Renaming field name text (RetailLanguageText) on POS screen in AX 2012 R3

Hi Guys, I am here with a new information on Dynamics AX for Retail. Most of us might have encountered a scenario where we require to rename the text for few of the fields on AX 2012 POS screen. For instance if you want to change the text which is above the numpad – Search or enter quantity to Entry (as shown in screenshot)

This can be achieved through the Customization from backend with the help of a developer. But here I will tell you how to do this without any technical help and simply through configuration.

So to start with, you have to first make the field numbers visible on the POS screen. This field numbers are very helpful when changing the field names. On the POS desktop shortcut, right click and click on Properties.

Inventory Lookup screen and Store locator group assignment in AX 2012 R3 POS

Hi Guys, this blog is related to the most simple form in POS. Untill now I was under impression that the Inventory lookup just utilize the Real time service to show the Inventory for the Retail stores, but I discovered a new feature in AX 2012 R3 to restrict the number of stores in the Inventory lookup screen. You might have experienced an issue that the stock is not showing up for other stores on Inventory lookup screen at POS. The Inventory lookup screen is blank.

You might have seen the Store locator group form under Retail >> Setup >> Store locator group , this form can be used to restrict the number of stores on the Inventory lookup screen at POS.

Configure & Troubleshoot “Modes of delivery” on shipping and delivery screen on AX 2012 R3 POS

Hi Guys, this blog is meant for mode of delivery control on the Retail channel. As in previous versions of AX 2012 RTM, where all the modes of delivery were used to get populated on the shipping and delivery screen, which has been improved now to have a control over modes of delivery on the basis of products, country/state and Retail channel combination. This is a everyday requirement for all the Retail Industries to ship the products out to the customers out from the Retail channels. Also to identify which type of products and from which country are being shipped by what mode to the customer. This makes it easy for the salesperson to select the modes that are being used by that particular store and should not end up with wrong selection of mode of delivery.

After creating the modes of delivery under Retail >> Setup >> Distribution >> Modes of delivery, its time to setup the Retail channel, products and Address. Lets create a new mode of delivery 88 – Non standard and proceed with the setup.

Vendor catalog import

Hi Guys, this is my first blog post and I have started with the Procurement section. In this blog you will be going through a complete cycle of the Vendor catalog import process in Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Creating and maintaining procurement catalogs that company employees can use when they order items or services for internal use is one of the major tasks in Procurement and Sourcing. This can be done in several ways.

1. Vendor catalog data can be added to the product master manually;

2. The catalog can be hosted externally or

3. It can be imported from a Catalog Maintenance Request (CMR) file.

We will be looking into the CMR file import process in AX 2012.