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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Development Cookbook

By : Mindaugas Pocius
Book Image

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Development Cookbook

By: Mindaugas Pocius

Overview of this book

Microsoft Dynamics AX provides a comprehensive Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution for mid-size and larger organizations. Dynamics AX implementations are used worldwide by thousands of customers. With the new version - Dynamics AX 2009 - the system is due to expand even more rapidly. Every new implementation requires some level of customization, and all organizations want this to be done to the highest standards using proven approaches. This step-by-step guide will help you manage your company's ERP information and operations efficiently, and solve your business process problems in an effective and quick way. This book focuses on commonly used custom modifications in major Dynamics AX modules. This book contains commonly used bits of code which were real-world tested in at least one successful Dynamics AX implementation. Many of the recipes were deployed in many implementations and even across several versions of Dynamics AX. The examples in this book cover various areas of Dynamics AX to help developers not only learn about programming, but also about the functional side of Dynamics AX. The book should help developers who already know the basics of Dynamics AX programming to step up to the next level. The recipes allow you to look at the development from the perspective of business processes. You will learn to enhance your user interface using various Dynamics AX UI elements. Managing your data and functions will become easier. You will also get numerous development tips and tricks from a Dynamics AX development expert.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Development Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Preface
Index

Adding images to records


Dynamics AX can store images to be used along with data. Images could be used for various purposes, like a company logo that is displayed in every printed document, employee photos, inventory images, and so on. One of the most convenient ways to attach images to any record is to use the Document handling feature of Dynamics AX. This does not require any changes in the application. But Document handling is a very generic way of attaching files to any record and might not be suitable for specific circumstances.

Another way of attaching images to records could be to utilize standard application objects, though minor application changes are required. The company logo in the Company information form is one of the places where an image is stored in exactly this way.

In this recipe, we will explore the latter option. As an example, we will add the ability to store an image for each inventory item. Although inventory items already have a similar option, which is a part of...