Shortcuts for Dynamics AX 2009 - New Poster

Posted by Bojan Jovičić on July 31, 2010
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I previously wrote about keyboard shortcuts for Dynamics AX 2009 when we created our own poster with two pages (one for the typical user and one for developers).

I recently found one really impressive visual poster with shortcuts for the typical user of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009. You can download it here.

The use of the shortcuts is very important for people who spend much time in computer work. Keyboard shortcuts increase productivity greatly, but also have a good effect on mouse usage RSI (Repeated Stress Injury) prevention.

Complexity tool - Dynamics AX 2009

Posted by Bojan Jovičić on July 29, 2010
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We wanted to include the complexity analysis in our CI (Continuous Integration) environment within the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009. This is especially important for us, as we are very agile (more than 3 years of Scrum), and have top notch technical environment to support this in the .NET world (Microsoft Visual Studio with Team System).

We were missing software quality indicators which can help developers check their code in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 environment. Now together with the existing CI tools in DAX (Dynamics AX) technology has enabled better software quality which is very important in the lean approach, because your work quality is not only affecting end-user, but also the others who work on it during the process, which in software production can be many people.

I knew of great tool that was created for Dynamics AX 2004 that supports software metrics like: Cyclomatic Complexity, Lack of Cohesion of Methods, Number of Source Lines, Comment Percentage. I tried to add it to our environment, but found some issues. These were easily fixed using DAX's Code comparison tools. You can download the updated version here (110 kb). It also includes the short manual (2 steps) for user setup. Just unzip the archive, import the XPO (choosing to overwrite the existing elements).

If you have time, take a look at good grad paper from the original tool author can be found.