Convergence 2008 - Orlando

Well Convergence 2008 Orlando starts next week :). Lots of things on the agenda like reviews of Dynamics AX 2009. Looks exciting. I will be available in the AX Community booth. In case you want to catch up please do visit the AX Community booth. Also there will be quite a few Usability Studies at the Convergence2008 convention in Orlando & AX Consultants, Developers and Implementers could sign up at the UX Booth to give feedback / attend usability studies.
The topics include:
18903 - Performance and Scale AX Partners - Focus group on learning how customers troubleshoot today and how we can improve overall total cost of ownership. We will also be sharing our internal approaches to solicit feedback as well as teach them. 1 hour
18826 - Dynamics AX Help Extensibility Roundtable - Partners, Customers, and Super Users of Dynamics AX, come tell us what you like, don't like or wish for, in extending and customizing the AX help system. 1 hour
18861 - Future AX Developer Experience - Focus group on new concepts, validating and ideas for AX 6.0. Must use AX as primary tool. 2 hours
18862 - AX Developer & Partner Tools Workshop - Help us to improve the implementation and development process, this is a Focus Group/Workshop on Developer and Partner Vision 2 hours
18864 - Data Upgrade - Improving the AX Experience - Implementers, Developers and Consultants, roundtable discussion on improving the AX Data Upgrade Experience 2 hours 18872 - Designing a Better Workspace for AX Devs - Designing a better workspace for AX Developers, a participatory design workshop 2 hours.

You need to sign up at the UX booth at the Convergence to attend these. See you there :)

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Programming

A new forthcoming book on Dynamics AX 2009 is now available at Amazon. Thats what we need...more AX technical books. Preorder one today.



Click on image to go to Amazon. Should be a good one :)

Quality Assurance for Dynamics AX-Based ERP Solutions

There is a new book on Quality Assurance for Dynamics AX-Based ERP Solutions authored by Anil Kumar Gupta. Its expected to be available soon. Some contents include:

-Customization Best Practices backed by theory
-Learn rapidly how to test Dynamics AX applications
-Verify Industry Builder Initiative-compliance of ERP software
-Get ready-made testing templates
-Code, design, and test a quality Dynamics AX-based ERP solution


Click on the image to pre order.

Credit Card Import Transformation Sample for Expense Management in Microsoft Dynamics AX 5.0

Hi all...A quick glimpse of AX 2009. In the Microsoft Dynamics AX 5.0 Expense Management application there is a framework for importing corporate credit card transactions. Available at Customersource a sample C# project intended to show a simple case of using this framework to aid customers in the importing of these transactions.

Click here to download [Requires Customersource Access]

Microsoft Dynamics Solution Accelerator for Compliance Management

Microsoft Dynamics Solution Accelerator for Compliance Management can help your company efficiently manage the extensive work required to satisfy compliance objectives. Microsoft Dynamics Solution Accelerator for Compliance Management is built on familiar Microsoft technologies—making it intuitive for users across an organization. Its a must use for CXO's.

Click here to download [Requires Partnersource Logon]

Sure Step Updates

Microsoft 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.

The update available as of Jan. 21, 2008 includes content now available in French, German and Spanish in addition to the currently available English. The translated content includes:
-Eleven customer deliverables
-Training manuals
-Sure Step Editor templates

In addition to the content available in additional languages, the update includes:
-Critical bug fixes
-Improved and added variety of Sure Step Editor templates

Click here to download [Requires partnersource Logon]

MSDynamicsWorld - Another nice resource for the Dynamics Community

There is another great site msdynamicsworld.com for the MS Dynamics community. The best part of this site is the collection of related whitepapers (Industry Specific) and its functional content. It features contents & articles on all Dynamics products (AX,NAV,CRM,SL & GP). The whitepapers are specially very interesting and informative.
The "Case Studies" section is also very nice where you can get industry/product related information. The "Add on Showcase" features some great add ons along with Demos. GREAT :)
Its a must look.
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Happy DAX-ing :)

PerformancePoint Server 2007 Tool: Data Import Wizard for Microsoft Dynamics AX

Hello, in case you have are PerformancePoint Server 2007 and AX, there is a nice data import tool available for download. The Data Import Wizard for Microsoft Dynamics AX provides a simple, guided process that enables users to configure and move data from source Dynamics AX systems into Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007.

Click here to download.

Online Directory of Microsoft Dynamics Add-on Products

You are all aware of ISV solutions for MS Dynamics. These add on solutions extend the industry specific functionality of MS Dynamics products. Often during solution scoping, one if left with the task of searching for such add on products. Of course there is a list available on Partnersource & MSPP site but that requires authentication. Robert Anderson has put up an Online Directory of Microsoft Dynamics Add-on Products which lists ad on products for the Dynamics suite. It is a great landing page for someone who wishes to know about available add on solutions for Dynamics. This site already has 200+ ISV’s who have added their offerings. It would be great if more and more partners/ISV's contribute to this site. It will really be useful for partners/ clients/ architects who wish to do solution profiling for Dynamics products. Must check out. Robert will be adding more and more features on his site. Please give feedback to Robert for improvements. Great addition to the Dynamics community :).
Click image to go to the site.






Happy DAX-ing :)

Integrating MOSS 2007 and Dynamics AX Part I - setting up your development environment

A fellow MVP Joris Poelmans (WSS/MOSS MVP) has put up an interesting article on "Integrating MOSS 2007 and Dynamics AX Part I - setting up your development environment ".
It is great to hear / learn from other MVP's about AX. The article is really nice and you must read what the expert says about AX & MOSS.

Click here to read.