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MICROSOFT DYNAMICS™ AX 4.0 FINANCIALS I

Course 8629B: Two days; Instructor-Led

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Introduction

This two day course explores the basic financial functionality available in Microsoft Dynamics AX. Students learn how to set up the General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Bank Modules of Microsoft Dynamics AX, as well as how to create transactions. Labs encompassing the topics covered allow the students hands on practice in setting up financials in Microsoft Dynamics AX. Students completing this course should acquire a basic understanding of the General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Bank Modules.


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Audience

This course is intended for individuals who are on the implementation team, administering or using the financial management modules in Microsoft Dynamics AX. This audience typically includes individuals who are tasked with assessing a customers business needs and advising them on the use, configuration and customization of the application. Additionally, individuals responsible for training or supporting Microsoft Dynamics AX benefit from this course.


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At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Create and set up the Chart of Accounts, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Bank modules, and Financial Statements in Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Set up Sales Tax.

Understand the General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Bank Management daily procedures.

Enter transactions in journals including invoices and payments.


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Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

Basic knowledge of accounting principles.

An understanding on how to navigate within Microsoft Dynamics AX.

In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed:

The Microsoft Dynamics AX Introduction course


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Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

No Microsoft Certified Professional exams are associated with this course currently.


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Course Materials

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.


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Course Outline

Chapter 1: General Ledger Setup

This chapter explains the setup of the General Ledger in Microsoft Dynamics AX. It shows how to setup a company currency, additional currencies and exchange rates. It also explains how to create periods, a new fiscal year, dimension value, and a dimension focus.

Lessons

Set up a Currencies and Exchange Rates

Create Periods in a New Fiscal Year

Create Date Intevals

Create a Dimension Value

Create a Dimension Focus

Labs

Lab 1.1: Enter a Currency and Print the Currencies

Lab 1.2: Create Periods in a New Fiscal Year

Lab 1.3: Date Intervals

Lab 1.4: Assign Ledger Account Dimension Value

Lab 1.5: Create a Dimension Focus and Print the Dimension Statement

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Set up a company currency and exchange rate.

Create periods and a fiscal year.

Create a dimension value, and a dimension focus.

Chapter 2: Chart of Accounts

This chapter explains the setup of the Chart of Accounts. It also shows how to create and set up account allocation terms, system account, and view inquires and reports about the Chart of Accounts.

Lessons

Create a New Account in the Chart of Accounts (COA)

Set Up Account Allocation Terms

Set Up System Accounts

View Inquiries and Reports Related to the Chart of Accounts

Labs

Lab 2.1: Enter a General Ledger Account

Lab 2.2: General Ledger Total Account

Lab 2.3: Account Allocation Terms

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create a new account in the Chart of Accounts in Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Set up account allocation terms, and system accounts.

View inquiries and reports related to the Chart of Accounts.

Chapter 3: Journal Setup

This chapter explains the Journal setup. It shows how to create and work with journal names, journal controls, journal texts, and how to set up balance control accounts, and General Ledger parameters.

Lessons

Create Journal Names

Set Up Journal Controls

Create Journal Texts

Set Up Balance Control Accounts

Set Up General Ledger Parameters

Labs

Lab 3.1: Setting Up Journals

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create journal names.

Set up journal controls.

Create journal texts.

Set up balance control accounts.

Set up general ledger parameters.

Chapter 4: General Ledger Daily Procedures

This chapter explains the transactions entered in the General Ledger. It shows how to create general journals, enter and post General Ledger journal transactions, post multiple journals, create approval journals, period journals, and retrieve period journals. It also explains General Ledger transaction reversal and the inquiry and reports about General Ledger journal transactions.

Lessons

Create General Ledger Journals

Enter General Ledger Journal Transactions

Create Journal Batch Processing

Create Approval Journals

Create and Retrive Periodic Journals

General Ledger Transaction Reversal

Inquire and Report on Daily Journal Transactions

Labs

Lab 4.1: Daily Transactions

Lab 4.2: Daily Transactions with Dimensions

Lab 4.3: Daily Transactions with Balance Control

Lab 4.4: Post All Open Vendor Payments

Lab 4.5: Setting Up a Journal for Approval

Lab 4.6: Entering Periodic Transactions

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Enter General Ledger journal transactions.

Create journal batch processing.

Create approval journals, and period journals.

Retrieve period journals.

Understand the General Ledger transaction reversal process.

Inquire and report about General Ledger journal transactions.

Chapter 5: Sales Tax Setup

This chapter explains the sales tax set up. It also explains how to set up the different components of sales tax, and sales tax exempt data, and how to calculate and post withholding sales tax.

Lessons

Create Ledger Posting Groups

Create Sales Tax Authorities

Create Sales Tax Settlement Periods

Create Sales Tax Codes

Create Sales Tax Codes Intervals

Create a Sales Tax Groups

Create Item Sales Tax Groups

Create Sales Tax Transactions

Create Sales Tax Exempt Data

Calculate and Post Withholding Sales Tax

Labs

Lab 5.1: Create a Ledger Posting Group

Lab 5.2: Create a Sales Tax Authority

Lab 5.3: Create and Assign a Vendor to the Sales Tax Authority

Lab 5.4: Set Up of Sales Tax Settlements

Lab 5.5: Calculation Methods for Sales Tax Codes

Lab 5.6: Set Up Sales Tax Codes Intervals

Lab 5.7: Comprehensive Set Up of Sales Tax

Lab 5.8: Including Sales Tax in Journal Amounts

Lab 5.9: EU 115 Sales Tax Directive

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create ledger posting groups.

Create sales tax authorities.

Create sales tax settlement periods.

Create sales tax codes.

Create sales tax codes intervals.

Create a sales tax groups.

Create item sales tax groups.

Create sales tax transactions.

Create sales tax exempt data.

Calculate and post withholding sales tax.

Chapter 6: Bank Management Setup

This chapter explains the setup of the Bank module in Microsoft Dynamics AX. Logically, a bank account is needed before creating a check to pay an invoice. This chapter explains how to setup bank transaction types and transaction groups, bank groups, and bank parameters. It also explains how to create a bank account, and defines the check layout for a bank account.

Lessons

Set Up Bank Transaction Types and Transaction Groups

Set Up Bank Groups

Set Up Payment Purpose Codes

Set Up Bank Parameters

Create a Bank Account

Define the Check Layout for a Bank Account

Labs

6.1: Create Bank Transaction Types and Groups

6.2: Create a Bank Group and Bank Account

6.3: Define a Check Layout

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Set up bank transaction types and transaction group.

Set up bank groups.

Set up payment purpose codes.

Set up bank parameters.

Create a bank account.

Define the check layout for a bank account

Chapter 7: Accounts Payable Setup

This chapter explains the setup of Accounts Payable within Microsoft Dynamics AX. It explains the importance of setting up vendor groups and posting profile, and shows the different Accounts Payable setup option, procedures, and defaults related to vendor payments.

Lessons

Create a Payment Schedule

Create Terms of Payment

Create a Payment Day

Set Up Cash Discount

Create a Payment Fee

Create a Method of Payment

Set Up Vendor Groups

Set Up Posting Profiles

Create a New Vendor

Labs

Lab 7.1: Terms of Payment

Lab 7.2: Method of Payment

Lab 7.3: Vendor Groups

Lab 7.4: Vendor Posting Profile

Lab 7.5: Vendors

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create a payment schedule.

Create terms of payment.

Create a payment day.

Set up a cash discount.

Create a payment fee.

Create a method of payment.

Set up vendor groups.

Set up posting profiles.

Create a new vendor.

Chapter 8: Accounts Payable Daily Procedures

This chapter explains the various journals available in Microsoft Dynamics AX Accounts Payable. It describes what each journal is used for and how transactions are entered into each of the journals.

Lessons

Explain the Different Invoice Journals

Approve an Invoice Register Journal

Create an Invoice excl. Posting

Create an Invoice Journal

Create a Payment Proposal

Run a Payment Proposal for a Mark for Settlement

Create a Payment Journal

Generate a Payment

Edit Open Transactions

Reverse Settlements

Labs

Lab 8.1: Create an Invoice Register Journal

Lab 8.2: Create Invoice Pool excl. Posting

Lab 8.3: Create an Invoice Journal

Lab 8.4: Create a Payment Journal

Lab 8.5: Edit Open Transactions

Lab 8.6: Reverse a Closed Transaction

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand the flow of an invoice through the different invoice journals available in Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Know how to create an invoice register journal.

Create an invoice pool excl. posting.

Create an invoice journal.

Create a payment journal.

Generate a payment.

Edit open transactions.

Reverse settlements.

Chapter 9: Accounts Receivable Setup

This chapter explains how to set up the Accounts Receivable module in Microsoft Dynamics AX. The set up of Accounts Receivable is almost a mirror image of the set up of Accounts Payable. The main topics covered are specific to Accounts Receivable or are covered as a review from Accounts Payable.

Lessons

Payment Schedule

Terms of Payment

Payment Day

Cash Discount

Payment Fee

Methods of Payment

Customer Groups

Posting Profiles

Create a New Customer

Labs

Lab 9.1: Create and Assign Terms of Payment

Lab 9.2: Set Up a Method of Payment

Lab 9.3: Create a Customer Group

Lab 9.4: Set Up a Customer Posting Profile

Lab 9.5: Create a New Customer

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create a payment schedule.

Create terms of payment.

Create a payment day.

Set up a cash discount.

Create a payment fee.

Create a methods of payment.

Set up customer groups.

Set up posting profiles.

Create a new customer.

Chapter 10: Accounts Receivable Daily Procedures

This chapter explains the journals available for invoice entry within Accounts Receivable. Students learn how to enter a free text invoice (non-inventory) invoice as well as the payment journal.

Lessons

Customer Process Overview

Create a Free Text Invoice

Create a Payment Journal

Edit Open Transactions

Reverse Settlements

Reimburse a Customer

Labs

Lab 10.1: Create Free Text Invoices

Lab 10.2: Settlements

Lab 10.3: Edit Open Transactions

Lab 10.4: Reverse a Settlement

Lab 10.5: Reimburse a Customer

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand the customer process.

Create a free text invoice.

Create a payment journal.

Edit open transactions.

Reverse settlements.

Know how to reimburse customers.

Chapter 11: Bank Management Daily Procedures

This chapter explains the various procedures available to manage bank transactions in Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Lessons

Create Checks

Delete Checks

Create a Bank Deposit Entry

Void Checks

Create a Check Refund that Prints Out a Check

Use Bank Remittances

Cancel Payment

Reconcile a Bank Account

Labs

11.1: Create and Delete a Check

11.2: Create a Deposit Slip

11.3: Void Unposted Checks

11.4: Check Refund

11.5: Reconcile a Bank Account

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create, delete, and void checks.

Create a bank deposit entry.

Cancel a payment.

Use bank remittances.

Create a check refund that prints out a check.

Reconcile bank statements.

Chapter 12: Financial Statements

This chapter explains the Financial Statement feature in Microsoft Dynamics AX, which is used to build a custom reporting structure.

Lessons

Create a Dimension Focus

Create a Row Definition

Design the Structure of Row Definitions

Create a Column Definition

Print a Financial Statement

Create and Print a Dimension Statement

Display Balance by Dimension

Labs

12.1: A New Financial Statement

12.2: Create a Dimension Statement

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand the financial statement features used to build custom reporting structure.

Create a dimension focus, row definition.

Design the structure of row definitions.

Create a column definition.

Print a financial statement.

Create and print a dimension statement.

Display balance by dimension.




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