AX 2012 R2 - New Features

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 New Feature

This article provides a summary of new feature list that have been implemented in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2.

Functional area	Feature
Accounting framework	Configure a recurring schedule batch job to clear purchase accrual for product receipt source documents
Accounts payable	Adjust taxes on an invoice line
Accounts payable	Integrate a payment calendar to control due dates for payments
Accounts receivable	Record charges on free text invoice lines
Business intelligence	Enterprise Portal Chart control for visualizing transactional and aggregated business data in Enterprise Portal
Business intelligence	Improvements to key performance indicators (KPIs)
Business intelligence	Support for data partitions in cubes
Business intelligence	Support for data partitions in reports
Business intelligence	Support for Power View
Business intelligence	Support for report servers running in SharePoint integrated mode
Business intelligence	Windows PowerShell commands for deploying cubes
Budgeting	Create and approve budget plans
Client and server	Enhancements to the Named user license count report (server)
Client and server	Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 database split into two databases (server)
Data partitioning	Data partitions have been enabled to support data isolation
Enterprise Portal	Enterprise Portal in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 supports Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Products and Technologies
Microsoft Office Add-ins	Localize data in the Microsoft Office Add-in
Microsoft Office Add-ins	Lock a template created by using the Office Add-in
Microsoft Office Add-ins	Microsoft Office Add-in enhancements
Sales and marketing	Cases are secured by case category
Sales and marketing	Generate a lead or opportunity record from a campaign or call list target record
Sales and marketing	Update the name of a party from the party record
Sales and marketing	Update, in bulk, the list of party records assigned to an address book
Sales and marketing	Updates to Sales and marketing Role Centers and the reporting information provided
Setup and upgrade	Data partition assignment for companies during upgrade

Indian Localization features in AX 2012 R2:

Country/region	Feature
India	Accounts receivable and accounts payable invoices
India	Assign financial dimensions to entries generated in the Transfer orders form
India	Automatic calculation of Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) when no Permanent account number (PAN) is registered
India	Bill of entry information is evaluated on a line-by-line basis
India	Cancellation of Bill of entry and invoice registration for India
India	Change to the item type for India
India	Changes to number sequences for Indian financial documents and incentive schemes
India	Changes to the electronic file format for TDS and TCS statements
India	Depreciation calculation for India
India	Duties and privileges added for user roles in features for India
India	Enhancements for purchase and sales orders for India
India	EXIM Advance Authorization (AA) incentive scheme
India	EXIM Duty Drawback (DBK) incentive scheme
India	EXIM Duty Free Import Authorization (DFIA) incentive scheme
India	EXIM Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) incentive scheme
India	Expanded tax type support for project transactions, billing processes, and tax settlements
India	Expanded tax type support for service industry transactions
India	Financial dimensions for India
India	Fixed asset transfer for India
India	For India customs duty and Export Import Policy (EXIM), if the charge as expense ratio is used, the related customs duty is charged to the expense account
India	General ledger updates for India
India	Generation of financial statements in Microsoft® Excel for India
India	Global address book for India
India	Implementation of withholding tax calculation cache
India	Improvements to tax registration number assignments
India	Manual adjustment of taxes
India	Open customer invoices and settlement enhancements for India
India	Organizational model enhancements for India
India	Point of taxation
India	Recalculation of indirect taxes triggered by specific conditions
India	Sales and purchase orders enhancements for India
India	SLJL impact on the Indian custom duty functionality
India	SLJL impact on the Indian excise duty functionality
India	Standard Input Output Norms (SION)
India	Tax rate enhancements for India
India	The method of adjusting direct tax entries that are posted to the general ledger has changed. This feature replaces the feature for TDS and TCS adjustment, which is now deprecated.
India	Threshold exceeding error/warning message removed from India direct tax
India	Update tax information in a corrective free text invoice
India	Update to the Upgrade toolkit
India	Updates to general ledger and tax inquiry forms
India	Updates to import orders for India
India	Uptake of the subledger journal and distribution framework with Indian direct tax
India	VAT commodity codes on sales invoices
India	View and modify accounting entries before posting to the general ledger