Shane Erstad articles
Shane Erstad
AX for Retail: Modern POS Custom Labels and Strings
This is a follow-up to a previous article I wrote about modifying labels and strings in Enterprise POS. The process is similar in Modern POS (MPOS) and Cloud POS (CPOS) but different enough that a new article is warranted.AX for Retail: Instant Email Receipts in Enterprise POS (EPOS)
Dynamics AX For Retail Enterprise POS (EPOS) has functionality to email receipts but the implementation of the feature has a few tradeoffs: Email does not get sent immediately at the conclusion of the transaction.AX for Retail 2012 R3: How to deploy customized Commerce Runtime services
We get a number of questions on the exact steps needed to create and deploy customizations to the Commerce Runtime (CRT). Here is a step-by-step process to get up and running with a very simple customization.AX for Retail: Customizing your Hotfix Packages for Remote Deployments
You may have noticed throughout 2012 R3, R3 CU8, and R3 CU9 that AX hotfix packages are quite a bit larger in size than they used to be.Dynamics AX R3 CU9 Demo Image: a different “The price cannot be calculated for the item” error in EPOS
I previously wrote about this tricky error that that cropped up in the Dynamics AX R3 CU8 demo image. That problem was due to the CRT configuration section missing from the default POS.exe.config file and I gave a pretty simple workaround.AX for Retail R3: Training Videos for Commerce Data Exchange Async
I’m happy to announce greater availability for a set of training videos that I created for Commerce Data Exchange (CDX) Async Server and Async Client. The content clocks in at around three hours and is a fairly comprehensive walkthrough of the technology.
Published
7 min read
AX for Retail R3 CU8 Call Center: Fix for Customizing CRT Pricing Engine
One of the main features introduced in AX for Retail R3 was the unified pricing engine in the Commerce Runtime (CRT). The exact same code is compiled and deployed to Enterprise POS, Mobile POS / Retail Server, Online Store, and the new Call Center.Dynamics AX R3 Demo Image: “The price cannot be calculated for the item. Please manually enter the correct price” error in EPOS
Update (2015-08-13): If you are using the 2013 R3 CU9 demo image you may run into the same error with a (much) different root cause and workaround. Please see this post for notes on how to fix that issue. If you are using the Dynamics AX demo image (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn741578.
Published
3 min read
AX for Retail 2012 R3 Receipt Printing Enhancements: Print Multiple Logos and Select Images in AX Client
Credit to Brian Storie (Microsoft) for authoring this article AX for Retail 2012 R3 introduced a new feature on the Receipt Format Designer that allows you to select a specific image for your Receipt Logo.
Published
11 min read
Connecting Retail Components on an External Computer to the Microsoft Dynamics AX R3 Azure Lifecycle Services Demo Virtual Machine
If you’re not using our AX 2012 R3 demo image on Azure by now… well, you should be. There is an excellent guide on getting your Azure account linked with Lifcecycle Services so you can deploy the demo virtual machine: Deploy Microsoft Dynamics AX on Azure [AX 2012].
Published
1 min read