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Logging independently of transaction scope by using a separate thread in Dynamics AX (deux)

Posted on August 7, 2009 by gatesasbait

  Good evening   Michal Kupczyk from this thread on the Microsoft communities proposes a much better way to log independantly of transaction scope in Dynamics Ax than what I had originally proposed here. Instead of using a separate thread … Continue reading →

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Dynamics AX 2009 SSRS and SSAS Integration Tips

Posted on June 12, 2009 by gatesasbait

  Good morning   Here’s a good list of Resources and Known Issues for SSRS report deployment and Role Centers under Enterprise Portal in AX 2009, for those with access to PartnerSource you can find the original here (link on … Continue reading →

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Logging independently of transaction scope by using a separate thread in Dynamics AX

Posted on May 27, 2009 by gatesasbait

Good morning, Continuing on the topic of good ideas to palliate lazy code designs (ref: previous post on runbuf()), I wanted to discuss a possible way to write to a table from inside a TTS (between a begin and a … Continue reading →

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Basic calculator using runbuf() in Dynamics AX

Posted on May 26, 2009 by gatesasbait

Good evening, If you ever need to build a mathematical calculator in Dynamics AX, you might consider using runbuf() as basis for the code. The only critical considerations are to make sure that an attacker cannot use the calculator to … Continue reading →

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Microsoft New Orleans Convergence 2009

Posted on March 23, 2009 by gatesasbait

  Good evening   I’ve finally got some time to post a quick recap of Convergence 2009. New Orleans is a great city, well on its way to returning to its former self, kudos to Microsoft for hosting Convergence there. … Continue reading →

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Dynamics Ax 2009 SSRS report deployment under Server 2008 (deux)

Posted on February 11, 2009 by gatesasbait

  If you get the following error in the deployment log file:   The following components have not been installed or are not configured correctly: AL.exe Microsoft Domain-Specific Language Tools   This error message indicates that the following software components … Continue reading →

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Dynamics Ax 2009 SSRS report deployment under Server 2008

Posted on February 10, 2009 by gatesasbait

  If you get the following error in the deployment log file:   “Deployment failed with the following exception:System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80040208)   at System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHRInternal(Int32 errorCode, IntPtr errorInfo)   at System.Management.ManagementObject.Initialize(Boolean getObject)   at System.Management.ManagementBaseObject.get_Properties()   at System.Management.ManagementBaseObject.GetPropertyValue(String propertyName)   at Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.Deployment.Reports.SrsWmi.get_ConfigPath()   at Microsoft.Dynamics.Framework.Deployment.Reports.ReportLibraryDeployer.DeployBusinessLogicAssemblies(IEnumerable`1 businessLogicAssemblies, DeploymentLogger logger)   … Continue reading →

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AP Posting fails because of security setup in Dynamics Ax 4

Posted on February 2, 2009 by gatesasbait

Good afternoon During an AX implementation, I’ve noticed that when doing security setup of user groups and permissions, it is important to have the ‘Tables’ node (in AP for example) set to full control for anyone doing AP postings. Starting from … Continue reading →

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How to temporarily suppress infolog messages in Dynamics Ax (deux)

Posted on January 27, 2009 by gatesasbait

  Good afternoon,   My previous post on the topic was flawed. Here’s a better solution when you want a section of code not to report to the infolog, but still want previous messages to be shown at the end … Continue reading →

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Exception::Break in X++ while loop

Posted on January 13, 2009 by gatesasbait

  Good morning   I noticed something interesting yesterday. When breaking execution while running a loop (by pressing ctrl-break) an Exception::Break is thrown if ‘Yes’ is clicked on the resulting break prompt. Sometimes even if the exception is caught, the … Continue reading →

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