Axapta is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) from Microsoft Family. This ERP consist of almost 17-18 different modules.

There are many companies already exist in MSD- Ax Implementation. Various companies follow different methodologies of implementation. They are Agile Methodology, Waterfall Methodology, Transform Methodology & Sure step methodology. Microsoft specifically recommends Sure step methodology of implementation.

Steps in Sure step methodology.

Ax serves purpose of various industries. This product has been successfully implemented in Manufacturing, Retail, Pharma, Oil & gas, Petroleum ,Process Industries, PSU’s, Govt organizations, hospital industry, hospitality industries, logistics & Supply Chain Industries. It covers almost all functions of an Enterprise. It includes Purchase, Sales, Inventory, Production, taxation, EXIM, HR, Budgeting, Fixed assets, transportation & Warehouse Management, Enterprise Portal, etc.

Axapta releases version. Their various versions are Ax 3.0, Ax 4.0, Ax 2009, Ax 2012, Ax 2012 R2, Ax 2012 R3 CU8. Axapta is famous among industry due to its user friendliness & integration with other third party software’s.

Microsoft updates AX & launches its Newer Version, Hotfixes, User layers, Revisions & all on time to time basis. They have country specific localizations as well. Microsoft is going to compete with SAP in coming time. As a part of it there will be hugh changes coming in the newer & newer versions.

Ax 2012 R3 CU8 is the latest available version. This version use cloud computing & azure technology & also facilates Life cycle services.

Life Cycle Services in Ax 2012.

Microsoft Dynamics Lifecycle Services (LCS) helps organizations improve the predictability and quality of their Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 implementations by simplifying and standardizing the implementation process to realize business value faster.

LCS is a Microsoft Azure-based collaboration portal that provides a unifying, collaborative environment along with a set of regularly updated services that help you manage the application lifecycle of your Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 implementations.

The goal of LCS is to deliver the right information, at the right time, to the right people and to help ensure repeatable, predictable success with each roll out of an implementation, update or upgrade.

By providing a collaborative workspace that can be used by both customers and partners, separately and together, LCS enables closer collaboration, helps speed implementations and reduces time to value.

In today’s time, Axapta is a global & growing rapidly in the market.