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AX for Retail: Using DevExpress for POS Customization
[Edit, December 21, 2012] There is a new version of DevExpress components used in AX for Retail 2012 R2. Here is the rundown:AX for Retail 2012 R2: 11.2.111.0AX for Retail 2012 (Feature Pack):...
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AX for Retail: Modifying POS Labels and Strings
A very common way to personalize the POS in Dynamics AX for Retail is to change the wording of the strings and labels in the product. We give you a very simple way to do this – no code changes or...
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AX for Retail: Customizing the Retail Transaction Service
[Update: April 18, 2012 - This ability to customize the Transaction Service has been greatly enhanced in AX for Retail 2012. Please see this article for information.]A common request that we get from...
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AX for Retail: Run-down on Log Files
Because of the modular aspect of AX for Retail, it can sometimes be a bit daunting to try and track down the log files when troubleshooting. Here is a recap of where to go looking.Retail POSLog...
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AX for Retail: Printing Receipts with Windows Drivers
When you set up a receipt printer in AX for Retail you have the choice to use either OPOS or Windows drivers. With very few exceptions, you should always use OPOS drivers for standard receipt...
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AX for Retail: Printing Receipts to Microsoft OneNote
I’m a big fan of Microsoft OneNote and I always like seeing our commercials that show some cool ways to use it. When I first started working on AX for Retail I quickly got annoyed with how difficult...
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AX for Retail: Manage data cleanup task in POS database
Description: The cleanup procedures in POS are not fully implemented and therefore a small manual job can ensure that your database is not filling up with unnecessary records.Resolution:We create a...
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AX For Retail: Transaction volume per store per day
Description:We sometimes get the question how to find the transactionvolume. The data gathered are useful for- Sizing of the System infrastructure- Evaluate sales trends Example script:Can be executed...
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AX for Retail: The Blank Operation Explained
One of the easiest and fastest ways to extend the AX for Retail POS is by using the Blank Operation. Blank Operations can be assigned to buttons in your Retail POS till layout – and you can deploy as...
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AX for Retail 2012: Customizing the Transaction Service
A very frequent request in AX for Retail 2009 was for the ability to customize the Retail Transaction Service. The Transaction Service is used to make synchronous calls into AX (Retail Headquarters)...
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AX for Retail: Two Bug Fixes for the Blank Operation “Sell Item”
[Update 2012-06-21] As mentioned earlier, the 2012 version of the support class has a different issue than the two mentioned here. The good news is that it is much more simple to add an item to a...
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AX For Retail: Printing a logo on receipts
Printing a company logo on receipts is a common practice which can easily be implemented in the AX for Retail POS. The process descibed below applies whether you are using AX 2009 or AX 2012. Note...
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AX for Retail 2012: Working with Custom Fields
In AX for Retail 2012 we added the ability to create custom fields for use on the POS. Because there is a bit of programming involved, a good example will probably help out.Note: One of the first...
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AX for Retail: Custom command-line arguments for POS training mode
We recently had a scenario where a customer wanted to be able to start the POS in training mode directly from an shortcut instead of having the user go in and select training mode from the menu. They...
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AX for Retail 2012: Adding manager approval to custom operations
There are a number of places in AX for Retail POS where manager approval is needed to perform a task. You may have noticed one of these when trying to exit the application. You can tell that it’s a...
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Dynamics AX 2012 for Retail: Items not showing in POS
I recently came across a case where items were no longer showing up at the POS terminals. Running A-1040 and N-1040 jobs processed successfully with no errors, but items still wouldn't show up in POS....
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Dynamics AX 2012 for Retail - Disabling POS terminals that are no longer used
There may be a need at some point where POS terminals are either not used during a season or decommissioned indefinitely. In the instance where you would need to remove a terminal, we do not recommend...
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Dynamics AX 2009 for Retail - Setting up a customer membership discount and...
Have you ever set up or wondered about setting up a customer membership discount and wondered why there are 3 discount fields? In this blog I will show you how to set up a basic membership discount...
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AX 2012 R2 for Retail - Setting up discount coupons with bar codes for...
The release of R2 for AX 2012 has added 2 new fields (discount code and bar code) to the Discounts form in the Retail module. This now gives us the ability to scan or type in a coupon/discount barcode...
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AX for Retail 2012 R2: Adding a Custom User Control to the POS
In the 2012 R2 release of AX for Retail we have added a very powerful extensibility feature for the POS application: the ability to add a custom user control to the POS. This article will show you...
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