Update DefaultDimension through Connector for Microsoft Dynamics

We had interesting problem with updating of some data entities' DefaultDimension. Normally for update Connector asks for original data (performs find operation), uses those data as default data and overwrite only those data where values are provided from 3rd party system. It means that any of data defaulted in AX, when create operation was performed, is not overwritten by empty values.

Default Dimensions seem to be just single field of type long instead of dictionary entity in Connector and in VS

There is probably incorrect Extended Data Type on DefaultDimension field in table. There should be DimensionDefault. If there is another one (e.g. RefRecId) then correct code is not generated by AIF wizard to Ax<Table> class and to Data object class.

If you can change EDT then do it and regenerate AxBC classes and data objects.

If you can’t change EDT or regeneration did not help then update classes manually:

Ax<Table> class: 

change EDT in parmDefaultDimension method to "DimensionDefault"

<Service>_<Table> class:

add method createDefaultDimension

public AifDimensionAttributeValueSet createDefaultDimension()

{

    return this.get_NewContainer(#DefaultDimension);

}

change method parmDefaultDimension

public AifDimensionAttributeValueSet parmDefaultDimension(AifDimensionAttributeValueSet _value = null)

{

    if (!prmisDefault(_value))

    {

        this.set_Container(#DefaultDimension, _value);

    }

    return this.get_Container(#DefaultDimension);

}

Ax 2012: Pass printer settings from class dialog to SSRS report

For one project I needed to create standard runnable class which calls SSRS report in a while loop. The question was how to work with the printer/destination settings.

Solution: 

1. Create your runnable class "YourController" from which you will control calls of your report "YourReport".

2. Create your printer setup class "YourPrinterSetup".

class YourPrinterSetup extends RunBase
{
    Map                     mapPrinterSettings;
    YourController   baseClass;
    Args                    args;

    #define.CurrentVersion(1)
    #localmacro.CurrentList
        mapPrinterSettings
    #endmacro
}

void new(Args _args)
{
    ;
    mapPrinterSettings = new Map(Types::Enum, Types::Container);
    Args = _args;

}

public container pack()
{
    return [#CurrentVersion, [#CurrentList, mapPrinterSettings.pack()]];

}

public boolean unpack(container _packedClass)
{
    Version     version;
    container   packedPrinterSettings, packedOutPaymRecordList, packedValues;

    version = RunBase::getVersion(_packedClass);

    switch (version)
    {
        case(#CurrentVersion) :
            [version, packedValues] = _packedClass;

            [#currentList, packedPrinterSettings] = packedValues;
            break;
        default :
            return false;
    }

    if (packedPrinterSettings)
    {
        // Recreate the object from the packed values.
        mapPrinterSettings = Map::create(packedPrinterSettings);
    }
    else
    {
        mapPrinterSettings = new Map(Types::Enum, Types::Container);
    }

    return true;

}

static void main(Args _args)
{
    YourPrinterSetup printSetup = new YourPrinterSetup(_args);

    printSetup.run();

}

updatePrinterSettings is used to store chosen settings.

public void updatePrinterSettings(container _printerSettings)
{
    mapPrinterSettings.insert("1", _printerSettings);

    baseClass.setPrinterSettings(_printerSettings);

}

In run method the standard SRSPrintDestinationSettings class is called. 

void run()
{
    SrsPrintDestinationSettings printSettings;
    FormRun                     printSettingForm;
    boolean                     ok = true;
    Object                      caller = args.caller();

    baseClass = caller.runbase();

    printSettings = new SrsPrintDestinationSettings();
    printSettings.unpack(this.getPrinterSettings());

    printSettings.fromPage(1);
    printSettings.toPage(99999999);

    args.caller(printSettings);
    args.name(formstr(SRSPrintDestinationSettingsForm));

    printSettingForm = classfactory.formRunClass(args);
    printSettingForm.init();
    printSettingForm.run();
    printSettingForm.wait(true);

    ok = printSettingForm.closedOk();

    if (ok)
    {
        this.updatePrinterSettings(printSettings.pack());
    }

}

3. Create Menu item "YourPrinterSetupMenuItem" of type Action. Object type Class, Object "YourPrinterSetup" class.

4. Add "YourPrinterSetupMenuItem" to the dialog of your "YourController" class. Something like this:

dialog.addMenuItemButton(MenuItemType::Action, "YourPrinterSetup", DialogMenuItemGroup::CurrentGrp);

5. Don't forget to implement setPrinterSettings method to your "YourController" class. It is used to pass chosen printer settings to "YourController".

public void setPrinterSettings(container _settings)
{
    printerSettings = _settings;

    printDestinationSettings = new SRSPrintDestinationSettings();
    if (conlen(printerSettings) > 0)
    {
        printDestinationSettings.unpack(printerSettings);
        dialogReportDestination.value(strFmt("%1", printDestinationSettings.printMediumType()));
    }
}

6. Pass printer settings to your "YourReport". Use it in that place where you call the report. See example below.

public class YourController extends RunBaseBatch
{
    container       printerSettings;
}

public void run()
{
    SrsReportRunController      srsReportRunCont;
    SRSPrintDestinationSettings printDestinationSettings;

    printDestinationSettings = new SRSPrintDestinationSettings();

    if (conlen(printerSettings) > 0)
    {
        printDestinationSettings.unpack(printerSettings);
    }

    srsReportRunCont = new SrsReportRunController();
    srsReportRunCont.parmReportName('YourReport.Report');
    srsReportRunCont.parmReportContract().parmPrintSettings(printDestinationSettings);
}

Hope it will help someone.
Mind that you can modify SrsPrintDestinationSettingsForm to enable/disable possibilities.