Anna Davies (Intergen) Sue Driscoll (Microsoft) 10 August 2011
Finance Deep Dive Dynamics AX 2012
Finance Deep Dive - Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Dynamics AX 2012 – ‘Cool’ New Features Graphical Organisation Structure (Sue)
Chart of Account Structure (Anna)
Financial Dimensions (Sue)
Journal Entry & Ledger Alias (Anna)
Office Add-ins (Anna)
Segregation of Duties (Sue)
Workflow (Anna)
Case Management (Sue)
Finance Deep Dive - Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Organisation Structures (Sue)
Central Organisational Units
- e.g. Legal entities, Business Unit, Cost Centres etc.
- can be used as Financial Dimensions
Organisational Hierarchies
- view and report on different aspects of your business
- e.g. procurement control, security, shared services etc.
Graphical Editor
- with effective dates
Finance Deep Dive - Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Finance Deep Dive - Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Chart of Accounts Structure (Anna)
Shared Chart of Accounts (out-of-the-box)
Chart of Accounts per entity (independent of share)
Finance Deep Dive - Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Financial Dimensions & Account Structures (Sue)
Unlimited Financial Dimensions
- financial dimension wizard now gone
Custom or System entities
- e.g. product group, project, cost centre, airline
Advanced Structures
- links the main account to the financial dimensions
- Advanced Rules for further definition
Finance Deep Dive - Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Financial Dimensions / Account Structures
Account
Structures
Advanced Rules for
complex hierarchy
relationships
Finance Deep Dive - Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Journal Entry & Ledger Alias (Anna)
Segmented Entry Control
- for main account and dimension combinations
- defined by Account Structures and Advanced Rules
Ledger Alias
- quick entry for segmented accounts
Finance Deep Dive - Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Finance Deep Dive - Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Microsoft Office Add-Ins (Anna)
Four main uses:
Lightweight Reporting
Editing Data in Microsoft Excel
Importing Data using Microsoft Excel
Templates and Documents
Incorporate Dynamics AX Data in Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel documents and templates
Finance Deep Dive - Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Microsoft Office Add-Ins
Add-in Toolbar
Finance Deep Dive - Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Segregation of Duties (Sue)
New Security Setup
- roles, duties, privileges and permissions
- organisation wide
- 80 default roles
Segregation of Duties Rules
- e.g. create and release Purchase Order
- receive goods and pay supplier
Better Security Audit Trails
New Security Reports
Finance Deep Dive - Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Segregation of Duties
Roles
Duties
Finance Deep Dive - Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Workflow (Anna)
Graphical Workflow Editor (Drag and Drop)
60 Workflows up from 20
Advanced flow controls
- conditional decisions, manual decisions, parallel activities
Line level workflow
Increase workflow assignment options
- e.g. user, user group, hierarchy, work item queues
Finance Deep Dive - Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Workflow
Error Pane
Elements
Toolbar
Finance Deep Dive - Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Case Management (Sue)
Define the Process
Define the Categories
Define the Knowledge Base
Link them all together!
Finance Deep Dive - Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Service level agreements
Knowledge articles
Case
Prospect Customer
Item Worker
Vendor Party
References
Subject to
Case process
Utilises
Activities
Uses
Attachments Can have
Uses
Can be associated to
Purchase order Service order
Expense report Interest note
Vendor invoice Sales order
Lead
Can be associated to
Opportunity
Project
Your entity
Finance Deep Dive - Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Questions?
Thank you
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