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Microsoft FRx 6.7 Service Pack 6.7.12008 - Microsoft Dynamics AX

Microsoft FRx 6.7 Service Pack 6.7.12008 for Microsoft Dynamics AX is now available.
(Make sure to apply SP9 before applying SP12)

Overview

Microsoft FRx® 6.7 Service Pack 6.7.12008 for Microsoft Dynamics AX is now available. This affects FRx 6.7 Desktop and Professional for Microsoft Dynamics AX only. Listed below are the situations that are resolved with FRx 6.7 Service Pack 6.7.12008 along with installation instructions.

BUGS FOUND SINCE SERVICE PACK 12 WAS RELEASED (more than 1 occurance)

Bug # - Description
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System Requirements

Application Server Requirements

Internet Information Services (IIS) is not required software on the Application Server.

Web Server Requirements

Microsoft Java Virtual Machine (MSJVM) is required on the Web server where WebPort will be installed.

Mail Services (Outlook or any MAPI compliant email software) is not required on the Web server.

Office (productivity component) is not required software on the Web server.

OLAP Analysis is not performed on the Web server and so neither SQL Server™ 2000 Analysis Services Client nor SQL Server™ OLAP Services Client are required.

FRx Web Server functionality requirements

Specific to Windows 2000 Servers.

Add the local EVERYONE user to the root web directory and make sure ALL objects under it “Inherit From Parent Object”.

Installation Notes

BUGS FIXED WITH SERVICE PACK 12

FRx Report Designer
196629 - When using Natural/Functional (Nat or Funct) currency translation for a company with a non-calendar year, results in incorrect account balance
468096 - CCHIST on YTD column returns results as CCSPOT
309553 - Clone, then delete without saving actually saves the catalog without a catalog ID, then attempting to delete from list of catalogs causes crash (run-time error '3021')
461494 - FRx is not preventing two users from opening the same building block for editing at the same time
423128 - “Error 76: Path not found” when selecting a new printer for the catalog, by clicking the Define Printers button on the Output Options tab of the catalog.
473740 - Email in FRx doesn't work with Office 2010
329525 - Error" 9060 during the parse xml procedure" when generating a report to Excel which is being emailed to different recipents within the reporting tree.
355997 - Restart page numbering on Output Options tab does not work
418043 - Transaction detail rows showing for NP columns in web using tcodes
168310 - Error 9060 when generating report to XML
431949 - Headers are missing at Financial level when using Vendor Data Types in Column and exporting to Excel or HTML outputs
421400 - Additional Text in tree is bringing in numeric values ot text after applying R11670
425650 - Transaction Detail Codes do not export to Excel if there is a blank line or DES line as the first line in the row format
427038 - Export to Formatted Excel will not complete with a large number of units

FRx Report Launcher
260926 - Error 5 when generating a report using Forecaster 7.0 with Windows Authentication

FRx Report Manager
195729 - When Regional Settings are configured to UK you receive "String was not recognized as a valid datetime" message when selecting properties for an FRD report
454400 - Error "The Microsoft FRx Image Writer could not be configured" when running a print preview after upgrading from SP 9 to SP11

FRx WebPort
425496 - Report Failed to Load in Webport when publishing a report with multiple column headers and NP columns.
339204 - Printer friendly reports display non-print detail information

FRx Direct Link and the Microsoft Forecaster Integration
384992 - Forecaster account mask in FRx tree assumes GL account format if the Forecaster account is 1 character less than the GL account length
168460 - DirectLink error when connecting to FRx Direct link and Forecaster 7.0

If you are using Virtual Companies in Microsoft Dynamics - AX, and haven't set up FRx to pull from the Virutal Companies, please follow the installation instructions in the "Axapta XPO Virtual Company Administration Implementation.doc" file that is included in the Axapta-XPO.zip file within the Service Pack 8 download.

If you set up the Virtual Companies in FRx using the XPO file that was included in Service Pack 5, you do not need to re-do this process. Just follow the steps below.

Please make a backup of the entire SYSDATA folder before applying the service pack.

  1. Download and save the file FRxsp6711027_ax.zip.
  2. Click on the file and extract the contents of it to the FRx code folder on the c drive of each workstation with FRx installed.
  3. View the readme file included in the download.
  4. Double click on FRx6711027.exe in the FRx code folder to begin the installation of the service pack.
  5. After reading the disclaimer on the first screen, click next.
  6. Select the appropriate FRx Product you wish to install the Service Pack on and click next.
  7. Locate the path to the FRx code on the c drive of the workstation and click next.
  8. You will now be ready to install the service pack. It is recommended you verify all other applications are closed at this point in time to ensure proper installation of the Service Pack. From there, click next.
  9. The service pack will begin to install. Please note, you will see a dos window open and all of your FRx *.dll files will be registered during the install of the Service Pack.
  10. Click finish on the last screen. It is recommended that you reboot the workstation upon successful completion of the installation.
  11. Apply the service pack to all other workstations with FRx installed.

FRx WebView Printing (BCL Printer Driver) Installation

Note: The BCL Printer driver is now certified on Windows Server 2003. A new printer driver has been created for Windows Server 2003

  1. Install FRx 6.7 Service Pack 2 or higher to the FRx WebView installation located on the IIS Server.
  2. In Windows Explorer, browse to the FRx WebView installation folder on the IIS server and locate the BCL folder that was installed with the Service Pack.
  3. Open the BCL folder and find the BCLeasyPDFFullAuto.exe.
  4. Double-click on the executable, and it will quickly install the components needed for the printing functionality from FRx WebView.
  5. After this process is complete, you must reboot the server to complete the installation.

After Installing BCL easyPDF

  1. Go to Start | Settings | Printers and Faxes
  2. Click on the BCL easyPDF to open the BCL easyPDF window
  3. Go to File | Printing Preferences
  4. Click on the Folders tab
  5. Clear the Open Output File after conversion check box
  6. In the Default output folder section, click Specify
  7. Browse to the PDFTemp directory located in the FRx WebView installation directory.
  8. Click Apply, and then click OK.

FRx WebView Printing: Installing BCL easyPDF on Windows Server 2003

The BCL easyPDF setup is easy to understand and complete. However, if you are installing BCL easyPDF on Windows Server 2003, you must follow these steps prior to installing the easyPDF in order to get the driver installed for web printing:

  1. Go to Start | Run and type "gpedit.msc" to bring up the Group Policy
    Object Editor Window.
    a. Select the Local Computer Policy\Computer
    Configuration\Administrative Templates\Printers folder.
  2. Right click on "Disallow installation of printers using kernel-mode drivers"
  3. Right Click and select Properties.
  4. Select the “Disabled” radio button then click OK.
  5. Close out of the Group Policy Object Editor Window and then
    REBOOT Windows Server 2003.
  6. Install the updated BCL easyPDF driver (version 3.10.016) located with this service pack.

For additional information, please see the following Microsoft knowledge base article:
282011 - Printer Driver Is Not Compatible If a Policy Is Enabled on Your Computer
https://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282011

Important Notice to Customers

We recommend that you contact your Microsoft Dynamics Partner before installing service packs or hot fixes. It is important to verify that your environment is compatible with the service pack(s), hotfix(es), or download(s) being installed. A service pack, hotfix, or download may cause interoperability issues with customizations, and third-party products that work with your Microsoft Dynamics solution.

Downloads

Download Description File type (size)
FRx6712008_AX Version: 6.7.12008 Winzip (94.5 MB)
FRXSP10ClientSetup_AX Client Setup Utility download WinZip (39.2 MB)

We recommend that you contact your Microsoft Dynamics Partner before installing service packs or hotfixes. It is important to verify that your environment is compatible with the service pack(s), hotfix(es), or download(s) being installed. A service pack, hotfix, or download may cause interoperability issues with customizations, and third-party products that work with your Microsoft Dynamics solution.

Support Information

For technical support questions, contact your partner or direct your questions to the Support for Business hub: https://serviceshub.microsoft.com/supportforbusiness/create

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