FW: Microsoft Drives Customer Success With Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Dear Dynamics Partners,

Today we've announced that
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0004607> Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift Europe BV (MCFE), a leading
forklift manufacturer based in the Netherlands, received the Gartner CRM
Excellence Award in the category of Efficiency for its customer relationship
management (CRM) project.

Through this awards program, Gartner Inc. and 1to1 Media recognize companies
that are doing an exceptional job at bringing together vision, strategy,
customer experience, organizational collaboration, process, IT and metrics
to create value for the customer and the enterprise. Please visit following
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I would urge you to share this great story with your customers,

Regards,

Viqar Ahmed Madni | Partner Account Manager |Solutions|Pakistan

Microsoft Corporation, North Africa, East Med & Pakistan (NEPA)

Auto Receive Payment at the time of Invoice Posting in Dynamics AX 2009

Here is another feature which I revealed through which you can automatically receive payment at the time of posting invoice. This was requirement of one of our customer that they needed to receive payment automatically for all invoices which they make through Cash Counter. To achieve this click ‘Automatic posting’ on ‘File Formats’ tab of ‘Methods of payment’ and select Accounts Receivable payment journal from name drop down.

Excel Reports in Dynamics GP 10

The new Excel reports in Dynamics GP 10 are really pretty cool and you don't need MOSS 2007 to play with them. You can use a network share to let your organization do a little Excel reporting.
To setup the default reports you need to do 2 things, deploy the connector and deploy the reports. Here's how:
In GP 10 pick Microsoft Dynamics GP-Tools-Setup-System-Reporting Tools Setup. Enter the system password if required.
Pick the Data Connections Tab
In the System Level Data connections box enter a shared network location to deploy the connectors to.
Do the same thing for the User Level Data connections. This can be a local directory.
Check Enable Data Connection Deployment. Check Deploy Data Connections for all existing companies if you want to run Excel reports off all your companies. Otherwise, when you deploy, you'll have to pick a company.
Click Run Deployment

Print or Cancel any reports and move to the Reports Library Tab.
Fill out the same type of information, Network location to deploy shared reports, local location for user reports, check the enable box and if you want to deploy for all companies, check the Deploy box.
Click the Run Deployment button. Print or cancel any reports.

You're done, now what?
You can navigate to the shared location from the Reports Library Tab and open one of the Excel reports. Even better from within Dynamics GP, go to the Navigation Pane on the lower left and pick Administration or the Administration tab. Click on Other Reports and wait for them to load.

Pick a report and double click it. The report opens nicely (and quickly in Excel). You may need to enable data connections. If a box pops up, enable data connections and go on.
In Excel 2007 the report shades every other row and provides filter handles on each column.
That's enough to let you play with it a little. I'll have more on GP 10's Excel reports and the cool things you can do with the connectors later.

FW: An American Millionaire Becomes Muslim.

Assalamo Alaikum!

Allah (subhanaho wa ta'ala) guides whom He wills, but the person must
possess the desire to be guided.

Allaho Akbar, this is a lucky man. He sought guidance, and was immediately
guided.

Allah Hafiz

Akhtar

WHOM ALLAH CHOSE AND GUIDES TO ISLAM - NO POWER CAN STOP

WHOM ALLAH CHOSE GO ASTRAY - NO ONE CAN GUIDE

ALLAHU AKBAR

HOW LUCKY THE MAN THROUGH WHOM THIS AMERICAN CONVERTED TO ISLAM !

ولله الحمد

Friday, November 13, 2009

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.html> An American Millionaire Who Was Also Michael Jackson's Lawyer Becomes
Muslim

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An American millionaire, Mark Shaffer declared his Islam in Saudi Arabia on
Saturday, 17th October 2009. Mark was at that time on a holiday in Saudi
Arabia to visit some famous cities like Riyadh, Abha and Jeddah for 10 days.

Mark is a well-known millionaire and also a practiced lawyer in Los Angeles,
specializing in cases of civil laws. The last big case he handled was the
case of the famous American pop singer,
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A tourist guide who accompanied Mark for 10 days in Saudi Arabia, Dhawi Ben
Nashir told: Since he set foot for the first time in Saudi Arabia, Mark
already started to ask question about Islam and Solat. As soon as he arrived
in Saudi, Mark stayed in Riyadh for two days. While in Riyadh, Mark was very
interested in Islam. After moving to Najran, we went to Abha and Al-Ula.
There, his fascination on Islam grew more obvious, especially the time when
we ventured out into the desert.

Mark was amazed to see three Saudi youths who were in our group in Al-Ula,
performing solat in the expanse of the very wide desert. A very fantastic
panorama indeed.

After two days in Al-Ula, we went to Al-Juf. As soon as we arrived in
Al-Juf, Mark asked if I could get him some books on Islam. I then obtained
some books on Islam for him. Mark read all those books. The next morning, he
asked me to teach him how to perform solat. I then taught him how to pray
and take wudhu (ablution). Then, he joined me and performed solat beside me.

After solat, Mark told me that he felt peace in his soul. On Thursday
afternoon, we left Al-Ula heading for Jeddah. He looked very serious
throughout the journey reading those books about Islam. On Friday morning,
we visited the old town of Jeddah. Before the time for the Friday prayer
approached, we went back to the hotel and I excused myself to go for the
Friday prayer. Then, Mark told me: I would like to join you for the Friday
prayer so that I can witness myself how the Friday prayer is like. So I
answered: welcome…

We then went to a masjid which was not far from the hotel where we stayed in
Jeddah. Since we were quite late, I and many other jamaah had to pray
outside, as the number of jamaah was overflowing. I could see Mark observing
the jamaah, especially after the Friday prayer was completed, when everybody
was shaking hands and embracing each other with radiant and happy faces.
Mark was very impressed with what he saw.

When we return to the hotel, Mark suddenly told me that he wanted to become
a Muslim. So I said to him: Please have a shower first. After Mark took the
shower, I guided him in saying the kalimah of shahadah (declaration of
faith) and then he prayed two rakaah. Later on, Mark expressed his desire to
visit the Masjidil Haram in Makkah and perform solat there before leaving
Saudi Arabia.

In order to fulfill his wish, we went to the Da'wah and Irshad office in the
area of Al-Hamro', Jeddah, to obtain a formal proof of his conversion to
Islam, so that he would be allowed to enter the city of Makkah and Masjidil
Haram. Then, Mark was given a temporary certificate of his conversion to
Islam. As a number of group members who participated in Mark's visit to
Saudi Arabia had to go back to America on Saturday afternoon,
Al-Hamdulillah, Ustadz Muhammad Turkistani was willing to send Mark to the
Holy Land of Makkah that same morning.

http://www.alriyadh.com/2009/10/23/img/466073708746.jpg

Regarding Mark's visit to Masjidil Haram, Ustadz Muhammad Turkistani
narrated: After Mark obtained his temporary certificate, we straight away
departed heading for the noble Masjidil Haram. When he witnessed the
Masjidil Haram, he face looked radiant and it emanated an extraordinary
happiness. When we entered the Masjidil Haram and witnessed the Ka'bah for
ourselves, his happiness increased. By Allah, I could not express that scene
with words. After performing the tawaf around the noble Ka'bah, we performed
the sunnah solat and went out of Masjidil Haram. I could see Mark very
reluctantly wanting to leave Masjidil Haram.

After Mark declared his Islamic faith, he had the chance to express his
happiness in Al-Riyadh Newspaper saying: I could not express my feeling at
this time but I am being reborn and my life has just started… then he added:
I am very happy. This happiness that I am feeling could not be expressed in
words especially when I visited the Masjidil Haram and noble Ka'bah.

Regarding his next step after his conversion to Islam, Mark explained: I
will learn more about Islam, I will delve deeper into this religion of Allah
(Islam) and come back to Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj.

As to what impelled him into converting to Islam, Mark explained: I have
already had information about Islam, but it was very limited. When I visited
Saudi Arabia and personally witnessed the Muslims there, and saw how they
performed the solat, I felt a very strong drive to know more about Islam.
When I read true information about Islam, I became confident that Islam is a
religion of haq (truth).

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Sunday morning, 18th October 2009, Mark left the Airport of King Abdul Aziz
Jeddah heading for America. When filling in the immigration form before
leaving Jeddah, Mark wrote ISLAM as his religion.

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to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference. Anonymous

Inventory Closing in AX2009

Steps that are performed by the Inventory Close routine
When you run the Close routine, Microsoft Dynamics AX performs the following steps:
1. Check whether any Recalculations were run after the date that you choose for your Close. Microsoft Dynamics AX will cancel any of those later Recalculations before the Close can start.
2. Put all the items that are to be processed into a queue. These items are stored in the InventCostList table.
Note While a Close or Recalculation is processing, you can click Calculation/Calculation List from the Close & adjustment form to view the data in the InventCostList table. This shows which items are still to be processed by the Close or Recalculation process.
3. Process each item from that queue sequentially. Microsoft Dynamics AX performs the following for each item:
a. Settle individual receipts and issues against one another for the item according to the Inventory Model Group such as FIFO, Weighted Average. • Make any required cost adjustments to the issue that was settled based on the cost of the receipt(s) against which the issue was settled.
• Update the inventory transactions to show the settlement and cost adjustment data.
• Write the settlement data into the Inventory Settlement table. The data will include records that show explicitly which Receipt(s) were settled to each Issue in addition to any cost adjustment that is made to the Issue that is settled.
b. As soon as all possible transactions are processed for that item, Microsoft Dynamics AX looks for any transactions that are fully settled, and then update those transactions to "Closed." For more information, see the "What fields show that an inventory transaction is closed" section.

4. As soon as all the items are processed, the settlement records that were created are read and sorted by General Ledger Account. Then, Microsoft Dynamics AX summarizes all the cost adjustments that were made, and a General Ledger Journal is created and posted.
5. If you select the Run recalculation after closing check box in the Close dialog box, a Recalculation will be run for all items up to today's date.


Steps that are performed by the Inventory Recalculation routine
The Inventory Recalculation routine does a similar job to the Inventory Close routine. However, there are a few differences. When you run the Recalculation routine, Microsoft Dynamics AX performs the following steps:1. Check whether any Recalculations were run after the date that you choose to run your Recalculation up to. Microsoft Dynamics AX will cancel any of those later Recalculations found before your Recalculation routine can start.
Notes
• In the Select dialog box, you can select item(s) for which you want to run the Recalculation, unlike the Close routine that always processes all items.
• While a Recalculation or Close is processing, you can click Calculation/Calculation List from the Close & adjustment form to view the data in the InventCostList table. This shows which items are still to be processed by that Close or Recalculation.
2. Put all the items that are to be processed into a queue, and then store the queue in the InventCostList table.
3. Process each item from that queue sequentially. Microsoft Dynamics AX performs the following for each item: • Make a "virtual" settlement between individual receipts and issues for the item according to the Inventory Model Group such as FIFO, Weighted Average. This is a "virtual" settlement because it is occurs in the Recalculation’s calculations. However, the detailed settlement data that shows the explicit matching of each issue to the various receipts is not stored in the InventSettlement table. The only data that is stored is the cost adjustment that is made to the issue.• Make any required cost adjustments to the issue that was settled based on the cost of the receipt(s) against which the issue was settled.
• Write a single settlement record for any cost adjustment that is made for that Issue into the Inventory Settlement table.

4. As soon as all the items are processed, the cost adjustment settlement records that were created are read, sorted by General Ledger Account, and summarized and posted in a General Ledger Journal.

What fields show that an inventory transaction is closed
To show that an inventory transaction is "closed", Microsoft Dynamics AX performs the following:1. When the Inventory Close routine has fully settled the Quantity and Financial Cost of a specific inventory transaction, Microsoft Dynamics AX updates the individual inventory transaction to show that the transaction is "closed."
2. For a transaction to be closed, it must meet the following criteria:• The "Quantity" must match the "Quantity Settled."
• The sum of "Cost Amount Posted" plus "Cost Amount Adjustment" must match the "Cost Amount Settled."
3. When those conditions are met, then the Close program will do the following:• Set the field "Value Open" from "Yes" to "No."
• Store the date of the close in the field "Date Closed."
This means that the individual inventory transaction is "closed."

Arabic AX 2009 Online Help

Dynamics AX 2009 Help available in Arabic

 

The AX 2009 Online Help (in Arabic) is available for download from the site below:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e3ef211e-5e0e-409d-9708-5381823fe79f

 

(Change the language to Arabic to see the translated download page.)

 

Dynamics AX 2009 Compliance Management

Compliance factor can be internal, External which are based on SOP, Document Transactions, Data Integrity, Audit Trail and delegation of duties, all this is possible in Dynamics AX. The dashboards are required to be refined before it can go to live environment.

Microsoft Dynamics Silverlight

Sliverlight 3 is a great addition to BI Family, one of my close assoicate Jehanzaib Javeed has developed Dashboards in BI for Dynamics AX 2009. He has done profiles for each role, Sales, Purchase, Operations, Manufacturing. Anyone interested to know more can contact jahanzaib.javaid@m-consultants.com or email me... I'm planning to put some on a test site soon.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Pakistan

Dynamics GP in Pakistan is getting popular day by day, one of the core reason for this is due to high adaptability and ease of use. Many of the entrepreneurs are focused on getting the following done as soon as possible;

• One source of Truth
• Integrated Solution
• Flexible
• Best practice implementation

We have total of 100 plus Dynamics customers in Pakistan

Any customer looking for free initial level support can contact support@m-consultants.com