Oct232011

Report Programming Model

Developing/Designing Reports in Dynamics AX 2012 is a new thing….
no more x++ reports.. in AX2012 the Reporting Services of the SQL-Server will be used.

As a startup in this new thing…
Microsoft Dynamics AX2012 White Paper: Report Programming Model

Jul102011

Fulltext Index

Dynamics AX 2012 supports now a fulltext-index.
You can now insert a memo field into an index, into a fulltext index.
But how can i take an advantage of this index?

Like previous versions, you can’t use a memo field inside a select-statement
or as query range.

But you can use it now as query range when you add the range with x++ code.
The property rangetype exists only as parameter in the addRange-Method of the QueryBuildDataSource,
and not as Property in the AOT query range.

qbr = qbds.addRange(fieldNum(Table1,field2),1,QueryRangeType::FullText);

As value, you
- can’t use joker ( *, ?)
- multiple values separated by spaces will be interpreted as OR
- can’t search parts inside of words

An empty range value will cause a runtime error!

Apr222011

Multiselect in Gridview – Variante 2

I found a new solution for the multiselect in the GridView Komponent of the Enterprise Portal.
I found already a solution for the multiselect (take a look at my previous post),
but i’m not completely satisfied with it (you’ll have to select the gridrow first before you can click the checkbox).

My new solution allows the check of a gridrow with a single click….
no X++, no edit-method
all done with the asp…..
and looks like…

gridview with multiselect checkbox

Continue reading »

Apr182011

EP – Page Title vs. Dynamics Page Title

To display the Page Title in a Sharepoint Page there are 2 possible Web Parts for doing this.

PageTitle WebPart

Dynamics PageTitle WebPart

The difference between them will be found in the rendered design….
My Test-Page-Title is

PageTitel TestCase

The result using the normal PageTitle Web Part:

Browser Caption Page Title

and the not readable result using the Dynamics PageTitle Web Part:

Browser Caption Dynamics Page Title

But the Dynamics Page Title has a record context connection, which can build the Page Title like the Form Caption
-> Label of the Table + LabelTitleField1:ValueTitleField1, ValueTitleField2
of the current record!!

Dynamics Page Title Record Context

Why is the Dynamics Page Title Web Part not able to render the special characters for the germans ABC ?
Is there a special configuration / parameter needed for the Web-Browser ? Sharepoint ?
But why is the normal Page Title Web Part able to do it?

Apr172011

DAX2012 Hand on Labs movies

Fee Nolan published at the Microsoft Dynamics AX UK Blog the links to watch/download the Hand on Labs for Dynamics AX 2012. The movies are audio guided tutorials too…..

Here is the list:

Apr162011

Database checklist – written by the AX Performance Team

Some time ago (March 2008) the AX Performance Team pubished 2 posts with the topic: AX Database Configuration Checklist.
Ax Database Configuration Checklist part 1
Ax Database Configuration Checklist Part 2

Two years are a long time in the IT, but the basics in these posts are still relvant!

Apr132011

Dynamics AX2012 Whitepapers and HowTos

Microsoft published several technical documents for Dynamics AX 2012 in the MSDN Dynamics AX Developer Center
There are Code Upgrade and Developer White Papers:

Code Upgrade White Papers

Developer White Papers

Apr122011

AX2012 BETA als download

Vanya Kashperuk found the download-links for the Dynamics AX 2012 beta as Virtual Machine and installables in the Partner- + Customersource.

the details in Vanya’s Blog