CIL generation: Duplicate type name within an assembly.
Issue Definition: I have been trying to generate a FULL CIL into our working live environment and suddenly it started giving me the following error; CIL generation: Duplicate type name within an assembly. Assessments: I did the following steps: 1- Strong recommendation, apply latest kernel build. Download link: Package: ———————————————————– KB Article Number (s) : 2957061 Language: All (Global) Platform: i386 Location: ( http://hotfixv4.microsoft.com/Microsoft%20Dynamics%20AX%202012%20R2/nosp/KB2957061/6.2.1000.7176/free/474249_intl_i386_zip.exe ) 2- To improve Compilation speed I did following changes : – For the full compile not catching all the syntax errors, please follow the X++ code workaround suggestion: Under ClassesSysCompilerOutputstartCompilation Simply delete or out comment the marked line completely. -For the CIL compiler performance: – Make sure that the “Client/Server trace” under the client options is unchecked. – Change the tier from “client” to “server” on ClassesSysCompileILdumpParallelBulkn method. – Further improvements is provided under: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/axtools/ 3- For the full CIL generation failure: Stop all AX client sessions Stop all AOS services Take a copy of XPPIL folder Take a copy of Model database Delete content of XPPIL folder Truncate SYSXPPAssembly table from SQL backend Retsart AOS Restart AX client Complete full XPP compilation Completet full CIL generation Happy Daxing!
Take pity on your SQL with Poor SQL
If you’re feeling cruel, obfuscate with your SQL quries, Poor SQL is a very nice tool to leverage your time up. http://poorsql.com/
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Data Import/Export Framework new version released
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/axsa/archive/2013/11/01/microsoft-dynamics-ax-2012-data-import-export-framework-new-release.aspx
Microsoft Dynamics AX2012 R2 CU 7 has been released
Microsoft has released a new cumulative update for Microsoft Dynamics AX2012 R2, named Cumulative Update 7 (KB2885603). The version number of this release is 6.2.1000.4051. You can download the update here.More information on Partersource and Customersource will be available soon. There is an installation guide for this update available on the Microsoft Download site. Download it here.
AxBuild.exe is here for fast compilation
For more description; http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d6da631b-6a9d-42c0-9ffe-26c5bfb488e3.aspx
Excellent article about Data Import Export in Dynamics AX 2012
Excellent article about Data import export in Dynamics AX 2012, its not “usual” http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dynamics-coe/archive/2013/05/21/dynamics-ax-export-import-framework-for-vendor-balance-migration.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0
CodeFlow – A code review tool from Microsoft.
For better and efficient code reviews, Microsoft has developed a tool called CodeFlow and it will be shipped in the next version of Microsoft Visual Studio. More information and screen shots about this tool can be seen in the below links: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/features/2012/jan12/01-05CodeFlow.aspx http://prashantsblogs.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/54/
Importing data in AX using Data Import/Export Framework
Here is an excellent blog, which explains how to use the Data import/export framework (old name Data migration framework) to import data in AX. The blog walks you through the different scenarios of data import in AX.
Using Code review feature in Visual Studio 2012 to send code reviews.
Efficient code reviews during development phase always helps identify the issues earlier and prevent rework and bugs in later stages of the project. For effective code reviews, there is a code review tool available in Visual Studio 2012 which can be used to improve code quality. To use this feature, all your code changes must be moved to TFS repository. Another pre-requisite is that you need to have an SMTP server setup for your TFS server. Without this, code review emails cannot be send to specific reviewers. Below are the related links which helps you getting started on this: Configuring an SMTP for TFS Using code review to improve quality (Channel 9 video) Code review feature in Visual Studio 2012 (MSDN blog)
WebSearchAx tool for searching stuff related to AX
I found a web search tool for AX which some of you might already be using it, but it is a great tool to know about if you haven’t used it before. The WebSearchAx tool for AX is used to apply advanced criteria to your search for Help about Microsoft Dynamics AX. You can search about AX stuff according to specific roles like developer, system administrator, application user and can also limit the search criteria to specific version of AX. WebSearchAx can also search the web for white papers, code samples, and blog entries about Microsoft Dynamics AX. Nice tool to find relevant stuff. Below is the screen shot how it looks like: