tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83600486446672624912023-12-03T05:42:43.798-08:00DynamicsTechVenkat Raghavanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637052862823614955noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360048644667262491.post-40782866222115027152023-12-03T05:36:00.000-08:002023-12-03T05:36:18.588-08:00Choose finance and operations data in Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #161616; font-family: "Segoe UI", SegoeUI, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Microsoft Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse lets you choose data from finance and operations apps. Use Azure Synapse Link to continuously export data from finance and operations apps into Azure Synapse Analytics and Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #161616; font-family: "Segoe UI", SegoeUI, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px 0px; outline-color: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse is a service that's designed for enterprise big data analytics. It provides scalable high availability together with disaster recovery capabilities. Data is stored in the Common Data Model format, which provides semantic consistency across apps and deployments.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #161616; font-family: "Segoe UI", SegoeUI, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px 0px; outline-color: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse offers the following features that you can use with finance and operations data:</p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #161616; font-family: "Segoe UI", SegoeUI, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 16px 0px 16px 38px; outline-color: inherit; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; outline-color: inherit; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">You can choose both standard and custom finance and operations entities and tables.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; outline-color: inherit; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">Continuous replication of entity and table data is supported. Create, update, and delete (CUD) transactions are also supported.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; outline-color: inherit; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">You can link or unlink the environment to Azure Synapse Analytics and/or Data Lake Storage Gen2 in your Azure subscription. You don't have to go to the Azure portal or Microsoft Dynamics Lifecycle Services for system configuration.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; outline-color: inherit; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">You can choose data and explore by using Azure Synapse. You don't have to run external tools to configure Synapse Analytics workspaces.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; outline-color: inherit; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">All features of Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse are supported. These features include availability in all regions, saving as Parquet Delta files, and restricted storage accounts.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; outline-color: inherit; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">The table limits in the Export to Data Lake service aren't applicable in Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; outline-color: inherit; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">By default, saving in Parquet Delta Lake format is enabled for finance and operations data, so that query response times are faster.</li></ul><div><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #161616; font-family: "Segoe UI", SegoeUI, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px 0px; max-width: 100%; outline-color: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">This feature is generally available with finance and operations application versions shown in the following list. If you have not yet applied these application versions, install the latest cumulative update to use this feature.</p><ul style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #161616; font-family: "Segoe UI", SegoeUI, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; list-style: none; margin: 16px 0px 0px 38px; max-width: 100%; outline-color: inherit; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; outline-color: inherit; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">10.0.34 (PU58) cumulative update 7.0.6931.171 or later.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; outline-color: inherit; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">10.0.35 (PU59) cumulative update 7.0.6972.149 or later.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; outline-color: inherit; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">10.0.36 (PU60) cumulative update 7.0.7036.78 or later.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; outline-color: inherit; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">10.0.37 (PU61) cumulative update 7.0.7068.39 or later.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #161616; font-family: "Segoe UI", SegoeUI, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px 0px; max-width: 100%; outline-color: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">The Export to datalake feature in finance and operations apps is being combined with Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse. We will announce deprecation of Export to Data Lake service and upgrade existing customers to Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse.</p><div class="heading-wrapper" data-heading-level="h2" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #161616; font-family: "Segoe UI", SegoeUI, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline-color: inherit; position: relative;"><h2 class="heading-anchor" id="prerequisites" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: clamp(1.59375rem, 18.7895px + 1.39803vw, 2.125rem); line-height: 1.3; margin-inline-start: -1.875rem; margin: 32px 0px 12px; outline-color: inherit; padding-inline-start: 1.875rem; padding: 0px;">Prerequisites</h2></div><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #161616; font-family: "Segoe UI", SegoeUI, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 16px 0px 16px 38px; outline-color: inherit; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; outline-color: inherit; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px 0px; outline-color: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">You must have a finance and operations sandbox (Tier-2) environment that's version update 10.0.34 (PU 58) or later. You can use a finance and operations Tier-1 environment (also known as a cloud-hosted environment) for validation. Your cloud-hosted environment must be version update 10.0.36 (PU 60) or later.</p></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; outline-color: inherit; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px 0px; outline-color: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">The finance and operations apps environment must be linked with Microsoft Power Platform.</p></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; outline-color: inherit; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px 0px; outline-color: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">You must have an Azure subscription that has owner access. (You can also add finance and operations data to an existing storage account that's configured with Azure Synapse Link.)</p></li><ul style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; outline-color: inherit; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: circle; margin: 0px; outline-color: inherit; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">Storage account</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: circle; margin: 0px; outline-color: inherit; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">Azure Synapse Analytics workspace</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: circle; margin: 0px; outline-color: inherit; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">Azure Synapse Spark pool that has version 3.1 or later (for Delta Lake conversion)</li></ul></ul><div><span style="color: #161616; font-family: Segoe UI, SegoeUI, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #161616; font-family: "Segoe UI", SegoeUI, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1rem 0px 0px; max-width: 100%; outline-color: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><br /></p></div>Venkat Raghavanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637052862823614955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360048644667262491.post-2496852365534287052023-12-03T05:18:00.000-08:002023-12-03T05:18:50.445-08:00ERP in the era of AI: A new face of business efficiency and agility<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: center;">Microsoft Dynamics 365 is transforming how businesses work with connected and intelligent solutions.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3833; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As we look to the future of ERP, AI will play a critical role in redefining how our teams work, how we reimagine traditional processes, and how we improve business performance to maintain a competitive edge. Join us to learn how you can use generative AI in your supply chain and finance systems today and discover how Copilot can help you unleash the power of ERP and transform the way you work.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Microsoft Copilot presents an opportunity to reimagine the way we work—turning natural language into the most powerful productivity tool on the planet. With AI, organizations can unearth value in the mountain of data across productivity tools like Microsoft 365 and business applications.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; word-break: break-word;">Microsoft announced new Microsoft Copilot experiences that empower organizations to unlock value from a multitude of systems of record</span><span style="background-color: white;">. In conjunction with these copilot experiences, we are announcing new and updated copilot capabilities in Dynamics 365 applications.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; max-width: min(calc(100% - var(--spacing-12)*2),var(--content-width)); word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Announcements include:</span></p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; max-width: min(calc(100% - var(--spacing-12)*2),var(--content-width)); padding-left: 2.5rem;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Updates to Copilot for Dynamics 365</span> to drive efficiency across the organization, featuring capabilities that help marketing, sales, and field service professionals provide exceptional customer experiences.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0.5rem;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Introduction of Microsoft Copilot for Service </span>and<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"> Microsoft Copilot for Sales</span>, the evolution of Sales Copilot, bringing together the power of Copilot for Microsoft 365 with role-specific insights and actions. Both provide flexibility to integrate with an organization’s existing contact center and CRM systems respectively. </span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; max-width: min(calc(100% - var(--spacing-12)*2),var(--content-width)); word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Together, these capabilities empower organizations to harness secure and enterprise-ready, generative AI experiences, helping employees to perform at their highest potential across every role and function. </span></p><h3 class="wp-block-heading" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.2; margin: 1.5rem auto 1rem; max-width: min(calc(100% - var(--spacing-12)*2),var(--content-width));"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Modernize the contact center with Microsoft Copilot for Service</span></h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; max-width: min(calc(100% - var(--spacing-12)*2),var(--content-width)); word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In a recent Microsoft survey, it was revealed that three out of four customer service agents feel less inspired and motivated by their work. With insufficient focus time, over half of them are struggling to deliver exceptional customer service and efficiently address customer issues.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word;">2</sup> The surveyed agents express confidence that AI can positively impact their performance, as well as provide, analytical insights, including trend and sentiment analysis. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; max-width: min(calc(100% - var(--spacing-12)*2),var(--content-width)); word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We’re meeting the needs of service agents with a Microsoft Copilot solution that integrates generative AI capabilities into the tools and processes that they depend on every day. <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; word-break: break-word;">Microsoft Copilot for Service</span> integrates an organization’s trusted knowledge with the power of Copilot for Microsoft 365 to boost agent productivity in the tools they already use every day, such as Outlook and Teams; providing AI-guided answers and resources personalized for each customer issue and conversation. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1rem; max-width: min(calc(100% - var(--spacing-12)*2),var(--content-width)); word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Microsoft Copilot for Service provides the flexibility to integrate with an organization’s existing CRM and contact center systems. Organizations can train Microsoft Copilot for Service using trusted websites, knowledgebase articles, files, and other critical data sources from their existing contact center to unlock generative AI-powered guidance across all of their data. Microsoft Copilot for Service provides out-of-the-box integrations with Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Zendesk, and can be extended to other systems through a vast array of more than 1,100 prebuilt and custom connectors.</span></p><figure class="wp-block wp-block-embed is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed-red-tiger" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Segoe UI", SegoeUI, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px auto 1em; max-width: min(calc(100% - var(--spacing-12)*2),var(--content-width)); overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="wp-block-embed-red-tiger__wrapper" style="--video-height: 406.125px; --video-width: 722px; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; width: var(--video-width,100%);"><div class="wp-block-embed-red-tiger__iframe-wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 0px; padding-bottom: 406.125px; position: relative;"></div></div></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Segoe UI", SegoeUI, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px auto 1rem; max-width: min(calc(100% - var(--spacing-12)*2),var(--content-width)); word-break: break-word;"><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Segoe UI", SegoeUI, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3833; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><div><br /></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Venkat Raghavanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637052862823614955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360048644667262491.post-71557671058976951812007-05-03T21:29:00.000-07:002007-05-03T21:34:42.981-07:00Service Pack 6 for Dynamics Ax 3.0Hi,<br /><br />Microsoft has released the service pack 6 for Dynamics Ax 3.0. Click the link below for the downloads<br /><br /><a href="https://mbs.microsoft.com/customersource/support/downloads/servicepacks/dynax30_sp6.htm?printpage=false">Service Pack 6 for Dynamics Ax 3.0[Requires customer source Logon]</a><br /><br />What Makes Microsoft Dynamics AX 3.0 SP6 Important?<br /><br />Quality and Performance: The service pack will introduce corrections made to solve many<br />previously reported issues.<br /><br /> The fix lists contain detailed descriptions of improvements<br /><br />System Requirements:<br /><br />Microsoft Dynamics AX 3.0 Service Pack 3, 4 or 5 installed. Because the kernel portion of the installation is Microsoft Dynamics Ax 3.0 Kernel Rollup 3, with the base platform of SP3 or later, this affects the installation of SP6.<br /><br />Installation Notes:<br /><br />Before you install Microsoft Dynamics AX 3.0 Service Pack 6 it is necessary to read the enclosed readme file in the download package. If you do not follow the correct installation procedure described in the readme file the product may not work properly.Venkat Raghavanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637052862823614955noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360048644667262491.post-13394176796215013252007-04-26T02:59:00.000-07:002007-04-26T03:03:29.408-07:00Microsoft Dynamics Ax 4.0 SP1 Help UpdateHi,<br /><br />The Help updates for Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 SP1 is available under the Link provided below.<br /><br /><a href="https://mbs.microsoft.com/customersource/support/documentation/userguides/ax4sp1_help.htm">Dynamics Ax 4.0 SP1 Help Update[Require Partner source login]</a><br /><br />The update contains over 1000 new help topics plus a fix for formatting errors in over 600 topics. This completes the work on all topics displayed through the table of contents as well as help topics for all forms reached through the navigation pane.<br /><br />Most application and system classes now have information about syntax, run on values, and a list of the class’s methods. Approximately 79,000 reference topics have been updated.<br />A detailed list of changes made to the MS Dynamics AX 4.0 SP1 Help documentation since December 2006 is also available in the link given aboveVenkat Raghavanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637052862823614955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360048644667262491.post-78818974032294419832007-04-18T05:22:00.000-07:002007-04-18T05:28:37.174-07:00Radio Frequency Identification [RFID]We are all aware that, Dynamics Ax supports RFID. The Article below will give some basic idea about the RFID.<br /><br /><br />RFID or Radio Frequency Identification is the Auto-ID technology by which one can identify objects and track information about them wirelessly using radio waves.<br /><div align="justify"><br />In the simplest terms an RFID system consists of a TAG (transponder) and a READER (interrogator). The technology of RFID deals with the remote collection of information stored on a tag using radio frequency communications. Information stored on the tag can range from as little as an identification number, to kilo-bytes of data written to and read from the tag, to dynamic information maintained on the tag, such as temperature histories. The information from the tag/reader combination is either presented to a human operator typically using a </div><div align="justify">hand-held device or a host computer which automatically manages the information.<br />Critical performance variables of an RFID system determine the cost of implementation.</div><br />Read Range - Range at which communication can be maintained<br />Memory - Size of the information space contained on the tag<br />Speed - The rate at which the communication with the tag can take place<br />Size - The physical size of the tag<br />Simultaneous read - The ability of the system to "simultaneously" communication with multiple tags<br />Interference - The reliability of communication with respect to interference due to material in the path between the reader and the tag<br />Accuracy - Read success rate especially in presence of many tags<br />Life & Re-use - Tags should be robust to handle harsh temperatures and environments. Battery life limits life of tag.<br /><br />Several factors determine the level of performance that can be achieved in these variables.<br />Legal/regulatory emission levels allowed in the country of use. Battery is included in the tag to assist its communication or not. Frequency of the RF carrier used to transport the information.<br /><br />The main components involved are:<br /><br />RFID tags - attached on objects to identified and contain information<br />RFID readers - generates and RF signal to identify RFID tags<br />Antennae - Carries the RF signal to identify tags<br />Aggregation Software - Collects the required data<br /><br />RFID Middleware<br />Filter the enormous data and convert it into information.<br />Integration with backend business systems (ERP, CRM, WMS, SCM etc.)<br /><br />RFID Components<br />RFID Tags<br />RFID tags are attached on objects, to identify them and can store information. Tags are classified based on their characteristics.<br /><br /><strong>Active and Passive tags</strong><br /><br />Active tags use a battery to power its chip, Passive tags use the energy of the RF signal from readers.<br /><br />Frequencies<br /><br />Low Frequency (LF) – 125 KHz<br />High Frequency (HF) – 13.56 MHz<br />Ultra High Frequency (UHF) – 433 to 960 MHz – region specific<br />Microwave – 2.4 to 5 GHz Dual Frequency (DF) – power up at 125 KHz & Backscatter at 6.8 MHz<br /><br />Read/Write capability<br /><br />Read Only<br />Write Once Read Many<br />Write Many Read Many<br />Tag/Reader Communication Protocols<br /><br />Reader talks first<br />Tag talks first<br />RFID Readers<br />RFID readers consist of a transmitter, receiver, antennae and a decoder. They communicate with RFID tags, identify them and retrieve data stored on the tag. Different types of RFID readers:<br />Fixed readers - Entry/Exit, Conveyer etc<br />Mobile readers - handheld readers, forklift readers etc<br />Dual Barcode and RFID readers<br /><br />RFID Antennae<br /><br />Apart from the antennae that is present in a tag an antennae is required between the reader and a tag to enable communication. The antennae can either be built in to the reader or it can be a powerful external antenna that can enhance the read range and quality of RF communication.<br />Most real scenarios require external antennae to direct the RF signal and provide comprehensive coverage of the area.<br /><br />RFID Middleware<br /><br />RFID Middleware is an intelligent toolset of software modules that transforms real-time data collected by RFID hardware into relevant operational information for instant and informed decision making.<br /><br />Functions of Middleware<br /><br />Filter the huge data collection and transform into relevant information<br />Seamless integration with existing Business Systems<br />ERP<br />CRM<br />WMS / SCM<br />Departure Control Systems<br />Workshop Management Systems<br />Others<br />Specify the required information to be collected from the RFID environment<br />Effectively manage data network infrastructure based on defined business logic<br />Ease scalability of RFID application<br /><br />RFID vs. BARCODES<br /><br />Durable – Can withstand harsh temperatures & environments<br />Line of sight – Not required unlike barcode technology<br />Orientation – Not required unlike barcode technology<br />Simultaneously Read Many Tags – possible using anti-collision algorithms<br />Read range – Much Longer than barcodes<br />Tamper security – RFID tags have a Unique Permanent Serial Code that cannot be duplicated.<br />Reading Speed – Faster than barcodes<br />Memory – Can store useful data with dynamic update<br />Cost Effective – RFID tags maybe more expensive than barcode labels. But they have many advantages over barcode labels. Therefore RFID could be more cost effective provided it is used in the right manner and for the right application.Venkat Raghavanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637052862823614955noreply@blogger.com198tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360048644667262491.post-42736431127733887242007-04-18T05:18:00.001-07:002007-04-18T05:21:16.347-07:00Microsoft Sure Step MethodologyMicrosoft Dynamics Sure Step provides a complete methodology—including project management discipline and field-tested best practices—plus user-friendly tools that enable you to more successfully deploy, migrate, configure, and upgrade Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Microsoft Dynamics SL.<br /><br />For more information click the link below<br /><br /><a href="https://mbs.microsoft.com/CMS/Templates/site/utility.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID={D2E95091-1D72-4397-ADFB-2F93E62DCE31}&NRORIGINALURL=/partnersource/communities/consulting/SureStep&NRCACHEHINT=Guest&wa=wsignin1.0">Microsoft Sure Step[Requires partner source login]</a>Venkat Raghavanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637052862823614955noreply@blogger.com79tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360048644667262491.post-11638848415961758172007-04-12T20:28:00.000-07:002007-04-12T20:36:15.223-07:00How to modify the behavior of dialog boxes to enable forms to appear in full-screen mode in Microsoft Dynamics AXThis article describes how to modify the behavior of dialog boxes to enable forms to open in full-screen mode. You can apply this modification to a specific dialog box or to all dialog boxes.<br /><br /><a href="https://mbs.microsoft.com/knowledgebase/KBDisplay.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;931508">Click the link to download[requires partner source login]</a>Venkat Raghavanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637052862823614955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360048644667262491.post-60887686327047330702007-04-11T23:51:00.000-07:002007-04-11T23:54:34.931-07:00What's New in Dynamics Ax 4.0 AOS?The Application Object Server (AOS) provides the infrastructure to execute the business logic on the middle tier of a 3-tier Microsoft Dynamics AX installation. The AOS handles the connectivity, security, and database connection management that an Microsoft Dynamics AX system requires.<br /><br />In Microsoft Axapta 3.0, the AOS was a standalone program, that is, an executable file that was started and stopped by the Microsoft Dynamics AX Server Manager, which functioned as a load-balancing application. In Microsoft Dynamics AX, the AOS is implemented as a Microsoft Windows Service to take advantage of the following:<br /><br />· Windows Service applications run in the security context of a specific user account that is different from a user that is logged on or the default computer account. After installation of Microsoft Dynamics AX, the default user account has all the permissions required to access Microsoft Dynamics AX functionality.<br />· Eliminating the dependency on the Microsoft Dynamics AX Server Manager removes a security threat by which an attacker could send a command to the AOS to shut it down.<br />· A Windows Service application runs in its own Windows Session and takes advantage of the Service Control Manager (a feature of the Windows Server 2003 operating system) to maintain status information and to provide the user interface for managing the AOS.<br />· Windows Services can be configured to start at system startup or upon demand, and they continue to run even when no user is logged into the system.<br />· Server status can be reported to the Windows event log, allowing administrators to view errors and warnings that can aid in troubleshooting problems.Venkat Raghavanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637052862823614955noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360048644667262491.post-37286940152058860382007-04-11T20:31:00.000-07:002007-04-11T20:43:05.216-07:00Upgrade from Ax 3.0 to Ax 4.0Hi,<br /> Before doing the upgrade, Please have a look on the link below[Requires partner source login]. The link will provide the entire detail about the upgrade. The link will be updated periodically.Hope it will be useful when we are doing upgrades.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://mbs.microsoft.com/Cms/Templates/document/General.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID={863D51CC-3127-4E83-94A7-AE95CE9E660D}&NRORIGINALURL=/partnersource/resources/support/selfsupport/hottopics/axapta/ax30to40upgrade.htm?printpage=false&NRCACHEHINT=Guest&printpage=false&wa=wsignin1.0">https://mbs.microsoft.com/Cms/Templates/document/General.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID={863D51CC-3127-4E83-94A7-AE95CE9E660D}&NRORIGINALURL=/partnersource/resources/support/selfsupport/hottopics/axapta/ax30to40upgrade.htm?printpage=false&NRCACHEHINT=Guest&printpage=false&wa=wsignin1.0</a>Venkat Raghavanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637052862823614955noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360048644667262491.post-20764284075846116722007-04-11T20:25:00.000-07:002007-04-11T20:30:35.868-07:00How to do the setup for Version Control System in Ax 4.0Hi,<br /> We all aware that Microsoft Dynamics Ax 4.0 provides the version control facility for proctecting our valuable customizations. Check out the link below[Requires partner source login] to know how to do the setup for Version Control system.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/documentation/whitepapers/ax40_version_control_setup.htm?printpage=false">https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/documentation/whitepapers/ax40_version_control_setup.htm?printpage=false</a>Venkat Raghavanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637052862823614955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360048644667262491.post-76035107780287151882007-04-05T21:21:00.000-07:002007-04-05T21:59:43.378-07:00How to Setup Alerts in Dynamics Ax 4.0INTRODUCTION<br /><br />This article describes how to set up Business Alerts in Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0. This article also describes how to set the e-mail address from which Business Alert e-mail messages are sent.<br /><br />MORE INFORMATION<br /><br /><strong>Configure a user account to receive alerts</strong><br /><br />To configure a user account to receive alerts, follow these steps:<br />1. In the Navigation Pane, click Administration, and then click Users.<br />2. Select a user, and then click User Options.<br />3. Verify that the e-mail address where you want the user to receive alerts is in the E-mail field.<br />4. In the Receive alerts every (minutes) box, type 1.<br />5. In the Pop-up link destination list, click To alert.<br />6. In the Send alert as e-mail message list, click Define on each alert rule.<br />7. In the Show pop-ups list, click Define on each alert rule, and then click Apply.<br />8. Close the Options window.<br /><br /><strong>Add the "E-mail distributor batch" job</strong><br /><br />The "E-mail distributor batch" job is the batch job that monitors and sends e-mail messages. To add the "E-mail distributor" batch job, follow these steps:<br />1. In the Navigation Pane, click Administration, expand Periodic, expand E-mail processing, and then click Batch.<br />2. In the "E-mail distributor batch" window, click Recurrence.<br />3. In the Recurrence window, click No end date.<br />4. Click Minutes.<br />5. In the Count box, type 1, and then click OK.<br />6. In the "E-mail distributor batch" window, click to select the Batch processing check box, and then click OK.Note You receive an Infolog message that resembles the following message:<br />Information: The E-mail distributor batch job is added to the batch queue.<br />7. Click Close to close the Infolog dialog box.<br />8. On the Tools menu, click Development tools, and then click Application Hierarchy Tree.<br />9. Expand Forms, and then double-click Tutorial_EventProcessor.<br />10. On the Tutorial_EventProcessor form, click Start, and then verify that the status is In waiting.<br /><br /><strong>Set up a new alert rule</strong><br /><br />Alert rules define when alerts are sent and how they are received. To set up a new alert rule, follow these steps:<br />1. In the Navigation Pane, click General ledger, and then click Chart of accounts.<br />2. On the Overview tab, right-click a cell in the Account name column, and then click Create alert rule.<br />3. In the Alert me when area, select the field that you want to monitor with this alert rule in the Field list. For example, select Account name.<br />4. In the Event list, select the event that you want to trigger an alert. For example, select has changed.<br />5. In the Alert me for area, select the All records in Ledger chart of accounts option.<br />6. In the Alert me until area, select the No end date option.<br />7. In the Alert who area, select the user account that you want to receive this alert in the User ID list.<br />8. In the Also alert me by area, click to select the Show pop-ups check box.<br />9. Click to select the Send e-mail check box, and then click OK.<br />10. Close the "Manage alert rules" window.<br /><br /><strong>Test the alert</strong><br /><br />To test the alert that you have set up, follow these steps:<br />1. In the Navigation Pane, click General ledger, and then click Chart of accounts.<br />2. On the Overview tab, change the name of the account for which you set up a new alert.<br />3. In the Navigation Pane, click Administration, click Periodic, click E-mail processing, and then click E-mail sending status.<br />4. The "E-mail sending status" window shows e-mail alerts that have been sent.<br /><br /><strong>Set the e-mail address from which alerts are sent</strong><br /><br />You can set the e-mail address from which alerts are sent by selecting an e-mail template. To do this, follow these steps:<br />1. In the Navigation Pane, click Basic, click Alerts, and then click Alert parameters.<br />2. In the E-mail ID list, select the e-mail template from which you want e-mail alerts to be sent.Venkat Raghavanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637052862823614955noreply@blogger.com99tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360048644667262491.post-3696822205445897262007-04-05T01:24:00.000-07:002007-04-05T01:26:04.389-07:00New Application Patching Strategy for Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 SP1The process for developing, building, and releasing application hot fixes and updates will fundamentally change from Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 SP1 onwards.<br />The hot fix layer files will be made cumulative in the sense that previous fixes will be included in the latest released hot fix or the next critical update. Due to this cumulative approach, released hot fixes are expected to be tested in conjunction with all supported updates and their fixes. In this way, we intend to reduce conflicts between fixes.<br />Another major difference between the patching strategy of Microsoft Dynamics AX 3.0 and 4.0 SP1 onwards, will be the type of hot fix deliverable. We expect to release cumulative hot fixes as an AOD file, which will be distributed out of the DIS layer inside Microsoft Dynamics AX. This should make it simpler to distinguish Microsoft code from code developed by a partner, as well as making it possible to use the inbuilt upgrade tools to upgrade a partner’s customization layer(s) in a similar manner to installing a service pack in Microsoft Dynamics AX 3.0. A major advantage of this new approach is that it will now be easier for Microsoft as well as partners to better determine the current hot fix status of any customer system.<br />We expect that all cumulative hot fixes will be rolled forward into the next critical update and major release, so that partners upgrading their customers to a new major release should only need to delete the entire DIS layer to help ensure a smoother upgrade path.Venkat Raghavanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637052862823614955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360048644667262491.post-36364293462295278902007-04-05T01:10:00.000-07:002007-04-05T01:14:39.213-07:00Dynamics Ax 4.0 Database upgrade for OracleBefore starting the upgrade process do the following activities:<br /><br />Create an empty Oracle 10g database. Microsoft dynamics will support Oracle 10g database only. While creating the database log in as an Windows Administrator<br />Use the following SQL statement for creating new user in Oracle 10g<br /><br />CREATE USER "OPS$<domain>\<windows>" IDENTIFIED EXTERNALLY;<br />Grant rights to the user "OPS$<domain>\<windows>" as given below :<br />GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES, SELECT ANY DICTIONARY TO “OPS$<domain>\<windows>";<br />For upgrading the existing database, create the tablespace in Oracle 10g with the same name as in oracle 9. For New Installation create 3 tablespaces (AXTAB,AXIDX,AXTMP) as given below:<br /><br />CREATE TABLESPACE AXTAB DATAFILE'D:\ORACLE\ORADATA\AXDB\AXTAB01.DBF' SIZE 3000M BLOCKSIZE 8192;CREATE TABLESPACE AXIDX DATAFILE'D:\ORACLE\ORADATA\AXDB\AXIDX01.DBF' SIZE 2000M BLOCKSIZE 8192;CREATE TEMPORARY TABLESPACE AXTMP TEMPFILE'D:\ORACLE\ORADATA\AXDB\AXTMP01.DBF' SIZE 1000M;COMMIT;<br />4.1. Create a schema with the name DBO.<br /><br />There are two xpo files that need to be imported into your 3.0 client and run against the old 9i database as per steps below:<br /><br />Import PrivateProject_UpgradeColumnList.xpo from the SP1 DatabaseUpgrade folder into your 3.0 system a. Open the form UpgradeColumnList from the imported project b. Click on the button Generate tables UPGRADECOLUMNS and UPGRADETABLES are created in your 3.0 db. They contain fields that need to be updated from int to int64<br /><br /><br />To trim the right justified fields: Import PrivateProject_LeftJustified.xpo from the SP1 DatabaseUpgrade folder into your 3.0 system c. Run the job MainJob from the imported project opens a form d. Click “Left justify all” and wait until it’s done<br /><br />If you are running a Oracle version for Windows, It is recommended running the DB Upgrade tool on the same machine where Oracle 10g is installed using the Administrator account.<br /><br />On the machine where you are running the DB upgrade tool, verify if you can connect to the Oracle 9 by testing it using the ODBC wizard. This is to make sure that there is no problem accessing the Oracle 9 database from that machine.<br /><br /> After completing the above steps, run the DB upgrade tool from the Dynamics 4.0 DVD. The explanation of the fields available in the oracle tab is given below<br /><br />Source<br /><br />· Source connect string: Type connection information for the source database (Oracle 9) in the format Server Name/SID.<br />· Schema owner: Type the name of the schema under which the database objects were created.<br />· User Name: Type the name of a user who has access to the source database.<br />· Password: Type the password of a user who has access to the source server.<br />Target<br /><br />· Target connect string: Type connection information for the target database, where the new, preliminary Microsoft Dynamics AX database is stored, in the format Server Name/SID<br />· Use this schema: Type the schema name (DBO by default) for the new, preliminary Microsoft Dynamics AX databaseVenkat Raghavanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637052862823614955noreply@blogger.com1