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terminology news and notes to support our Microsoft Dynamics AX partner and customer communities

The duality of objects of work—Distinguishing objects of work that live outside of an application from those that live inside of an application

Microsoft Dynamics AX product content comprises the terms, verbs, phrases, and sentences that appear...

Date: 03/01/2012

Crafting an effective exception message

Microsoft Dynamics AX typically displays four classes of messages: Confirmation messages A...

Date: 02/23/2012

The personalization of the user interface: The line between the naturally conversational and the inaccurate

From a grammar perspective, a personal pronoun in the objective case, such as you or me, or a...

Date: 02/16/2012

Distinguishing between concepts in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012: percent vs. percentage

In this blog entry we take a closer look at how we apply the concepts named percent and percentage...

Date: 02/15/2012

Distinguishing between concepts in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012: stock vs. inventory

In this blog entry we take a closer look at how we apply the concepts named stock and inventory in...

Date: 02/13/2012

Distinguishing among concepts in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012: commitment, agreement, and contract

In this blog entry we take a closer look at how we apply the concepts named commitment, agreement,...

Date: 02/04/2012

The state of equilibrium: Balancing the voice of the application and the voice of the customer

When we consider which terms and words to use in Microsoft Dynamics AX product content, such as on...

Date: 01/30/2012

Measuring the quality of content submissions

In this blog entry I examine the practice that we apply for evaluating quality with respect to...

Date: 01/27/2012

How the practice of diagramming sentences enables our terminology practice

Who remembers how to diagram a sentence? For those of you for whom sentence diagramming is a distant...

Date: 12/19/2011

The origin of Microsoft Dynamics AX glossary entries

When I ask stakeholders to contribute entries to the Microsoft Dynamics AX glossary, they usually...

Date: 12/08/2011

The role of the terminology manager in the Microsoft Dynamics AX organization

For the better part of our last development cycle, my focus has been on managing terminology. In...

Date: 11/28/2011

The Microsoft Dynamics AX glossary: What’s in? What’s out?

In our work of aligning, and in some cases, realigning concepts and their terms across the Microsoft...

Date: 11/02/2011

When is good enough good enough?

We follow a practice for defining concepts and selecting terms for Microsoft Dynamics AX that names...

Date: 10/31/2011

Distinguishing between concepts in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012: approve vs. authorize

In this blog entry we take a closer look at how we apply the concepts named approve and authorize in...

Date: 10/24/2011

Distinguishing between concepts in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012: manage vs. maintain

In this blog entry we take a closer look at how we apply the concepts named manage and maintain in...

Date: 10/19/2011

Source document statuses in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012: approved, canceled, closed, draft, finalized, in review, open, and rejected

Microsoft Dynamics AX supports several source document statuses. Each status is applied to name the...

Date: 10/17/2011

Distinguishing between concepts in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012: source document vs. business document

In this blog entry we take a closer look at how we apply the concepts named source document and...

Date: 10/16/2011

Distinguishing among concepts in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012: process, practice, activity, task, procedure, and step

In this blog entry we take a closer look at how we apply the concepts named process, practice,...

Date: 10/10/2011

Distinguishing between concepts in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012: state vs. status

In this blog entry we take a closer look at how we apply the concepts named state and status in...

Date: 10/06/2011

Distinguishing between concepts in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012: amount vs. quantity

This is the first blog entry of an ongoing series that I will offer periodically to share...

Date: 10/04/2011

Defining concepts in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012: Accuracy, precision, and domain tailoring

The practice of defining concepts for Microsoft Dynamics AX requires accuracy, precision, and domain...

Date: 09/28/2011

Words and terms in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012: What’s the difference?

I am delighted to announce that we recently published a new product glossary of Microsoft Dynamics...

Date: 09/24/2011