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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Security

By : Ahmed Mohamed Rafik Moustafa
Book Image

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Security

By: Ahmed Mohamed Rafik Moustafa

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Extending the organizational model


You can extend the organizational model to support ISV or partner customization by creating a custom type of operating unit or extending the hierarchy designer.

Creating a custom type of operating unit

You can implement this scenario when the organization needs to accommodate a certain vertical industry, such as retail branches and stores. The organizational model framework supports the extensibility of your organization by creating a new custom type of operating unit using the AOT, and it is as follows:

The steps to create a custom type of operating unit are as follows:

  1. Create a new base enum value for the operating unit type.

  2. Create a view.

  3. Create a menu item.

Creating a new base enum value

Base enums are used to categorize data; for example, if you need to add more categorization to inventory item types, you can create a new base enum to add more categories in the same table.

System enums are located in the AOT in this path: SystemDocumentation | Enums. The value...