This code sample is designed to show you the basics of application development in Microsoft Dynamics AX. This application lets users enter and track facility management requests. The Facility Management sample application works with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009.

This code sample provides developers with an example of the type of functionality you can create and integrate in your Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 installation. Download this code to find out how to implement common functionality in Microsoft Dynamics AX.

This white paper contains the collective development best practice documentation to help you avoid best practice violations in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009. This is a comprehensive guide that contains all of the best practice documentation for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009.

This white paper provides best practices and guidance for creating new services. Contains recommendations for schema generation, service implementation, and defaulting and validating data. Targets the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 environment.

This white paper shows you how to consume an external web service from X++. The example uses a free web service that enables the automation of retrieving currency exchange rates. Targets the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 environment.

This white paper describes the print management framework and how you can provide users specialized control over print settings for selected Microsoft Dynamics AX reports. Print settings include number of copies, printer destination, and multi-language text that can be included on the report. Use the print management framework if you have a feature that includes reports that require specialized print management, or if you are adding a new document type to the application that is similar to the document types currently supported by print management. Targets the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 environment.

This document provides hands-on instructions for reading, updating, and deleting a sales order from BizTalk. This white paper is an extension of the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Application Integration Framework (AIF) BizTalk Adapter Configuration white paper. It's designed for BizTalk developers and Microsoft Dynamics AX system administrators responsible for installing, configuring, and troubleshooting integrations with external systems using AIF and BizTalk Server. Targets the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 environment.

Download this file to get the latest developer help content (in .chm file format) for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 in Japanese. The SDK is designed for developers who customize applications, forms, or reports, create Web sites that interact with Microsoft Dynamics AX data, or write extensions for Microsoft Dynamics AX.

This white paper describes the steps to take if you encounter errors that occur because there is a mismatch between field lengths in SSAS and SQL. Targets the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 environment.

This white paper provides instructions for configuring the Application Integration Framework (AIF) for data exchange using the BizTalk adapter in Microsoft Dynamics AX. Targets the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 environment.

Read this white paper to learn about best practices and avoid best practice violations when developing in Microsoft Dynamics AX. Provides guidance on formatting, naming, commenting code, XML documentation, labels, database programming, and exceptions. This is a “cheat sheet” of top best practices for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009.

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Service Pack 1 (SP1) contains all the updates that Microsoft has issued since the June 2008 RTM release of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009, as well as a number of enhancements and new features to improve the product’s functionality and user experience including support for Microsoft SQL Server 2008. The SP1 installer updates both the SYS and GLS layers of the product. (Link requires valid PartnerSource login.)

Two new snap-in applications and their source code are now available on CodePlex. The offline expense snap enables expenses to be entered in Excel offline then posted to Dynamics AX when connected to a network. The Business Data Lookup (BDL) snap is an upgrade of the Dynamics AX 4.0 BDL snap and lets you access Dynamics AX data from within Excel, Word, and Outlook.

This white paper provides testing guidance for anyone involved in extending or customizing Microsoft Dynamics AX. Includes information on testing tools, processes, and resources. Concepts in this white paper can be applied to both Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 and 4.0 environments.

This white paper provides an overview of the updated batch journal posting engine including tips for maximizing posting performance. Targets the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 environment.

The default OLAP cubes that are provided with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 require full license and configuration keys. If any license or configuration key is turned off, you must complete the procedures in this white paper before you can successfully process the cubes. Targets the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 environment.

This Excel spreadsheet lists the elements that have changed between Microsoft Dynamics AX version 4.0 SP2 and version 2009. This information is provided to assist with estimating workload before completing an upgrade. The list compares the tables, classes, methods, configuration keys and security keys between the two versions.

Download this white paper to find out about patterns for addressing remote procedure call (RPC) induced performance problems that you may encounter when you refactor the RunBase class to run on both the client and server tiers.

Download and install this file to get the latest developer help content (in .chm file format) for Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.01. The SDK contains all the developer documentation including conceptual content, walkthroughs, how-to's, and class reference content.

Get a jump on Enterprise Portal (EP) development with these QuickStarts. Articles and code show you how to create basic and advanced grids, proxy classes, menu item links and more. For more information about developing in EP, see the EP videos. These resources target the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 environment.

This white paper describes the LedgerVoucher classes and their functionality for posting to the ledger. Read this white paper to find out how this API is used to post to the ledger in the product or if you need to implement functionality that posts to the ledger. Targets the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 environment.

This white paper identifies the code you must modify to integrate workflow approvals with specific journals. In Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009, workflow approvals have been implemented to integrate with financial journals based on specific journal types. Targets the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 environment.

If you need a full set of data for developing and testing in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009, you'll want to get this download. The demo data set is no longer based on the Global Trade and Manufacturing Company but instead is based on the new Contoso Entertainment Systems group of companies. It contains transaction data for two fiscal years. The demo data set is also available on CustomerSource (requires a CustomerSource login).

User interface guidelines for developers working in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009.

Get up to speed on Microsoft Dynamics AX development with this definitive guide. You can now download the Inside Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 eBook for free.

This help file documents the upgrade scripts for Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 and Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 Service Pack 1.

This white paper provides instructions for configuring the Application Integration Framework (AIF) for data exchange using the BizTalk adapter in Microsoft Dynamics AX. Targets the Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 environment.

This white paper provides instructions for configuring the Application Integration Framework (AIF) for data exchange in Microsoft Dynamics AX. Targets the Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 environment.

The Help Kit is a zip file that contains the tools and files for creating Help file topics that have the same look and feel as Help topics in Microsoft Dynamics AX. The Help Kit can be used to integrate your own help content in Microsoft Dynamics AX versions 4.0 and 2009.

A list of the changes to Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 Help documentation released after December 2006.

Download the new CHM files that were released with Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 Service Pack 1.

Provides information about installing and configuring, upgrading, customizing and maintaining a Microsoft Dynamics AX system. Targets the Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 environment.

A roadmap for managing business performance with Microsoft Dynamics AX. Targets the Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 environment.

Secure coding guidelines for X++ developers for Microsoft Dynamics AX.