Description

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Have you ever struggled with importing or updating lots to data within Dynamics AX?Wouldn't it be nice if there was a tool out there that would allow you to just feed in an Excel Spreadsheet and have everything magically update in the blink of an eye?Have you ever had to ask a developer to create an import or update script that would allow you to update data and by the time you did get the script you had forgotten why you needed the script in the first place?Wouldn't it be nice if you could create custom imports without having to write a single line of code?Have you ever set up data within one company within of Dynamics AX wanted to move all of it over to a new company only to have to make the changes by hand?Wouldn't it be nice if you could just tell the system to move the data for you?Have you ever tried to create a new Dynamics AX environment (like a training system) and populate it with sample data and spent days loading the base data?Wouldn't it be nice if you could create one data template and have the system populate all of the core data in minutes?Don't fret any more, help is on the way. The Data Import Export Framework within Dynamics AX, is the answer to all of your needs and in this guide we will show you how you can do all this and more.

About the Author

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Murray Fife is a Technical Solution Professional at Microsoft and Author of over 25 books on Microsoft Dynamics AX including the Bare Bones Configuration Guide Series which contains over 15 books that show novice users host to set up Dynamics AX using visual walkthroughs. These guides start off with the Financial modules of Dynamics AX and then progress through the Operational, Distribution, and then the more specialized modules like production, service management, and project accounting. You can find all of his books on Amazon (www.amazon.com/author/murrayfife) and also even more on the independent BSP (www.blindsquirrelpublishing.com) site. Additionally, he is the curator of the Dynamics AX Companions (www.dynamicsaxcompanions.com) site which he built from the ground up as a resource for all of the Dynamics AX community where you can find walkthroughs and blueprints that he created since first being introduced to the Dynamics AX product. Throughout his 25+ years of experience in the software industry he has worked in many different roles during his career, including as a developer, an implementation consultant, a trainer and a demo guy within the partner channel which gives him a great understanding of the requirements for both customers and partners perspective. For more information on Murray, here is his contact information: Email: murrayfife@dynamicsaxcompanions.com Twitter: @murrayfife Facebook: facebook.com/murraycfife Google: google.com/+murrayfife LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/murrayfife Blog: atinkerersnotebook.com Docs: docs.com/mufife Amazon: amazon.com/author/murrayfif