Microsoft Dynamics AX, GP, CRM Consulting Info: From the Blogs: Table Import in GP; Azure and CRM; Developer Tips for Dynamics AX

PUBLISHED: October 29, 2008

The (Surprising) Power of Table Import in Dynamics GP: Mariano Gomez, the Dynamics GP Blogster, provides a very applicable and detailed overview of how to fully leverage the Table Import function in Dynamics GP for more efficient streamlined integration. He walks users through an example that imports several customer records, with step-by-step instructions, screenshots, and a host of useful resources. While cautioning users to be aware of its parameters, Gomez writes:

"[Table Import] is considered by many at the bottom of the food chain when it comes to integration tools, the fact is, it still holds its weight in today's XML-plagued world... Table Import can be an effective way for the end-user with some tech savvyness to get some data quickly into GP. Don't let the overwhelming amount of tools out there shy you away from using it, especially when these tools are not able to address parts of the application you are interested in integrating data into."

Windows Azure and Dynamics CRM: A Future of Stronger Collaboration: Menno te Koppele, a CRM Freak, envisions a more complete business experience with Dynamics CRM and the Azure platform: "In the future, developers will have access to SharePoint & CRM functionality for collaboration and building stronger customer relationships. With the flexibility to use familiar developer tools like Visual Studio, developers will be able to rapidly build applications that utilize SharePoint and CRM capabilities as developer services for their own applications."

"The Azure Services Platform is an internet-scale cloud computing and services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers. The Azure Services Platform provides a range of functionality to build applications that span from consumer web to enterprise scenarios and includes a cloud operating system and a set of developer services. Windows Azure is not an operating system but rather a complete cloud-based hosting management service built on Windows 2008."

Helpful Tips-n-Tricks to Fix "Errors" in Dynamics AX 2009: Solutions Monkey offers a 3^rd installment of its Dynamics AX 2009 Enterprise Portal / Role Centers - Deployment Tips-n-Tricks. Each tip tackles a real problem scenario encountered when using AX 2009, and explains potential solutions. Here's tip #17:

"Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 RTM Enterprise Portal Site creation fails or the default page comes with unexpected error in the UI and with "A Progress Template must be specified on UpdateProgress control with ID 'AXProgressControl'" error in the event log. How to fix this?

.NET 3.5SP1 has a breaking change from .NET 3.5. So if you have installed .NET 3.5 SP1 instead of just .NET 3.5, EP will give "A Progress Template must be specified on UpdateProgress control with ID 'AXProgressControl'" error. There is a hotfix available for Ax 2009 RTM. This is also fixed in the upcoming Ax 2009 SP1. So either uninstall .NET3.5SP1 and install .NET3.5 or get the hotfix from Ax support or get Ax 2009 SP1. Either one of these three approaches will fix this issue."

Here are Tips 1-7 and 8-16.

On November 10th, 2008 dsforeman said:

Excellent article.

Dave Foreman
http://www.interactivelimited.com