Microsoft Dynamics AX

Designed for midsize and larger companies, Microsoft Dynamics AX (formerly Microsoft Axapta) is a multi-language, multicurrency enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution. With core strengths in manufacturing and e-business, there is an additional strong functionality for the wholesale and services industries. Microsoft Dynamics AX is fully customizable and extensible through its rich development platform and tools.

Getting Started with Microsoft Dynamics AX

1. Essential Information

2. For Customers

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3. For Partners

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New Content on MSDN

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 SDK Help Content Updated
The Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 SDK documentation was updated in November 2008. This most recent release includes new topics and updates to existing topics.
Thursday, Apr 23

Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 SDK Help Content Updated
The Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 SDK documentation was last updated in November 2008. Many topics have been added and updated including improvements to the reporting topics.
Monday, Jan 26

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 SDK Help Content Now Available on MSDN
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 has been released and the SDK documentation is now available on MSDN. You can also access this help content and all the 4.0 documentation on MSDN by clicking on the Library tab at the top of this page.
Thursday, Jul 31

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Headlines

Tips for Creating Services in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 White Paper Now Available
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.
Wednesday, Jun 24

COM Business Connector Being Discontinued
Microsoft is discontinuing the Microsoft Dynamics AX COM Business Connector. Click this link to find out when and get more information about migrating your solutions that are based on the COM Business Connector.
Wednesday, Feb 11

SCM Team Blog Goes Online
All developers that specialize in SCM customizations or modules now have a new resource - the SCM team blog.
Wednesday, Dec 17

Microsoft Dynamics AX Performance Team Blog
If you are an administrator or developer for a Microsoft Dynamics AX installation and performance is high on your list, be sure to check out the performance team's blog.
Monday, Dec 1

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Service Pack 1 Has Been Released
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.)
Tuesday, Nov 18

Two New Snaps Available for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009
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.
Friday, Oct 24

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