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Dynamics AX :: Bill of Lading when Sales Order is Posted

Dear Experts,

I need to produce a Bill of Lading when a Sales Order is posted.
As you should know by now that I am really new to AX development and would like some advise on how to accomplish this. Where will the code be, on which event?

Thanks!
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If you want to produce it when the invoice is posted, put the code in SalesFormLetter_Invoice.UpdateNow().  Similarly, for picking list posting, use SalesFormLetter_PickingList.UpdateNow() etc.
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Hi thanks for the quick reply.

Can you please give some more help and advise.
Will I have to generate the report in X++ code?
or AutoDesignSpec / GeneratedDesign?

Where will I have to start.
Most of the fiels on the Sales Invoice can be used just as is for the Bill of Lading.

Is there a way that you build a AutoDesignSpec report and then simply execute the report from X++ code.

What I was thinking was to basically design the report the normal easy (hope so) way and then just call the report from X++ code...
Hi can someone please assist.
What is the best approach to start this project?
Please advise.

Thanks.
Use, and modify as necessary, an existing report, or create your own in the AOT.  If you create your own report, add a new output-type menu item that calls your report.  If not, find the menu item that calls the existing report.

Add the following code to the method that you need to call your report from:

    MenuFunction mf = new MenuFunction(menuItemOutputStr(/*Menu item name goes here*/), MenuItemType::Output);
    Args args = new Args();
    ;
    //add args as necessary...
    mf.run(args);

You should use the tables CustInvoiceJour and CustInvoiceTrans to generate the bill of lading, and especially use the delivery and invoice name and addresses from CustInvoiceJour.  The point here is that these tables are a snapshot of what is actually delivered and invoiced.  The SalesTable and SalesLine may have items that are backordered, out of stock etc.  Also, the customer's name and address may change at any time after the order is shipoped, so if you use CustTable to retrieve the name and address, you will not be able to go back and generate an exact copy later if/when this becomes necessary.  There may also be legal issues WRT this.
Hi Maxi84,

I receive the following compiler error: "The operand for the function is not an element."
On line:
 MenuFunction mf = new MenuFunction(menuItemOutputStr(/*Menu item name goes here*/), MenuItemType::Output);

I have replaced the comment with the actual Report name.
Please advise
The first param for MenuFunction(), is this the Name property for the report menu item?
Should you write in in single / double quotes?

Hi Experts,

Please someone assist me.

The following code compiles well but I get a runtime error when running the job:
Please see attached screenshot for the error.

Please advise...
static void Execute_Report2(Args _args)
{
    Args            args;
    ReportRun       reportRun;
 
    ;
 
    args = new Args();
    reportRun = new MenuFunction(ReportStr(MyReports), 
       MenuItemType::Output).create(Args);
    reportRun.run();
}

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Don't use the report name.  As I wrote, create a new menu item in the AOS:  AOS/Menu Items/Output.  Right click on the Output node and select [New  menu item].  Set the 'Object type' to 'Report', and 'Object' to the name of your report.  Then use the name of your new menu item as the argument for menuItemOutputStr()
That is what I did at first.
But in the Job I used to make the call to the menu item I receive a compiler error:

"The operand for the function is not an element."

The line the error occurrs on is:
"menuFunction = new MenuFunction(MenuItemOutputStr(MvT_MenuItem), MenuItemType::Output);"
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Ok, thanks.
That last example of yours worked.

But I am still curious why the example which calls a MenuItem did not want to work?
I have created the menu item, set the object and output.
But like I said the compiler error I received....

Thanks a million!
Dunno, misspelling of the menu item name perhaps?