&mdash; A Tinkerers Notebook

By B-List Microsoft Celebrity, Available for Weddings and Bar Mitzvahs

The New Dynamics AX is a big change from the previous releases. The majority of the changes are around the new web based user interface, the new way that you navigate around in the application and also new sets of tools that have come along for the ride.

For those of you that are familiar with the older user interfaces then you may have to learn a couple of new tricks to get around the system like the pro that you are, and for new users of the New Dynamics AX environments then you will probably want as many tips on all the cool things that you are hidden away within the application so that you can quickly become a power user of the system.

I have scoured all of the resources that I have to compile the most useful tips and tricks for the New Dynamics AX and that will be useful to everyone, regardless of if you are a novice to Dynamics AX just trying to get around in the application, or have worked with the previous versions of the system, and are just want to learn the nuances of the new user interface.

Switching favorites lists

You will notice that there are a number of different favorites listed in this example, and as you switch between them you will be able to see different groups of data, and also some of the data has different data. Read More

Introducing the New Microsoft Dynamics AX (AX 7) – Public Preview

December 30, 2015

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Blog

Hello All,

With the Public Preview of the “New Microsoft Dynamics AX” now out, I am sure all of us are excited to learn more about it and start exploring all possibilities with the new version.

Read more about the new Dynamics AX on the Blog Post on SBS Group’s Blog spot.

Regards,

Sandeep

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The New Dynamics AX Tip #3: Workspace favorites lists

By B-List Microsoft Celebrity, Available for Weddings and Bar Mitzvahs

December 30, 2015

By B-List Microsoft Celebrity, Available for Weddings and Bar Mitzvahs

The New Dynamics AX is a big change from the previous releases. The majority of the changes are around the new web based user interface, the new way that you navigate around in the application and also new sets of tools that have come along for the ride.

For those of you that are familiar with the older user interfaces then you may have to learn a couple of new tricks to get around the system like the pro that you are, and for new users of the New Dynamics AX environments then you will probably want as many tips on all the cool things that you are hidden away within the application so that you can quickly become a power user of the system.

I have scoured all of the resources that I have to compile the most useful tips and tricks for the New Dynamics AX and that will be useful to everyone, regardless of if you are a novice to Dynamics AX just trying to get around in the application, or have worked with the previous versions of the system, and are just want to learn the nuances of the new user interface.

Workspace favorites lists

In the center of the form you will see an area where you can see more links to documents and transactions that should be important for your job. Read More

The New Dynamics AX Tip #2: Using Workspace Tiles

December 29, 2015

By B-List Microsoft Celebrity, Available for Weddings and Bar Mitzvahs

The New Dynamics AX is a big change from the previous releases. The majority of the changes are around the new web based user interface, the new way that you navigate around in the application and also new sets of tools that have come along for the ride.

For those of you that are familiar with the older user interfaces then you may have to learn a couple of new tricks to get around the system like the pro that you are, and for new users of the New Dynamics AX environments then you will probably want as many tips on all the cool things that you are hidden away within the application so that you can quickly become a power user of the system.

I have scoured all of the resources that I have to compile the most useful tips and tricks for the New Dynamics AX and that will be useful to everyone, regardless of if you are a novice to Dynamics AX just trying to get around in the application, or have worked with the previous versions of the system, and are just want to learn the nuances of the new user interface.

Workspace tiles

On the left hand side of the page you will see the workspace tiles. These are quick visuals that show you how many particular transactions are sitting within the status, and also quick links to other detail and list pages within the application. Read More

The New Dynamics AX Tip #1: Workspaces

December 28, 2015

By B-List Microsoft Celebrity, Available for Weddings and Bar Mitzvahs

The New Dynamics AX is a big change from the previous releases. The majority of the changes are around the new web based user interface, the new way that you navigate around in the application and also new sets of tools that have come along for the ride.

For those of you that are familiar with the older user interfaces then you may have to learn a couple of new tricks to get around the system like the pro that you are, and for new users of the New Dynamics AX environments then you will probably want as many tips on all the cool things that you are hidden away within the application so that you can quickly become a power user of the system.

I have scoured all of the resources that I have to compile the most useful tips and tricks for the New Dynamics AX and that will be useful to everyone, regardless of if you are a novice to Dynamics AX just trying to get around in the application, or have worked with the previous versions of the system, and are just want to learn the nuances of the new user interface.

The New Dynamics AX Workspaces

The first type of page that we will see is the main dashboard view. Here you will see that there are a number of Workspaces that are available that have been tailored to specific roles within the organization.

To go to any particular workspace, then all you have to do is click on the tile.

How they work…

For example, if you were an order entry clerk then you would probably just click on the Sales Order Processing and Inquiry workspace tile.

Now you are within the Sales order processing and inquiry workspace you will be presented with all of the core information that is necessary to track all of your sales orders and also link out to the other areas that you may need to help you along the way.

Want more?

If you liked this post and want to see more tips and tricks for the New Dynamics AX then I have compiled the 50 initial tips and tricks into a new guide for you all. If you want to get all of the tips and tricks in one place, then just follow the link: http://bit.ly/1mAzKf6

Also, if you are looking for more resources on Dynamics AX in general, then make sure you check out the Dynamics AX Companions site at www.dynamicsaxcompanions.com and also the Blind Squirrel Publishing site at www.blindsquirrelpublishing.com for more articles and books.

About the Author

Murray Fife is an Author of over 25 books on Microsoft Dynamics AX including the Bare Bones Configuration Guide series of over 15 books which step the user through the setup of initial Dynamics AX instance, then through the Financial modules and then through the configuration of the more specialized modules like production, service management, and project accounting. You can find all of his books on Amazon (www.amazon.com/author/murrayfife) and also even more on the BSP (www.blindsquirrelpublishing.com) site.

Murray is also the curator of the Dynamics AX Companions (www.dynamicsaxcompanions.com) site which he built from the ground up as a resource for all of the Dynamics AX community where you can find walkthroughs and blueprints that he created since first being introduced to the Dynamics AX product.

Throughout his 25+ years of experience in the software industry he has worked in many different roles during his career, including as a developer, an implementation consultant, a trainer and a demo guy within the partner channel which gives him a great understanding of the requirements for both customers and partner’s perspective.

For more information on Murray, here is his contact information:

Email: mcf@blindsquirrelpublishing.com
Twitter: @murrayfife

Facebook: facebook.com/murraycfife
Google: google.com/+murrayfife
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/murrayfife

Blog: atinkerersnotebook.com

Docs: docs.com/mufife
Amazon: amazon.com/author/murrayfife

A Beginners Guide To Writing And Publishing Online Seminar – December 21, 2015,12:00 PM ET

December 10, 2015

Personal Branding

By B-List Microsoft Celebrity, Available for Weddings and Bar Mitzvahs

Last month I held an online seminar on A Beginners Guide To Writing And Publishing Visual Walkthrough Guides where I walked through the process that I use to publish my books, and also how to repurpose the content into other formats for blogs and presentations. And from the feedback that I got I think I succeeded in kick starting some other experts writing projects.

That seminar didn’t give many people much in the way of advance notice (I think it was just 5 days) so I wanted to give everyone a little bit more notice for the next seminar that I am planning to hold on Monday, December 21^st, at 12pm Eastern Time ‎(UTC-5). If you have all of your Christmas shopping done and want to learn how to get your writing career chugging along then I would definitely like to see you all online.

For the on-line seminar where I will walk you through all of these steps in real time. In addition to showing you how easy writing and publishing books are, I will also give the seminar attendees:

All of the PowerPoint templates that I use to streamline the process
All of the Publisher files that make the cover creation a breeze
And also the beta of my Author Tools add in for PowerPoint that will re-publish all of the PowerPoints into Word and reformat your content for publishing, blogging, scripts, and other formats
Also you will get a digital copy of the companion guide for class that I finished last week as well to follow during the class.

I will be walking through the five steps that I work through when I am writing my visual walkthrough guides and I am sure that when you see how easy this is to do you will want to start up your own little publishing business as well. I have distilled the process into these simple steps.

I used this process to create the companion guide for this event, and all up it took about 10 hours of work, which isn’t that much time if you ask me.

If you are interested in attending then you can sign up for the session here http://bit.ly/1lRsRp8 – this is a paid training event so I will then send you instructions on how to pay the $99.95 and then we will send you all the required login details and password to the event. We need the RSVP’s so that I can make sure that my GoToWebinar account is able to handle the number of attendees 

A Beginners Guide To Writing And Publishing Online Seminar – November 30, 2015, 2PM ET

November 27, 2015

By B-List Microsoft Celebrity, Available for Weddings and Bar Mitzvahs

I just thought that I would drop you all a note to say that I have set a date and a time for the first one and that is next Monday, November 30^th, at 2pm Eastern Time ‎(UTC-5). I realize that this is short notice, and this may not be the best time for everyone, and if this session is successful then I will try to hold another one next month, so if you can’t make it then I will understand.

For the on-line seminar where we will walk you through all of these steps in real time. In addition to showing you how easy writing and publishing books are, we will also give the seminar attendees:

All of the PowerPoint templates that I use to streamline the process
All of the Publisher files that make the cover creation a breeze
And also the beta of my Author Tools add in for PowerPoint that will re-publish all of the PowerPoints into Word and reformat your content for publishing, blogging, scripts, and other formats
Also you will get a digital copy of the companion guide for class that I finished last week as well to follow during the class.

I will be walking through the five steps that I work through when I am writing my visual walkthrough guides and I am sure that when you see how easy this is to do you will want to start up your own little publishing business as well. I have distilled the process into these simple steps.

I used this process to create the companion guide for this event, and all up it took about 10 hours of work, which isn’t that much time if you ask me.

If you are interested in attending then you can sign up for the session here http://bit.ly/21k9Dcs – this is a paid training event so we will then send you instructions on how to pay the $99.95 and then we will send you all the required login details and password to the event. We need the RSVP’s so that I can make sure that my GoToWebinar account is able to handle the number of attendees 

Drop me a note if you have any questions.

A Beginners Guide To Writing and Publishing Book Now Available

November 19, 2015

By B-List Microsoft Celebrity, Available for Weddings and Bar Mitzvahs

Last week I mentioned that I am planning to hold an on-line seminar to teach anyone who is interested how I plan out, write and publish books so that maybe some of you all might be able to follow the process that I work through and become published authors as well.

The response was great and I received more RSVP’s than my current GoToMeeting account can handle – don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining – so now I am trying to find a couple of dates and times that will fit with everybody’s time zones and schedules so if you have dropped me a note saying that you are interested in attending then watch out for an e-mail with the proposed times and details.

Because of that I thought that it was probably a good idea to formalize the seminar and plan out what I was going to show and I have distilled the writing process into five key steps which are:

And as I was doing that I needed an example to work through so I wrote, and published a book on how to write and publish books, using the book as the worked example for the screen shots and examples. I thought this was ingenious if you ask me.

As a result, after about 10 hours of actual work I now have a new book that you all can download to get a sneak peek into the training class that I will be giving and also a guide on how you can do the same on your own. You can grab a copy at the BSP site.

If you want to check it out then here is a link: http://bit.ly/1l7ia1w

For the on-line seminar where I will walk you through all of these steps in real time. In addition to showing you how easy writing and publishing books are, I will also give the seminar attendees:

All of the PowerPoint templates that I use to streamline the process
All of the Publisher files that make the cover creation a breeze
And also the beta of my Author Tools add in for PowerPoint that will re-publish all of the PowerPoints into Word and reformat your content for publishing, blogging, scripts, and other formats

If you want to learn more, and also join the others that have signed up then drop me a note at mcf@blindsquirrelpublishing.com

Who Wants To Learn How To Write and Self Publish on a Shoestring Budget?

November 7, 2015