AX Tools Blog: Navigating the AX Application Explorer in Visual Studio

Sometime ago, I posted about a brand new blog ran by part of the Dynamics AX Microsoft team. This blog is focused on 'Microsoft Dynamics AX Tools'

With this, there was a teaser post given by the authors of that blog, talking about the 'AX Application Explorer in Visual Studio'.

Well now the authors of the AX Tool Blog has taking this a step further with a new post.: Navigating the AX Application Explorer in Visual Studio

From the post.:
"In the last post we introduced the AX Application Explorer in Visual Studio, as the central hub for all AX development in Visual Studio. Now we will take a quick look at the navigation in the AX Application Explorer.

Since the AOT is the AX developers home, we preserved the same UI look and feel, as well as the gestures commonly used by AX developers. You can navigate the AX Application Explorer using the keyboard just the same way you use the keyboard in the AOT. You can use type-ahead to search for elements, just like in the example below, where you see the selection on InventCostList after “inventcost” was typed in (in the status bar the type-ahead text is displayed)."



One highlight from this blog post I think everyone should take away from it, is the following.:
"An important thing to understand about the AX Application Explorer is that it is not a superficial tool in Visual Studio. It integrates deep in the guts of Visual Studio and enables the presence of AX metadata in many of the existing Visual Studio components."

This is really important to understand, and help put context to the depth Microsoft is going to making Dynamics AX vNext and beyond deeply rooted in .Net, .Net technologies and the rest of the Microsoft stack!

Thanks AX Tools Blog Authors for sharing! Great post, and has me wanting to see more!




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Blog spotlight: Dynamics AX Tools - AX Application Explorer in Visual Studio

Well, as sure as I posted the link to the new Blog, it was updated! The folks behind the Microsoft Dynamics AX Tools blog, has posted an update, and everyone it going to love this.:

AX Application Explorer in Visual Studio



From the post.:
The AX Application Explorer, displays the AOT inside of Visual Studio. Think of it as Server Explorer meets AOT. It surfaces the essential AX Application elements for the purpose of easy integration with Visual Studio capabilities.

Wow! This is a great first post, that really has my wheels spining. I wonder how this will interact with such a solution that is being developed as AX.NET?

More soon is promised... can't wait to see what!




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Blogspot: Microsoft Dynamics AX Tools

Well hope everyone is doing good today! I wanted to take the time and do a blog spotlight, on a new Microsoft team blog that was created last week.

The blog is.: Microsoft Dynamics AX Tools - Blog.


From the first post.:
"This is a blog covering all information about Microsoft Dynamics AX Tools. This involves all aspects of tooling, from developer tools, to configuration and implementation tools. In general, tools that enable AX implementors to plan, configure, customize and deploy AX solutions."

So another great place to look for new information, specifically for those that install, configure, customize and develop for Dynamics AX. Which is just most ever technical person involved with AX!

There is a second blog post, that is promising some good content soon, so check it often. I will make sure and highlight anything that I can!

I would like to say thanks to those behind the Microsoft Dynamics AX Tools blog, and good luck! The more good, valuable information that can exist the better!

That's all for now. I will continue with what I started yesterday, on WCF services, and Dynamics AX. Moving from a basic concept, to issues you face, to reall Architecture look at solutions with WCF, and WCF Services vs. Web Services.





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