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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...
Author: Karen Scipi Date: 03/01/2012
Crafting an effective exception message
Microsoft Dynamics AX typically displays four classes of messages: Confirmation messages A...
Author: Karen Scipi 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...
Author: Karen Scipi 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...
Author: Karen Scipi 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...
Author: Karen Scipi 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,...
Author: Karen Scipi 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...
Author: Karen Scipi 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...
Author: Karen Scipi 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...
Author: Karen Scipi 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...
Author: Karen Scipi 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...
Author: Karen Scipi 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...
Author: Karen Scipi 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...
Author: Karen Scipi 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...
Author: Karen Scipi 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...
Author: Karen Scipi 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...
Author: Karen Scipi 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...
Author: Karen Scipi 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,...
Author: Karen Scipi 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...
Author: Karen Scipi 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...
Author: Karen Scipi 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...
Author: Karen Scipi 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...
Author: Karen Scipi Date: 09/24/2011