Task Recorder Update feature

Hi Friends,
Recently Microsoft has released Task recorder latest version with so many additional features.
Like video recording with in Ax application ,generating business process modeler file .axbpm format which u can import in the life cycle services and can view the complete business process flow diagram.

To download the white paper please go through the below link.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=39353

To install  Task recorder update you have to install the KB article no 2863182.
Inside that you will have 2 versions fixes(Both Ax2012 and Ax2012 R2).

To download follow the below link and select the version of the Ax application .
http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=2863182&kbln=en-us

You have to run the kernal and application version both and do the incremental CIL generation and DB sync after installation done.

Ax2012 Testing

Today I was just surfing internet and found one useful axapta functional testing solution from AXeptance company.
The solution is available in Ax2009,AX2012,Ax2012 R2.
Please have a look into the below youtube video, where u can find the demo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CWETXCz6tg

Intially it looks like a simple Task recorder functionality which is there in Ax2009 version.But I found that there are lots of things this tool is capturing while running the business process scenario.
1.Every step parameter values and type.
2.Skip the step.
3.Delay and add timer.
you can run the test script in different m/c or terminal and catch the log of the processes.

Microsoft Dynamics Ax automation testing.

In the Enum we have a property 'useenumvalue',it is used to reset the enum values which we changed in the element level.

BaseEnum1 useenumvalue No YES

--------Element1 default value 0 modified (0-250)
--------Element2 default value 1 modifed (0-250)
--------Element3 default value 2 modified (0-250)

Indicates that default EnumValue property values were modified if set to Yes. Resets the EnumValue property to default values if set to No.

Error : "The server-side impersonated (RunAs) session tried to invoke a method that is available for client-side processing only.

As we all know that in Ax2009 the batch runs on server side so when client is not open it will run on the backend side.But in Ax 4.0 it use to run on client side.Due to side while moving certain code (related to batch process)from Ax4.0 to Ax5.0 we have not modify the way of execution perfectly Due to that this kind of issue raised.
Solution:
1.To move the all batch process run on client side please do modification on \Classes\RunBaseBatch\runsImpersonated() make it false.
2.To move our reported batch process then over write the above method in our class.
3.At the runtime you can change the batch execution location by the backend
UPDATE dbo.BATCH SET RUNTYPE = 0 WHERE CAPTION = '[Your job caption name]'

Reverse Engineering in Ax application

Today I have learned how to do reverse engineering in Microsoft Dynamics Ax application.

For this you require one more software application MS office Visio 2007/2010.

Step to follow:

1. You have to create a project by taking the objects in which you want to see UML/ER diagram.
2. Then click reverse Engineer button.
3. Select the location and the diagram type and the project type and click ok.
4. If you select the UML diagram then it will create a .vsd format file.
5. It will call directly the Visio application and create the UML structure.
6. Under Model Explorer we can find the Static Model >Top Package>Project name.
7. You can drag and drop to the blank page and it will create diagram based on the relationship.
8. If you select the ER model then it will create a .ERX format file.
9. To read that file you have to go to the visio application.
10. Click File > New > Software and Database (or Database if you are using Microsoft Office Visio) > Database Model Diagram.
11. On the Database menu, point to Import, and then click Import Erwin ERX file.
12. In the dialog box, click the Browse button, navigate to the location of the .erx file that you generated from the Reverse Engineering tool, select the file, and then click OK.
13. On the Database menu, point to View, and then click Tables and Views.
14. Drag items from the Table and Views window onto the diagram surface.
15. After you have added a table to the diagram, you can right-click the table in the diagram, and then click Show Related Tables. This will add all the related tables from the Tables and Views window that are not already in the diagram.

Some important Links:
http://www.blueink.biz/DataModelingVisio.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinality_(data_modeling)
http://www.blurtit.com/q775064.html
http://www.nearinfinity.com/blogs/lee_richardson/an_entity_relationship_diagram_example.html

Ax2012 VPC is running fine any Windows OS.

Hey Guys,

Microsoft has released the new VPC for Ax2012 ,Ax2012_PI,Ax2012_PS.Only you have to go the following link and login by using your partnerSource id credential.

https://login.live.com/login.srf?wa=wsignin1.0&rpsnv=11&ct=1313736456&rver=6.1.6195.0&wp=HBI&wreply=https:%2F%2Fmbs.microsoft.com%2FCms%2FTemplates%2Fdocument%2FGeneral.aspx%3FNRMODE%3DPublished%26NRNODEGUID%3D%7B2F70F730-C18B-44B3-9E68-629A76748CFF%7D%26NRORIGINALURL%3D%2Fpartnersource%2Fmarketing%2Fmarketingcollateral%2Fdemos%2FAX2012DemoToolsMaterials%26NRCACHEHINT%3DGuest%26wa%3Dwsignin1.0&lc=1033&id=44542

As the VPC will only work under Windows2008 R2 version due to having Hyper-v feature.

But donot worry I have found out other technical aspect by using that we can easily run this VPC under any Windows OS.

You have to follow the given bellow link.

http://dynamicsnavax.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-run-ax2012-hyperv-on-virtualbox.html