From the AX Blogs: Shedding EDI Customizations to Integrate with Dynamics, How to Add Multiline Fields in AX Word Documents, the Value of AX for Manufacturing Companies, and How to Repair an SSRS Report Generation Error

Lighten the Load of EDI Customizations to Integrate with Dynamics: Jon Rivers at the Data Masons EDI Software blog shares one of his business resolutions for the New Year: "If you take the time to review your business processes, specifically those around EDI [Electronic Document Interchange] integration with Dynamics, you'll find that you can shed some unnecessary weight within your Dynamics ERP environment. This is especially the case if you're operating a stand-alone EDI solution (like a Web-form) or avoiding the issue altogether...

"By using a well architected solution that tightly integrates EDI without customization - you don't have to worry about unpredictable costs in development and updating from one Dynamics version to another.  But beware - many companies claim integration without customization but very few actually deliver... So making sure your ERP is healthy and lean, likewise your personal life, is a good idea worth evaluating, especially given the timeliness of setting new resolutions."

How to Add Multiline Fields in AX Word Document: The EMEA Dynamics AX Support blog provides the steps needed to generate Word documents that can handle multiline fields: "It's relatively easy to create a nice looking Word document out of a Sales Order in Dynamics AX by using the built in Document Management feature. The problem starts when trying to create a document with multiple order lines where some of the items have a multi line description."

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