MorphX Best Practices Microsoft Dynamics TM AX 4.0 Michael Fruergaard Pontoppidan Partner Productivity – Microsoft Dynamics AX TM Microsoft Corporation SCREENCAST

Best Practices in MorphX Two components SDK Documentation Throughout documentation of all best practices When printed >200 pages Static code analysis tool Verifies <50% of all best practices

Static code analysis tools C/C++C/C++ CompilerPREfast PREfix C#C# CompilerFX Cop X++X++ Compiler

Defect removal Time saved Risk of extra cost Defect introduction Defect removal Time

Best Practice Check Tool in MorphX Contains ~350 rules  Model definitions  Source code (X++) Severity  Errors Unacceptable!  Warnings 95/5 rule  Infos Useful info Integrated with X++ compiler Integrated with check-in system

AX succes story Source date 1st of April 2004 AX 4.0 shipped with  0 compiler warnings  0 BP errors

Suppressing Best Practice Deviations Design time  //BP Deviation Documented  SysBpCheckIgnore macro Run time  SysBpCheck::ignore( );

Creating new rules Best Practice tool implementation  In X++ in SysBPCheck* elements  Fully customizable/extensible

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