Microsoft Dynamics AX Training

Trade & Logistics I in Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0

Course 8625B: Two days; Instructor-Led

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Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

General knowledge of Microsoft Windows

The ability to use Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 for basic processing

In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed:

Basic knowledge of trade and logistics

Basic knowledge of inventory management concepts


Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

No Microsoft Certified Professional exams are associated with this course currently.


Course Materials

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.


Course Outline

Chapter 1: Introduction

The purpose of this chapter is to introduce students to the course and its goals.

Lessons

Logistics and Trade Definition

Inventory Management

Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0: Physical and Financial Inventory

Understanding the Information Flow in Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand the purpose of the Trade & Logistics I in Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 training course

Define Trade and Logistics

Have a basic understanding of inventory in Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0

Chapter 2: Working with Purchase and Sales Orders

This chapter focuses on how to create purchase and sales orders, using the Simple and Advanced views of purchase and sales orders, purchase and sales order types, and purchase and sales parameters.

Lessons

Purchase Orders – Simple View

Create Purchase Order Lines

Purchase Orders – Advanced View

Purchase Order Types

Sales Orders – Simple View and Advanced View

Sales Order Types

Purchase order and Sales Order Parameters

Multiple Ship to functionality

Enhanced delivery date control

Direct delivery

Lab 2-1: Working with Purchase Orders

Create different type of purchase orders.

Lab 2-2: Create Sales Orders

Create a sales order.

Lab 2-3: Applying Purchase Parameters

Apply purchase parameters based on an implementation scenario.

Lab 2-4: Applying Sales Parameters

Apply sales parameters based on an implementation scenario.

Lab 2-5: Multiple Ship to

Multiple Ship To and Purchase Orders

Multiple Ship To and Sales Orders

Direct delivery

Lab 2-6: Multiple Ship to and Sales Orders

Multiple Ship To and update sales orders header addresses.

Multiple Ship To and update sales order line addresses.

Lab 2-7: Setting up Transport Times

Set up Transport times between company and customers using different modes of delivery.

Lab 2-8: Available Dates and Delivery Dates

Simulate different sales delivery date scenarios.

Lab 2-9: Direct Delivery

Create and update an order of the type direct delivery.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create a new purchase order using the Simple and Advanced views.

Add items to a purchase order.

Understand the purchase order type options.

Create a new sales order using the Simple and Advanced views.

Add items to a sales order.

Understand the sales order type options.

Understand which parameters affect how a purchase order is created and which parameters can affect how the purchase order is printed.

Understand which parameters affect how a sales order is created.

Specify alternative receipt addresses for a purchase order line.

Specify alternative delivery addresses for a sales order header and sales order lines.

Set up the delivery date control system.

Use the Available dates functionality to select the earliest possible delivery date.

Create and update an order the type direct delivery.

Chapter 3: Quotations

This chapter explains how to set up, maintain, and process quotations. The trade and logistics functionality allows for sales personnel to issue quotations, track the progress of quotations, and follow-up on won or lost quotations. Various quotation functions are also explained.

Lessons

Set up a Sales Quotation

Work with Quotations

Various Quotation Functions

Lab 3-1: Create a quotation and Convert to a Sales order

Create a quotation

Convert quotation to sales order

Lab 3-2: Create Quotation Template

Create a template group

Create a quotations template

Lab 3-3: Mass Create Quotations

Mass create quotations

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Set up necessary number sequences and tables for using sales quotations.

Set up default values for quotations.

Create, modify, and delete quotations.

Convert a sales quotation to a sales order.

Create quotation templates.

Use various quotation functions.

Chapter 4: Inventory

In this chapter we concentrate on how to create and set up new items. Creating new items is completed through the Inventory Management module. All item-based data created in this module is used by the company accounts for purchases, sales, warehouse management, inventory journals, production, and projects.

Lessons

Item Groups

Inventory Model Groups

Dimension Groups

Inventory Parameters

Creating Items

Units of Measure and setting up unit conversion

Warehouse Management

Setting Purchase, Cost, and Sales Pricing of Items

Lab 4-1: Locating Inventory Posting Accounts

Identify different posting accounts for item groups.

Lab 4-2: Set up an Inventory model group and apply it to an item

Set up an Inventory model group and apply it to an item. See effect of parameters on item purchase and sales transactions.

Lab 4-3: Create Inventory Dimension Group

Create inventory dimension group. See effect of parameters on item setup and transactions.

Lab 4-4: Create New Item

Create new item specifying order quantity parameters and set up item unit conversion.

Lab 4-5: Item Pricing

Set up automatic updating of pricing on an item.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Set up Item Groups.

Set up Inventory Model Groups.

Set up a Dimension group.

Create a Unit of Measure.

Set up a Warehouse.

Create an Item.

Set up default fields needed for creating an Item.

Understand inventory model and negative inventory options.

Understand how model groups integrate with other areas of Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0.

Understand how the Model Group can determine the physical update of an item.

Understand how Dimension Groups are used to define the physical characteristics of an item.

Understand how items are stored in inventory, as determined by Dimension groups.

Understand purchase, cost and sales pricing of an item.

Chapter 5: Sales and Purchase Order Postings

In this chapter we discuss a variety of different posting techniques and processes that you apply when working with sales and purchase orders in Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0. Additionally, inventory posting profiles is discussed. Inventory posting profiles control what ledger accounts are used and when they are used when purchasing and selling inventory.

Lessons

What is Posting

Post Purchase Orders

Updating Sales Orders

Sales Order Posting Profile

Purchase Order Posting Profile

Lab 5-1: Post a Purchase Order

Post purchase orders using summary updating.

Lab 5-2: Post a Sales Order

Post a sales orders using summary updating and varying the update parameters.

Test Your Knowledge: Sales and Purchase Order Posting Profiles

Test Your Knowledge : Questions about sales and purchase order posting

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand the basics of posting

Purchase and sales posting techniques and processes

Inventory posting and inventory posting profiles

Posting a purchase order

Posting a sales order

The use of inventory sales order posting

How sales posting profiles integrate with other areas of Microsoft Dynamics AX 40

Setting up an Inventory sales posting profile

Chapter 6: Serial and Batch Numbers

In this chapter we discuss how serial numbers and batch numbers are used, and how to set up, allocate, and change serial numbers and batch numbers. In addition, we focus on how to use the serial and batch number tracing functionality in Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Lessons

Setting up Serial and Batch Numbers as Inventory Dimensions

Manually Allocating Serial and/or Batch Numbers

Automatically Allocating Serial and/or Batch Numbers

Creating Number Groups for Automatic Allocation

Understanding Tracing

Tracing the Receipt and Issue of Serialized Items

Trace Inventory Dimensions

Lab 6-1: Set Up an Item with Manual Allocation of Serial Numbers

Set up an item to manual serial number allocation and register the items on receipt.

Lab 6-2: Set Up an Automatically Allocated Serialized Item

Create a number group and attach the group to an item.

Lab 6.3 ( Trace Items

Trace function to find the items so that they can be recalled.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand the concept of a serial number and a batch number

Understand the setup of serial and batch numbers as Inventory dimensions

Manually allocate serial and batch numbers

Automatically allocate serial and batch numbers

Understand how to create a number group that will be used to automatically allocate serial and batch numbers

Understand the importance and relevance of tracing through serial and batch numbers

Trace the receipt and issue of serialized items within Microsoft Dynamics AX

Chapter 7: Over/Under Delivery and Miscellaneous Charges

In this chapter, we discuss how to handle differences between ordered and received or delivered quantities in Microsoft Dynamics AX. In addition, we discuss how to handle miscellaneous charges in Sales and Purchase orders that include how to allocate charges to items and how to include landed costs in an item's total cost.

Lessons

Over/Under Delivery Setup

Parameter Setup

Item Setup

Over/Under Delivery Transactions

Miscellaneous Charges

Fixed Charges

Miscellaneous Charges Codes

Setting up Manual Miscellaneous Charges

Setting up Automatic Miscellaneous Charges

Editing Automatic Miscellaneous Charges

Miscellaneous Charges Transactions

Landed Cost Miscellaneous Charges

Lab 7-1: Over/Under Delivery Setup

C Set up an Item for Over/Under Delivery

Lab 7-2: Over/Under Delivery Transactions

Use Under Delivery with Sales

Lab 7-3: Miscellaneous Charges

Create Price Miscellaneous Charges

Lab 7-4: Miscellaneous Charges Codes

Create a Miscellaneous Charges Code

Lab 7-5: Miscellaneous Charges Group

Create a Customer Miscellaneous Charges Group

Lab 7-6: Manual Set up of Miscellaneous Charges

Set up Miscellaneous Charges Manually to a Sales Order

Lab 7-7: Automatic Set up of Miscellaneous Charges

Set up Miscellaneous Charges Automatically to a Customer

Lab 7-8: Landed Costs

Add Landed Costs to an Invoice Journal

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand the parameter settings for over/under delivery

Understand the item settings for over/under delivery

Be able to adjust over/under delivery on an item for everyday and exception handling

Know how to close orders that have not been fully received

Understand working with miscellaneous charges that include fixed charges

Be able to set up and define sales and purchase charge codes

Be able to set up miscellaneous charges on order headers and lines

Know how to allocate fixed fee costs to purchase order lines

Be able to set up automatic miscellaneous charges

Be able to define and use automatic miscellaneous charge codes

Know how to assign Landed Cost

Chapter 8: Quarantine Management

In this chapter we discuss how Microsoft Dynamics uses Quarantine orders. Items can be set aside to await either manual or automatic approval, depending on set up. The item may be in quarantine for a certain period, for example, for quantity control purposes. Document management can be used, alongside a Quarantine order, in order to document data for a specific order. Quarantine management is part of the Microsoft Dynamics AX Inventory management module.

Lessons

Quarantine Management Setup

Quarantine Warehouse Setup

Quarantine Parameters

Quarantine Item Management

Quarantine Processing

Manual Quarantine Orders

Automatic Quarantine Management

Quarantine Order Processing Options

Inventory Transactions on Quarantine Items

Lab 8-1: Create Quarantine Inventory

Set up a Quarantine Warehouse

Lab 8-2: Purchase to Quarantine Inventory

Create Quarantine Inventory

Test Your Knowledge

Quarantine Managed Items

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Set up a warehouse for quarantine usages

Understand the relationship between default and quarantine warehouses

Set up parameters necessary for quarantine management

Understand the quarantine process

Determine the statuses of a quarantined order

Understand the transactions created in the quarantine management process

Chapter 9: Reporting and Statistics

In this chapter we introduce how the ABC Inventory Classification System is used in Microsoft Dynamics AX. We also discuss how to use Microsoft Dynamics AX reports to help in forecasting sales and purchase expectations.

Lessons

ABC Inventory Classification

Pareto’s Law

ABC Codes

ABC Classification Job

Inventory Forecasting Reports

Purchase Order Analysis

Deciding Item Coverage

Sales Order Analysis

Lab 9-1: Make an ABC Forecast

Make an ABC Forecast

Lab 9-2: Suggest ABC Classifications

Suggest ABC Classification

Lab 9-3: Reports

Run the ABC Classification Report

Run the Item/Customer Statistics Report

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand the ABC Inventory Classification System and its use in Microsoft Dynamics AX.




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