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Monday, September 21, 2009

Microsoft Dynamics Ax 2009 web project template is not available / visible in visual studio 2008



This article explains
How to make available Microsoft Dynamics Ax Web Project template for all users.
How to resolve Microsoft Dynamics Ax Web Project template missing issue / problem.
How to resolve Microsoft Dynamics Ax Web Project template visible or availability issue even through Ax EP development tool is installed.


Symptom:
One user can see Dynamics Ax Web Project template when he/she creates a new web project but the other user can’t see it on the same server.

Reason:
If a user can see Microsoft Dynamics Ax Web Project template it’s because in his/her profile on system the template is available. In general the template is located on a windows 2003 server at C:\Documents and Settings\[user id ]\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Templates\ProjectTemplates\Visual Web Developer\CSharp\ AxWebProject.zip

Resolution:
To make Microsoft Dynamics Ax Web Project template available for other users copy the Templates folder from the user who can see template and paste it to other users’ profile It assumed that your templates are available in the default located as mentioned in above path

Step1:
Go to C:\Documents and Settings\[user id ]\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\

Step2:
Copy Templates folder

Step3:
Open the other users’ profile and go to C:\Documents and Settings\[user id ]\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\

Step4:
Paste the Templates folder. If system says to overwrite it click on yes option.


NOTE: Use at your own risk. There is no warranty on this article.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Microsoft Dynamics Ax 2009 SRS Reports Deployment error (AL.EXE) not found

This article explains how to resolve AL.EXE error or exception during Microsoft Dynamics Ax 2009 SRS reports deployment.

Applied on:
Windows Server 2008 SP1
SQL Server 2008
Microsoft Dynamics Ax 2009 SP1

When attempting to deploy Microsoft Dynamics Ax SRS reports, you may have received the following error message:

Unable to load one or more of the requested types.
Retrieve the LoaderExceptions property for more information.
Error: The following components have not been installed or are not configured correctly:
AL.exe
Please consult your administrator or the documentation.
System.InvalidOperationException: The following components have not been installed or are not configured correctly:
AL.exe
Please consult your administrator or the documentation.



This error message indicates that the following software components are not installed:


  • Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Shell (isolated mode)

You can download above prerequisites from following links:
Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Shell (isolated mode)



The above link can be changed without any notice.

Note: Use at your own risk. There is no warranty on this article.