Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Development Cookbook

Overview

• Develop powerful, successful Dynamics AX projects with efficient X++ code with this book and eBook
• Proven recipes that can be reused in numerous successful Dynamics AX projects
• Covers general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, project modules and general functionality of Dynamics AX
• Step-by-step instructions and useful screenshots for easy learning
• Numerous development tips and tricks for daily usage
• This book is an update to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Development Cookbook

Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Processing Data
Chapter 2: Working with Forms
Chapter 3: Working with Data in Forms
Chapter 4: Building Lookups
Chapter 5: Processing Business Tasks
Chapter 6: Integration with Microsoft Office
Chapter 7: Using Services
Chapter 8: Improving Development Efficiency
Chapter 9: Improving Dynamics AX Performance
Index

• Preface

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• Chapter 1: Processing Data
  • Introduction
  • Creating a new number sequence
  • Renaming the primary key
  • Merging two records
  • Adding a document handling note
  • Using a normal table as a temporary table
  • Copying a record
  • Building a query object
  • Using a macro in an SQL statement
  • Executing a direct SQL statement
  • Enhancing the data consistency check
  • Exporting data to an XML file
  • Importing data from an XML file
  • Creating a comma-separated value file
  • Reading a comma-separated value file
  • Using the date effectiveness feature

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• Chapter 2: Working with Forms
  • Introduction
  • Creating a dialog
  • Handling a dialog event
  • Building a dynamic form
  • Adding a form splitter
  • Creating a modal form
  • Modifying multiple forms dynamically
  • Storing last form values
  • Using a tree control
  • Building a checklist
  • Adding the View details link

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• Chapter 3: Working with Data in Forms
  • Introduction
  • Using a number sequence handler
  • Creating a custom filter
  • Creating a custom instant search filter
  • Building a selected/available list
  • Preloading images
  • Creating a wizard
  • Processing multiple records
  • Coloring records
  • Adding an image to records

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• Chapter 4: Building Lookups
  • Introduction
  • Creating an automatic lookup
  • Creating a lookup dynamically
  • Using a form for building a lookup
  • Building a tree lookup
  • Displaying a list of custom options
  • Another way of displaying custom options
  • Building a lookup based on record description
  • Building the Browse for Folder lookup
  • Building a lookup for selecting a file
  • Creating a color picker lookup

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• Chapter 5: Processing Business Tasks
  • Introduction
  • Using a segmented entry control
  • Creating a general journal
  • Posting a general journal
  • Processing a project journal
  • Creating and posting a ledger voucher
  • Changing an automatic transaction text
  • Creating a purchase order
  • Posting a purchase order
  • Creating a sales order
  • Posting a sales order
  • Creating an electronic payment format

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• Chapter 6: Integration with Microsoft Office
  • Introduction
  • Creating an Excel file
  • Reading an Excel file
  • Creating a Word document from a template
  • Creating a Word document with repeating elements
  • Creating a Microsoft Project file
  • Sending an e-mail using Outlook

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• Chapter 7: Using Services
  • Introduction
  • Consuming the system query service
  • Consuming the system metadata service
  • Consuming an existing document service
  • Creating a document service
  • Consuming a document service
  • Using an enhanced document service
  • Creating a custom service
  • Consuming a custom service
  • Consuming an external service

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• Chapter 8: Improving Development Efficiency
  • Introduction
  • Creating an editor template
  • Modifying the Tools menu
  • Modifying the right-click context menu
  • Searching for an object in a development project
  • Modifying the Personalization form
  • Modifying the application version

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• Chapter 9: Improving Dynamics AX Performance
  • Introduction
  • Calculating code execution time
  • Writing efficient SQL statements
  • Caching a display method
  • Using Dynamics AX Trace Parser
  • Using SQL Server Database Engine Tuning Advisor

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• Index