Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 CU12 Warehouse Mobile Device Updates

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In November 2016, AX2012 R3 users were happy to receive cumulative update 12 (CU12) from Microsoft.  It included numerous updates for additional functionality and bug fixes. As more and more companies adopt the use of RF scanners, we see Microsoft acknowledge the need for additional mobile device functionality with the solutions they issued in CU12.…

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Dynamics 365 & Azure Iot Suite – Color Sensor Demo

Dynamics 365 Azure IoT Suite Video

Building on the same concepts from our last IoT video, in which we used a temperature sensor to monitor our shop floor machinery in real-time through Dynamics 365 and Azure IoT Suite, today we will explore additional possibilities in terms of quality control checks, automated processes and more. As with the temperature sensor demonstration, it…

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Intercompany Expense Reports in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

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A term Intercompany is used to describe activities that are conducted between two or more related internal legal entities with common control, i.e. in the same enterprise. It is a very common scenario that an employee submits an expense report that just lists all his or her expenses for a week or a month. Some…

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Dynamics 365 & Azure Iot Suite – Temperature Sensor Demo

Azure IoT Suite Temperature Sensor Demonstration Video

Technologically speaking, we live in a very exciting time. With the rapid advances and increased connectivity, many refer to it as the 4th Industrial Revolution. You have likely heard at least a few of the buzz words associated with this “Industry 4.0.” Big data, Internet of Things (IoT), Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Business Intelligence…

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AX 2012 R3 CU12: Under the Hood

AX 2012 R3 CU12 Features

Looming beneath the shadows of the Dynamics 365 for Operations release, current Dynamics AX customers will be happy to find an update for Dynamics AX 2012 R3. In the CU12 update, Microsoft released additional functionality and regulatory updates with the majority of changes taking place in the Warehouse Management, Transportation Management, and Retail areas of…

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Dynamics AX Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) Reporting Requirements

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At the moment, in spite of the promises to repeal Obamacare, employers are required by law to report to the government regarding health care coverage for employees, and Microsoft has addressed that requirement. Microsoft has been providing more and more functionality in Dynamics AX over time to enable companies to meet the Affordable Care Act…

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How to Update Dynamics AX US Payroll Taxes

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Microsoft now provides the necessary US Payroll tax data as a download, enabling Dynamics AX users to keep current via the CustomerSource site. A standard Dynamics AX periodic job can then be used to update the Payroll tax data. This is huge! No longer is a Tax Update required to be performed during system downtime…

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General Journal Import in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

General Journal Import in Microsoft Dynamics AX

Today we will discuss the persistent challenge common with many Dynamics AX implementations. On numerous occasions, a requirement exists to import financial transactions from external sources (for example, 3rd party payroll service). Dynamics AX 2012 provides standard functionality to setup the data load option using Data Import/Export Framework (see the MSDN blog posting with instructions https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/axsupport/2014/07/17/importing-a-general-journal-using-data-importexport-framework-ax-2012/).…

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An Introduction to Demand Forecasting in Microsoft Dynamics AX (Part 3)

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In this last part of the Demand Forecasting blog series (Part 1 and Part 2), we are going to see how the forecasting activities play into the overall Master Planning process in Dynamics AX. We won’t go into the nitty gritty details of Master Planning here, because Master Planning itself would be a big topic for another…

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