Wednesday, 11 January 2017

Microsoft Dynamics AX Form Templates

Overview: Form is basically nothing other than UI (User interface); where client/ User interacts dynamically and get their requirement fulfilled regard less its back-end functioning and code execution.
To cover different scenarios and use cases, Microsoft Dynamics ax has designed under mentioned different templates.

PS: Target audience of this article are Newbie to either AX CU8 R3 or AX 7

You can find those templates under AOT node in forms.



Each form is designed after considering the functional and technical design pattern, Following each template is discussed in detail.

ListPage: Most highlighted and aggregated target information is displayed in this design pattern.
Dynamics AX 2012 CU8 R3
Dynamics AX 7
DetailFormMaster: All information that is in detail to prior list page. But keeping in mind, Detail information categorize itself into two portions, which are master data and transnational data.
DetailFormMaster form just provide additional information (master data) to selection in List Page.

Dynamics AX 2012 CU8 R3
Dynamics AX 7

DetailFormTransaction: This form captures transnational data scenario, where each sales order may have 1 or more items in it. 
Dynamics AX 2012 CU8 R3
Dynamics AX 7
SimpleListDetail: The main purpose of this form is to merge List navigation and information context on same page other than reviewing it in two different forms like listpage and DetailFormMaster/ DetailFormTransaction
Dynamics AX 2012 CU8 R3
Dynamics AX 7

SimpleList: This is most simple form, particular use of it comes into play when there are not much columns like Inquiry or easy to insert data into tables, other then data upload. 

Dynamics AX 2012 CU8 R3

Dynamics AX 7
TableOfContant: The requirement for such form is when your process needs multiple forms to represent data. The best example of this form is Human resource detail form.
Dynamics AX 2012 CU8 R3
Dynamics AX 7

Dialog: dialog form is used for sole purpose of initiate, cancel or finalize any process after entering information

Dynamics AX 2012CU8 R3
Dynamics AX 7
That's the pretty much brief intro of forms in both Dynamics AX versions, hope you grab the purpose of design pattern in forms. 

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