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  • Microsoft Press

    Author news: Software requirements expert Karl Wiegers launches a blog

    Greetings. Just a quick note to share that Karl Wiegers, author of Software Requirements, Second Edition (Microsoft Press, 2003), Practical Project Initiation: A Handbook with Tools (Microsoft Press, 2007), and More About Software Requirements: Thorny...( read more ) Read More...
  • The Master Blog

    Welcome to Our Newest SQL Certified Master: Dimitri Furman

    Congratulations to Dimitri Furman who became our newest SQL Server 2008 Microsoft Certified Master this past Friday. Dimitri Furman is a SQL Server consultant working for Microsoft Consulting Services. In the last four years, he has been involved in a number of diverse SQL Server projects for Microsoft's customers, in areas s ch as performance tuning of Tier 1 OLTP systems, multitenant database design, ETL and data warehouse design. Prior to joining Microsoft, Dimitri worked as a DBA and Data...
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    ILT English Courses Released in the Finance Feature Area of Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012

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    80219A: Financials I in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012

    This three-day instructor-led course explores some of the basic financial functionality available in Microsoft Dynamics® AX. Students will be introduced to set up processes in General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Bank modules, as well as how to enter transactions in each.

    Audience Profile:

    This course is intended for partners, customers, and Microsoft team members with basic knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012 functionality.

    Course Syllabus: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Course.aspx?ID=80219A&Locale=en-us  

     

    80220A: Financials II in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012

    This three-day instructor-led course, explores topics such as the setup and usage of budgeting, cash flow management, multicurrency, intercompany, and consolidated accounting. Additionally, students learn about the multiple advanced payment options, how to produce customer account statements, collection letters, complete year-end close functionality, and produce financial statements. This course is an extension of the Financials I course.

    Audience Profile:

    This course is intended for partners, customers, and Microsoft team members with basic knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012 functionality and topics already covered in the Financials I course.

    Course Syllabus: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Course.aspx?ID=80220A&Locale=en-us

     

    80302A: Fixed Assets in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012

    This two-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to use the Fixed Assets functions in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. The course focuses on the various setup requirements for Fixed Assets, transactions, and reports and inquiries.

    Audience Profile:

    This course is intended for individuals on the implementation team, administrating or using the Fixed Assets and Financial management modules in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. This audience typically includes individuals who are tasked with assessing a customer’s business needs and advising them on the use, configuration and customization of the application. Additionally, individuals responsible for training or supporting Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 benefit from this course.

    Course Syllabus: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Course.aspx?ID=80302A&Locale=en-us   

    Note: These courses are available for download on the MCT Courseware Download Center and Partner Source. Thanks and hope you enjoy the courses.

    Regards

    Claire Bremer Nielsen,

    Content Project Manager || Microsoft Learning

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    Release Announcement 80338: Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012 Public Sector - Financials

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    It is with great pleasure that MSL announces the release of course 80338: Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012 Public Sector - Financials.

    About this Course
    This two-day instructor-led course, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Public Sector-Financials, provides students with the necessary tools and resources to perform advanced tasks using Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Public Sector.
    Audience Profile
    The intended audience includes partners and customers who want to learn the features and develop a working knowledge of the typical bookkeeping and accounting processes that are required to effectively use Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Public Sector.
    The class is also suitable for accounting managers, accountants, bookkeepers, accounts payable and receivable managers, budgeting managers, project managers, and other people in public sector organizations responsible for the setup and administration of various accounting functionalities.

    Note: This course is available for download on Partner Source, and will be available on the MCT Download Center 17 Nov 2011. Thanks and hope you enjoy the courses.

    Kind regards

    Claire Bremer Nielsen

    Content Project Manager, Microsoft Learning

    Course Syllabus: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Course.aspx?ID=80338A&Locale=en-us

  • Microsoft Press

    Free videos: Excel 2010 Step by Step

    Check out 15 free videos based on the Excel 2010 Step by Step book. The Microsoft Press Step by Step video series teaches Microsoft software and technologies visually, in an easy-to-follow visual format. Each video in the series is based on a specific...( read more ) Read More...
  • Microsoft Press

    New book: Using Microsoft InfoPath 2010 with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Step by Step

    We’re excited to announce that Darvish Shadravan and Laura Rogers’ Using Microsoft InfoPath 2010 with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Step by Step (ISBN 9780735662063; 512 pages) is now available for purchase!   You can find the book’s introduction...( read more ) Read More...
  • Microsoft Press

    New book: Using Microsoft InfoPath 2010 with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Step by Step

    We’re excited to announce that Darvish Shadravan and Laura Rogers’ Using Microsoft InfoPath 2010 with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Step by Step (ISBN 9780735662063; 512 pages) is now available for purchase!   You can find the book’s introduction...( read more ) Read More...
  • Microsoft Press

    Sneak peek: The Microsoft Manual of Style, 4th Edition

    The 4th edition of The Microsoft Manual of Style is coming in December. Here’s a sneak peek at chapters 2 & 5 – Content for the Web and The User Interface . Pre-order your copy: At O’Reilly (the official distributor of Microsoft...( read more ) Read More...
  • Born to Learn

    New Dates Added for Exam 70-659 Jump Start! Register Now!

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    Back on October 6, 2011, Microsoft Learning hosted a new class in the popular “Jump Start” series targeting IT Pros looking to pass exam 70-659. Students found this content so helpful, that we've added two new dates hoping to accomodate more of your busy schedules. Since this course is accelerated, it's designed for people experienced with Microsoft Virtualization and looking for a streamlined way to brush up on the skills required to pass the exam. Here are the details:

    • Course: Exam 70-659: Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization Jump Start
    • Instructors: Microsoft Technical Evangelist, Symon Perriman & Microsoft Technical Instructor, Philip Helsel
    • Cost: $99 (includes an exam voucher valued at $150)
    • Target Audience: IT Pros experienced with Microsoft Virtualization
    • New Dates Added! Wednesday, January 11, 2012 or Wednesday, February 15, 2012

    Register Now

    Why get certified in Microsoft Virtualization?
    In just three short years, Hyper-V marketshare has grown over 16% (IDC WW Quarterly Server Virtualization Tracker, March 2011). This shift to Microsoft Virtualization has been clear the past six months as IT Professionals are flocking to the Hyper-V certification and Microsoft Private Cloud solutions. It’s easy to see that organizations who invest in IT Professionals with proven skills in current virtualization and Private Cloud skills will be a step ahead in this ever-changing cloud world.

    Why is this Jump Start a good time investment?
    This accelerated Jump Start is tailored for experienced IT professionals who are familiar with Microsoft server technologies, Hyper-V, Virtual Machine Manager and Remote Desktop Role Services. Taught by highly-respected technologists, Symon Perriman and Philip Helsel, this course will be a fast-paced and demo-rich experience covering the skills domain required to ensure students have the expertise and confidence to become a MCTS: Windows Server 2008, R2, Server Virtualization. You’ll also receive the opportunity to register for a weekly Virtualization coaching newsletter and exam voucher activation instructions during the training.

  • Born to Learn

    Microsoft | Learning FAST University | FSIS Tech Corner: Delaying Deleting Documents from the Index

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    You have probably noticed with popular Internet search engines that a web page is not removed from their index immediately, but may remain in the index for many months after the page has been removed from the Net. You can easily do the same thing with ESP, depending on the connector used to feed content.

    Enterprise Crawler

    With the enterprise crawler the easiest way to is to configure the HTTP Response Code and Errors for your collection. This section allows you to define the crawler store and feed behavior based on the received HTTP response code or other error message. For example, if a site is crawled once a week and you want to remove documents from the index 30 days after they are removed from the site, enter 404 (HTTP 404, page not found response) in the Error box, and DELETE:4 in the Value box, then click on the right arrow. In this example it could actually take up to 35 days (original try, plus 4 retries, times the 7 day crawl cycle) before the document is removed from the index.  See the FAST Enterprise Crawler: Crawl Guide in the ESP documentation for more details.

    File Traverser

    It does take a little work to automate delayed deleting with the File Traverser, but it can be done using File Traverser commands and a few command line tools, such as diff. Here is the basic procedure, assuming we are feeding HTML pages from a web server (c:\webroot) in to a collection called webdocuments and removing documents 30 days after they disappear from the directory:

    1. Delete all documents from the index for files deleted 30 days ago. (filetraverser –r c:/webroot –c webdocuments –u delete_file_<today>.txt) This delete file was created 30 days ago (see below).
    2. First run the File Traverser with the –M switch to pick up all files which have changed or been added since the last feed.  (filetraverser –r c:/webroot –c webdocuments –s html –s htm –M)
    3. Generate a listing of all files currently in the index, but no longer in the directory, by running the File Traverser in report mode. (filetraverser –r c:/webroot –c webdocuments –R –o output_file_<today>.txt –K )
    4. The file needs to be cleaned up before we can use it for deleting documents. The file output_file_<today>.txt lists all documents removed from the directory during the previous 30 days. By diffing output_file_<today>.txt  with output_file_<today-1>.txt you can generate a list of files removed from the directory since the previous feed. Call this file delete_file_<today + 30>.txt. There are still some extraneous lines in the file that can be removed. If you choose not to remove them you may get some errors during feeding, but they can be ignored.

    For more information see the FAST Enterprise Search Plantform: File Transverser Guide in the ESP documentation.  Note: the above procedure is not in the guide.

    Advanced Topics

    Content Transformation Services (CTS) is an integral part of FAST Search for Internet Sites. CTS can be used in more advanced scenarios for deleting documents. The actual flow used will vary depending on your business case, but the basics are:

    1. Feed content to CTS, including delete requests.
    2. When a connector feeds a document, not only does it include the content, it also includes an operating instruction telling ESP what to do with the document (e.g. add, update or delete). Intercept the delete requests and decide if the document should be deleted immediately or queued up to be deleted later. The queue could be as simple as a file with the documents contentID, collection name, and delete date.
    3. Create another flow which is periodically run manually. This flow would read the queue file, determine which files should be deleted on that day, and forward the delete requests to ESP.

    Related Topics
    For more information about document feeding and index backup strategies you should attend 10804 Microsoft FAST Search for Internet Sites for Application Developers. The class answers the following questions related to off-hour feeding:

    • How to feed basic content with the Enterprise Crawler, File Traverser and JDBC Connector for Databases?
    • How to feed and process content using Content Transformation Services and Document Processing?
    • What are other options for feeding strategies?

    To register online visit www.fastuniversity.com or contact an Education Consultant for assistance at fastuniv@microsoft.com.

    By Brian Barry

     

  • Born to Learn

    Participate in the Global Knowledge 2012 IT Salary and Skills Survey!

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    Please take a few minutes to share your experience and sentiments in the 5th annual salary and skills project by Global Knowledge and Tech Republic. Topics include:

    • Determinants of work satisfaction
    • Importance of training and professional certification
    • General business conditions outlook
    • Trending areas of opportunity and concern for 2012

    The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Survey participants will receive the summary report free of charge and be entered into an incentive drawing for complimentary training or an American Express gift card!

    Participate in the survey

    Note: This survey is not owned or managed by Microsoft Learning. The survey ends November 17, 2011.

  • Microsoft Press

    Announcing the New Microsoft Press Exam Ref Series

    Last week we announced the first book in a new certification series from Microsoft Press – the MCPD 70-519 Exam Ref: Designing and Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework 4 . Today, we’d like to talk more about the new series...( read more ) Read More...
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    Invitation to review content domain for MTA HTML5 Application Development Fundamentals

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    UPDATE: This survey is now closed. Thanks to all who took it!

    We need volunteers to help us design Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) Exam 375, HTML5 Application Development Fundamentals.


    We've collected initial information about relevant tasks and compiled them into an Objective Domain (OD), or exam design document. The OD includes a description of the MTA certification, the target audience for this exam, and a list of content areas, or functional groups, that begin with a single number. Below each functional group is a set of objectives, each of which begins with two numbers (e.g., 1.1) and includes a scoping statement (“This objective may include but is not limited to”).


    Your feedback on this OD will be used to revise and finalize it. Exam questions will be written to each objective, so it’s important that the objectives be appropriate for the audience level, relevant, and clear. Your feedback on the OD is an excellent opportunity to influence the exam and help us get the design right!


    We’re using a survey tool to facilitate the collection and organization of comments about the OD.


    Please use the following link to access the survey and provide your feedback:

    http://microsoftlearning.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3wL9gj1FSVhm6PO


    Please note that this privacy statement applies only to the MTA 373 OD Review Survey. It does not apply to other online or offline Microsoft sites, surveys, products or services.

    Microsoft is committed to protecting your privacy. This survey does not request or collect any personal information from you nor does this survey use any cookies or other technologies to track your responses to the survey. Your responses to this survey will not be linked to the contact information previously collected by Microsoft. Your answers will be reported in aggregate with those of other respondents.


    Note that if you’re running Internet Explorer 9, you’ll need to enable Compatibility View to complete the survey.


    Please provide your feedback by eod PST Friday, October 28th, to ensure that it is included in the finalization of the OD.

    Thank you for your help! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me: sanres@microsoft.com.

     

  • Microsoft Press

    RTM’d Today: MCPD 70-519 Exam Ref: Designing and Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework 4

    We’re happy to announce that MCPD 70-519 Exam Ref: Designing and Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (ISBN 9780735657267; 304 pages) shipped to the printer this week! This book is the first entry in the brand new Microsoft Press...( read more ) Read More...
  • Born to Learn

    My experience hosting a female Afghan entrepreneur

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    Yesterday, I was honored, on behalf of Microsoft and Microsoft Learning to host a young entrepreneur from Afghanistan to share best practices for women in technology. Her name is Farangis and she is here thanks to an organization called BPeace a non-profit network of business professionals who volunteer skills to entrepreneurs in conflict-affected countries and help them create significant employment in their homelands and expand the economic power of women.  Farangis studied civil engineering and recently founded Raihan in Mazar, Afghanistan. (http://www.raihan.af/) to provide web hosting and design services, database development, and cabling for the Afghan government and businesses. She  is interested in learning about new systems and products to offer to her clients back at home in Afghanistan. While Farangis was in Seattle, she had a rigorous agenda talking to various Microsoft employees and other business owners. Farangis had very valuable visits with Microsoft Learning partners (TLG, WrightRobbins and Quickstart). We covered topics ranging from marketing ideas for her company to best practices on customer service.

     

    Also part of her visit at Microsoft, she took her first Microsoft Certification exam, 70-642, that will begin her path to becoming as Microsoft Technical Specialist to help validate her skills on the features and functionality of Microsoft technologies she uses in her business. She told me that Afghanistan is on dial up and therefore could not use Windows Server 08 but 2000 or 2003.  Having only a short time with the study material and never using the product, Farangis did not pass the exam but she is determined and will pass at some point soon in Kabul.  I look forward to seeing her progress and participating in this exchange program again.  What a great experience! 

     

    Check out the great work of BPeace http://www.bpeace.org/ and a recent Washington Post article.

  • Born to Learn

    Cloud Computing: What IT Professionals Need to Know White Paper

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    Microsoft Learning has just released our first White Paper on Cloud Computing: What IT Professionals Need to Know. The move to cloud solutions opens up new opportunities for IT professionals and they should look forward with both competence and confidence. Key technical skill sets become more critical to career success, including custom application development and deep technical knowledge of infrastructure solutions. With the capability to build and adapt their existing skills, savvy professionals should view new cloud opportunities as a chance to expand upon and grow their portfolio of skills. This white paper provides an early look at emerging roles and skill sets that IT professionals and Developers should look to acquire to build cloud computing solutions.

  • Microsoft Press

    Available Now: Training Kit 3-Pack and 4-Pack for Windows Server 2008 2nd Editions

      MCITP Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise Administrator: Training Kit 4-Pack: Exams 70-640, 70-642, 70-643, 70-647, Second Edition Available from: Amazon.com , Barnes & Noble , O’Reilly or your favorite online reseller. Dan Holme, Nelson Ruest...( read more ) Read More...
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    I saw the cloud

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    Sitting second row at SQL PASS. I saw the cloud! It was great to get past all the marketeering and see the box.  Check out the SQL PASS keynote as well as our snacks on the MS private cloud running on HP...

    The cloud has landed! But it was great to see whether you required your data to be on premise or not. SQL Server is ready. What are you waiting for?

    SQL Private Cloud snacks:

     

     I haven't had to the opportunity to see The Public Cloud but hope to.

    SQL Server 2012: Cloud On Your Terms

     And don't forget our SQL 2012 free chapters.

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    Release Announcement: 80300A Introduction to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

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    Microsoft Learning is pleased to announce the release of the ILT English course 80300A Introduction to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

    About this Course

    This one-day instructor-led course provides students with an introduction to Microsoft Dynamics AX2012. The purpose of this course is to give new users an overview of the benefits of the application, the functionality available, and the underlying technology. Students will have the opportunity to use the application to perform typical end-user tasks.

    Audience Profile

    The intended audience is new users typically working for a Microsoft Dynamics partner that is selling, consulting, implementing, and supporting Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

    Course Syllabus http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Course.aspx?ID=80300A&Locale=en-us

    Note: This course is available on MCT Download Center and Partner Source. Hope you enjoy the course.

    Regards

    Claire Bremer Nielsen

    Content Project Manager / Microsoft Learning

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    ILT English courses released in the Project feature area for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

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    Hi all,

    Microsoft Learning is pleased to announce the release of two English ILT courses in the Project feature area of Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012:

     

    80316A:  Project Essentials in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012

    This two-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to set up the Project management and accounting module of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. It also shows students how to create project transactions. The course focuses on the basic project functionality available in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

    Audience Profile

    This course is intended for people who are on the implementation team, administering or using the Project management and accounting module in Microsoft Dynamics AX. This audience typically includes people who are tasked with assessing business needs and those who advise them on the use, configuration and customization of the application. Additionally, people responsible for training or supporting others in Microsoft Dynamics AX can benefit from this course.

    Course Syllabus: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Course.aspx?ID=80316A&Locale=en-us

     

    80317A: Project Advanced in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012

    This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to set up the advanced features in the Project management and accounting module of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

    The course focuses on the advanced project functionality available in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

    Audience Profile

    This course is intended for people who are on the implementation team, administering or using the Project management and accounting module in Microsoft Dynamics AX. This audience typically includes people who are tasked with assessing business needs and advising them on the use, configuration and customization of the application. Additionally, people responsible for training or supporting Microsoft Dynamics AX may benefit from this course.

    Course Syllabus: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Course.aspx?ID=80317A&Locale=en-us

     

    Note: These courses are available for download on the MCT Courseware Download Center and Partner Source. Thanks and hope you enjoy the courses.

    Regards

    Claire Bremer Nielsen,

    Content Project Manager || Microsoft Learning

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    Four English ILT titles in the Manufacturing feature area of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

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    Hi all,

    Microsoft Learning is pleased to announce the release of four English ILT courses in the Manufacturing feature area of Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012:

    80310A: LEAN Manufacturing in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012

    This course provides students with a detailed overview of the Lean Manufacturing module in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. It provides a description of the main features and processes used to run lean manufacturing and includes detailed labs, scenarios, examples, and demonstrations that range from understanding and configuring different types of Kanbans, to subcontracting and setting up production flow costing.

    Audience Profile:

    This course is intended for Partners, consultants, presales consultants, and professionals that have a moderate understanding of basic Lean Manufacturing concepts and production processes.

    Course Syllabus: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Course.aspx?ID=80310A&Locale=en-us

    Note: This course is available for download on the MCT Courseware Download Center and Partner Source.

    80314A: Discrete Manufacturing Basics in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012

    This two-day instructor-led course, Discrete Manufacturing Basics in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, provides students with the necessary tools and resources to perform basic tasks in the discrete manufacturing flow in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

    Audience Profile

    The intended audience includes partners and customers that want to learn the basic features and develop a working knowledge of the typical daily procedures required to effectively use Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Discrete Manufacturing Basics functionality. The class is also intended for purchase managers, purchasers, and other people in organizations responsible for the setup and administration of production control and inventory management functionality.

    This two-day instructor-led course, Discrete Manufacturing Basics in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, provides students with the necessary tools and resources to perform basic tasks in the discrete manufacturing flow in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

    Audience Profile

    The intended audience includes partners and customers that want to learn the basic features and develop a working knowledge of the typical daily procedures required to effectively use Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Discrete Manufacturing Basics functionality. The class is also intended for purchase managers, purchasers, and other people in organizations responsible for the setup and administration of production control and inventory management functionality.

    Course Syllabus: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Course.aspx?ID=80314A&Locale=en-us

    Note: This course is available for download on the MCT Courseware Download Center and Partner Source.

    80315A: Discrete Manufacturing Advanced in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012

    This two-day instructor-led course, Discrete Manufacturing Advanced in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, provides students with the necessary tools and resources to perform basic tasks in the Discrete Manufacturing Advanced flow in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

    Audience Profile

    The intended audience includes partners and customers that want to learn the basic features and develop a working knowledge of the typical daily procedures required to effectively use Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Discrete Manufacturing Advanced functionality. The class is also intended for production managers, and other people in organizations responsible for the setup and administration of production control and inventory management functionality.

    This two-day instructor-led course, Discrete Manufacturing Advanced in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, provides students with the necessary tools and resources to perform basic tasks in the Discrete Manufacturing Advanced flow in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

    Audience Profile

    The intended audience includes partners and customers that want to learn the basic features and develop a working knowledge of the typical daily procedures required to effectively use Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Discrete Manufacturing Advanced functionality. The class is also intended for production managers, and other people in organizations responsible for the setup and administration of production control and inventory management functionality.

    Course Syllabus: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Course.aspx?ID=80315A&Locale=en-us

    Note: This course is available for download on the MCT Courseware Download Center and Partner Source.

    80309A: Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012 Process Manufacturing Production and Logistics

    This training provides the individuals knowledge about Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 – Process Manufacturing Production and Logistics. The purpose of this training is to give the new users, an overview of the business processes and the functionalities available in the Process manufacturing module of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. Individuals will have the opportunity to use the application to perform typical end-user tasks.

    Audience Profile

    The intended audience is the users typically working for a Microsoft Dynamics partner that is selling, consulting, implementing, and supporting Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 - Process Manufacturing Production and Logistics.

    This training provides the individuals knowledge about Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 – Process Manufacturing Production and Logistics. The purpose of this training is to give the new users, an overview of the business processes and the functionalities available in the Process manufacturing module of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. Individuals will have the opportunity to use the application to perform typical end-user tasks.

    Audience Profile

    The intended audience is the users typically working for a Microsoft Dynamics partner that is selling, consulting, implementing, and supporting Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 - Process Manufacturing Production and Logistics.

    Note: This course is available on Partner Source, and will be published on MCT Courseware Download Center 27 Oct 2011.

    Thanks and hope you enjoy the courses.

    Regards

    Claire Bremer Nielsen,

    Content Project Manager || Microsoft Learning

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    Four English ILT titles in the Supply Chain Managment feature area of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

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    Microsoft Learning is pleased to announce the release of four English ILT courses in the Supply Chain Management feature area of Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012:

    80339A: Bill of Materials in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012

    This two-day instructor-led course introduces the features of Bill of Materials functionality in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012.

    Audience Profile:

    This course is intended for partners, customers, and Microsoft team members with moderate knowledge of Bill of Materials functionality in a Distribution and Trade environment.

    Course Syllabus: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/course.aspx?ID=80339A&Locale=en-us

    80305A: Supply Chain Foundation in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012

    This two-day instructor-led course, Supply Chain Foundation in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, provides students with the necessary tools and resources to perform basic tasks in the trade and inventory flow in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

    Audience Profile:

    This course is intended for customers and partners who want to learn the basic features and develop a working knowledge of the typical daily procedures required to effectively use Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Supply Chain functionality. It is also intended for sales and purchase managers, salespeople, purchasers, and other people in organizations responsible for the setup and administration of trade and logistics and inventory management functionality.

    Course Syllabus: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/course.aspx?ID=80305A&Locale=en-us

    80306A: Distribution and Trade in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012

    This three-day instructor-led course, Distribution and Trade in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, introduces advanced Trade & Logistics functionality. This course builds on information provided in the Supply Chain Foundation in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 course.

    Audience Profile:

    This course is intended for customers and partners that want to learn more advanced features and functions offered in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Trade and Distribution feature areas. It is also targeted toward sales and purchase managers, salespeople, purchasers, and other users in organizations that are responsible for the setup and administration of trade and logistics, inventory management, and quarantine management functionality.

    Course Syllabus: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/course.aspx?ID=80306A&Locale=en-us

    80308A: Procurement in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012

    This two-day instructor-led course, Procurement and Sourcing in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, provides students with the necessary tools and resources to perform basic tasks in the procurement flow in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

     

     

     

     

    Audience Profile:

    The intended audience includes customers that want to learn the basic features and develop a working knowledge of the typical daily procedures required to effectively use Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 procurement and sourcing functionality. It is also intended for purchase managers, purchasers, and other people in organizations responsible for the setup and administration of procurement and sourcing and inventory management functionality.

    Course Syllabus: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/course.aspx?ID=80308A&Locale=en-us

    Note: These courses are available for download on the MCT Courseware Download Center and Partner Source. Thanks and hope you enjoy the courses.

    Regards

    Claire Bremer Nielsen,

    Content Project Manager || Microsoft Learning

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    Four English ILT courses are released in the technical feature area of Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012

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    Microsoft Learning is pleased to announce the release of four English ILT courses in the technical feature area of Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012:

    80221A: Installation and Configuration for Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012

    This three-day instructor-led course, Installation and Configuration in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, provides students with the necessary tools and resources to perform basic installation and configuration tasks in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

    Audience Profile:

    This course is intended for customers who want to learn how to install and configure Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. It is intended for IT managers, system administrators, network engineers, database administrators, and other people in organizations responsible for the setup and configuration of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

    Course Syllabus: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Course.aspx?ID=80221A&Locale=en-us

     

    80303A: Development I in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012

    This two-day instructor-led course provides students with an overview of the basic technical features of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. This course does not contain coding.

    Audience Profile

    The intended audience is experienced systems consultants typically working for a Microsoft Dynamics partner that is selling, consulting, implementing, and supporting Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

    Course Syllabus: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Course.aspx?ID=80303A&Locale=en-us

     

    80304A: Development II in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012

    This two-day instructor-led course introduces students to the tools available in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 development environment.

    Audience Profile

    The intended audience is experienced systems consultants typically working for a Microsoft Dynamics partner that is selling, consulting, implementing, and supporting Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

    Course Syllabus: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Course.aspx?ID=80304A&Locale=en-us

     

    80312A: Development III in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012

    This three-day instructor-led course puts the techniques learnt in Development I in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 and Development II in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 courses into practice directly in the application. It also introduces more advanced features of X++ and MorphX, and encourages the use of the Testing Framework to build for more reliable coding.

    Audience Profile

    The intended audience is experienced systems consultants typically working for a Microsoft Dynamics partner that is selling, consulting, implementing, and supporting Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

    Course Syllabus: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Course.aspx?ID=80312A&Locale=en-us

    Note: These courses are available for download on the MCT Courseware Download Center and Partner Source. Thanks and hope you enjoy the courses.

    Regards

    Claire Bremer Nielsen,

    Content Project Manager || Microsoft Learning

  • Born to Learn

    Microsoft | Learning FAST University | Troubleshooting FAST Search for SharePoint Crawling/Processing

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    One of the tricky parts of the FAST Search for SharePoint architecture is the separation of activities being performed in the SharePoint farm vs. FAST Search farm, which can make troubleshooting a little more difficult. For example, imagine you are crawling a SharePoint site and want to check what exactly the crawler running in the SharePoint farm is sending over to FAST Search to be processed/indexed. You can accomplish this through the FFDDumper stage, which is one of the optional item processing components available for FAST Search for SharePoint. So let’s have a look at the steps required to configure and use this stage:

    1 – Edit the configuration file %FASTSearch%\etc\config_data\DocumentProcessor\OptionalProcessing.xml to enable the FFDDumper stage. The modified configuration file should now have a line like this:  <processor name="FFDDumper" active="yes" />.

    2 – Restart your document processors to notify them that there is a new stage to be used during processing. You can achieve this by opening a command prompt in your FAST Search server responsible for document processing and executing the command “psctrl reset.”

    3 – Start a new crawl for the content source you want to troubleshoot and wait until a few items have been crawled.

    4 – Browse to the path %FASTSearch%\data\ffd\ on your FAST Search server responsible for document processing and look at the files listed there. You will have one file for each item processed, containing the name and value of each crawled property sent to FAST Search, as shown in the excerpt below:

    FFD/1.1

    4 opid i 48

    5 docid s12 ssic://15797

    10 collection s2 sp

    2 op s3 ADD

    A

    42 49691C90-7E17-101A-A91C-08002B2ECDA9:#9:31 s57 http://intranet.contoso.com/sites/visio/Contoso Processes

    42 70EB7A10-55D9-11CF-B75B-00AA0051FE20:#3:31 s27

    59 D1B5D3F0-C0B3-11CF-9A92-00A0C908DBF1:COLLABORATIONSERVER:31 s24 SharePoint Team Web Site

    12 LastModified s27 2011-08-22T18:50:51,0000000

    56 00140329-0000-0140-C000-000000141446:DAV:contentclass:31 s7 STS_Web

    43 B725F130-47EF-101A-A5F1-02608C9EEBAC:#15:64 s27 2010-03-19T11:57:27,0000000

    44 012357BD-1113-171D-1F25-292BB0B0B0B0:#325:20 s19 4166539133975821573

    47 00130329-0000-0130-C000-000000131346:LogoURL:31 s49 http://visio14demo/SiteCollectionImages/Visio.jpg

    42 0B63E350-9CCC-11D0-BCDB-00805FCCCE04:#5:31 s24 text/html; charset=utf-8

    4 size s6 130473

    11 isdirectory s4 true

     

    Now you can see all the crawled properties sent to FAST Search to be processed/indexed. With this information you will be better able to troubleshoot issues in your system, to identify if something was not sent to be processed, or if something could have gone wrong during content processing.

    If you would like to learn more about this and other troubleshooting tips, register for the Enterprise Search for Application Developers instructor-led class through FAST University.  For more information on this and other classes, contact a FAST University Education Consultant by emailing fastuniv@microsoft.com or visit the FAST University Learning Portal at www.fastuniversity.com.

    By Leonardo Souza, MCT

  • The Master Blog

    Congratulations to the latest SharePoint 2010 MCMs!

    SharePoint MCM instructors, candidates, and community members have been going at a fever pitch through late summer and early fall. We made a number of updates to our content, labs, and exams following the release of SharePoint 2010 MCM Service Pack 1, and are halfway through a marathon of training and community activity that wrap up just before the US Thanksgiving holidays: SharePoint 2010 MCM Rotation 9 (September 12 - October 1, Redmond, WA) SharePoint Conference 2011 (October 2-6, Anaheim, CA...
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