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

Microsoft have released UK demo data for Ax 4.0

See below for details

You can view the original article here, but you'll have to login to Partnersource first

Enjoy


Note: The download section has been updated with demo data for Dynamics AX 4.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

Overview
The Demo Data set for Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 is based on the Global Trade and Manufacturing Company (GTM), a fictitious U.S. based midsized trade and manufacturing company headquartered in Los Angeles. GTM produces and assembles lamps and lamp parts, and trades with customers and vendors in Europe and the U.S. working with relevant currencies.

Demo Data offers transactional data for Basic, Administration, General Ledger, Bank, Fixed Assets, Accounts Payable, Accounts and Receivable, Inventory Management, Intercompany, Production, Master Planning, and Project modules, and is intended to demonstrate the modules functionality. It also offers transactional data for Warehouse Management, Cost Accounting, CRM, Shop floor Control, Product Builder modules.

For more information, download the Demo Data for Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 documentation. This document explains the content and structure of the demo data for Microsoft™ Dynamics AX 4.0. The document provides the history of the fictitious Global Trade and Manufacturing Company, master data, transactional data, and technical information. Master data is explained in the following area: Basic/Administration, Products, Sales, Procurement, Production, Inventory mManagement, Financials, and Project. Transactional data is explained in the following area: Sales, Procurement, Inventory mManagement, Financials, Production, and Project. Technical information covers importing company data.

Ax 4.0 sp1 Demo Data

AJ

Dynamics Ax 3.0 financials exam preparation tips

Hello there

This was the first Axapta exam that I sat and I found it quite tricky

But fear not! For your experience should be much more pleasent with these tips:

Syllabus
As with any exam there is a syllabus available
This narrows down what you need to know
You can download a pdf copy of it here

Sample Questions
There is a set of 5 sample questions for this exam which are available on the Microsoft website
But it's almost impossible to find and even more difficult to download them so I've made them available for you to download here

Rapid Config Tool
The Rapid config tool is free tool developed by an Axapta partner in the US called Avanade
It's available for download from the MS Partnersource website
The document library that comes with it contains the best Axapta Financials documentation, in my opinion
You can download it from here (requires Partnersource login)

The Plan
Revise the topics from the syllabus using the Financials I & II books (you should be able to buy these from an Microsoft Dynamics Training Partner for about £30 each)

When you come across something that doesn't make sense, check what the Rapid Config documents say as the Financials books don't go into enough depth on most topics

Once you're confident, try to answer the sample questions without any reference materials

The Backup Plan
If all else fails and you're in the exam looking at a question without any idea what the answer is, then there's a few useful tips for guessing the right answer mentioned in this article

It's a Unix website but the advice applies to any multiple choice IT certification exam

The "If Everything Goes To Hell" Backup Plan
At the time of writing this article, Interquad (the MS training partner who I was taking the exams with) was offering a free resit if you failed an exam on the first attempt
So just make sure you book your exam with a partner that offers the same deal ;)

Good luck!

P.S. I'll be posting all the exam questions I remember once I've had a chance to convert the notes into something readable, stay tuned!

Hello

Hi there

Welcome to my Dynamics Ax blog

Have a look around, make yourselves at home, once you're comfortable, I'll continue

Comfy? Good

Over the coming months I'll post any useful Axapta tips, info, rumours, findings, ramblings, in short anything I can find for the benefit of you, dear reader

I don't have all the answers but I'll be damned if I can't find them out (though it sometimes takes a while...)

Feel free to comment, contradict, correct or point out better ways of doing things if you notice anything amiss

Of course you're more than welcome to just make yourself known by leaving a comment and introducing yourself

Take it easy

Ajay