Using Power BI for Real Time Reporting: Part I

Posted on: May 17, 2017 | By: Jarrod Kraemer | Microsoft Dynamics AX/365

Authored by: Craig Leska - Senior Technical Consultant With Power BI, you can have real time reporting in your on-premise AX or any other database using the Power BI Enterprise Gateway. There are a couple of caveats you need to be aware of. A Power BI Pro subscription is required.  The subscription for Power BI Pro is $9.99 per month per user. You can get a 60-day trial subscription to...


Vendor Consignment on Tap in Dynamics 365 for Operations

Posted on: May 5, 2017 | By: Jarrod Kraemer | Microsoft Dynamics AX/365

Authored by: Dave Occhionero As part of an announcement in the fall of 2016, D365 has introduced the capability to seamlessly integrate Vendor Consignment.  This is exciting news because many existing AX customers have pieced together their own version of Vendor Consignment using both AX and homegrown solutions.  Included in the release, which you can find here, are screen shots of what consignment will look like.  We did speak with...


Move an AP Invoice from One Vendor to Another in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

Posted on: May 5, 2017 | By: Jarrod Kraemer | Microsoft Dynamics AX/365

Authored by: Kelly Neely The daily function of an AP Clerk is to review, code and enter AP invoices.  During this task, it is very easy to enter an invoice to the wrong vendor.  These mistakes are often not found until after the transaction is posted.  So what should you do to move invoice from one vendor to another? The first step is to gather all the information on the...


Accounting Distributions for Free Text Invoices in AX/ Dynamics 365 for Operations

Posted on: May 5, 2017 | By: Jarrod Kraemer | Microsoft Dynamics AX/365

Authored by: Chris Rusing As many of you may already know, a free text invoice is a very useful functionality when billing customers without having to use sales orders.  A common, positive attribute among users is the ability to select the revenue account to which you are billing to.  In certain situations, you may want to distribute an individual line of your free text invoice to different revenue accounts.  In...


Using Fuslogvw.exe to Find Missing Referenced DLLs in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

Posted on: April 17, 2017 | By: Jarrod Kraemer | Microsoft Dynamics AX/365

Authored by: Craig Leska - Senior Technical Consultant Recently, I faced an issue where a clean compile could be generated on one AOS, but not another one in the same environment due to missing referenced DLL.  In this blog, I will walk you through the process to use to find out what DLLs are being referenced and whether they load or fail. After we made some changes and our compile...


Giving Finance Professionals Power with Dynamics 365 for Operations

Posted on: April 17, 2017 | By: Jarrod Kraemer | Microsoft Dynamics AX/365

Authored by: Kaley Holub Empowering employees to work efficiently and effectively is not as easy as some may think. Implementing a solution like Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations gives finance professionals the tools they need to make impactful decisions for the company’s financial success. Providing a system like D365 to your company gives employees a singular view of operations and performance. The ability to view both insights at once helps...


Purchasing Policies in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

Posted on: April 10, 2017 | By: Jarrod Kraemer | Microsoft Dynamics AX/365

Authored by: Dave Occhionero Microsoft defines a purchasing policy as a collection of policy rules.   This policy can be assigned to multiple organizations within AX and can be assigned very easily by selecting an organization from a list.  I wanted to dive into each purchase rule and provide a high level overview for each.  You will notice that there are options on each rule to: 1.      Create a policy rule...


Driving Corporate Strategy & Growth with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

Posted on: April 5, 2017 | By: Jarrod Kraemer | Microsoft Dynamics AX/365

Authored by: Kaley Holub Is keeping your business up to speed with competitors a priority for you? Does a fast-paced work environment give your business anxiety due to its lagging processes? A system like Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 expands with your business, not against it. Dynamics AX specifically adapts to your business’s needs so you can make confident decisions for the future. Like many of the products in the Microsoft...


Units: Conversions and Decimal Places in Dynamics 365 for Operations

Posted on: April 5, 2017 | By: Jarrod Kraemer | Microsoft Dynamics AX/365

Authored by: Chris Rusing When it comes to utilizing your ERP system to its full potential, I believe it is helpful to know every small nuance possible, despite how trivial it may seem.  An example of that is the use of units in Dynamics 365 for Operations.  If you are using inventory, sales order and purchase order processing, then you need to read this blog! First, I’m going to go...


What Does a Dynamics 365 Transition Look Like for Existing Customers?

Posted on: March 31, 2017 | By: Jarrod Kraemer | Microsoft Dynamics AX/365

Are you an existing Dynamics ERP/CRM customer and you thinking about transitioning to Dynamics 365? Well, hopefully we can provide some useful information on the options available to you.   Fortunately there are several transition options available to existing Microsoft Dynamics customers; this blog and detailed guide are intended to clarify each option available. Special pricing is available for Microsoft Dynamics customers interested in reinventing their company in a cloud based,...