Using Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009

Preface

Table of Contents

1 What is Microsoft Dynamics AX?

1.1 Axapta and the History of Dynamics AX

1.2 Dynamics AX 2009 Product Overview

1.3 Technology and System Architecture

1.4 Application Components

2 Getting Started: Navigation and Basic Setup

2.1 User Interface and Common Tasks

2.1.1 Logon and Authentication

2.1.2 User Interface

2.1.3 Navigation

2.1.4 Working with Records

2.1.5 Role Centers

2.1.6 Filter, Find and Sort

2.1.7 Printing and Reporting

2.1.8 Help System

2.1.9 Case Study Exercises

2.2 Advanced Options

2.2.1 User Options and Personalization

2.2.2 Record Information and Templates

2.2.3 Document Management

2.2.4 Alert Rules and Notifications

2.2.5 Case Study Exercises

2.3 Security and Information Access

2.3.1 User Groups and Permissions

2.3.2 Users and Employees

2.3.3 Security Domains

2.3.4 Case Study Exercise

2.4 Organizational Structures

2.4.1 Organizational Units

2.4.2 Company Accounts

2.4.3 Virtual Company Accounts

2.4.4 Sites

2.4.5 Case Study Exercise

2.5 General Settings

2.5.1 Number Sequences

2.5.2 Currencies

2.5.3 Periods

2.5.4 Global Address Book

2.5.5 Other Settings

3 Purchasing

3.1 Business Processes in Purchasing

3.1.1 Basic Approach

3.1.2 At a Glance: Purchase Order Processing in Dynamics AX

3.2 Vendor Management

3.2.1 Vendor Records

3.2.2 Payment Terms and Cash Discount

3.2.3 Ledger Integration

3.2.4 Case Study Exercises

3.3 Item Management

3.3.1 Item Records in Purchasing

3.3.2 Purchase Price and Discount

3.3.3 Case Study Exercises

3.4 Purchase Orders

3.4.1 Basics of Purchase Order Processing

3.4.2 Planned Orders

3.4.3 Purchase Requisitions

3.4.4 Requests for Quote

3.4.5 Purchase Orders

3.4.6 Blanket Purchase Orders

3.4.7 Order Cancellation

3.4.8 Purchase Order Printing

3.4.9 Case Study Exercises

3.5 Item Receipt

3.5.1 Receipts List

3.5.2 Inventory Registration

3.5.3 Packing Slip Receipt

3.5.4 Partial Delivery, Over and Under Delivery

3.5.5 Order Status and Inquiries

3.5.6 Case Study Exercises

3.6 Invoice Receipt

3.6.1 Invoice Receipt Posting

3.6.2 Collective Invoice

3.6.3 Order Status and Inquiries

3.6.4 Case Study Exercises

3.7 Credit Notes and Item Returns

3.7.1 Crediting Item Returns

3.7.2 Other Ways of Crediting

3.7.3 Case Study Exercise

4 Sales and Distribution

4.1 Business Processes in Sales and Distribution

4.1.1 Basic Approach

4.1.2 At a Glance: Sales Order Processing in Dynamics AX

4.2 Customer Management

4.2.1 Basic Data and Comparison to Vendors Records

4.2.2 Case Study Exercises

4.3 Item Management

4.3.1 Item Records in Sales

4.3.2 Sales Price and Discount

4.3.3 Case Study Exercises

4.4 Sales Orders

4.4.1 Basics of Sales Order Processing

4.4.2 Order Registration

4.4.3 Pricing

4.4.4 Miscellaneous Charges

4.4.5 Order Confirmation

4.4.6 Case Study Exercises

4.5 Distribution

4.5.1 Picking List

4.5.2 Output Order and Shipment

4.5.3 Packing Slip

4.5.4 Case Study Exercises

4.6 Invoicing

4.6.1 Invoicing Sales Orders

4.6.2 Free Text Invoices

4.6.3 Credit Notes and Item Returns

4.6.4 Case Study Exercises

4.7 Direct Delivery

4.7.1 Processing Direct Deliveries

4.7.2 Case Study Exercise

5 Manufacturing

5.1 Business Processes in Manufacturing

5.1.1 Basic Approach

5.1.2 At a Glance: Production Order Processing in Dynamics AX

5.1.3 Multisite Functionality in the Production Module

5.2 Items and Bills of Materials

5.2.1 Item Records in Manufacturing

5.2.2 Bills of Materials (BOM)

5.2.3 Case Study Exercises

5.3 Work Centers and Routes

5.3.1 Production Units

5.3.2 Work Center Groups

5.3.3 Works Centers

5.3.4 Routes and Operations

5.3.5 Case Study Exercises

5.4 Production Orders

5.4.1 Basics of Production Order Processing

5.4.2 Order Registration

5.4.3 Estimation

5.4.4 Scheduling

5.4.5 Releasing

5.4.6 Starting

5.4.7 Case Study Exercises

5.5 Production Journal Transactions

5.5.1 Picking List

5.5.2 Working Time Registration

5.5.3 Case Study Exercises

5.6 Reporting as Finished and Ending Production

5.6.1 Reporting as Finished

5.6.2 Ending and Costing

5.6.3 Case Study Exercise

6 Operations Planning

6.1 Business Processes in Operations Planning

6.1.1 Basic Approach

6.1.2 At a Glance: Master Planning in Dynamics AX

6.2 Forecasting

6.2.1 Basics of Forecasting

6.2.2 Forecast Settings

6.2.3 Forecasts and Forecast Scheduling

6.2.4 Case Study Exercises

6.3 Master Planning

6.3.1 Basics of Master Planning

6.3.2 Master Planning Setup

6.3.3 Item Coverage and Item Settings

6.3.4 Master Scheduling and Planned Orders

6.3.5 Case Study Exercises

7 Inventory Management

7.1 Principles of Inventory Transactions

7.1.1 Basic Approach

7.1.2 At a Glance: Inventory Journal Transactions in Dynamics AX

7.2 Item Management

7.2.1 Item Records

7.2.2 Inventory Dimension Groups

7.2.3 Inventory Model Groups

7.2.4 Cost Price Settings

7.2.5 Transactions Inquiry

7.2.6 Quantity on Hand

7.2.7 Case Study Exercises

7.3 Inventory Valuation

7.3.1 Valuation Method

7.3.2 Inventory Closing and Adjustment

7.3.3 Case Study Exercises

7.4 Business Processes in Inventory

7.4.1 Inventory Structures and Parameters

7.4.2 Journal Transactions

7.4.3 Inventory Counting

7.4.4 Quarantine

7.4.5 Case Study Exercises

8 Finance Administration

8.1 Principles of Ledger Transactions

8.1.1 Basic Approach

8.1.2 At a glance: Ledger Journal Transactions in Dynamics AX

8.2 Setting up Finance

8.2.1 Chart of Accounts

8.2.2 Customer, Vendor and Bank Accounts

8.2.3 System accounts

8.2.4 Financial Dimensions

8.2.5 VAT / Sales Tax Settings

8.2.6 Case Study Exercises

8.3 Business Processes in Finance

8.3.1 Basics Setup for Journal Transactions

8.3.2 General Journals

8.3.3 Invoices

8.3.4 Payments

8.3.5 Reversing Transactions

8.3.6 Case Study Exercises

8.4 Ledger Integration

8.4.1 Basics of Ledger Integration

8.4.2 Ledger Integration in Inventory

8.4.3 Ledger Integration in Production

Appendix

Appendix A: Setup of the Test/Learning Company

Appendix B: Setup Checklist

Appendix C: Icons and Shortcut Keys

Bibliography

Index