What we talk about when we talk about KITS in Dynamics AX
We often encounter the requirement for handling kits or product combinations, sets, bundles or packs in the sales module in Dynamics AX. They all have in common a fixed (or partially variable) set of...
View ArticleOverride configuration ID in the constraint-based product configurator in AX2012
The new constraint-based product configurator was a huge leap forward compared to the old product builder. In version AX2012 R3 we additionally got “Calculations” and a slight possibility to work with...
View ArticleGerman travel expenses in AX 2012 / Deutsche Reisekostenabrechnung 2015
Introduction You want to implement travel expense reporting for Germany in Dynamics AX out-of-the-box? Congratulations! You are about to deploy an exotic module (“Travel and expense”) on an...
View ArticleWork item could not be created. Insufficient rights for user %1
Have you ever encountered the issue that a workflow in Microsoft Dynamics AX stops with the following error message? Stopped (error): X++ Exception: Work item couldnot be created. Insufficient rights...
View ArticleOne warehouse, 2 cost models
Around 14 years ago I designed a feature called the “Dual warehouse”. The feature is scarcely documented (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj733298.aspx) and barely understood. It was...
View ArticleVISA VCF plain text credit card statement into Dynamics AX with XSLT
Introduction A good level of travel expense automation in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 requires daily import of credit card files. The credit card number must be specified for the employee in the...
View Article“Cost accounting” for multi-level process manufacturing
In the series “Dynamics AX modules we rarely implement”, imagine a dialogue between a financial controller (C) and a Dynamics pre-sales consultant (S):- C: I would like to see the contribution of raw...
View ArticleMass create Worker-User relations in AX 2012
A relation between the worker and the system user records (System administration > Common > Users > User relations) is necessary to approve BOMs, enter timesheets or expense reports in...
View ArticleMigrate document attachments to AX7
The Archive directory, Database and the Original location options for storing file attachments in the “New Dynamics AX” aka “Dynamics AX Online” aka AX7 are depreciated in favor of the Azure Storage or...
View ArticleAX7 Table Browser and Class Runner
Challenge 1: delete a worker in Dynamics AX “7” aka “Dynamics 365 for Operations” in the table browser Create a worker under Human resources > Workers > Employees. Now try to delete it. If you...
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