From the Microsoft Dynamics 365/AX Blogs: Reconciling; ADFS server; Purchase order charges; Label control tools

From this week's Microsoft Dynamics 365/AX blogs:

• The lost art of reconciling by posting type in Dynamics AX
• Use the same ADFS server for multiple on-premises environment - Dynamics 365 for Finance & Operations on-premises installation
• Purchase order charges in AX 2012 R3
• Label your controls with ease using D365FO Ninja DevTools

The lost art of reconciling by posting type in Dynamics AX

On the Stoneridge Software blog, Jessica Swartz wrote that recently she was training some controllers on month-end reconciliations in Microsoft Dynamics AX, specifically how to reconcile the subledger to the general ledger.

There was a slight discrepancy in accounts payable and Swartz wanted to show the controllers how to track it down.

Swartz wrote that she had always taken a three-step approach to reconciliations:

1. Review the relevant ledger reconciliation report
2. Analyze the postings to the general ledger account(s) in question to find any postings that don't belong
3. Analyze the postings in other general ledger account(s) to find any stray postings that should have gone into the account being reconciled

Swartz said she and the controllers executed the first step, but it didn't give them the answer.

You can find out happened with steps two and three here.

Use the same ADFS server for multiple on premises environment - Dynamics 365 for Finance & Operations on premises installation

On his Dynamics AX = Denis Macchinetti blog, Macchinetti wrote that according to documentation from Microsoft, you should have an Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) server for each on-premise environment.

He ...