Some useful lnfo of D365FO (How to open table browser, Models, Descriptor file)

1. To open the following in browser:
Table Browser
https://-----------.cloudax.dynamics.com/?mi=SysTableBrowser&prt=initial&limitednav=true&TableName=VendReceiptsListJour&cmp=USMF

Action MenuItem
https://---------.cloudax.dynamics.com/?cmp=WLF&mi=action:WHSWorkExecute&limitednav=true

Runnable class
https://--------.cloudax.dynamics.com/?cmp=USMF&mi=SysClassRunner&cls=classname



2. Powershell cmds to Import/Export/delete model in D365FO:
Export
cd K:\AosService\PackagesLocalDirectory\Bin

.\ModelUtil.exe -export -metadatastorepath=K:\AosService\PackagesLocalDirectory -modelname="CustomWithReport" -outputpath=C:\Temp

Import
cd K:\AosService\PackagesLocalDirectory\Bin

.\ModelUtil.exe -import -metadatastorepath=K:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory -file=J:\CustomWithReport.axmodel

Delete

.\ModelUtil.exe -delete -metadatastorepath=K:\AOSService\PackagesLocalDirectory -modelname="CustomWithReport"

else you can delete the model directly by deleting the folder from K:\AosService\PackagesLocalDirectory. Before that stop World wide web service(It will stop AOS), Microsoft Batch service.
After delete restart service, refresh model in visual studio Dynamics 365-> update models-> refresh models and synchronize.

3. To add the model descriptor file to TFS

1. In Visual Studio, in Team Explorer, open Source Control Explorer, and then right-click on the metadata folder (for example, \Trunk\Main\Metadata).
2. In the Source Control Explorer toolbar, click Add Item to Folder.
3. Select your model descriptor file. The model descriptor file is the XML file manifest of your model. It's located in the Descriptor folder of the package that the model belongs to.(K:\AosService\PackagesLocalDirectory\ModelName\Descriptor).

     Reference link

Flight features in D365FO

Flights are used to disable new features which will change the user experience. With this concept we are able to explicitly enable new features and not by default.

Scenario:
With the PU 34 update, MS introduced fights to Journal printing. So the new code is called as flight is disabled by default.

As the flight is not enabled, it will go to else part in the code shown in pic.

To enable flight to it, write the below script:

SQL:

INSERT INTO SYSFLIGHTING (FLIGHTNAME, ENABLED, FLIGHTSERVICEID) VALUES ('LedgerJournal_UseOldLegerJournalDPReport', 1, 12719367)

or

X++ :

if (!SysTestFlightingManager::isFlightEnabled("LedgerJournal_UseOldLegerJournalDPReport"))
        {
            SysTestFlightingManager::setFlightEnabled("LedgerJournal_UseOldLegerJournalDPReport", DefaultNoYes::Yes);
            Info("Flight enabled");
        }

Reference:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-find-new-feature-flights-dyn365fo-paul-heisterkamp

X++ code to find the available printers to print from AX (Print Sales picking list report at designated printer)

printJobSettings  printJobSettings;

sysPrintOptions  sysPrintOptions;

map                     printerMap;

mapIterator         mapIterator;

    ;

printJobSettings = SysPrintOptions::newPrintJobSettingsOnServer();

sysPrintOptions = new sysPrintOptions();

sysPrintOptions.setPrintJobSettings(printJobSettings);

sysPrintOptions.buildPrinterMap();

printerMap        = sysPrintOptions.getPrinterMap();

mapIterator       = new mapIterator(printerMap);

mapIterator.begin();

while (mapIterator.more())

{

      info(mapIterator.value());

      mapIterator.next();

 }

Scenario:

In order to print a sales picking list to the desired destination(printer):

1. Class responsible to print picking list is "SalesPickingListJournalPrint".

2. You need to override the printSettings and pass it to FormLetter. Write the below code before call the doPrint method (SalesPickingListJournalPrint.doPrint())

private void ChangePrintSettings(Name_printerName)

{

    SRSPrintDestinationSettings printSettings = new SRSPrintDestinationSettings();

    printSettings.printMediumType(SRSPrintMediumType::Printer);

    printSettings.printerName(_printerName);

    //this.parmUsePrintManagement(false);

    this.parmPrinterSettingsFormLetter(printSettings.pack());

}

Tip:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamicsax-2012/appuser-itpro/configure-an-aos-instance-to-print

ODBC connection in AX 2012

ODBC is to access data of any database mentioned. We use X++ code to access.
1. Start -> admministrative tools ->Datasources(ODBC) -> Add ->Sql Server->Finish.

Next, Next,Finish.

2.Write following job to set ODBC connection.
static void Job19(Args _args)
{
    OdbcConnection oDBC;
    LoginProperty  login;
    Statement      stmt;
    ResultSet      rs;
    ResultSetMetaData rsmd;
    FCCAirports    fCCAirports;
    CustTable      CustTable;
   
    login = new LoginProperty();
    login.setDSN("AVinashDSN");  
    login.setDatabase("DynamicsAXDemo");
   
    oDBC = new OdbcConnection(login);
   
    try
    {
        stmt = oDBC.createStatement();
        rs   = stmt.executeQuery("select AccountNum,currency from custtable");
   
        while(rs.next())
        {
            info(rs.getString(1));
            info(rs.getString(2));
        }
    }
    catch
    {
        error('Unexpected error');
    }
}

Adding filter on form with one and multiple range values

1.Created two tables and on e form

2. Take an EDT and give relation to PCustomerTable.CustomerId and extends to outbound control on form(openmode:edit)

3.

In clicked method
PCustomerTable_ds.filter(fieldNum(PCustomerTable,CustomerId),FilterButton.valueStr());

4.

For multiple selection:

In form methods:

public void multiLookup()

{

    Query query = new Query();

    QueryBuildDataSource qbds;

    qbds = query.addDataSource(tableNum(PCustomerTable));

    msCtrlCust = SysLookupMultiSelectCtrl::constructWithQuery(element, CustomerIDFilter, query);

}

public void init()

{

    super();

    element.multiLookup();

}

public class FormRun extends ObjectRun

{

    SysLookupMultiSelectCtrl msCtrlCust;

    container                values;

}

5. In PCustomerTable -->executequery()

public void executeQuery()

{

    PCustomerTable       ptc;

    PItemTransactions    pit;

    query                query;

    QueryBuildDataSource qbds,qbds1;

    QueryBuildRange      qbr;

    QueryRun             qr;

    int                  i;

    int64                r;

    container            c;

    ;

    query = new query();

    qbds  = query.addDataSource(tableNum(PCustomerTable));

    qbds1 = qbds.addDataSource(tableNum(PItemTransactions));

    qbds1.relations(true);

    values = msCtrlCust.get();

    for (i = 1; i <= conLen(values);i++)

    {

        r = conPeek(values,i);

        Ptc = PCustomerTable::find(r);

        c = conIns(c,i,Ptc.CustomerId);

    }

    qbds.addRange(fieldNum(PCustomerTable,CustomerId)).value(con2Str(c));

    qr = new QueryRun(query);

    while (qr.next())

    {

        ptc = qr.get(tableNum(PCustomerTable));

        PCustomerTable_ds.query(qr.query());

    }

    super();

}

Restrict mutiple logins of same user in ax 2012

Note:Compied from external source

Copy Paste the Following Code in startupPost method of info class in AOT

void startupPost()
{
// To restrict user login form second login
xSession session;
SysClientSessions SysClientSessions;
UserId currentUserId;
int counter;
;
currentUserId = curUserId();
if(currentUserId!="Admin")// Allow Admin User to login multiple time
{
while select SysClientSessions
where SysClientSessions.userId == currentUserId &&
SysClientSessions.Status == 1 // 1 : Login 0 : Logout
{
session = new xSession(SysClientSessions.SessionId, true);
if (session && session.userId())
{
counter++;
}
}
if(counter>=2)
{
Box::stop("Already Logged-in : The same user id can't log in twice.");
infolog.shutDown(true);
}
}
}

Creation of simple workflow in AX 2012

Creating Workflow for courses in HumanResource Module.

• Create WFstatus enum

• Create query for that table

• Add workflowstate enum as a field in HRMCourseTable

• Override CanSubmittoworkflow() of table with following code

        public boolean canSubmitToWorkflow(str _workflowType = '')

{
  boolean ret;
     ret = super(_workflowType);
     ret = this.RecId != 0 && this.WorkflowState == WorkflowState::NotSubmitted;
     return ret;
}

• Also write Updateworkflowstate method(Not override)

public static void UpdateWorkflowState(RefRecId _recId, WorkflowState _state)

{

    HRMCourseTable hRMCourseTable = hRMCourseTable::findByRecId(_recId, true);

    ttsBegin;

    hRMCourseTable.WorkflowState = _state;

    if(hRMCourseTable.RecId)

        hRMCourseTable.update();

    ttsCommit;

}

• Create/Identify WF category(module)
• Create WF type from wizard

• Create WF approval from wizard and give appropriate label names to all created MIs

• Private projects will be created.
• In WF Type main() of submitMngr class write as below and make necesary changes 

public static void main(Args args)

{

    HRMCourseTable                          hRMCourseTable;

    FormRun                                 formRun = args.caller();

    recId                                   recId = args.record().RecId;

    WorkflowCorrelationId                   workflowCorrelationId;

    WorkflowTypeName                        workflowTypeName =workflowtypestr(CoursesWFType);

    WorkflowComment                         note ="";

    WorkflowSubmitDialog                    workflowSubmitDialog;

    workflowSubmitDialog = WorkflowSubmitDialog::construct(args.caller().getActiveWorkflowConfiguration());

    workflowSubmitDialog.run();

    if (workflowSubmitDialog.parmIsClosedOK())

    {

        recId = args.record().RecId;

        hRMCourseTable = HRMCourseTable::findByRecId(recId);

       //We can validate record before submite and will through error

        note = workflowSubmitDialog.parmWorkflowComment();

        try

        {

            ttsbegin;

            workflowCorrelationId = Workflow::activateFromWorkflowType(workflowTypeName,recId,note,NoYes::No);

            hRMCourseTable::UpdateWorkflowState(recId,WorkflowState::PendingApproval);

            info("Submitted to workflow.");

            ttscommit;

        }

        catch(exception::Error)

        {

            info("Error on workflow activation.");

        }

    }

    formRun.dataSource().research(1);

    formRun.reload();

}

• In the WFType Eventhandler write appropriate code in existed methods

public void completed(WorkflowEventArgs _workflowEventArgs)

{

    if (_workflowEventArgs.parmWorkflowContext().parmTableId() == tableNum(HRMCourseTable))

        HRMCourseTable::UpdateWorkflowState(_workflowEventArgs.parmWorkflowContext().parmRecId(),WorkflowState::Approved);

}

• In WFApproval ResubmitActionManager class, write following

public class CoursesWFApprovalResubmitActionMgr

{

    RecId           recId;

    Args            args;

}

protected boolean actionDialog(WorkflowWorkItemActionDialog _workflowWorkItemActionDialog)

{

    _workflowWorkItemActionDialog.run();

    return _workflowWorkItemActionDialog.parmIsClosedOK();

}

protected WebActionItemName getEPReSubmitAction()

{

    WebActionItemName WebActionItemName;

    return WebActionItemName;

}

public Args parmArgs(Args _args = args)

{

    args = _args;

    return args;

}

public boolean reSubmit()

{

    WorkflowWorkItemActionDialog    workflowWorkItemActionDialog;

    WorkflowWorkItemTable           workItem = args.caller().getActiveWorkflowWorkItem();

    boolean                         ret;

    boolean                         dispatchWorkItem = false;

    WorkflowComment                 comment;

    UserId                          targetUser;

    if (workItem.RecId)

    {

        workflowWorkItemActionDialog = WorkflowWorkItemActionDialog::construct( workItem,

                                                                                    WorkflowWorkItemActionType::Resubmit,

                                                                                    

new MenuFunction(args.menuItemName(), args.menuItemType()));

            if (this.actionDialog(workflowWorkItemActionDialog))

            {

                comment = workflowWorkItemActionDialog.parmWorkflowComment();

                targetUser = workflowWorkItemActionDialog.parmTargetUser();

                dispatchWorkItem = true;

            }

    }

    if (dispatchWorkItem)

    {

        WorkflowWorkItemActionManager::dispatchWorkItemAction(workItem,

                                                                comment,

                                                                targetUser,

                                                                WorkflowWorkItemActionType::Resubmit,

                                                                args.menuItemName(),

                                                                args.menuItemName() == this.getEPReSubmitAction());

        ret = true;

    }

    return ret;

}

public static void main(Args args)

{

    CoursesWFApprovalResubmitActionMgr submitManager = new CoursesWFApprovalResubmitActionMgr();

    submitManager.parmArgs(args);

    submitManager.reSubmit();

}

• Drag WFapproval into WFtype-->supported elements
• Give Form design properties(WorkflowEnabledyes,WorkflowDataSource,WorkflowType)
• Generate Incremental CIL.
• Configure WF

• Double click on approval element

Find some important links for WF approvals
Signing limits in AX 2012
Managerial hierarchy in AX 2012
Approval limits in AX 2012