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After working some months in my spare time it is now the moment to release my first book related to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012: “AXploring Dynamics AX 2012: Merging global address book records”. The book will explore details related to merging global address book records and managing duplicates. Functional tips are provided and also workarounds when the merge is not supported. The book will also inform about possible issues (also performance) and how to solve or prevent them. Read more

When you setup dimensions and activate them using account structures in Microsoft Dynamics AX, the order of the fields on forms displaying the default dimensions is alphabetically on name. This post will inform you how to change the order without customizing your Microsoft Dynamics AX environment.

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During a conversion where I used the Data import export framework (DIXF), I encountered an issue with the substitution of values. The conversions are used if the source file has other codes compared to the setup in your AX environment. This post will tell you how the conversion of values is performed and how to solve the issue I had.

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Compared to previous versions of Microsoft Dynamics AX, the implementation of balances has been redesigned in AX 2012 to improve performance. Updating the balances is working correct in many scenarios. However some scenarios will still cause wait times on the rebuild or update of the balances or even… database blocks. This post will inform you about the possible problems and how you could prevent them. Read more