Microsoft Dynamics Marketing News from Merit Solutions

Duplicate CRM Picklist Values from one Object to Another

Merit Matters Blog — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:51:49 GMT

Is there any easy way to duplicate picklist values from one object to another? Lets look at the payment terms picklist for an example. Some users have used about 125 different values and need the payment terms to be on the account object, the order object...(read more)

Merit Momentum August Newsletter

Merit Matters Blog — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:36:00 GMT

Your Merit Momentum Newsletter is Now Available for Viewing. Product Spotlight: Dynamics AX 2009 Compliance Center With the addition of a Compliance Center in Dynamics AX 2009, businesses can drive compliance throughout their organization while reducing...(read more)

Microsoft FRx Reporting Services

Merit Matters Blog — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Do you have Microsoft FRx but are not using it at all? Are you looking for help improving your financial reporting? Do you even know how to use FRx to begin with? Merit Solutions can help with all of your FRx needs. We have a great deal of experience...(read more)

Dynamics AX 2009 Compliance Center

Merit Matters Blog — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:42:42 GMT

M icrosoft Dynamics AX 2009 supports compliance enforcement by deploying an out-of-the-box Compliance Center with Windows SharePoint Services. The Compliance Center simplifies compliance efforts and helps keep business information secure through a comprehensive...(read more)

Microsoft Dynamics Snap and AX 2009

Merit Matters Blog — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:19:42 GMT

Microsoft has released two Microsoft Dynamics Snap applications for Microsoft Dynamics AX (Axapta) 2009. These sample applications show the potential of integrating the 2007 Microsoft Office system with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 by providing functioning...(read more)

What is Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)?

Merit Matters Blog — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:10:00 GMT

Confused with term SOA? I'll help you understand the basic principles that stand behind what we call a Service Oriented Architecture. If you just want a simple, one sentence explanation, here it comes: SOA is a new approach to building IT systems...(read more)

Microsoft Dynamics Suggestions / Feedback

Merit Matters Blog — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:13:00 GMT

Have you always wondered where, or even if, you can request or suggest product enhancements, as well as notify Microsoft of product defects, for the Microsoft Dynamics Products? Well - now you can through Microsoft Connect. Microsoft Dynamics customers...(read more)

Some Free Web Services

Merit Matters Blog — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:02:00 GMT

There are many articles on how to write and deploy your own Web Service. Here, I will show you where you can find Web Services that other people have created and made public. Many interesting Web Services that you can use free of charge can be found at...(read more)

VMware Workstation and MS VPC - The operation completed successfully!

Merit Matters Blog — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:14:00 GMT

Recently the need has arisen to set up a virtual machine that will run a 64-bit version of Windows Vista on one of our servers. Microsoft VPC 2007 with several running VM's was already installed, but unfortunately this version of VPC doesn't support...(read more)

Dynamics GP 10.0 MRP Message Icons

Merit Matters Blog — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:32:34 GMT

Dynamics GP V10 has a great new and easy to understand MRP message icons. When in the pegging inquiry (>Inquiry>Manufacturing>MRP>Pegging Inquiry) simply enter the item number you wish to inquire and you will see a list of documents (MO, PO...(read more)

Windows Communication Foundation

Merit Matters Blog — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:33:39 GMT

.NET Framework 2.0 relies on several distributed programming technologies. Maybe you are already familiar with Web & Enterprise Services, .NET Remoting, WSE... All these technologies have some advantages and drawbacks that make them more or less suitable...(read more)

New Microsoft Dynamics / Merit Solutions Demos Available

Merit Matters Blog — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:51:11 GMT

After spending some time in the "recording studio", we have been able to make some new online demos available for on-demand viewing. Visit our Demo page for a complete listing of all of our online demos. Advanced Serial Management Merit Solutions...(read more)

Creating and using custom SOAP headers in Visual Studio 2005

Merit Matters Blog — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:03:55 GMT

Web Services are a cool, platform and language independent way for applications to communicate. You may already know that peers use SOAP messages, based on XML, to make the communication possible. In this article we will learn how to create and use custom...(read more)

Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 in testing Microsoft Dynamics (Part I)

Merit Matters Blog — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:14:53 GMT

Having been heavily involved with testing Microsoft Dynamics custom products, I found Microsoft Virtual PC to be a must have tool. Not only because it saves a lot of money for not having to acquire different PCs in order to test products in different...(read more)

Dynamics AX 2009 Demo Data

Merit Matters Blog — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:14:45 GMT

Microsoft has released the demo data for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 and "Contoso Entertainment Systems (CES)". Click the link below for the Demo Data Download (Partnersource login is required). Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Demo Data (Thanks again...(read more)

Dex.Ini Settings to Make Dynamics GP More Comfortable

Merit Matters Blog — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:51:56 GMT

DEX.INI: The Microsoft Dynamics GP defaults files which contain setup and operating information. Each setting contains information such as where files are located and whether certain functions are performed. It is stored on each computer where the Microsoft...(read more)

Rapid Implementation Tools for Dynamics GP

Merit Matters Blog — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:20:45 GMT

Microsoft Dynamics GP has released new tools that streamline customer implementations and increase partner productivity. Designed to shorten deployment time and enable greater Partner productivity by reducing the time required for routine implementation...(read more)

MOSS Integration with CRM

Merit Matters Blog — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:14:15 GMT

If you are using MOSS, did you know that you can do integration with your CRM? There are two ways to use these technologies simultaneously. The first is to use MOSS directly from your CRM, while the second is use certain features from MOSS within CRM...(read more)

PerformancePoint Time dimension

Merit Matters Blog — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:17:12 GMT

I need to create a Time dimension that starts on 1/1/1970 to load historical data. However, when I create the PerformancePoint calendar, I can't go back more than 25 years from now. I also tried to sync the dimension to staging so that I could load...(read more)

Leveraging Your People’s Skills by Choosing the Right Software

Merit Matters Blog — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:16:09 GMT

How many times have we all started a new job and had to learn how to use a system that was totally counterintuitive to the point of obnoxious? Here’s the transcript from that first day at work (I’m overdramatizing, but not by much): New Hire: “So, there...(read more)

Microsoft Dynamics for Aerospace and Defense

Merit Matters Blog — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:18:00 GMT

Are you an Aerospace and Defense Manufacturer looking to manufacture the safest, highest-quality products while providing the highest level of service to your customers. To gain and sustain a competitive advantage over your competition, you must be able...(read more)

Dynamics GP Workflow Tips for DEX_ROW_TS

Merit Matters Blog — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:34:02 GMT

From the usability standpoint, workflow in Microsoft Dynamics GP can be used for maximizing efficiency by involving the right people at the right time. Microsoft Dynamics GP includes six workflows - and others can be built by Microsoft Dynamics partners...(read more)

Microsoft Dynamics AX "How Do I" Videos

Merit Matters Blog — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:12:16 GMT

The Microsoft Dynamics AX Developer Center has some "How Do I" Videos regarding Microsoft Dynamics AX and Enterprise Portal. These videos are designed for Microsoft Dynamics AX developers, from the novice to the professional. These videos include...(read more)

Dynamics Surestep for Software Development

Merit Matters Blog — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:53:00 GMT

With our team working as "backbone" support for all of our on-site consultants and many other partners, we still haven't seen complete utilization of the SureStep methodology with Dynamics GP in a way that we expected it to. On the other...(read more)

Reducing ERP Failure Rates with Dynamics AX 2009

Merit Matters Blog — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:41:05 GMT

This is a very interesting perspective on Dynamics AX 2009 from Lee Pender and the RCP: Microsoft Dynamics AX: Feels So Good . One reason for the traditionally high ERP failure rate is organizational adaptability. With Dynamics AX 2009's easy user...(read more)