F&O Data Expansion Tool: The Execution Traces event publisher is not installed
The Data Expansion Tool is a tool which will generate data in the current Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations environment. The tool itself is not documented and the video which demonstrated it has been lost because the [...]
What F&O Tables do not have Data Entities?
If you are like me sometimes it can be hard to translate from technical name to the actual data entity name. As a Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations developer it is sometimes useful to use the cross [...]
Call an Azure Function from Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations
In this example, F&O will directly call an Azure Function which can do some processing (usually integrating with other services). 1. Create a new Azure Function App in the Azure portal. Once created, add an Azure Function with an [...]
Reminders When Meeting Scheduled Outside of Business Hours – Flow
When working on global implementations, meetings outside of typical business hours are very common. The following describes a Flow which reminds me of off-hours meetings before bedtime so that I can set my alarm appropriately. Start with a [...]
Using the LogicApps and Flow Connector for Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations
Finding the Right Data Entity Let's say you know you want to read data from F&O and OData endpoints are appropriate. LogicApps is a great way to pull that data and push it to another service. Or perhaps [...]
Spell check using Bing Spell Check API Cognitive Services in Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations
In this post we will explore how to add a library which calls the Bing Spell Check API v7. This post also serves as an example of how to call web services directly from Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance [...]
String Concatenation Performance – Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations
Have you heard of System.Text.StringBuilder? It is a .NET class which specializes in faster string manipulation. Can we use it in X++? Is it faster? How much faster? When is the break-even point on using the StringBuilder class? String [...]
Set up Business Events with Microsoft Flow – Finance & Operations
This post describes the functionality of Business Events in a prior version. Since this post, the Flow/LogicApps connector has been much improved and does not require manual registration within F&O; therefore, power users are able to subscribe to events [...]
Identify Merge Candidates Efficiently in Azure DevOps Version Control
Which branches have changes which need to be merged? I am currently on a project with a large development team. Some of the developers are learning how to code X++, so one feature can turn into six check ins. [...]
Using Postman to Test AX 2012 Web Services
Postman is a great tool for debugging web sites and web services. For developing web services the free edition works well and is a great proof of concept that can be given to the development team doing the integration on [...]
Track Emails Received in Excel using Azure Logic Apps
Over the years I’ve considered the number of emails received to be a gauge of how busy I am. For two years I’ve been using Microsoft Flow to track the number of emails received and basic details about the email. [...]
In Depth look at Azure Sphere
I have been anxious to get my hands on a Microsoft Azure Sphere MT3620 development kit and Santa didn't disappoint! I have written down what I have learned including many revelations which were not immediately apparent.
Best Practices on Printing from Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations
For decades printing has been relatively easy for AX users because we were running a client application. So all the normal troubleshooting techniques worked: drivers, print settings, et cetera. Now that our beloved Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations [...]
Set Up Email Notifications for Your Favorite Blog
Over time I have found myself going back to ten or twenty blogs related to Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations. I am very active on Twitter, however it is convenient to forward posts from my phone to my [...]
Automatically Prepare a Development VM for Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations
When you deploy a VM, not only does it take some time, once you get your hands on it there are a slew of things that need to be configured, installed, and set up before you can truly be productive [...]
The Ultimate AX 2012 Table and Field ID Fix for Synchronization Errors
It is very frustrating to have a table ID conflict which causes AX to drop a table with data that is needed. As anyone with AX 2012 experience will tell you, these things can be a major pain, even with [...]