Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Capabilities

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MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012

ProductOverview

MicrosoftCorporation

June2012


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MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012 ProductOverview 2


Product Overview

TableofContents

Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

Industry-Specific Capabilities ............................................................................................................... 5

Manufacturing .................................................................................................................................... 5

Retail ....................................................................................................................................................... 5

Distribution .......................................................................................................................................... 5

Services Industries ............................................................................................................................. 5

Public Sector ........................................................................................................................................ 5

Industry and Core ERP Capabilities .................................................................................................... 6

Financial Management .................................................................................................................... 6Human Capital Management ........................................................................................................ 8

Production ............................................................................................................................................ 9

Supply Chain Management ........................................................................................................ 11

Procurement and Sourcing ......................................................................................................... 12

Retail .................................................................................................................................................... 14

Project Management and Accounting.................................................................................... 15

Sales and Marketing (CRM) ........................................................................................................ 17

Service Management .................................................................................................................... 18

Business Intelligence and Reporting ............................................................................................. 19

Application Foundation ....................................................................................................................... 20

Reference Data ................................................................................................................................ 20Master Data ...................................................................................................................................... 20

Global Engines ................................................................................................................................. 21

Technology Framework ....................................................................................................................... 22

Clients ................................................................................................................................................. 22

Servers ................................................................................................................................................ 23

Tools .................................................................................................................................................... 24

Microsoft Productivity and Application Platform Interoperability ...................................... 25


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HowtoUseThisDocument

Thisproductoverviewisintendedto

conveyahigh-levelunderstandingofthe

structure,keymodules,features,and

benefitsofMicrosoftDynamicsAX2012

toreadersthatarenotfamiliarwiththe

product.Ithighlightsthevaluedelivered

toourkeyindustrysectorsincluding

manufacturing,distribution,services,and

PublicSector.Itthendetailsthe

horizontalapplicationsolutions

includingfinancials,humanresources,

supplychainmanagement,andothers.

Finally,thesolutiondescribesthe

applicationfoundation,system

framework,andinteroperabilitywiththe

Microsoftproductivitysuiteand

applicationplatform.

MicrosoftDynamics®AX2012istheMicrosoftenterprise

resourceplanning(ERP)solutionforenterprisesthatempowersyourpeopletoanticipateandembracechange

soyourbusinesscanthrive.Ithelpsemployeesbemore

productiveandincreasesthevalueofinformationby

providingallpeopleintheorganizationwithaccessto

criticalbusinessinformationandprocesses.Becauseit

includesrichindustryandcoreERPcapabilitiesinasingle,

globalsolution,MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012promotesfast

time-to-value.Simpletolearnanduse,itprovidesthe

agilityyouneedtoexpandbusinessopportunities,modify

processes,anddifferentiateyourbusiness.Withpervasive

interoperability,youcantakeadvantageofexisting

investments,lowerthetotalcostofownership(TCO),and

supportinnovationinyourorganization.

TheMicrosoftDynamicsRoleTailoreduserinterfaceincludesmorethan30RoleCentersandmakesiteasyforeveryoneinkeybusinessareasto

accessandshareself-servicebusinessintelligence(BI)andreporting.

OrganizationscanlicenseMicrosoftDynamicsAX2012throughasimple

modelbasedonusertypesthathelpsanorganizationbuylicenses

basedontheexactneedsoftheirindividualuserswithoptionstogrow

easilyasneeded.

Figure1:MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012productoverview.

Product Overview


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Overview

Inasinglesolution,MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012helpsenterprisesmeettheir

businessrequirementseasilywithpurposelybuiltcapabilitiesforfive

industries(Manufacturing,Distribution,Retail,PublicSector,andServices).In

addition,thecoreERPcapabilitiessupportalluserswithfinancial

management,humancapitalmanagement,supplychainmanagement,sales

andmarketing,andmore.Figure2showsahigh-leveloverviewofMicrosoft

DynamicsAX2012capabilities.

Thesamesinglesolutioncansupportspecificbusinessrequirementseasily

byextendingtheindustryfoundationwithpackagedverticalsolutions

fromtheMicrosoft®PartnerNetwork,alargepartnerecosystemofglobal

systemsintegrators(GSIs),independentsoftwarevendors(ISVs),andvalue-addedresellers(VARs).MicrosoftDynamicsAXsupportsglobalorganizationsbymanagingmultisiteoperationsthroughsharedreferencedata,master

data,globalengines,andbusinessprocesses,aswellascountry-specificcapabilities,inasingleinstance.Development

toolssuchasMicrosoftVisualStudio®allowforeasycustomizationtofitspecificorganizationrequirements.

Figure2:MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012functionaldomains.

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Industry-Specific Capabilities

Manufacturing

Takeadvantageofasingle,unifiedsolutionthatincludes

theabilitytorundiscrete,process,andlean

manufacturingallatonce.Usepowerfulhorizontal

applicationssuchasproductionandsupplychain

managementtomodernizeandgrowyour

manufacturingbusiness.Keybusinessprocesses

supportingmanufacturingindustriesinclude:

Discretemanufacturing

Processmanufacturing

Leanmanufacturing

Multisiteplanningandmanufacturing

Shopfloormanagement

Retail

Today’sretaillandscapeoffersunprecedented

opportunityevenasitpresentsnewchallenges.

Economicpressures,increasingchoiceinproductsand

shoppingformats,andunparalleledaccessto

informationarefuelingtoday’sempoweredshoppers,

whoexpectmorefromtheirretailexperiences.Dynamic

retailersdriveretailacrosschannels,locallyorglobally,

withasinglesolutionforstoreoperationsandback-

officeERP,includingthefollowingcapabilities:

Point-of-sale

Multichannelmanagement

Storeoperations

Merchandising

Distribution

Supportrapidlychangingconditionsinabusinesswith

globalcomplexity.MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012offers

keycapabilitiessuchassupplychainmanagementand

multisitetoallowyoutoscaleyourbusinessquickly.

Distribution-specificcapabilitiesinclude:

Warehousemanagement

Supplychainplanning

Salesordermanagement

Productinformationmanagement

Procurementandsourcing

ServicesIndustries

Balancingclientrelationships,global

resources,servicedelivery,and

financialresultsiscriticalfor

companiesintheservicesindustry.

Keycapabilitiesinclude:

Projectmanagement

andaccounting

Projectbudgetingand

costcontrol

Employeeself-service

Clientrelationshipmanagement

PublicSector

Governmentsneedtomodernizetheirworkplacesby

replacingoldtechnology,increasingproductivity,

operatingtransparently,meetingcompliance

requirements,andmaintainingfiscalaccountability.

MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012offersPublicSector

organizationskeycapabilitiesincludingclient

(constituent)relationshipmanagementandfinancialmanagement.SpecificPublicSectorcapabilitiesinclude:

GrantsmanagementandmultiyearCIPproject

accountingcapabilities

Budgetarycontrol

Fund-basedaccounting

Encumbranceandpre-encumbranceaccounting

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IndustryandCoreERPCapabilities

FinancialManagement

Provideafastandefficientwaytoregisterfinancialtransactions,

managerelationshipsbetweensubsidiariesandtheparent

organization,andmanageinternalcostaccounting.Gainfinancial

insight,helpcontrolexpenditures,andsupporttheenforcement

ofaccountingpoliciesandrules.

Figure3:Easilycreateorganizationhierarchiesbasedonthefinancialdimension

departmentstoviewandreportonyourbusinessfromdifferentperspectives.

Module Description

RoleCenters Accountant,accountingmanager,accountspayablecoordinator,accountsreceivable

administrator,bookkeeper,chiefexecutiveofficer(CEO),chieffinancialofficer(CFO),

controller,treasurer,budgetmanager,environmentalmanager,creditand

collectionsmanager.

Generalledger Financialaccountingrecordmanagementwithabilitytoconfiguremultipleand

recurringjournals,allocationofcostandincome,andsupportcreationofclosing

transactions,includingpreparationofpreclosingdocumentsandclosingbooks.Gain

insightusingunlimitedfinancialdimensionsandadvancedaccountstructuresand

rules.Bankmanagement Maintainthelegalentity’sbankaccountsandfinancialinstrumentsthatare

associatedwiththosebankaccounts.Monitordeposits,payments,drafts,andbank

balanceswithsupportforelectronicpayments.Managelettersofguaranteeand

checks.

Accountspayable Matchandpayinvoices,allocatecharges,payexpenses,commissions,andsalaries,

andtrackpurchaseorderprepayments.Offervendorsaccesstorelevantinformation

throughthevendorportal.

Accountsreceivable Trackinvoices,terms,anddiscounts.Processcustomerprepayments.Receiveand

entercustomerpayments.Monitorcreditchecksandmanagecollectionswith

integrationtocasemanagementtocentralizeandmonitorallactivitiespercase.

Fixedassets Managethefullaccountinglifecycleofassetsfromacquisitiontodepreciation,and

transfer/disposition.

Costaccounting Track,record,andanalyzecostsassociatedwithproductsoractivitiesincluding

normal,absorption,andstandardcostingmethods.

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Intercompanyaccounting

andsharedservicessupport

Booktransactionsacrosssubsidiariesandtheparentcompany.Consolidatefinancial

records.Supportsharedservicesinorganizationswithmultiplelegalentitiesbyusing

centralizedprocessingofcustomerandvendorpayments.

Country-specificcapabilities Supportsmultiplecurrencies,aswellascountry-specificcapabilitiestohelp

organizationsmeetlocalandregionalfinancialregulations(suchasvalue-addedtax

(VAT)requirements)andmarketrequirements(suchaselectronicbanking).

Budgetarycontrol Manageyourorganization’sbudgetincludingflexibleconfigurationoptions,instant

calculationofavailablebudgetfunds,poolingofbudgets,andbudgetworkflowsfor

reviewandapproval.

Complianceand

internalcontrols

Helpensurecompliancewithlaws,regulations,policies,andbusinessrules.Manage

theimplementationandexecutionofinternalcontrolswiththeComplianceCenter.

Definecorporatepoliciesforexpenses,invoices,andpurchaseordersandautomate

theauditingprocesswiththeAuditWorkbench.Useelectronicsignaturestoidentify

andregisterthepersonchangingand/orapprovingchanges.Thetoolsetis

supplementedwithadatabaselogthatenablesadministratorstoseewhenarecord

wascreatedorlastchanged,andwhochangedit.Ensuresegregationofdutieswith

role-basedsecurity.Determinetheorganization’senvironmentalfootprintusingthe

EnvironmentalManagerRoleCenter.

Financialreporting Financialstatementsenableacustomreportingstructureandmappingofledger

accountsordimensionstothereportingstructures.Financialreports,tocomplywith

legalrequirementsandinternationalaccountingstandards,includebalancesheet,

incomestatement,andcashflowstatement.Financialstatementsarecompatible

withExtensibleBusinessReportingLanguage(XBRL).

Inaddition,gaininsightintotheorganization’sfinancialsusingtransactionalreports

(retrievedatafromthetransactionprocessingdatabase),analyticalreports(retrieve

datafromMicrosoftSQLServer®AnalysisServicescubes),andkeyperformance

indicators(KPIs).Examplesofpredefinedcubesforthefinancialdomainareaccounts

payable,accountsreceivable,environmentalsustainability,andgeneralledger.

Createboardroom-qualityreportswithoutITassistance,consolidateacrossboth

MicrosoftDynamicsERPandothergeneralledgers,andtakeadvantageofsecure

reportdistributionandstoragethroughthecentralizedReportLibraryusing

ManagementReporter.*

*RequiresManagementReporter.



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HumanCapitalManagement

Takeadvantageofacomprehensiveframeworkofhumanresourcemanagementcapabilitiesincludingstoringandmanaging

employeerecords,employeerecruitmentandtraining,and

organizationmanagement.

Figure4:Skill-gapanalysisperson – job.

Module Description

RoleCenters Humanresourcemanager,trainingmanager.

Organizationadministration Administerorganizationalstructures,includingformalandinformalhierarchiesand

positionmanagement.

Recruitmentand

selectionmanagement

Administerrecruitmentprocessesincludingcampaigns,screening,developments,

andcandidatecorrespondence.SitesServices*extendtherecruitmentprocesswitha

cloud-basedservicefacilitatingthejobpostingprocesstoandapplicationof

externalcandidates.

Developmentand

performanceadministration

Manageemployeedevelopmentandperformanceincludingdevelopmentplans,

skill-gapanalysistools,andperiodiccareerdiscussions.

Skillmapping Analyzeskills(gaps)basedonjobprofilesandsearchforskills(includingfilteringand

weightingofskills).

Training Setup,deliver,andanalyzetrainingcourses.

Employeeself-serviceportal Managepersonalinformation,entertimesheets,orderproducts,doexpenses,and

morewiththissingleportal.

Travelandexpense Manageexpenseswithintegratedworkflow.Submitatravelrequisitionincluding

projectedcostoftravelforapproval.Defineexpensepoliciesandautomatethe

reimbursementoftravelexpenses.Gaininsightintoexpensebehaviorwiththe

expensemanagementcube.

Benefitsadministration Defineorganizationalbenefitplans,enrollworkersinbenefits,assigndependentcoverage,anddesignatebeneficiaries.

Absencemanagement Establish,communicate,andmonitorabsencepolicies.

Timeandattendance Trackprofile-based,clock-in/clock-outregistrationsforworkersandgeneratepay

informationtopayrollsystem.

Compensationmanagement Manageemployeecompensation.

*CheckavailabilitywithyourMicrosoftDynamicspartnerorlocalMicrosoftoffice.



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Production

Minimizeleadtimes,fulfillcustomerdemand,andmanageyourresourcestogetgreatefficiencyfromyourdiscrete,process,and

leanmanufacturingoperations.Usereal-timedatatotrack

productionprogress,getmoreaccuratedeliverydates,and

reducecosts.Executemultipleproductionstrategies,including

configure-to-order,assemble-to-order,make-to-stock,and

make-to-order.Usebothpushandpullproductioncontrol

mechanisms.

Figure5:Userinterfacessuchasthekanbanschedulingboardfeatureanintuitive

visualizationtohelpyoustayontopofproductionjobstatus.

Module Description

RoleCenters Operationsmanager,productionmanager.

Materialand

capacityplanning

Optimizeproductionandmaterialsplanning,forecasting,andscheduling.

Simultaneouslyschedulematerialsandcapacity.Calculateavailable-to-promise

(ATP)andcapable-to-promise(CTP)deliveries.Planandexecuteroutingand

operations.Usefiniteorinfiniteplanning.

Productionscheduling

andsequencing

Usefiniteorinfinitescheduling,forwardandbackwardfromvariousdates.Quickly

(re)schedulejobsandsimulatealternativesbydraggingGanttchartitems.Resolve

schedulingoverloadsbyreassigningoperationstoalternateworkcenters.Optimize

schedulingacrosstheorganizationwithaunifiedresourcemodelandscheduling

engine.Improvemachineutilizationbycombiningsimilarproductswhileletting

customersrequestmultiplequalityspecificationsperproduct.

Resourcemanagement Scheduleandtrackmaterial,shop,andmanpowerresources.Planresourcesbased

onproductionactivitiesandcapabilitiesofresources.Typesofresourcescanbetool,

machine,vendor,location,andhumanresource.Resourceallocationprinciples

includeresourcerequirementtypes:resource(group),type,capability,skill,course,

certificate,andtitle.

Subcontracting Managevariouswaysofpartneringwithsubcontractorsincludingoutsourcingof

routeoperations,vendor-supplieditems,anditemprovisioningtosubcontractors.Linksubcontractorpurchaseorder(PO)toproductionorder.

Productionbillofmaterials

(BOM)

CreateabillofmaterialsforproductionincludingphantomsusingagraphicalBOM

designer.Modifyandtrackindividuallineitems.Managemultilevelformulasor

recipes,coproducts,andbyproducts.UseversioncontroltoreleasetherightBOM,

andelectronicsignaturestotrackchanges.



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Productconfiguration Configurecustomproductswithauniquebillofmaterialsandroutingbyusing

theproductconfigurator.Theproductconfigurationmodelsarebasedon

constraints,andcanbeusedfromsalesorder,salesquotation,purchaseorder,andproductionorder.

Routing Managerouting:Plansimple,sequential,andcomplexnetworks;usesimultaneous

routesinthesamenetwork.Userough-cutcapacityanddetailedscheduling

capabilities.Organizetheshopfloorintologicalproductionunitsatindividualsites.

Productionorders Create,schedule,view,track,split,rollback,orcategorizeproductionordersto

maximizeefficiency.Createproductionordersfromsalesorders.Followproduction

throughcreation,estimation,schedule,release,started,finished,andcosted.Use

scraponBOM,resource,androute.

Shopfloorcontrol Manageandtrackshopflooroperations.Registerproductsandresourcesanditems

foroperationsandjobsincludingatouch-enableddataentry.

Inventorydimensionsfor

processmanufacturing

Definemultipleinventorydimensions,includingdualunitsofmeasure,catch-weight

calculations,packagingcodes,variationstothemainitem,andlots.

Leanmanufacturing Modelmanufacturingandlogisticsprocessesasproductionflows.Usekanbansand

kanbanboardstosignaldemandrequirements.

Productioncosting Understandworkinprogress(WIP)andactualcostthroughproductiontrackingand

reporting.Trackdetailedresourceandthroughputcosts,includingworkcentercosts.

Reportproductionvariancestostandardcosts.

Productionreporting GaininsightwithpredefinedKPIsintheSQLServeranalysisdatacubefor

production.



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SupplyChainManagement

Connectssalesandpurchasingprocesseswithlogistics,production,andwarehousemanagementtoprovidevisibilityandmanagement

throughoutthesupplychain.Managedistributedorganizationswith

intercompanyandmultisitecapabilities.

Figure6:Supplyscheduling.

Module Description

RoleCenters Purchasingagent,purchasingmanager,shippingandreceiving,orderprocessor.

Inventorymanagement Trackitemsbyinventorydimensionsincludingsite,warehouse,pallet,location,batch,and

serialnumber.Takeadvantageofmultipleinventorycontrolsystemsandinventory

valuationmethodsincludingfirstin/firstout(FIFO),lastin/firstout(LIFO),standardcost,

moving,andweightedaverage.Reduceinventorycostsandeliminatewastebyusingthe

ABC-analysisandbypullinginventoryinoptimalsequenceusing“best-before”

managementandfirstexpired/firstout(FEFO)orfirstin/firstout(FIFO)pickingguidance.

Multisitewarehouse

management

Managestoragelocationsandmaterialhandlingwithinwarehouses.Applyadvanced

inboundalgorithmsusingmultiplewarehousezonesandreplenishmentstrategies.

Optimizepickingwithachoiceofpickingmethods.Trackinventoryonhandper

warehouse.

Shippingcarrierinterface Automaticallytransferinformationreceivedfromshippingcarriers(Fedex,UPS,andKewill),

includingfreightchargesandtrackingnumbers,toMicrosoftDynamicsAX.

Qualitymanagement

Improvebusinessprocessesforqualityassurance,qualitycontrol,andlottraceability.Manage

thetestprocess.Setasideitemsinquarantineusingquarantineorders.

Productmanagementof

goodsandservices

Centralizemanagementofproductsandservicesacrosstheorganizationincluding

BOMandprocessformulas(seeProductInformationManagement).

Returnsmanagement Managethereturnorderprocess.Controlwhocanreturnitems,andwhichitemscanbe

returned.Categorizereturnsaccordingtoreasoncodeormethodofdisposition.

Masterplanningincluding

orderpromising

Forecastdeliverydatesusingoperationsorbottleneckscheduling.Calculateavailable-to-

promise(ATP)andcapable-to-promise(CTP).Planacrossmultiplesites.

Forecasting Enterandeditsalesandpurchaseforecasts.Usespecifickeystoallocateforecastto

individualitemsandtimeperiods.

Intercompany Automatetradebetweensubsidiariesordistributioncenters.Salesandpurchase

orderscanbegeneratedmanuallyorautomaticallyacrossyoursubsidiaries.



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ProcurementandSourcing

Facilitatedirectandindirectprocurementofgoodsandservices,andestablishacentralizedbuyercapabilityacrossyourorganizationto

supportprocurementpoliciesandprocesses.

Figure7:Catalog-basedprocurement.

Module Description

RoleCenters Purchasingagent,purchasingmanager,employee,shippingandreceiving,orderprocessor.

Directprocurement Managetheentirelifecycleofprocurementfromplannedpurchaseorderto

confirmingandchangingapurchaseorder.Thiscyclealsoincludesreturnedorders.

Thismodulealsosupportsdirectdeliveries,pro-formapurchaseorders,andlanded-

costchargestopurchaseorderssuchasfreight,insurance,andunrecoverabletaxes.

Tradeagreements(vendor) Managepriceandmultifaceteddiscountpoliciesinallcurrencies.Thepricerevision

processcanbegovernedbyworkflowstoensurecompliancewithinternalpolicies.

Thegenericcurrencyagreementallowspricestobesetupinasinglecurrencyand

automaticallyconvertedtothevendor’scurrency.

Agreements Manageagreementsbasedonmonetaryorvolumecommitments.Organizationsare

abletosetupagreementswithspecifictermsandconditionsandmonitorthestatus.

Requestforquotations

(RFQ)

ManagetheRFQprocessincludingvendorreply,comparison,andselection.

Repliescanbeenteredbythevendorinthevendorportal.TakeadvantageofSites

Services*toextendtheprocurementprocesswithacloud-basedservicefacilitating

theRFQprocess.

Vendormanagement Vendormanagementincludesvendorsearch,vendormaintenance,andsupportfor

requestingandapprovinganewvendorviatheEnterprisePortalsupportedby

workflow.TakeadvantageofSitesServices*toextendthevendoronboarding

processwithacloud-basedservicefacilitatingthedialogwithnewvendors.

Vendorself-serviceportal Enablevendorstoupdateprofiledata,uploadcatalogcontent,andreviewinvoices

andpayments.Vendorscanreceivenotificationsfromtheorganization,respondto

RFQs,andviewvendorperformance.



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Indirectprocurement(catalogandnon-catalog)

Managepurchaserequisitionsofindirectgoodsandservicesusingacatalog-basedornon-catalog-basedprocurementprocess.Theprocurementprocessissupported

byanapprovalworkflowusingtheorganizationalhierarchy.

AMicrosoftSharePoint®–basedcatalogcaneasilybecreatedfromproductsdefined

inproductinformationmanagement.Thecatalogalsosupportspunch-out

capabilitiestoexternalvendorsites.Sophisticatedbudgetcheckisincluded.

Categorymanagement Providescategorymanagerstheabilitytodefinedifferentcategoryhierarchiesthat

areindependentof,butstillrelatedto,commoditycodesorcatalog/itemhierarchies

inordertoeasilymanagetheoverallspendingbasedoncategories.

Purchasingpoliciesand

signinglimits

Enforcepurchasingpolicieswithacollectionofpurchasingpolicyrulesthatcontrol

theprocurementprocess.Acentralizedprocurementdeskdefinespolicyrulestosupportglobalpoliciesandprocesses,andappliesthemtopurchaserequisitionsand

purchaseordersbasedonthelegalbuyingentityandoperatingunit.For

procurementandsourcingtherearesixpolicyrules:catalog,catalogaccess,

category,purchaserequisitionRFQ,purchaserequisitioncontrol,andpurchaseorder

creationanddemandconsolidation.Inadditiontopolicyrules,MicrosoftDynamics

AX2012providesexpenditurereviewersandsigninglimits.

Procurementreporting Gaininsightintotheorganization’sprocurementperformanceusingtransactional

reports,analyticalreports(suchasvendorandprocurementspendanalysis,top100

vendors,vendorperformance),andKPIs.Apredefineddatacubeforpurchasingis

included.

Procurementworkflows Procurementoperationscanbedrivenandgovernedbyworkflows.Withtheflexible

andvisualworkflowengine,procurementmanagersareabletosetupworkflowsthat

maketheprocurementcyclemoreefficientandenforcepurchasingpolicy

compliance.




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Retail

ExtendERPwithmultichannelmanagement,storeoperations,andmerchandising.MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012offers

integratedcapabilitiestorunyourretailoperationswithasingle

platform.

Figure8:AflexibleRoleTailoredinterface,suchasthispoint-of-sale(POS)screen,

canhelpemployeesworkproductivelyandprovidefastercustomerservice.

Module Description

Pointofsale(POS) POScomponentsarenativelyintegratedintoMicrosoftDynamicsAX2012withfault

tolerancetocapturetransactionswhenstoreconnectivityislost.ThePOSuser

interface(UI)iseasilycustomizablebyrolewitha“drag-and-drop”designer.POS

capabilitiesincludeon-account,globalvoucher,returnsmanagement,infocodes,

returns/voids/markdowns,inventoryreceipt/lookup/counts,real-timecustomerrecord

andloyaltyprogramupdates,blindclose,andfloatingtill.

Centralizedstoremanagement

CentralizedPOSterminalmanagementincludesvisualandfunctionalprofiles,user

interfacelayouts,andemployeepermissions.Consistentstore/ERPdatamodeland

businessrulesfacilitateaccurate,timelydata.Datareplicationhelpsensurecritical

updatesacrosstheorganizationincludinginventoryandfinancialupdates,salesorder

payments,giftcardusage,andupdatestoloyaltyprograms.Maintainstaffinformationatstore,regional,andgloballevels.

Multichannelmanagement

Retailchannelintegrationwithonlinemarketplacesandstorescreatesnew

opportunitiesforsales,customerinteraction,andfeedback.Integrateassortmentand

categorymanagementacrossthechannels.Improvecustomerconveniencewithcross-

channelscenariossuchas“buyonline/pickupinstore.”

Merchandising Usecategorymanagementtocentrallymanageyourassortmentincludingcreation,

scheduling,tracking,andusingn-leveldeepitemhierarchiesandcategory

management.Optimizeforprofitabilitywithmultifaceteddiscounts,coupons,mix-

and-match,andbuy-one-get-onescenarios.

Ordermanagement Createordersandquotationswithoutleavingthecustomer’ssideusingPOS -basedordersupportcapabilities.Accept,fulfill,andtrackstandardandspecialorderswitha360-

degreebusinessview.Manageandapplyrequiredtaxschemas.Performpriceand

inventorychecksandmanageinventoryreservations.

Hardwareandpaymentcompliance

Supportretailindustrystandards,includingobjectlinkingandembedding(OLE)pointof

sale(OPOS),tomaximizePOShardwareandperipheralchoice.Manageperipheral

componentinterconnect(PCI)datasecuritystandardscomplianceandongoingsupport.



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ProjectManagementandAccounting

Helpprojectmanagersgainincreasedschedule,resource,andfinancialcontrolovershort-termandlong-terminternaland

externalprojects.Thesecapabilitiesareintegratedwithother

MicrosoftDynamicsAXdomainsincludinggeneralledger,

sales,procurement,andproduction.

Figure9:ProjectManagerRoleCenter.

Module Description

RoleCenters Projectmanager,projectteammember.

Projectmanagement Plan,create,manage,control,andcompleteprojectsforyourorganization

includingtimeandmaterials,fixedprice,andinternalprojectslikeinvestment,cost,

andtimeprojects.Createaprojecthierarchycomprisingmultiplesubprojects.Easily

planprojects,largeorsmall,bymatchingworkrequirementswithavailable

resources.Workbreakdownstructure(seebelow)templatesmakeiteasytoquickly

plancommontypesofprojects.Taskrequirements(skills,education,experience)

helpfindtherightresourceforthejob.

Workbreakdownstructures Createyourownhierarchicalworkbreakdownstructureformoredetailedcontrol.

Addspecificinformationtotheseactivitiesincludingschedule,requirements,

estimatedcostandrevenue,andworkerattributes.

Projectresourceand

schedulemanagement

Scheduletasksandallocateresources.Trackschedules,manpowerusage,and

cost-to-complete.

Projecttimeandexpense Captureprojecttimeandexpensequicklyandaccurately.Entertimesheetsthrough

projecttimemanagementorEnterprisePortal.Time-entryissupportedbyan

approvalprocess.Chargetravel-relatedexpensesagainstspecificprojectswith

expensemanagement.Fullintegrationwithexpensemanagementenablesexpenses

tobedistributedtoasingleprojectoracrossmultipleprojects.



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Module Description

Projectaccounting

andinvoicing

Enteranditemizeprojectcosts,employeehours,materialsused,andfeesincurred.

Streamlinebillingofprojectsbycreatingandeditinginvoiceproposalsforhours,

expenses,items,salesorders,fees,subscriptions,advanceanddeductionpayments,

ormilestones.Splitbillingenablessharedprojectcostsbetweenmultiplecustomers

orinternalorganizations.Retentiontermscanbespecifiedoncustomerinvoicesand

vendorpayments.Approvalworkflowensuresaccurateprojectinvoicesbeforethey

aresenttothecustomer.Schedulepaymentstoprojectvendorswhenyoureceive

paymentsfromcustomers(paywhenpaid).Retainpartofpaymenttoavendor.

Fundinglimitsenforcecontractualcapsonprojectcosts.

Projectquotations Workbreakdowntemplatesenableyoutoquicklybuildaccurateprojectquotations.

Andprojectquotationprofitabilityhelpsyouselecttherightopportunitiestopursue.

Gainprojectvisibilitywithquotationapprovalworkflows.

Grantmanagement Manageprojectandgrantfundingbyassociatingmultiplefundingsourceswitha

projectorgrant,optionallylinkinganytransactiontoaspecificfundingsource,

prioritizingfundingsources,andrestrictingfundingsourcestoexclusiveactivitiesor

classesofexpenditures.

Revenuerecognitionand

work-in-progress(WIP)

Recognizeactualcoststoavoidpotentialcostoverruns.Postandaccruerevenuefor

fixedpricebasedoncompletionpercentageorcompletedcontract.Accruerevenue

orcapitalizecostsfortime-and-materialprojectstorecognizegrossmargin.Handle

WIPforinvestmentprojectsduringtheprojectbeforefinaleliminationoftheWIP

valuetoafixedassetuponcompletion.

Projectbudgetingandcostcontrol Manageprojectswithforecast(hour,expense,item,fee,on-account)andbudgets.Projectbudgetsareworkflow-enabledforapprovaloforiginalbudgetsandrevisions.

Maintainprojectcostcontrolbysummarizingactualcost,committedcost,and

remainingbudgettodiscovertotalexpectedcost,andcomparewiththeoriginal

budget.Measureutilizationratesbycomparingactualhourstobudgetedhours.

Comparethestatusofinvoicedandchargeabletransactionsofaprojectorcontract

withtheprojectquotation.

Interoperabilitywith

MicrosoftProject

Projectscanbeintegratedwiththeschedulingandresourcemanagement

capabilitiesofMicrosoftProjectServer2010tostreamlineprojectmanagementfor

anysizeofproject.TakeadvantageofbidirectionalinteroperabilitywithMicrosoft

Projectforprojects,activities,tasks,andresourceallocation.

Reporting GaininsightinprojectmanagementperformancewithpredefinedKPIsintheproject

accountingcube.Accessstandardreportsincludingreportsforprofitandloss,

consumedcosts,payrollallocation,invoiceon-account,actualversusbudgetedcosts,

andcashflow.Projectcontrolgivesyouareal-timesnapshotofprojectperformance.

Utilizationcontrolgivesyouareal-timesnapshotofprojectperformance.



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SalesandMarketing(CRM)

SalesandmarketinginMicrosoftDynamicsAX2012deliverspowerful,integratedcustomer,sales,andmarketing

managementcapabilitiesthatcanhelpyourpeoplebuildandstrengthencustomerrelationshipsandincreasesales.

Module Description

RoleCenters Marketingexecutive,salesmanager,supersalesrep,dedicatedsalesrep,account

manager,marketingmanager,andmarketingstaffer.

Salesforceautomation Forecastandplansales.

Tradeagreements

(customer)

Managepriceandmultifaceteddiscountpoliciesinallcurrencies.Thepricerevision

processcanbegovernedbyworkflowstoensurecompliancewithinternalpolicies.

Thegenericcurrencyagreementallowspricestobesetupinasinglecurrencyand

automaticallyconvertedtothecustomer’scurrency.

Salesagreement Manageagreementsbasedonmonetaryorvolumecommitments.Organizationsare

abletosetupagreementswithspecifictermsandconditionsandmonitorthestatus.

Marketingautomation Develop,conduct,followupon,andanalyzemarketingcampaignsforanydefined

groupofcustomersandprospects.

Leadandopportunity

management

Manageleadsandopportunitiesincludingtheabilitytocreate,review,update,and

manageinformationaboutleads.Associateemployees,responsibilities,and

campaigndatawithstoredinformation.

Salesmanagement Set,monitor,andmanagesalesperformanceofsalespersonnel,salesunits,and

salescompanies.

Connectorfor

MicrosoftDynamicsCRM

SharesalesinformationbetweenMicrosoftDynamicsAXandMicrosoftDynamics

CRMbothonlineandon-premises.

Casemanagement

(includingSitesServices)

Efficientlyopen,assign,resolve,andfollowuponcustomerissuesfromasingleform.

SitesServices*extendthecasemanagementprocesswithacloud-basedservice,

facilitatingthedialogwithcustomers.

CommerceServices* Extendsalesreachtoincludemultipleonlinechannelssuchasyourownonlinestore

frontandonlinemarketplacessuchaseBay.

Salesandmarketing

reporting

GaininsightinsalesandmarketingperformancewithpredefinedKPIsinthesales

andcustomerrelationshipmanagement(CRM)cubes.




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ServiceManagement

Plan,track,andanalyzeserviceoperationstomaximizeefficiency,gainacompleteoverviewofcostsandrevenue,

andimproveserviceprofitability.

Figure10:RoleTailoreduserinterfaceprovides

peoplewithcontextualinformation.

Module Description

RoleCenters Customerservicemanager.

Serviceagreements Tailoragreementstoawiderangeofcustomerrequirements,serviceprices,and

paymentarrangements.Workwithflexibletemplatesandquickly

createdetailed,multilevelagreements,anddefinetasksandfrequencyfor

servicecalls.

Serviceordersandcontracts Aserviceorderrepresentsavisitofaservicetechniciantoacustomersite.

Setupordersmanuallyorautomaticallyatperiodicintervals.Recordservicetime,

expenses,anditems.RapidlycreateserviceordersovertheInternetwithEnterprise

PortalinMicrosoftDynamicsAX.

Servicecallsand

dispatching

CreateservicetasksandappointmentswithintheMicrosoftOutlook®messagingand

collaborationclient.

Repairmanagement Registerrepairtasks,trackdiagnosis,andrecordresolution.Identifyfaultyproducts.

Servicesubscriptions Createandprocessservicesubscriptionsforfixed-priceserviceoveraperiodoftime.

Accommodaterevenuebasedonfixedorirregularperiodsandmultipleprice

arrangements.

Performancereporting Analyzeexpensesandprofitandlossassociatedwiththeserviceengagement.

Customerfeedback

management

Usecasemanagementandquestionnairestoimproveyourcustomer

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BusinessIntelligenceandReporting

Analyzethefactorsthataffectyourbottomlinewith

flexibleandcustomizableanalysistools.Sharethe

informationthroughouttheorganizationwhere

appropriatetomakeeffectivechangesandimprovements.

ThebusinessintelligencesolutioninMicrosoftDynamics

AX2012usestheMicrosoftBusinessIntelligencesolutions.

Figure11:EasilyexportdatafromMicrosoftDynamicsAXinto

MicrosoftExcel®.

Module Description

MicrosoftSQLServer

ReportingServices

Giveemployeesinstantaccesstoinformationwithbuilt-inreportsusingMicrosoftSQL

ServerReportingServices.AutomaticallygeneratecustomreportswithMicrosoftSQL

ServerReportBuilder,anadhocquerytool.Accessawidevarietyofstandardreports

(morethan800)includinganalyticalreports.

MicrosoftSQLServer

AnalysisServer

Driveactionableinsightstopeopleacrosstheenterpriseusingeasy-to-useonline

analyticalprocessing(OLAP)anddata-miningcapabilities.MicrosoftDynamicsAX

2012providespreconfigureddatacubesforkeybusinessareas.Employeescaneasily

accessthedatafromKPIsintheirRoleCenterordirectlyfromMicrosoftExcel.

ManagementReporter* Createboardroom-qualityreportswithoutITassistance,consolidateacrossboth

MicrosoftDynamicsERPandothergeneralledgers,andtakeadvantageofsecure

reportdistributionandstoragethroughthecentralizedReportLibrary.

*RequiresManagementReporter.

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ApplicationFoundation

ReferenceData

Sharekeyreferencedataacrossmultiplelegalentities.

Module Description

Language PeopleandorganizationshavetheoptionofpresentingtheMicrosoftDynamicsAX

userinterface,onlinehelp,forms,reports,andmenusinanyoftheavailable

languages.Languagescanalsobeusedinprintedreports,invoices,purchaseand

salesorders,andotherbusinessdocuments,andbyremoteusersintheEnterprise

Portalinterface.

Findanoverviewoftheavailablelanguageshere.

Timezone Supportmultipletimezones,whichcanbesetatuserlevel.

Currency Efficientlyhandlefinancialtransactionsinmultiplecurrencies,includingsupportof

variouscurrencycalculations,andexchangerateretrieval.Inadditionyoucanusea

basecurrencyandasecondaryreportingcurrency.Shareexchangeratesacross

multiplelegalentities.

Other Takeadvantageofotherreferencedatasuchasunitofmeasure,category,and

(fiscal)calendar.

MasterData

Sharekeymasterdataacrossmultiplelegalentities.

Module Description

Organizationmodel Modelyourorganizationalstructurestoaccuratelyreflectyourorganization.Setup

multipleorganizationalhierarchiestoviewandreportonyourbusinessfrom

differentperspectives.Youcandefinethefollowingtypesofinternalorganizations:

legalentities,operatingunits,andteams.Viewandedittheorganizationalhierarchy

usingagraphicalrepresentation.

Globaladdressbook Shareinformationonallorganizationsandpeople—internalandexternal—thatthe

organizationisengagedwiththroughacommonrepository.Theinformationinthe

globaladdressbookisabstractedintheformofaparty.Rolesassociatedwithapartyincludecustomers,prospects,vendors,employees,competitors,contacts,

andworkers.

Productinformation

management

Centralizemanagementofproductsandservices(non-stockitems)acrossthe

organization,includingbillsofmaterials(discretemanufacturing),formulas(process

manufacturing),andvariantandconfigurableproducts.Describeitemsusingupto

fouritemdimensions:configuration,size,style,andcolor.Managethereleaseof

productsandservicestoindividuallegalentities.

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GlobalEngines

UsecoreERPcapabilities,suchastaxcalculationorresourcescheduling,acrosstheorganizationspanningmultiplelegalentitiesand/oroperationalunits.

Module Description

Taxcalculation Defineflexible,multidimensionaltaxsetuptocomplywiththevarioustax

regulationsinmultiplecountries.Usetaxcodes,taxgroups,anditemtaxgroupsto

configuretaxes.Theemphasisofthetaxmoduleisonsalestaxes,butitcouldalso

beusedtoconfigureotherdutiesandtaxes,includingcountry-specifictaxreporting,

packagingduties,EUreversechargetax,andUnitedStatesusetax.

Resourcescheduling Planresourcesbasedonproductionactivitiesandcapabilitiesofresources.Typesof

resourcescanbetool,machine,vendor,location,andhumanresource.Questionnaires Design,schedule,andusequestionnairesthatcanbeusedacrossfunctionaldomains

andlegalentities.Thecapabilitiesalsoincludethecommunicationcapabilitieswith

targetaudienceswithinandoutsidetheorganization.Questionnairescanbe

publishedontheweb.

Documentmanagement Attachdocumentstorecordsthroughouttheapplicationusingthedocument

managementsystem.Ithandlesseveraltypesofdocuments,includingletters,

worksheets,andsimplenotes.

Businesspolicies Definepolicyrulesinfunctionalmodulestohelpguidetheflowofbusiness.

Thepolicyframeworkcanbeusedtodefinepoliciesincludingsigninglimits,expense

reports,purchaserequisitions,auditcontrolofdocuments,andpaymentofvendorinvoices.

Inventorydimensions Inventoryandtrackingdimensions:Trackphysicalandfinancialtransactions

usinginventorydimensionsincludingsite,warehouse,location,pallet,batch,and

serialnumber.

Financialdimensions Getinsightintoyourbusinessbytaggingtransactionsusingunlimitedfinancial

dimensions.DimensionsareusedacrossthevariousmodulesinMicrosoftDynamics

AX,andcanbeusedfortrackingprofit,costcenters,departments,valuestreams,

productlines,oranyotherreportingunits.Theabilitytoupdatethegeneralledger

onlineprovidesfastandaccuratefinancialreporting.

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TechnologyFramework

Clients

AclientprovidesaninterfacetoMicrosoftDynamicsAX

dataandfunctionality.Anexternalapplicationisintegrated

withMicrosoftDynamicsAXtoprogrammaticallyintegrate

functionalityorexchangedata.TheWindows®clientfor

MicrosoftDynamicsAXisanative32-bitprogramthat

providesarichuserinterface.Supportedwebbrowsers

provideaccesstoMicrosoftDynamicsAXfunctionalityand

datathroughtheEnterprisePortal.And,external

applicationsinteractwithMicrosoftDynamicsAXvia

servicesandApplicationIntegrationFramework(AIF).

Figure12:Employeeself-serviceportal.

Module Description

Windowsclient PowerusersaccessERPdatathroughtheRoleTailoredWindowsclient.Morethan30

RoleCentersprovidetheseuserswitharole-specific“homepage”tomanagetheir

dailytasksmoreeffectively.TheRoleTailoreduserinterfacealsoincludespreviews,

fasttabs,andfactboxestoincreaseproductivity.

Internalandexternalportal PortalsuseSharePointtechnologyasafoundation.TheRoleTailoreduserinterface

extendstotheSharePointclient.Asubsetoffunctionalityisaccessiblethroughthis

client.Inaddition,MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012includespredefinedportalssuchas

employeeself-service,vendor,andcustomerportals.

MicrosoftOfficeadd-ins Officeadd-insofferinformationworkersaccesstoERPdatafromproductivitytools

theyuseeveryday.Officeadd-insprovideabidirectionalinteroperabilitywithExcel

spreadsheetsoftware,andaone-wayintegrationwithMicrosoftWord.

Helpsystem Providehelpdocumentationinvariousformatstoendusers.Easilyextendthehelp

systemwithcustomer-specificdocumentationusingtemplatesandthehelp

infrastructure.

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Servers

Module Description

Databaseserver MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012issupportedontheSQLServerdatabase.

Seesystemrequirementsforspecificversions.

Servicesandapplication

integration

MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012includesanapplicationintegrationframework(AIF)for

application-to-applicationintegrations.TheAIFisthewebservicesframeworkand

usesacomponentintheMicrosoft.NETFrameworkcalledWindowsCommunication

Foundation(WCF).WCFprovidesafoundationfordealingwithadapters(suchasthe

MicrosoftBizTalk®Serveradapter)andnetworkprotocolsforcommunication.

MicrosoftDynamicsAXalsoprovidesarangeofpreconfiguredservices.

Cloud-basedservices Sites Services*: Buildmicrositesthatextendbusinessprocessestothecloudand

integrateeasilywiththeon-premisesERP.Seefunctionaldomaindescriptionsforthe

predefinedscenarios:caserequest,humanresourcesrecruitment,requestfor

quotation,andunsolicitedvendorregistration.

Payment Services*:Acceptcreditcardanddebitcardpaymentson-premisesand

onlinewithourPCILevel1CertifiedServicesupportingauthorization,voids,and

refunds.

Commerce Services*:Extendsalesreachtoincludemultipleonlinechannelssuchas

yourownonlinestorefrontandonlinemarketplacessuchaseBay.

Connect Services:Provideemployeeseasyaccesstotraining,support,peer

networking,andmuchmoredirectlyfromwithinMicrosoftDynamicsAX.

Role-basedsecurity Role-basedsecuritymanagesaccesstodataandfunctionality.Inrole-basedsecurity,

usersareassignedto(predefined)rolesbasedontheirresponsibilitiesinthe

organizationandtheirparticipationinbusinessprocesses.Rulesallowforautomatic

roleassignment.UserscanbeauthenticatedwithActiveDirectory®directoryservice

orothermethods.Datasecuritypoliciesintheextensibledatasecurityframework

allowformanagingaccesstosubsetsofdata,suchasasubsetofsalesordersor

vendors.

Other Takeadvantageofotherservicessuchasbatch,language,anddataaccessservices.


Product Overview: Technology Framework

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Tools

Module Description

Install,configure,

andupgrade

Acomprehensivesetoftoolsthroughouttheapplicationlifecyclesimplify

installation,configuration,andupgradeeffortsincludingthefollowingtools:

MicrosoftDynamicsRapidStartServices,*whichimprovestimetovaluethrough

easyconfigurationanddeploymentbasedonquestionnaires.

Tomaintainthedatabasesize,theDataManagementFrameworkprovidesthe

purgeandarchivefunctions.

Advancedchecklistforinstallationandupgrades.Codeanddataupgradetools.

MicrosoftDynamicsInformationSourceprovidesresourcestoanalyze,design,

configure,andcustomizetheERPsolution.

Softwarechangemanagement TheMicrosoftDynamicsAXintegrateddevelopmentenvironment(IDE)canintegratewithvariousversioncontrolsystems(VCS)includingMorphX®VCS

softwareorVisualStudioTeamFoundationServer.

Systemsanddata

management

AdministratorshavetoolstomanagetheapplicationwithWindowsPowerShell™

commandlineinterfaceandtheAXutil.Monitoringtheapplicationserverand

underlyingWindows,database,andapplicationservercomponentsisprovided

throughMicrosoftSystemCenter.

Workflowandbusiness

processmanagement

Improveandautomatebusinessprocesseswithworkflowextending.NETWorkflow

Foundation.Workflowprovidessupportofthefourstepsofthebusiness

improvementcycle:design,implementation,run,andanalyze.Theworkflowsystem

includesagraphicalworkfloweditorandisdeliveredwithapproximately60

workflowtypesacrosstheapplication.Workflowscanbeanalyzedusingthe

predefinedworkflowanalyticalcubeandassociatedreports.

Integrateddevelopment

environment(IDE)

DeveloperscanaccessthedevelopertoolsthroughtheMorphXIDEintheMicrosoft

DynamicsAXclientorthroughVisualStudioToolsinVisualStudio.MorphXincludes

toolsfordesigning,editing,compiling,anddebuggingcode.

Programming

languageX++

X++istheobject-orientedprogramminglanguagethatisusedintheMorphX

developmentenvironment.X++hasMicrosoftVisualC#®–likesyntax,and

incorporatesSQLServerdatamanipulationstatements.

Enterprisesearch EnterprisesearchinMicrosoftDynamicsAX2012enablesuserstosearchthrough

data,metadata,anddocumentsthatareattachedtorecordsbyusingeitherthe

MicrosoftDynamicsAXclientorEnterprisePortal.InteroperabilitywithSharePoint

BusinessDataConnectivityServicesisprovidedtouseenterprisesearch.Seesystem

requirementsforspecificsoftwarecomponentsneeded.

Processdocumentation TheTaskRecorderhelpsrecordtasksintheapplication.Adocument,includingstep-

by-stepinstructionsandrelevantscreenshots,isautomaticallygenerated.Document

formatchoicesareMicrosoftPowerPoint®presentation,Worddocument,or

MicrosoftVisio®file.


Product Overview: Technology Framework

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MicrosoftProductivityandApplicationPlatformInteroperability

Driveinnovation—todayandtomorrow—byworkingwithastandardMicrosofttechnologyplatformthatsimplifiesdeploymentandlowerscosts,givingyouthepowertodriveyourbusinessforward.Youcandeployin

thewaythatworksbestforyou—on-premises,inthecloud(throughpartners),orusingahybridmodel—and

makeincrementalchangesasneeded.WithMicrosoftDynamicsAX,yougetabusinesssolutionfromMicrosoft

thatisbackedbyanongoingcommitmenttoresearch,development,andinnovation.CombineMicrosoft

DynamicsAXwithotherMicrosoftproductsandtechnologies.

ProductSuite Microsoftproduct

BusinessProductivitySolutions MicrosoftOutlook

MicrosoftExcel

MicrosoftWord

MicrosoftProjectServer

MicrosoftLync®

MicrosoftSharePoint

ApplicationPlatform MicrosoftSQLServer

MicrosoftBizTalkServer

MicrosoftSystemCenter

ITInfrastructure Windows

WindowsServer®

DeveloperTools MicrosoftVisualStudio

Microsoft.NET

WindowsCommunicationFoundation

WindowsWorkflowFoundation

FullsystemrequirementsforMicrosoftDynamicsAX2012areavailableonMicrosoft.com.

Product Overview: Microsoft Productivity and Application Platform Interoperability

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Takethenextsteptowardbecomingadynamicbusiness—theMicrosoftDynamics

visionfororganizationsthatcancontinuouslyevolvetofaceeconomic,operational,and

organizationalchallenges.MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012canhelpyourorganizationbecomemoreagile,soyoucanadaptquicklytochange,expandintonewmarkets,anddevelop

innovativeproductsandservices.

Talktoyourpartneraboutthebusinessbenefits

MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012couldoffer.

FORMOREINFORMATIONABOUT

MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012,visit:

www.microsoft.com/dynamics/ax

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