In Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, the default format of the Positive Pay output is XML. Microsoft has provided steps for the setup of Positive Pay as well as a sample XSLT file used to transform the output. However, it is possible to create your own XSLT file for text or CSV format. The […]

Wondering how to use Docker Containers for Dynamics NAV? The first step on getting started with Docker Containers is selecting the Docker Container Tag from this list at hub.docker.com. This will be used in the place of <ReplaceWithDockerTag>. Next Open Portal.azure.com – Click on Cloud Shell Icon If you have never used Cloud Shell, you […]

I recently had a scenario where we had to create a new vendor attribute that could have one or more values assigned to a vendor. The requirement wanted a drop-down field that opened a form and showed which values had been selected and which ones are still available. The lookup form should also allow the […]

Recently I made the transition from Dynamics AX 2009 to Dynamics AX 2012 and continue to learn all the differences between the two (I know, it’s 2018!). That being said, I was tasked with making a minor change to the dialog for project estimates which originates in the ProjControlPeriod class. Simple. I add my new […]

Recently, I was making some customizations to a report in Dynamics AX. I was adding a handful of new fields. The report was Precision Forms enabled and the new fields I had added were not displaying on the report. It should be an easy fix, but it took me a bit to find the issue […]

This quick modification for tracing bug code in a Dynamics AX production environment was used at a client site. I have received their permission to blog about this as I thought it was pretty useful. Basically, the modification consists of the creation of an empty security role. When a user reports a bug, they may […]

Creating labels has always been considered a chore by developers, and the task hasn’t really gotten any easier with Dynamics 365. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could type your value into the property and let Visual Studio move it to a label file? Luckily, we can. I’ll show you how to use the label […]

One of the biggest changes Microsoft introduced with Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations is the new Visual Studio-based development experience and new all-in-one OneBox development environments. In addition to an Azure-hosted option, they also make it very easy to quickly stand up a local Dynamics 365 development instance by offering a downloadable virtual hard […]

While getting introduced to development in Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, I found myself in a situation of adding/removing a model. There is a helpful tool we can use called “modleutil.exe”. This executable can be levied to accomplish a multitude of possibilities such as, import, delete, replace, and export. In order to use the […]

A client recently reported that their customer overrides for Print Management in Dynamics AX had suddenly all reset to Screen. They used Print Management extensively to email Invoices to their customers. Having these emails suddenly “wiped out” was a critical issue for them. In discussing the issue, it came to my attention that a recent […]