Dynamics Ax 3.0 to 4.0 migration tool released

Hi there

Microsoft have updated an existing migration tool so that it now can assist in migrating from Axapta 3.0 to Dynamics Ax 4.0

Link (requires login to partnersource)

It's called XAL2AX, probably because Dynamics Ax was called Concord XAL many years ago when Damgaard still owned it

In fact Ax has had several different names and owners over the years, but that's another story which I'll explain in a separate post one day

Happy migrating!

Inside Dynamics Ax 4.0 ebook for FREE!

Microsoft have made this book available for free download (although like most ebooks, it cannot be printed)

It's supposed to be quite good from what I've heard

Not sure of why Microsoft have done this but why look a gift horse in the mouth?

Grab it while it's hot!

Dynamics Ax 2009 VPC available

Hi there

Microsoft have released a Virtual PC image of Dynamics Ax 2009 (the new name for Dynamics Ax version 5)

You can download it and user manuals from here (requires partnersource access)

It's almost 7 GB in total and is designed to work on a single laptop/PC (as opposed to a server)

Enjoy

The difference between t and d

Howdy

When entering the date in a date/time field in Axapta, you can use either t or d as a quick way of entering the current date/time

There is a difference between the two though;

t uses the date/time according to Windows

d uses the Axapta system date/time

Please enter the VAT number for this EU customer

This can happen when using Axapta demo data (which is european and based around a Danish light bulb company)

A quick solution if you're not using any EU customers is to just set the country type to domestic in Basic --> Setup --> Addresses --> Country type (screenshot)

This isn't something that should be done blindly in a live environment though

Googling Ax problems

One thing that baffles me is why there aren't more solutions to simple Axapta problems on the web

Not problems with customised versions of Axapta of course but problems with standard Axapta using the demo data

So I'll be putting up solutions to these types of problems here whenever I come across them

These aren't meant to be used in live situations but are fine for training purposes and self study

Axapta 3.0 Shortcut Keys

A learned gentleman from one of our customers (Ken Holley) asked me about some of the shortcut keys that Axapta has, so for his benefit (and yours) here are some of the more obscure ones


From anywhere

Ctrl + Break = Abort current operation

Ctrl + Fn + Break = Abort current operation (on certain laptops that have a Fn key)

Alt + Down = Open the dropdown list (only when a dropdown is selected)

Alt + F4 = Exit Axapta

Tab = Cycle through items on a form - forward direction

Shift + Tab = Cycle through the items on a form - reverse direction

Alt = Cycle through the file, edit, tools, command windows, help menus at the top of the screen

Ctrl + Q = Close current form

Esc = Close current form





From the Main menu

Ctrl + D = Open the AOT

Ctrl + O = Open selected form

F1 = Help






Tickboxes

Spacebar = tick or untick a selected tickbox

AJ