1. Customizations vs Extensions

2. David Boll Principal Developer, Team Manager
David Boll is a Principle Developer, Team Manager at Stoneridge Software. Dave joined the team as a Senior Developer after 6 years at Microsoft where he served in roles as both a tester and a development engineer working on features for the Dynamics AX 2012 RTM, R2, R3 and Rainier releases, including writing many of the financial SSRS reports. He also worked on code upgrades and form migration. He has experience in X++, C#, ASP. NET, SQL, and web development. Dave has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and a Graduate Certificate in Software Engineering from North Dakota State University.
Dave holds the following Microsoft certifications:
Microsoft AX 2009 Financials
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 CU8 Development
Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations Development Introduction
Development, Extensions and Deployment for Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations

3. What is a Customization?
Default way to change AX 2012 code
Also called “Over layering”
Direct change to the base object
Code can be put anywhere in objects

4. What is an Extension Only way to change code in D365 F&O “Eventing”
Base object doesn’t change
Code changes at the beginning and ending

5. Visual
Base Office

6. Visual Extension Office Customization Office AX Code to add
Development

7. Why? Upgrades as easier SaaS model
“How it should have been done in the first place”

8. Customer
AX 2012
D365 F&O

9. Sales Invoice SSRS Report
AX 2012
D365 F&O

10. Questions?