After installing a newer Kernel, the Dynamics AX Data Import Export Framework (DIEF) stopped working. I have run into this issue in Dynamics AX 2012 R2 and Dynamics AX 2012 R3 environments. This is the error that the user would see: “The DIXF service is unavailable. Please contact the system administrator.-Unable to connect to the […]

I recently installed a Dynamics AX 2012 R3 application hotfix. I restarted the AOS then the launch AX client as usual. Next I proceeded with the steps listed in the Software update checklist form. Each time a step is completed, Dynamics AX will put a green check mark by that step and allow you to […]

I recently ran into “The dependency cannot be resolved…” error while trying to install a Dynamics AX application hotfix in a Dynamics AX 2012 R3 environment. My customer had never installed retail and hence never needed to update this module. I ran the following scripts to set the status to finished. The Dynamics AX error […]

11 Common Issues Found in Dynamics AX System Health Checks Ensuring that Dynamics AX runs optimally is important for the long-term use and stability of your system. As an end user, you may not know the important things to have set up or monitor to keep your Dynamics AX system healthy. Just as you would have an […]

The long term use and stability of your Dynamics AX system depends upon optimal setup. Our team offers an AX Health Check service to review several areas through the eyes of an expert. Our experience, outside perspective, and knowledge of best practices, allows us to investigate some of the most common problem areas.  Our technical consultants […]

Microsoft has released its latest Cumulative Update for Dynamics AX 2012 R3 – Cumulative Update 9 (CU9). Knowledge Base Article 3063879 CustomerSource Article Link: KB Article 3063879 Direct Download: Not available yet Installation Guide: Microsoft Download Build Number: 6.3.2000.326 Updated Documentation TechNet Article Cumulative Update 9 is the second Cumulative Update for Dynamics AX 2012 R3.  It only […]

Your CRM and ERP systems don’t have to be their own silos – with the Connector for Microsoft Dynamics, you can connect your Dynamics CRM data to Dynamics AX, GP or NAV.  This gives you the ability to have visibility to your CRM customers in AX and your orders in CRM.  I discussed in an […]

The first post-R3 cumulative update, Cumulative Update 8, is now available for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3.  This release contains all of the fixes from AX 2012 R2 plus new fixes introduced on top of the R3 platform.  The build for this release is 6.3.1000.309. I encourage you to check out the TechNet page that articulates […]

SQL 2014 In case you missed the articles recently, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 is compatible with Microsoft SQL Server 2014 in all of the AX varieties – RTM, R2 and R3 (R3 was compatible upon release). If you are on AX 2012 R2, you’ll need to be on Cumulative Update 7 (CU7). If you are […]

If you follow the Dynamics AX news, I’m sure you’ve heard about the release of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 last Thursday, May 1, 2014.  As I mentioned in my blog after Convergence, Microsoft is providing the capability to deploy Dynamics AX 2012 R3 on Windows Azure with a preconfigured environment to minimize the amount […]