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Extending Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Cookbook

By : Murray Fife
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Extending Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Cookbook

By: Murray Fife

Overview of this book

Dynamics AX is built on a number of foundation products from Microsoft that are used to make it bigger, better, and stronger than the average business system. Taking advantage of these products will make your life easier. Use these tools to maximize the efficiency of your business management, taking advantage of a powerful and centralized tool set. "Extending Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Cookbook" will show you how to use tools that you already have to extend out Dynamics AX and discover potential new directions. You will be surprised at what you can do on a shoestring budget. The book will allow you to streamline your work processes, and use the system's powerful and centralised features to the advantage of your organization. "Extending Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Cookbook" will show you how to maximize the potential of Dynamics AX with common and popular tools to enhance your business management systems. We will begin by exploring how to extend Dynamics AX out with SharePoint. After this, the book will guide you through important elements in maximizing business management efficiency, focusing on key aspects like reports, dashboards, and workflows. The book will then finish by teaching you how to customize your management systems, achieving a comprehensive coverage of the most important extension processes relevant to you and your business with very little programming. This is a book for those of you that want to make the most out of Dynamics AX by using what you already have, and without breaking the bank.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Extending Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Summary


Not everyone will be in front of their computer all of the time and able to access Dynamics AX, but chances are they will have their tablet or smartphone within arm's reach almost all of the time, which makes them a great extension point for the Dynamics AX system.

Some other ways that you can use Outlook and Lync include:

  • Adding contact images to Outlook contacts: The Outlook Social Connector will do this for you, but you may need to do this for some of the more camera-shy contacts. This gives you a personal reminder of who you are communicating with, and will be shared with your smartphone as well.

  • Creating Lync meetings directly from Outlook: Even if the other people you are contacting do not use Lync, the web client includes voice, video, and desktop sharing.

  • Federating with other companies, Lync systems: This allows two companies that use Lync to see each other's availability and presence, as well as contact each other directly, which is great for key vendors, customers, and...