Dynamics 365 FO / AX - thoughts on application development and customizations

Here's how to get graphics stored in AOT as a ressource onto a report in Dynamics AX 2009. Do a display method with: display Bitmap  companyLogo() {     return SysResource::getResourceNodeData(SysResource::getResourceNode(identifierstr('zabel_JPG'))); } where zabel_jpg is the graphics file stored in ressources in the AOT. Drag the method onto the design.

Tasked with hiding a specific field on the salesLine table in the sales order forms depending on the value of a field on SalesTable I searched for methods and came across: https://community.dynamics.com/ax/f/33/t/168729 I agree with the method of finding the field on the datasource of the formpart however a better method of making the field invisible is to reference formDataSource.object(fieldnum( , )).visible(true/false); instead of actually having to reference the form control. This will make the field visible/invisble anywhere in the form that the field of the datasource is used. In my case it was done like this: private void toggleintraCodeReturn() {     PartList    pl;     int pCount,partdsCount;     FormRun part;     boolean shown;     FormDataSource pfds;     FormDataSource  fds,partfds;     shown = this.currentSalesTable().CustMaterial == NoYes::Yes;     if (this.c...

Just finished an assignment making a tool for Dynamics AX 2012R2 for creating project quotations in word, using AX data. The customer is an ETO company manufacturing production lines for slaugtherhouses. The tool should create a quotation file word document (.docx) using a word template (.dotx) prepared in a certain language. This would allow the customer to design the layout of the document in a easy and familiar way. The spec required the quotation to include Budgets with detailed information for each sub project of a main project. Budgets summarized for each sub project of a main project. Scope of supply, which contains short technical descriptions of the included units on the production lines (sub projects) Technical descriptions - a section of the document containing listing (only once for each unit/sub project) complete descriptions with pictures of each included unit The algorithm in short is this: Now the challenge was that for most itemids in the item forecast ...