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Generate Product Bar Code Labels Through Retail

Originally posted on Dynamics AX Tip Of The Day:

The

Retail

area of Dynamics AX has a boat load of goodies embedded within it. One example of this is the capability to configure bar code labels for products that you can print at use for scanning and product identification. But just because it is configured through the Retail area it doesn’t mean that you have to be a retail style company in order to take advantage of it. All you need to do is get over the stigma of the Retail label and set it...

Set Up Mandatory Field Checks For Products

Originally posted on Dynamics AX Tip Of The Day:

Dynamics AX runs on data, and the cleaner the data, the less sludge you have in the system, slowing it down. A field that is not set up correctly won’t kill the system (usually) but it will probably cause a little extra work down the line. Fortunately

Mandatory Fields Checks

feature allows you to run a quick check on the data to make sure that every t is crossed and i is dotted. All you need to do is set it up.

It’s like having a multi-point ins...

Add Workflow Feedback Loops To Check Tasks Are Performed

Originally posted on Dynamics AX Tip Of The Day:

Workflows are great because they automate the assignment of tasks to the right people at the right time like a well oiled machine. The only thing that they cannot control is that the people actually do the work that they have been asked to do though. If you have bugs within your people processes, then you can add feedback loops into your workflows though that allow you to make sure that all of the fields that you ask the users to update have ac...

Dynamics AX 2012 Barebones Configuration Guide #14 – Configuring Sales And Marketing In Dynamics AX 2012 Is Available

If you are interested in seeing how you can set up the Sales and Marketing area of Dynamics AX to turn it into your very own integrated XRM system, then you are in luck – I have just released volume #14 or my Dynamics AX 2012 Barebones Configuration Guides series which focuses on configuring the Sales And Marketing area within Dynamics AX which gives you a general overview and step by step instructions to set up most of its features and functions. Within the 566 pages I cover:

CONFIGURING SALE...

Create Appointments In Outlook Directly From The Discussions

Originally posted on Dynamics AX Tip Of The Day:

The only thing worse that having a “

Discussion

” with Human Resources is to miss a “Discussion”, and have another “

Discussion”

created to discuss your poor time planning. To solve this, you may want to think about creating sending out meeting reminders when

Discussions

are created, which is just the click on the button within Dynamics AX.

Even if the discussion isn’t pleasant, then at least the creation of one isn’t.

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Enterprise Content Management In Dynamics AX Never Looked So Good

Originally posted on Extending Dynamics AX:

I don’t usually talk about add-on products for Dynamics AX because I am a firm believer that almost everything you could ever need in in the product already, but every now and then I have to make an exception. And recently I have added

AXTension ECM

to my very small list of must have products for any Dynamics AX installation.

I feel so dirty right now, as if I’m cheating on Dynamics AX, but I can’t help myself. I just love, love, love this product!

Vi...

Tally Packaging Quantities On Order Lines

Originally posted on Dynamics AX Tip Of The Day:

If you are putting your products into boxes before you ship them out, or if you are worried about the cube space that the order lines will take up when being shipped then you might want to get Dynamics AX to calculate them on the fly as you enter in the order lines. The package calculation allows you to define how many items of a product goes into a standard package, and then it will tell you how many of those packages will be used on the order...

Dynamics AX 2012 Barebones Configuration Guide #13 – Configuring Production Control Is Available

Over the past month I have been finishing up another of my books within the Dynamics AX 2012 Barebones Configuration Guides and have just released out the #13 – Configuring Production Control Within Dynamics AX. For anyone interested in a general overview of how to configure Production Control within Dynamics AX with step by step instructions, then you may want to take a look at it.

Within the 484 pages of Production goodness I cover:

CONFIGURING PRODUCTION CONTROL

Configuring Production Journal...

Track All Changes To Orders Using Order Events

Originally posted on Dynamics AX Tip Of The Day:

Sales Orders seem to have a life of their own. They are created and every time you look at them, it’s as if someone has been tinkering and changing it. If you want to be able to take a closer look at your orders and see who is making changes to them, and what they have been up to then you may want to enable a feature within Dynamics AX called Order Events which will track whenever anyone updates the Sales Order, or even creates follow on transa...

Show Margin Calculations On Sales Orders Lines

Originally posted on Dynamics AX Tip Of The Day:

As you are typing in orders, rather than guessing how much money you are making on the lines, wouldn’t it be better to see the margin right on the order line. Luckily there is a setting within Dynamics AX that does exactly that. All you need to do is turn it on.

Now you don’t have to go to your manager’s office every time you try to sell a product.

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