Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Development Cookbook

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Development Cookbook

By : Mindaugas Pocius

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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Development Cookbook

By: Mindaugas Pocius

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Overview of this book

<p>Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Development Cookbook will help you manage your company's or customer's ERP information and operations efficiently. Beginning with exploring data manipulation concepts in Dynamics AX, you will build scripts to assist data migration and organize data in AX forms. You will learn how to create custom lookups using AOT forms and generate them dynamically. After this, you'll learn how to enhance your application by using advanced form controls, and integrate your system with other external systems. You will also learn how to enhance your user interface using various Dynamics AX UI elements.</p> <p>This book will help you look at application development from a business process perspective, and develop enhanced ERP solutions by learning and implementing the best practices and techniques.</p>

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Development Cookbook

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

www.PacktPub.com

Preface

Free Chapter

Processing Data

Introduction

Creating a new number sequence

Renaming the primary key

Merging two records

Adding a document handling note

Using a normal table as a temporary table

Copying a record

Building a query object

Using a macro in a SQL statement

Executing a direct SQL statement

Enhancing the data consistency check

Exporting data to an XML file

Importing data from an XML file

Creating a comma-separated value file

Reading a comma-separated value file

Using the date effectiveness feature

Working with Forms

Introduction

Creating dialogs using the RunBase framework

Handling a dialog event

Building a dynamic form

Adding a form splitter

Creating a modal form

Modifying multiple forms dynamically

Storing user selections

Using a Tree control

Building a checklist

Adding the View details link

Working with Data in Forms

Introduction

Using a number sequence handler

Creating a custom filter control

Creating a custom instant search filter

Building a selected/available list

Preloading images

Creating a wizard

Processing multiple records

Coloring records

Adding an image to records

Building Lookups

Introduction

Creating an automatic lookup

Creating a lookup dynamically

Using a form to build a lookup

Building a tree lookup

Displaying a list of custom options

Displaying custom options in another way

Building a lookup based on the record description

Building the browse for folder lookup

Building a lookup to select a file

Creating a color picker lookup

Processing Business Tasks

Introduction

Using a segmented entry control

Creating a general journal

Posting a general journal

Processing a project journal

Creating and posting a ledger voucher

Changing an automatic transaction text

Creating a purchase order

Posting a purchase order

Creating a sales order

Posting a sales order

Creating an electronic payment format

Integration with Microsoft Office

Introduction

Creating an Excel file

Reading an Excel file

Creating a Word document from a template

Creating a Word document with repeating elements

Creating a Microsoft Project file

Sending an e-mail using Outlook

Using Services

Introduction

Consuming the system query service

Consuming the system metadata service

Consuming an existing document service

Creating a document service

Consuming a document service

Using an enhanced document service

Creating a custom service

Consuming a custom service

Consuming an external service

Improving Development Efficiency

Introduction

Creating a code editor template

Modifying the Tools menu

Modifying the right-click context menu

Searching for an object in a development project

Modifying the Personalization form

Modifying the About Microsoft Dynamics AX dialog

Improving Dynamics AX Performance

Introduction

Calculating code execution time

Writing efficient SQL statements

Caching a display method

Using Dynamics AX Trace Parser

Using SQL Server Database Engine Tuning Advisor

Index

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Reading an Excel file

In Dynamics AX, data can be retrieved from Excel files with the help of the same SysExcel classes that we used to create Excel files. These classes provide a simple interface for developers to access and read data in Excel files.

In this recipe, we will demonstrate how to read Excel files using the SysExcel classes. We will read the file created in the previous recipe and display its contents in the Infolog window.

How to do it...

Carry out the following steps in order to complete this recipe:

In the AOT, create a new job named ReadExcelFile with the following code snippet (replace the filename with your own):

static void ReadExcelFile(Args _args)
{
    SysExcelApplication excel;
    SysExcelWorkbooks   workbooks;
    SysExcelWorkbook    workbook;
    SysExcelWorksheets  worksheets;
    SysExcelWorksheet   worksheet;
    SysExcelCells       cells;
    COMVariantType      type;
    int                 row;
    CustAccount         account;
    CustName            name;
  ...

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Development Cookbook

By : Mindaugas Pocius

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Development Cookbook

By: Mindaugas Pocius

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