From the Microsoft Dynamics AX blogs: Mouse aversion; Self-service portal options; Enterprise portal support; AX Retail store hotfix

A selection of the latest insight from the Microsoft Dynamics AX blogs:

• Dynamics AX for the Musophobic;
• An Introduction to Self Service Portals within Dynamics AX 2012;
• Supporting Multiple Enterprise Portals for AX2012;
• AX Retail Offline Database: Critical Microsoft Sync Framework Hotfix Required

Dynamics AX for the Musophobic

On his A Tinkerers Notebook, Murray Fife ponders the Dynamics AX community's abnormal fear of the mouse, or musophobia. But it is not the traditional version of the phobia, mind you.

"It is commonly accompanied by a severe case of Clickarexia, the unnatural avoidance of mouse button clicks, and reaching a goal of 0 clicks each day," he writes.

To those of you afflicted with this disorder, Fife says not to worry because now you can do almost everything that you need to do in Dynamics AX without taking your fingers off the keyboard.

To get an overview of the keyboard shortcuts and tricks for navigating through the Dynamics AX client click here.

An Introduction to Self Service Portals within Dynamics AX 2012

Elsewhere, Fife explores the value of self-service portals in Dynamics AX to help you better collaborate with vendors or assist customers in answering the administration questions they'd normally ask a customer service reps.

Fife says these self-service portals are even more appealing because they're free and they're included in the base software install kit for Dynamics AX. All you have to do is install them and you're on your way.

The Vendor Self Service Portal is ...