Hello, we are planning to use AX 2012 from Jan 1st 2013 and are currently setting up the AX 2012. We would like to know what is the best way to bring the balances and inventory items so we can start using the system.
1). We have over 3000 items and about 100+ BoMs. We are planning to import the ledger balances. We are importing the products and BoMs but not sure how we can import the inventory item quantities and balances?
2). from what I understand, it is not a good idea to bring the open transactions in to the new ERP. However, how could we know for e.g. that an item A has 20 quantities on hand and the balance is say $500k. Is it a good idea to import the inventory journals? if so, are they open transactions? I am planning to use DMF beta 2.0
Another question related to moving from Dev to production server. we don’t have a dedicated staging server (and use Dev as a staging server).
3). We currently use sandbox as a means to test our sales/purchasing/production scenario.
I have a development server where we configure AX 2012 based on the scenario we test in the Sandbox. Once after I import the Master / Reference data, we plan to run transactions - procure to pay, order to cash, production orders etc.,
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how could we move the configuration/master/reference data from Dev to Production server?
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how could we import the GL balances and / or inventory balances in the production server? New transactions will be created in the production server starting jan 1st. But how could I verify the settings/configuration in the production server before hand, so that it is ready for us to use?
Many thanks