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MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012Preview

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TheenhancedRoleTailoreduserinterfacespansthethe

MicrosoftDynamicsAXWindowsclientandEnterprisePortalandhelpstodriveproductivityandbusinessinsightthroughitsfamiliaruserexperienceandconnectionwithbusinessprocesses.MicrosoftWordandExcel,familiarandpowerfultoolsthatworkersalreadyknowanduse,workbidirectionallywithMicrosoftDynamicsAX2012toenhanceworkerproductivity,andamoreexibleHelpsystemprovidesaddedsupportwhenneeded.

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ImproveproductivitywithenhancementstotheRoleTailoreduser

interfacesuchasFactBoxes,FastTabs,andPreviewPanesthatlet

youviewdatafrommultiplesourceswithoutleavingthecurrentform.Highlightrelevantitems,multitask,visualizeinformationin

usefulnewways,andreducechancesofaccidentallychangingthedata.InthisreleasenewRoleCenterswillbeincluded,suchasTreasurerandBudgetManager.

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Asmootherinterfaceimprovestheuserexperienceoverallwith

ActionPanesandmorecongurationoptions.Collaborationworkspacesallowteamstoquicklyorganizeandshareinformationaboutprojects,marketingcampaigns,andopportunities.And

WindowsLiveIDauthentication,improvedsearch,andappearance

ofpagesfostersproductivity.

MicrosoftOfceadd-ins

MicrosoftOfceadd-insenableyoutouseMicrosoftWordtobuildtemplatesanddocumentsthatcombinestructuredand

unstructuredinformationfromMicrosoftDynamicsAX.UseExcel

andWordadd-instoview,analyze,andupdateinformationinMicrosoftDynamicsAX.Bidirectionalinteroperabilityenablesusers

toaccessandrefreshdatainMicrosoftDynamicsAXwithoutleaving

ExcelandWord.

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MakeHelpmorerelevanttoyourbusinessbycustomizingtopics,

enablingothersintheorganizationtocreateHelpdocumentation,

promptlyapplyinganddistributingupdates,andusingSearchandtheHelpviewertondHelponyournetworkortheweb.

Built-inIndustryCapabilities

MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012ispurpose-builtfororganizationsinmanufacturing,PublicSector1,services,anddistribution(withretailcomingsoon),deliveringindustry-speciccapabilitiesout-of-the-box.Newinthisreleaseissupportforpublicsector

organizations.MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012uniquelycombinesindustry-speciccapabilitiesinonesolutionandmakesthemavailabletoallcustomers,benetingorganizationsthatrequirecapabilitiesformorethanoneindustry.

Manufactung

UtilizetheexibilityofMicrosoftDynamicsAX2012torunprocess

anddiscretemanufacturingmodelsinasinglesolution.Themixed-

modecapabilityalsoallowsimplementationofleanmanufacturingpracticesinthewaybestsuitedforyourcompany.

Takeadvantageofanewoperationsresourcemodeltoefciently

useresourcesatmultiplelocations.Scheduleresources(vendors,

people,machines,tools,orlocations)tojobsandoperationsbased

ontheircapabilities(abilitytoperformaspecicproduction-relatedactivity).Aschedulingenginewillhandleresourceselection.

Modelandexecuteleanmanufacturingonproductionowsto

reducedeliveryleadtimes,trimexcessinventorybetweenwork

centers,treatcontractorlaborasaservice(notaBOMcomponent),andsupportcontinuousimprovementbyusingkanbanboards,

eventkanbans,andkanbanrulestoview,plan,andrunkanbanjobs

Usethenewconstraint-basedProductConguratorto

efcientlycreate,maintain,andreuseproductmodels,components,andattributes.

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Letshopoorworkersusethetouch-enabledjobregistrationformtoregistertimeandquantitiesproduced;usethisfunctionalitytolet

shopoorsupervisorsprioritizejobsandperformactionssuchas

start/stopjobs.

PublcSct

Useunlimiteddimensionstosupportpublicsectorfundaccounting

andexpandedreportingcapabilitiesforfund,program,function,

organization,grant,project,locationandobject.

Facilitatemultiyearbudgeting,accounting,andreportingfor

projectsandgrantswiththecapabilitytotrackmultiplefundingsourcesandautomaticallydistributefundsaccordingtoprogram

guidelines,including:1)linkingtransactionstospecicfunding

sources;2)prioritizingfundingsources;3)restrictingfundingsourcestospecicactivitiesorclassesofexpense;and4)providing

supportformatchingfundsandgrants.

Deneaccountingdistributionsandviewsubledgerjournalentriespriortojournalizingsourcedocuments.

Usepostingdenitionstoautomaticallygeneratedueto/duefromentriesbetweendifferentfunds.

Implementaexibledepartmentalbillingengineforefcient

collaborationwithcustomers,whilesignicantlyreducingprocess

managementtimerequirements.

Scndusts

Strengthenproposalmanagement,projectquotation,andproject

budgetcontrolwithcomplexworkbreakdownstructures,milestone

denitions,taskassignments,anddeliverablespecication.

Improveyourabilitytoforecast,plan,andultimatelyscheduletherightresourcesontoprojectsattherighttimeandintherightplace,matchingindividualskillsandcapabilitiestoservicetasksand

projectgoals.

TakeadvantageofWorkspaceCollaborationinMicrosoftSharePoint

Servertoincreaseprojectcollaborationandfosterapplicationofbestpracticeservice-deliverymethodologies.Buildonthat

foundationtoconnectwithservicepartnersandclientsinricherand

moreinteractiveways.

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Improvesupplychainplanningcapabilitiesacrossyour

organization,usingnewviewsthatdisplayallintercompany

supplyanddemand.Inaddition,plannedintercompanydemand

isvisibleforupstreamcompanieswithintheorganization,andcanbeconsideredinmasterplanning.Planningand

managementarealsosupportedwithafullviewofintercompany

order-peggingusingamultilevelpeggingform.

Salesorderprocessenhancementsallowuserstoplaceordersinamoreproductiveway,allowingfasterorderentrybylimitingthe

amountofinformationtobeentered.Thispermitseasieraccessto

salesorderheaderorlinedetailsaswellasexpertfeaturesallowinguserstomodifydefaultsettingsandcustomizesalesorders.

Otherfeaturesincludepricingenhancementtomanagemasschanges,smartroundingrulesbasedoncurrencyandamount,and

translationofpricesinmultiplecurrenciesbasedonareference

pricelist.

CoreERPSuiteCapabilities

MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012raisesthebarfordeliveringpowerfulERPcapabilitiesandsupportingoperationalefciencyinmanykeyfunctionalareas.MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012includesnewcapabilitiessuchassupplierrelationshipmanagement,casemanagement,andtheAuditWorkBench,aswellasimportantenhancementsinthefollowingdomains:nance,salesandmarketing,procurement,projectaccounting,humancapitalmanagement,supplychainmanagement,inventorymanagement,andglobalriskandcompliance.

Fnancals

Quicklycreateunlimited,form-basednancialdimensionsthatcan

besharedacrosslegalentitiesforacompletebusinessview,audit

trailtransparency,anddetailedanalyses.

Transformbudgetinformationintoprecise,workow-drivenmanagementtoolswithmultiple,variable,andhierarchical

budgetarycontrolsthatallowyoutodenehowyouwant

tomanageexpendituresandachievegreatercontroloftheprocurementprocess.

Setup,view,andmanageencumbrances,includingpurchaseorder

commitments,inthegeneralledger,andmanageworkowitems

withrespecttoyear-endprocessingandencumbrances.

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Streamlinethecash-to-collectionsprocesstosavetime,engageefcientlywithcustomers,andimprovecashow.

Simplifyandhelpensureaccurateprocessingofrequisitions,orders,invoices,andotherkeytransactionsbydeningaccounting

distributionsandviewingsubledgerjournalentriesbefore

journalizingsourcedocuments.

Improveaccountspayableoperationalefciencywithnewcapabilitiestomatchinvoices,allocatecharges,processandtrack

purchaseorderprepayments,addlinestoinvoices,andmore.

Deneandcontroltheinformationyoucapturemorepreciselyto

achievebetterinsightintoyourbusiness.

Increaseproductivityandaccuracyasyouleveragearchitecturaladvancestosharekeynancialdataamonglegalentities.

Sharplyreducetimeandeffortforyear-endclosingwith

enhancementsthatincludepurchaseorderrolloverandbudgetcarry-forwardoptions.

Salsandmaktng

UsetheMicrosoftDynamicsCRMConnectortoaccessinformation

inMicrosoftDynamicsCRM2011,bothon-premisesandonline.

Efcientlyopen,assign,resolve,andfollowuponcustomer

service,collections,andsimilarissuesusingnewcasemanagementcapabilities.

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ProcurementandsourcinginMicrosoftDynamicsAXallows

managingdirectandindirectprocurementofgoodsandservices.In

MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012thefollowingenhancementshavebeenmade:

Self-servicecapabilities:empowerworkerstoorderday-to-day

goodsandservicesfromsearchableonlinecatalogs.Helpvendors

operatemoreefcientlybyenablingthemtoperformavarietyoftasksonline,suchasupdatingproledata,requestingadditional

users,requestingthescopeoftheirofferingbeexpanded,

uploadingcatalogcontent,submittinginvoices,reviewingpayments,andmore.

Import,create,edit,stage,publish,andsearchcatalogsofitemsfor

internalconsumptiononaninternalshoppingsite.Orpunchout

directlytoyourvendorcatalog.

Createavirtualworkplacewherecategorymanagerscanmanage

overallspendingbycategory.

Utilizerequisitionaggregation,workqueuemanagement,category

management,andotherprocurementfunctionalitythrougha

procurement-basedRoleCenter.

Establishacentralizedprocurementdeskcapabilityacrossyour

organizationtosupportprocurementpoliciesandprocesses.

Easilysetupandmaintainoneormoredifferentpurchasingpoliciesandapplythemtodifferentsetsofrequisitionersacrossthe

organization.

Supplychanmanagmnt

Easilyconvertapurchaseorderlineorsalesorderintoadeliveryscheduleandmaintaintotalorderdiscounteligibilityevenwhen

multipledeliveriesresult.

Supportqualitymanagementwithanewinventoryblockingfeature

thatworksmanuallyoronanautomatedbasistoenjoygreaterexibilityandgranularityinqualityorderspecication,andmore.

Improveyourabilitytoreportthevalueofgoodsintransitbetween

companies,usingtwonewreportsinMicrosoftDynamicsAX2012.

Pjctmanagmntandaccuntng

Viewasummaryastheprojectbudgetiscreated,compareagainst

funding,andmakecorrectionsbeforesubmission.

CreateandmanageprojectsinEnterprisePortaltoenableremote

accessandreducesoftwareinstallationandupdateissues.

Maketimesheetentriesmoreefcientlywithenhancedtimeentrycapabilitiesanduserexperiencesfromawebbrowserortheclient

application.

Allocateandpostrevenuebasedoninternalsalespricesforworkers

categories,anddimensions,enablingprotabilitymonitoringbyallocationarea.

Improvemanagementofcomplexportfoliosofprojectsand

next-leveloptimizationofresourceschedulesthroughenhanced

integrationwithMicrosoftProjectServer2010.

Humancaptalmanagmnt

ImproveindividualproductivitybyreferringtoRoleCentersfordata,alerts,tasklists,andreportspertinenttospecicjobfunctions

morethantwodozenpredenedRoleCenterscanbeaccessedfrom

theEnterprisePortalorMicrosoftDynamicsAXWindowsclient.

UsetheEmployeePortalandworkowtoolstoenforcespendingandapprovalpoliciesatamoregranularlevel,andtoenable

employeeself-serviceforperformancegoalmanagement.

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Transferandviewemployeerecordseasily,andreducemanual

processstepsinrecruiting,onboarding,development,transfer,and

termination.

InMicrosoftDynamicsAX2012,theExpenseManagementapplicationfortheEnterprisePortalisimprovedinmanyareasto

helpstreamlineprocessesandimproveproductivity.Thisincludes

theexpenseentry,cashadvancerequest,creditcarddispute,travelrequisition,andexpensereportdelegation.Inaddition,theapproval

experienceforexpensereports,travelrequisitions,andcash

advancesareimprovedorintroduced.

Glbalskandcmplanc

Dene/reneyourcorporatepoliciesandautomatetheauditing

processwiththeAuditWorkbench.

Trackenergyconsumptionandgreenhousegasemissionsto

proactivelymonitoryourorganizationsenvironmentalimpact:usetheenhancedEnvironmentalSustainabilityDashboardandthenew,

associateddatacubetokeepawareofenergyconsumption,carbon

footprint,andKPIsforwasteandwaterusage.Takeadvantageofa

graphicalinterfaceforeasysetupandwhat-ifcapabilitiestohelpyouassesstheimpactofproposedchanges.

Helpensureorganizationalcompliancewithlaws,regulations,

policies,andbusinessrulesthroughComplianceCenter

enhancementsincludingimprovedInternalControlscapabilities,thenewDefaultControlsLibrary,andthenewImportandMapping

Wizard.

Country-speciccapabilities

Tocontrolfeatureavailabilitybasedonthelocationofthelegalentity,MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012usesthecountryassociated

withthelegalentitysprimaryaddress.Forexample,iftheaddressof

thelegalentityisinCanada,userscanseeandworkwithCanada-specicfeatures.

MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012offersarangeofcapabilities

thatsupportcountry-speciclocalization.Tolearnmore,visit

CustomerSource.

ApplcatnFundatn

Masterdata,referencedata,andglobalenginesarethe

foundationoftheapplication.InMicrosoftDynamicsAX2012theenhancementsinthesethreeareassimplifythedenitionofmasterandreferencedataandtheuseofglobalenginesacrossthemulti-entityenterprise.

Mastdata

Organizationmodel:modelorganizationalstructuresmore

accurately,capturingmorehierarchiesandgreaterdetail,toenablemoresophisticatedreporting,improvedsecurity,and

easierdatasharing.

GlobalAddressBook:createmultipleaddressbooks,manage

addressbookaccess,selectivelyenforcepoliciesbyaddressbook,andcreateapplicantrecordsdirectlyfromapplicationforms.

Productinformationmanagement:createandmaintainproductdenitionsandmasterdenitionsforsetsofproductsacrossthe

entireorganization,andsharethemacrosscompaniestomaintain

centralizedproductrepositorycontrol.

rfncdata

Timezoneenhancements:easilysetandchangetimezone

preferences,supportmultipletimezones,synchronizetimezonepreferenceswithlocaltimezones,andviewdifferenttimezone

informationfortransactions.

Glbalngns

Policiesmanagement:utilizethisnewcapabilitytohelpimplementauniedprocurementstrategyacrossemployees,purchasing

agents,andvendors.

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Busnssintllgncandrptng

MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012BIandReportingincludesmore

than800MicrosoftSQLServerReportingServicesreports,11SQLServerAnalyticsServerdatacubes,andenhancementstotheframework.

McsftSQLSrptngScs

MicrosoftDynamicsAXproductionreportscombinethepower

ofSQLServerReportingServiceswiththesimplicityandexibilityofMicrosoftDynamicsAX.Alongwithmorethan800built-in

reports,MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012willprovideawizard-based

migrationtoolforexistingX++reportsandintegrated,role-basedsecurityoptions.

HelpmeetexactingreportingrequirementsandreduceITworkload,

withauto-generationofSQLServerReportingServicesreports,

andcreatebasicreportsusingtheMicrosoftVisualStudio2010

ChartingControl.

Supportglobaloperations:developareportinonelanguage,andletthereportingframeworkproducereportsinmultiplelanguages.

McsftSQLSAnalyssS

Instantlyidentifyandtakeactiononbusinessprocessissues

usingnewcubesforworkowandenvironmentalsustainability.Trackhistoryandcurrentstatus,andgenerateperformance

analysisreports.

Easilyimplement,congure,andcustomizeprebuiltdatacubes

usingawizard-drivenUI,whichhelpsyoudeployprebuiltbusinessintelligencesolutionswhenyousetupMicrosoftDynamicsAX2012.

Famk

MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012structuralenhancementscanimproveoperationITefciencyinyourorganizationandreturnmorevaluetoyou.Someoftheseenhancementsareagraphicalworkoweditorandcloud-basedservicesthathelpreduceITcomplexityandfront-endcapitalrequirements.ApplicationIntegrationFrameworkenhancementsandnewprogrammingconceptshelpITprofessionalswritelesscode.Role-basedsecurityacceleratestheimplementationofinternalcontrols.AndahostofnewandimprovedEnterprisePortalfeaturesdeliverthebenetsofMicrosoftDynamicsAX2012throughtheInternetandawebbrowser.

Workow

Powerfulnewcapabilitiesenablecreationofmorecomplex

workowsandseparateworkowsforeachlineassociated

withaheader,evenautomatedworkowsrequiringnohuman

intervention.TheGraphicalWorkowEditorenablesdrag-and-dropfunctionalityforworkowcreation.WorkItemQueueshelpusers

controlwhattheyworkonandloadbalanceacrosstheteamwhen

necessary.

Scs(sts,paymnt,andcmmcscs)

Supportyourend-to-endbusinessprocesseswithcloud-based

servicesthatarecost-effective,easytodeployanduse,andintegratefullywithyourexistingon-premisesorhostedMicrosoft

DynamicsAXimplementation.SitesServicesforMicrosoftDynamics

ERPextendsMicrosoftDynamicsAX2012businessprocessesandworkowsontheweb,empoweringbusinessuserstocollaborate

withtheircustomersandvendorswithminimalITinvestment.

PaymentServicesforMicrosoftDynamicsERPisaPCI-certiedLevel1PaymentGateway.Out-of-the-box,itsupportsauthorization,

settlement,voidsandrefunds,addressverication,andbusiness

cardLevel2and3processing.CommerceServicesforMicrosoft

DynamicsERPprovidesintegrationbetweenMicrosoftDynamicsAX2012andtheorganizationsonlinesaleschannels.TheMicrosoft

DynamicsOnlineConnectGadgetWebPartforRoleCentershosts

aslidedeckoflinksandinformationrelevanttoausersrole,includinglinkstoCustomerSource,communitycontent,training

materials,andknowledgebasearticles.Thisgadgetcanbeaddedto

theRoleCentermasterpageortopersonalRoleCenterpages.

Scsandapplcatnntgatn

Takeadvantageofnewcapabilitiessuchas:exposingX++business

logicasaservicetoexternalsystemstoextendthelifeofX++code

investments,includingmorethan90documentservices;integrationsupportsthatincludenon-XMLleformatsupport,exibleerror

handling,bulkimportsupport;accessingservicegroupseasily;

usingbusinessoperationframeworktowriteapplications;and

consumingexternalservicesfromX++.Simplifycongurationandadministrationofservices.

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Role-basedsecurity

Createsecuritypermissionsforindividualapplicationobjectstosimplifymaintenanceandenablereuseofsecurityconstructs.

Implementsecuritypoliciesforindividualtablerecords,offeringgreatergranularity.Simplifycongurationandadministrationofservices.

entpsptalnhancmnts

EnterprisePortalintegrationscanbedevelopedeasilyusingVisual

Studio2010.EnterprisePortalsupportstablehierarchiesformoreefcientdatabasestructures,andanewsecuritymodeloffers

greatercontrol.

NpgammabltycncptsImplementasetofnewcapabilitiesthatimprovedatamodeldesignandreusabilityofschemacomponents,andthatcontributetothe

development,use,andmaintenanceofmoreexible,accurate,

productivity-enhancinginformationandreporting.

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Allapplicationelementsarestoredinasinglerepositoryand

distributedinphysicalmodulescalledModels.Modelscaneasilybe

combinedtoaddcapabilities.BothMorphXandVisualStudiotools

areavailablefordevelopers.

Dataupgadfamknhancmnts

Conductdataupgradewithreducedbusinessdowntimeby

performingthemajorityofyourupgradeonaliveMicrosoftDynamicsAXsystemandusinganewsource-to-targetmodel,whichscalesupusingahighdegreeofparallelizationbetween

variousupgradestages.

UpgradedirectlyfromMicrosoftDynamicsAX4.0orMicrosoft

DynamicsAX2009toMicrosoftDynamicsAX2012.

McsftBusnssPducttyApplcatnandiTinfastuctuTchnlgy

AcorestrengthofMicrosoftDynamicsAX2012canbefoundinitsinteroperabilitywithotherMicrosoftproductsandtechnologies.Fromatechnicalperspective,thisstrengthfostersefcient,cost-effectivedevelopment.Usersenjoythebenetsointeroperabilityingreaterproductivityanddataintegrity.

SQLSmdlst

MaintainonestorefordataandmetadataintheMicrosoftSQL

Servermodelstore.

vsualStud2010suppt

Takeadvantageoftheintegrateddevelopmentexperience,newtools,andVisualStudio2010resourcesavailableworldwideto

modelbusinessapplicationelementsthatintegrateintoMicrosoft

DynamicsAX2012.Managesourcecode,includingbranchingandworkitems,moreeffectivelywithMicrosoftTeamFoundationServer2010.

Mcsftslutns,applcatns,andtchnlgs

MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012capabilitiessupportMicrosoftSQL

Server2008R2(includingSQLServerReportingServicesandSQLServerAnalysisServices);MicrosoftSharePointServer2010;

MicrosoftSearchServer2010,MicrosoftSearchServerExpress

2010,andMicrosoftFastSearchServer2010;MicrosoftOfce2010;MicrosoftProjectServer2010;andMicrosoftVisualStudio2010.

FullsystemrequirementswillbepublishedclosertogeneralavailabilityofMicrosoftDynamicsAX2012.

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MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012isapre-releaseproductunderdevelopment.TheinformationhereinisforinformationalpurposesonlyandrepresentsthecurrentviewofMicrosoftCorporationasofthedateofthisfactsheet.BecauseMicrosoftmustrespondtochangingmarketconditions,itshouldnotbeinterpretedtobeacommitmentonthepartofMicrosoft,andMicrosoftcannotguaranteetheaccuracyofanyinformationprovidedafterthedateofthisfactsheet.Allpre-releaseproductreleasedatesandfeaturesspeciedarepreliminarybasedoncurrentexpectations,andaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Microsoftmaymakechangestospecicationsandproductdescriptionsatanytime,withoutnotice.

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TakethenextsteptowardbecomingadynamicbusinesstheMicrosoftDynamics

visionforcompaniesthatcancontinuouslyevolvetofaceeconomic,operational,and

organizationalchallenges.ByplanningyourfutureupgradetoMicrosoftDynamicsAX2012,yourorganizationcanbecomemoreagile,soyoucanadaptquicklytochange,expand

intonewmarkets,anddevelopinnovativeproductsandservices.

Talktoyourpartneraboutthebusinessbenetsthatanupgradeto

MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012couldoffer.

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