Reflections on Microsoft Dynamics AX

May 2009 - Posts

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  RFID Integration I had a question from a partner about showing the RFID integration AX2009 has with Microsoft BizTalk RFID Server. This is setup on the AX-SRV-03 which is the companion VM that we ship. See my note posted here on setting up the AX-SRV-03. You will need... Read More... Published: Sunday, May 31, 2009, 10:51 PM Tags: AX VPC Tips and Tricks

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  Books on Dynamics AX The list of books on Microsoft Dynamics AX are growing. Scott Hamilton released his book on “Managing your Supply Chain using Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009” earlier this year. This is a continuation in a series Scott has written on the Dynamics products... Read More... Published: Saturday, May 30, 2009, 10:14 AM Tags: Microsoft Dynamics AX

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  For the techies, Win7 and Win2008R2 boot from VHD So if you are technically minded and have a reasonably good machine and want to experiment with dual boot with Windows7 and Windows 2008 R2 Keith Combs posted a great note on how to do this. See the link here http://blogs.technet.com/keithcombs/archive... Read More... Published: Friday, May 29, 2009, 09:39 AM Tags: AX VPC Tips and Tricks

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  PartnerSource page updates for the demo VM The page that contains the AX2009 Demonstration toolkit has been updated with the AX license that you can use in Refresh1. You can find the page on this PartnerSource link . Scroll down the bottom of the page. I had a question from a partner about when... Read More... Published: Thursday, May 28, 2009, 08:04 AM Tags: AX VPC Tips and Tricks

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  Making sure you have the right VM for the up-coming expiry date I’ve had a few questions about the looming expiry of the AX2009 demo VM. Simple response is that you need to be on the Refresh 1 VM that we released in February 2009. You can get this from partner source on this link There are two components that expire... Read More... Published: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 08:51 PM Tags: AX VPC Tips and Tricks

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  Using Live Mesh to access your demo machine I posted a note a while back about what machine I use to demo from. One add nice piece of technology Microsoft has in Beta at the moment is Live Mesh. You can access the site here http://mesh.live.com . This technology enables you to have a cloud back... Read More... Published: Saturday, May 23, 2009, 04:57 PM Tags: AX VPC Tips and Tricks

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  Updating the AX License in the Refresh 1 VM In June 2009 we’ll publish Refresh 2 of the AX 2009 Demo VMs. If you are using the Refresh 1 VM you will need to update the AX License in there. See my previous note on the Expiry of the VMs http://blogs.msdn.com/lcash/archive/2009/04/20/expiry-of-the... Read More... Published: Friday, May 22, 2009, 03:50 PM Tags: AX VPC Tips and Tricks

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  Getting the AX2009 VM on DVD I had a question from a partner on getting the AX2009 VM on DVD. You can order a DVD or a download manager called VM Express from partnersource. See link Cheers Lachlan Read More... Published: Sunday, May 17, 2009, 11:34 PM Tags: AX VPC Tips and Tricks

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  Changing the language on the Client and EP I had a question about changing the language for a user in the Client and EP. This is a simple process. When you are in the client. Click the Dynamics button. Click Tool. Click Option. On the user options form. On the General tab. Select Language Select... Read More... Published: Friday, May 15, 2009, 09:54 AM Tags: AX VPC Tips and Tricks

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  Linking a cue to a EP list page I had a question on the cues in the role center. I can see that I can drill from the cue into the list page in the Client. How do I get that to work on the SharePoint view of EP. Here are the steps. 1. Create a Cue. Or you might have one already. Go to... Read More... Published: Friday, May 15, 2009, 08:46 AM Tags: AX VPC Tips and Tricks

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  Using the AX2009 VM under Windows Virtual PC beta for Windows7 Some of you might be adventurous and be going to update you machine to the Windows 7 RC. I you have the chance it is an amazing update. Just recently Microsoft announced the availability of Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC. Windows XP mode is a... Read More... Published: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 12:48 AM Tags: AX VPC Tips and Tricks

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  Environmental Sustainability dashboard in AX2009 VM I’ve had a couple of questions about the Environmental Sustainability dashboard in AX2009 VM. We included a pre-release version of this in the Refresh 1 in February. We plan to update that to the shipped code in the June release . Screen shot taken of... Read More... Published: Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 04:27 PM Tags: AX VPC Tips and Tricks

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  PerformancePoint 2007 Monitoring on AX2009 Demo VM I posted a note a little earlier about the inclusion of the Performance Point Management Report on Refresh 1 of the AX2009 Demo VM. It reminded me that I’ve had a few questions about Monitoring and Analytics. We included a sample on the RTM release of... Read More... Published: Monday, May 11, 2009, 10:14 AM Tags: AX VPC Tips and Tricks

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  PerformancePoint Management Reporter on AX2009 Demo VM I had a question from a partner about the inclusion of the Microsoft Performance Point Management Reporter on the AX 2009 Demo VMs. We included this on the Refresh 1 of the demo VMs. You can find this in the AX-SRV-01 VM. Click Start. Click All Programs... Read More... Published: Monday, May 11, 2009, 10:01 AM Tags: AX VPC Tips and Tricks

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  SCOM Management Pack for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 I had a question from a partner on the Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Management Pack from Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009. Wow long name when you type it out. We included the pre-release version on the Refresh 1 of the AX 2009 VMs in February... Read More... Published: Monday, May 11, 2009, 09:40 AM Tags: AX VPC Tips and Tricks

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  Project Server Sync on the AX Demo VM If you are having problems getting the synchronization to work between Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 and Project Server when using the June Pre-Sales VPC you should check the batch jobs. The following notes will give you some guidance. 1. While logged onto... Read More... Published: Friday, May 08, 2009, 10:25 AM Tags: AX VPC Tips and Tricks

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  Using AX CRM Outlook sync and the mobile device emulator I had a friend at a partner ask me about setting up and using the mobile device emulator on the AX2009 VMs. I posted a couple of TIPs on partnersource a while back but decided to re-record and add the AX CRM Outlook Sync setup together. So here is some... Read More... Published: Friday, May 01, 2009, 06:40 AM Tags: AX VPC Tips and Tricks