple records for deletion on the Form, now I want to do some manipulation on the deletion and refresh the Grid or the Form. What should I do Solution: Never write the research code in the delete...(read more)

How to develop inbound web service in ax 2012

2012-03-30T02:44:08Z

Hi- This article is about creating inbound web service. Let’s go through step by step to understand the development of it. First we will discuss the concepts then we will go deeper in the implementation. Overall picture How the component are interacting with each other Steps to develop a web service 1. Create a query a. Remember to prefix it with Axd b. Add the fields in this query that you want to expose to the user c. Right click the fields property and set it to “No”...(read more)

How to find company currency through x++ code in Ax

2012-03-17T01:14:01Z

Q: How to find company currency through x++ code in Ax You can use the following code CompanyInfo::standardCurrency() or Ledger::accountingCurrency(CompanyInfo::current()); How we make new company in Ax 2012 1) Go to the organization administration module 2) Setup à Legal Entites...(read more)

Dynamics Ax trade and logistics training presentation

2012-03-08T18:53:02Z

I compiled a training presentation on trade and logistics in Ax today. It does not contains full details of trade and logistics but I think it can be good start to see a broader picture of the trade and logistics in Ax. I thought I share this training with the community. This presentation talks about · What is trade and source? · How it works in Microsoft Dynamics? · How accounts are setup? · Which accounts are posted for a transaction? You can find the presentation...(read more)

Dynamics Ax integration with Office 365

2012-02-27T22:58:16Z

An interesting article on Office 365 integration with dynamics Ax http://blogs.msdn.com/b/chrisgarty/archive/2012/02/27/can-dynamics-ax-2012-work-with-office-365.aspx...(read more)

HowTo: Unit of work implementation for a Form

2012-02-27T07:52:16Z

Unit of work is a new framework that have been introduced in Ax 2012 that enables the number of records to be committed in single transaction. There are number of posts on this post that you can find easily in different blogs which talks about the unit of work framework implementation through code, however today in this post, I will be discussing the steps needed to implement the Unit of work for a Form and these steps are pretty simple. Before starting, I would like everyone to note that unit...(read more)

Calling instance methods through reflection

2012-02-23T00:13:27Z

Hi- Following job can execute instance method in a class. I had a scenario where I wanted to test my upgrade scripts and you know for running upgrade script there is a need to run the process that consumes a large amount of time, so I thought following job would be useful for the developers static void callMethodJob(Args _args) { DictClass dictClass = new DictClass( classNum (ReleaseUpdateDB60_Cust)); Object classObj = dictClass.makeObject(); DictMethod dictMethod; int i; for (i=...(read more)

Calling data source method in the AX Form

2012-02-23T00:10:00Z

How to call a method that is on the Form data source Pretty simple, use Datasourcename_ds.testMethod to call it. Make sure the method is public...(read more)

AIF setup and installation in Dynamics Ax 2012

2012-01-31T20:57:05Z

Hi – Today the post is about the AIF installation and setup . I found it really hard to configure when I tried to search the articles about it so Here you go. I think the whole configuration can be divided in two parts 1)Install the AIF component. Go to the installation setup of AX 2012 and run the setup.exe . From the Form select the option highlighted in the snap shot below 2)If the perquisite failed in the running the installation wizard above for the IIS web services and WCF, go...(read more)

Setting focus when going to main table

2012-01-27T15:59:27Z

Problem: I have written a custom jumpRef, now I want to focus on particular row when the Form opens Solution: There is an interesting method in the Args class that is used to achieve the above scenario. There are methods with prefix lookup in the args class args = new Args(); args.caller(_caller); args.record(TestTableBuffer); args.lookupRecord(testTablebuffer); menuFunction = new MenuFunction( menuitemdisplaystr (TestMenuITem), MenuItemType::Display); menuFunction.run(args);...(read more)

Refresh cache

2012-01-17T23:31:15Z

Problem: I have modified the framework classes but changes are not reflecting. The code is retrieving values from the cache Answer: You might need to refresh your cache. There are two ways of doing that 1)Tools à cache in the development work space for Ax 2012 2) Restart the AOS [Title Refresh cache]...(read more)

List all mandatory fields in the AOT Job

2012-01-09T23:05:25Z

Hi- I wrote a job today that can list all the fields that are mandatory and belongs to particular tables that have particular configuration key. I thought I should share the code here, it might be helpful. #static void findMandFIelds(Args _args) #{ # Dictionary dictionary; # TableId tableId; # Dicttable dictTable; # DictField dictField; # int fieldCounter; # TextBuffer textbuffer = new TextBuffer(); # str fieldpath, previousText; # # # dictionary = new Dictionary(); #...(read more)

DEL_ mark field utility

2012-01-01T04:08:50Z

I have just created Del mark field utility for tables. In Axapta, if you want to delete some field from table in some newer version, you can’t simple delete the field, You have to rename the field to DEL_perfix and set configuration key to “SysDeletedObjectsVersionNumber” and it can be hectic, if you want to do that to multiple tables. By using this utility you can Del_Mark the multiple objects in No time. You can provide the list of tables to it and it will Del_Mark the field for it. I made this...(read more)

Number sequence framework in Ax 2012 (Part 2: Consumption))

2011-12-31T23:13:41Z

Consumption Part Hi Readers, I implemented the number sequence consumption part today on the Form. So here are the steps that are needed to implement the number sequence. I would be more helpful, if we divide the number sequence Consumption in following two ways For Generation A method is needed to be made on the Form level with name “numberSequenceHandler” as below NumberSeqFormHandler numberSeqFormHandler() { if (!numberSeqFormHandler) { numberSeqFormHandler = NumberSeqFormHandler...(read more)

Number sequence framework in Ax 2012 (simplified implementation)

2011-12-07T21:55:15Z

Hi Readers, Today. this post is about the “Number sequence framework in Ax 2012”. I did get a chance to work on it yesterday and I implemented the number sequence using the white paper available at msdn . I won’t be discussing the core concepts here, as they are already discussed comprehensively in the white paper, however I will be focusing on the implementation details. I found couple of problems during the implementation and I thought I should discuss those issues and solutions for those. Also...(read more)

Financial dimension uptake utility

2011-11-29T18:41:05Z

Hi- I have just compiled a utility that can implement the new financial dimension control on the Form. This control is generated dynamically through classes in Ax 6 and it needs code at various location to function properly. I feel, with new frameworks coming, it is hard to remember them so it is better we make utilities that can provide a developer appropriate options and can do work for them, it would not only save their time but also let them learn the other important stuff about Ax then just...(read more)

Tyler Technologies Completes First-ever Deployment of Microsoft…

2011-11-11T09:51:53Z

http://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/11/10/b2053921/tyler-technologies-completes-first-ever-deployment-of-microsoft-dynamic...(read more)

SysReferenceTableLookUp class for reference group

2011-11-04T15:14:32Z

There is a nice class with name “ SysReferenceTableLookUp “ that I found during the analysis of reference control that has just been introduced in Ax 2012. The class is helpful for customizing lookup of a reference control. Why a different class for reference control? That’s a good question. The simple answer of this question is reference control behaves in a different way than normal control. It shows a different value on the UI to the user but it saves different value at the back-end. If you...(read more)