Stefan Rißling articles

MS Dynamics AX database logging feature setup 

As you might know you can setup the MS Dynamics AX 2012 database logging feature as follows: Menu System Administration, Setup, Database and then click on “Database log setup” In this form you can add tables to be logged.

Wanna save some time during X++ compile in MS Dynamics AX 2012 R2? 

If you run MS Dynamics AX 2012 R2 CU 7 kernel you can do the X++ compile a lot faster using axbuild.exe because it runs in parallel executing on the AOS instead of AX client. You may find more in debth info here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/axtools/archive/2013/11/04/parallel-x-compilation-for-microsoft-dynamics-ax2012-r2-in-cumulative-update-7.aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn528954.

Are there any known issues around multi threaded invoicing using 2 AOS instances in MS Dynamics AX 2009 SP 1 ? 

There are no known issues currently in terms of the technical reliability of the AOS being able to handle multi threaded batch tasks. What is important here is that you review/ check the X++ code in terms of being ready to really benefit from running in a multi threaded batch task.

Is there a “rule of thumb” for the calculation of the number of threads per AOS instance in MS Dynamics AX 2009 SP 1? 

There is a kind of rule for that which is: (Number of physical CPU cores * 2) per AOS instance where you only have 1 AOS instance installed per computer. Example1: You have a computer (it may be physical or virtual) with 1 CPU which has 4 physical processor cores and Windows Hyperthreading is enabled.

Unexpected compiler window opening for users working in MS Dynamics AX 2012 

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A small thing to remember when moving a SQL server MS Dynamics AX 2012 R2 database from one Windows domain to another Windows domain 

If you create a backup of your SQL server MS Dynamics AX 2012 R2 database in Windows domain 1, copy it to Windows domain 2, restore the back there you will probably be able to start the AOS server in Windows domain 2 successfully (Note: Do not forget to move the MS Dynamics AX 2012

How to troubleshoot the info log message: A generic error occurred in GDI+ in MS Dynamics AX 2009 SP 1 

If you should face the following info log message: A generic errored in GDI+ when working with MS Dynamics AX 2009 SP 1 then check the following list with hints to solve it: 1) Apply the currently latest available kernel hotfix. You may find an updated list here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/axsupport/archive/2012/03/29/overview-of-ax-build-numbers.aspx 2) Test if really all *.

How to force complete CIL recreation in MS Dynamics AX 2012 

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Things to remember after every kernel + application hotfix installation 

Once you have installed any new kernel or application hotfix make sure to run all steps in the “Software Update Checklist” from top to bottom!

AOT synchronization hint MS Dynamics AX 2012 R2 

If you synchronize your customer DB from AOT to SQL server DB and you should receive the following message: cross-company “union all” query cannot contain both a company specific table and a global table unless the data area field is explicitly selected” when synchronizing view DirPartyView then check out this: Open the view DirPartyView in

Slow opening of form “Business relations details” after updating to MS Dynamics AX 2009 SP 1 RU 8 

If you work with a reasonable amount of companies per database (>20) then it might take nearly 1 minute to open form “Business relations details” by pressing button function “Convert to customer” or “Convert to vendor” Creating the following index may speed up the process quite a lot.