Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Beta Known Issues

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April 8, 2011

Setup

The AXUtil IMPORTSTORE command does not prompt you to back up data
When you import data using the AXUTIL IMPORTSTORE /file:filename command, you are not prompted to back
up your data before you start the process. Running the AXUTIL IMPORTSTORE /file:filename command
overwrites all models and metadata in the target database. This can affect business data and production
environments.

To work around this issue, stop the AOS, and then back up the target database. Restart the AOS. Before you start
the import process, verify that you are importing the appropriate file.

An AOS server name is required during installation for all AX components

When installing any AX component, Setup will prompt you for the location of an AOS server. This applies even to
components that do not require a running instance of the AOS during Setup. To work around this issue, specify the
location of an AOS. For components such as the databases, which might be installed before an AOS, you can specify
an artificial location.

Multiple instances of Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services cannot be installed on the same
server
Report deployment fails if multiple instances of SQL Server Reporting Services are installed on a computer, and each
instance is linked to a different AOS server. There is no workaround for this issue.

The SQL Server Reporting Services framework does not support SharePoint integrated mode
You cannot use SharePoint integrated mode for reporting in Microsoft Dynamics AX. To work around this issue,
install SQL Server Reporting Services in native mode to use the computer as a dedicated reporting server for
Microsoft Dynamics AX.
Installation

Some languages are not available in the Beta release of Microsoft Dynamics AX
During installation of the Beta release of Microsoft Dynamics AX, the default language is EN-US for English (United
States). The only other languages that are available for this release are French (France), German (Germany), Italian
(Italy), Spanish (Spain), Dutch (Netherlands), and Danish (Denmark). If you select any of the languages other than
EN-US, follow the workaround in The Foundation Label Model must be installed if you select a language
other than EN-US later in this document.

The Foundation Label Model must be installed if you select a language other than EN-US
If you select a language other than EN-US during installation and you do not also select the Foundation Label Model
component, Microsoft Dynamics AX will not open after installation. To work around this issue, run Setup again, and
select the Foundation Label Model component.

Text is not fully translated for languages other than EN-US

If you select a language other than EN-US during Setup, or change the language for individual users, the text in the
Microsoft Dynamics AX client and in Help content are presented in a combination of EN-US and the selected other
language. There is no workaround for this issue.

Selecting a Help menu search option might close Microsoft Dynamics AX

If you select a language other than EN-US during Setup and attempt to search by using the Options menu in Help,
Microsoft Dynamics AX and Help might close. To work around this issue, open Help and enter search terms in the
Search help field.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 is not supported for Microsoft Dynamics AX
Development for Microsoft Dynamics AX using Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 is not supported. To work around
this issue, install an earlier version of Microsoft Visual Studio.

Installation of the synchronization service and configuring queues fails on a computer that is
running Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2)
The Message Queuing feature must be enabled on the local server for Setup to configure Microsoft Message Queuing
for the synchronization service. Setup is unable to correctly detect the Message Queuing feature on a computer that
is running Windows Server 2008 SP2, which prevents the installation of the synchronization service.

To work around this issue, do either of the following:

 Use existing queues. If the synchronization service must be installed with SP2, you can create the queues
manually, and then specify them in Setup.
 Use Windows Server 2008 R2. Setup can configure the queues for you on Windows Server 2008 R2 or a later
version.

Database installation on a computer that has a non-Latin collation might fail

If you attempt to install databases on a computer running Microsoft SQL Server with a non-Latin collation, the
installation might fail. To work around this issue, do the following:

1. Delete the following database backup files from the CD image:

 CD\Models\Standard\AxBootstrapDB.BAK
 CD\Models\Standard\AxBootstrapDB.BAK.axmodelbak
2. Install the databases.
Development

MorphX windows might not render correctly

On some hardware configurations, application windows might not be rendered correctly if they are based on
Windows Presentation Framework (WPF) controls. To work around this issue, disable WPF hardware acceleration.

Opening Microsoft Visual Studio from MorphX might not reuse layer, model, and company setup
If you start MorphX using command-line options for layer, model, or company, and you start Visual Studio from
MorphX, Visual Studio might not retain the settings of layer, model, and company. To work around this issue, use
client configurations when you open MorphX instead of using command-line options.

X++ editor toolbar buttons might become inactive

If you use a mouse or arrow to switch between methods, jobs, or macros in the X++ editor content list, the toolbar
buttons become inactive. To work around this issue, either move focus to the buffer after you select a method, or
use CTRL+TAB to navigate in the list.

A deleted method might not be removed from the X++ editor

If you delete a method from the AOT while you are editing the method, the method is not removed from the method
list in the X++ editor. An error occurs if you attempt to save or compile the method by using the editor. To work
around this issue, delete the method, and then close and reopen the editor.

Deployment of C# and Microsoft Visual Basic projects to SQL Server Reporting Services is not
supported
C# and Visual Basic projects that are added to the AOT have a DeployToSSRS property. Setting this property to
Yes has no effect. To work around this issue, deploy managed code to SQL Server Reporting Services by using data
methods in reports.

System administration

Modifying a server configuration with the Server Configuration Utility might incorrectly set the
firewall rule
When using the Server Configuration Utility to modify an AOS configuration, the Windows Firewall rule might not
contain the executable name. This will prevent clients from connecting to the AOS. To work around this issue,
include the executable name if you use the server configuration utility to create the inbound rule in Windows Firewall
with Advanced Security. The following examples show an incorrectly set rule and a correctly set rule:

 Incorrect: C:\Microsoft Dynamics AX\60\Server\<InstanceName>\Bin\.

 Correct: C:\Microsoft Dynamics AX\60\Server\<InstanceName>\Bin\AX32Serv.exe.

Commerce Services jobs might time out

Computers with 5 gigabytes or less of RAM might time out during processing of Commerce Services batch jobs. To
work around this issue, do the following:

1. Click System administration > Setup > Services and Application Integration Framework > Inbound
ports.
2. In the Inbound ports form, on the Port name list, select the CommerceServiceXXX port, where XXX is the
company code.
3. Click Deactivate.
4. Click Configure.
5. On the Microsoft Service Configuration Editor form, in the Configuration pane, click Services >
Microsoft.Dynamics.Ax.Services.CommerceServices >Host. In the right pane, on the Binding tab, in the
OpenTimeout field, set the value to 5:00 minutes.
6. In the Configuration pane, click Bindings > DefaultServiceGroupBinding (netTcpBinding). In the right
pane, on the Binding tab, set the value to 5:00 minutes for each of the following fields:
 SendTimeout
 OpenTimeout
 CloseTimeout
7. Close the Microsoft Service Configuration Editor form.
8. In the Inbound ports form, select the CommerceServiceXXX port, where XXX is the company code, and
then click Reactivate.

Workflow might fail if a placeholder is used in workflow text

If you enter the placeholder text %Workflow.Link to web% in a workflow class, workflow instances that you
create from this workflow stop working. To work around this issue, do not enter the placeholder text in a workflow
class.

Organization administration

Unattached documents cannot be saved

You can create a new unattached document but when you try to save it, an error message is displayed. To close the
document without saving, click ESC. There is no workaround for this issue.

Activating Commerce Services might cause an error

If you activate Commerce Services without enabling change tracking on a computer running Microsoft SQL Server,
an error is displayed. To work around this issue, follow the steps described in the SQL Server documentation to
enable change tracking.

Activating Sites Services might cause an error

If you activate Site Services without enabling change tracking on a computer running Microsoft SQL Server, an error
is displayed. To work around this issue, follow the steps described in the SQL Server documentation to enable
change tracking.

Office Add-ins

Dimension filtering does not work in the Office add-ins

Dimension attribute fields are displayed in the Office add-ins filter control, but applying filters on the dimension
attribute does not work. There is no workaround for this issue.

Error messages cannot be viewed when you use the Office Add-ins
When you publish data by using tables or services in the Office Add-in for Excel, some classes of errors are not
transmitted back to the status sheet. In these cases, you will see errors such as “Creation was canceled.” To work
around this issue, review the exception message in the Microsoft Dynamics AX client at the following location:
System Administration > Periodic > Services and Application Integration Framework > Exceptions.

Microsoft Excel workbooks that contain matrix fields are not refreshed
If you create a matrix field within an Excel worksheet, save the workbook, and then reopen it, the workbook is not
refreshed. There is no workaround for this issue.

Some services cannot be used with the Office Add-ins

You cannot use some services, including the CustomerService and the VendTableService, with the Office Add-ins.
There is no workaround for this issue.
Product-wide features

Some forms might not print

If you press CTRL+P in a form, the form might not print. To work around this issue, export the information in the
form to Microsoft Excel, and then print the information.

Financial

Purchase order year-end closing process creates incorrect entries

When you run the year-end purchase order closing process, the closing and opening journal entries created do not
completely reverse the open purchase order balances in the closed year. In addition, balances are not recorded in
the new period. There is no workaround for this issue.

Travel and expense

Creating travel and expense policies with multiple conditions does not work
If you create an expense report or a travel requisition policy rule that contains more than one condition, an error
message is displayed for entries that break the policy. The error message appears when you attempt to save lines
that reference the policy rule in an expense report and travel requisition. To work around this issue, do not add more
than one condition when you create an expense report or travel requisition policy.

Reporting and business intelligence

Analysis cubes project update causes an error when currency conversion is not selected
When updating the analysis cubes project by using the SQL Services Analysis Service Project Wizard, an error is
displayed and the project will not build if the Add foreign currency support to the Analysis Service project
check box is not selected. To work around this issue, select a currency conversion in the wizard.

Dimension attribute labels might be blank when you use the SQL Server Analysis Services Project
Wizard
The dimension attribute labels might be blank if you do not select at least one language when you use the SQL
Server Analysis Services Project Wizard. To work around this issue, select at least one language for translations
when you update an Analysis Services project by using the wizard.

The custom expression editor for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 does not work when you create a
precision design for a report
The custom expression editor is not working. You can reference Microsoft Dynamics AX labels directly and access
public APIs that are provided by the reporting framework. However, you can only access the generic SQL Server
Reporting Services expression editor that is available in Precision Designer. To work around this issue, add all
references to Microsoft Dynamics AX labels and public APIs in the auto design solution before converting the report
into a precision design.

Production control

Resource scheduling does not work if you select a specific configuration option
Resource scheduling is not working if the option Allow hot swapping of assemblies when the server is running
is activated in the Microsoft Dynamics AX server configuration. To work around this issue, do not select that option.

A new kanban rule cannot be saved using CTRL+S

When you create a new kanban rule, the values you enter in the Default quantity and Fixed kanban quantity
fields are not retained, and an error message is displayed when you attempt to save the rule by pressing CTRL+S.
To work around this issue, create a rule and then close the form. To create another rule, open the form again.
Public Sector

Encumbrance summaries for purchase orders might display incorrect values

If you enable encumbrance processing, incorrect values for the Relieved amount and Remaining amount fields
might display in the following forms:

 All purchase orders list page, in the Encumbrance summary FactBox

 Purchase order form, in the Encumbrance summary FactBox
 Encumbrance summary form
There is no workaround for this issue.

Purchase order line amounts form displays incorrect values

The Purchase order line amounts form displays incorrect values when you process invoices or product receipts for
a purchase order. There is no workaround for this issue.

A chart in the role center for Accounts receivable activities is not displayed
The role center for Accounts receivable activities displays an error message in place of the Receivables by
billing classification and period chart. There is no workaround for this issue.

Process Manufacturing Production and Logistics

Process Manufacturing Production and Logistics is not translated

The Beta release of Process Manufacturing Production and Logistics is not translated. If you change the language in
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 to a language other than EN-US, and then install Process Manufacturing Production and
Logistics, the Process Manufacturing Production and Logistics labels and text still appear in US English. There is no
workaround for this issue.

Project Management and Accounting Add-in

Project Management and Accounting Add-in is not translated

The Beta release of the Project Management and Accounting Add-in is not translated. If you change the language in
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 to a language other than EN-US, and then install the Project Management and
Accounting Add-in, the Project Management and Accounting Add-in labels and text still appear in US English. There
is no workaround for this issue.