Audience

The intended audience includes customers that want to learn the basic features and develop a working knowledge of the typical daily procedures required to effectively use Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 procurement and sourcing functionality.

The training is intended for purchase managers, purchasers, and other people in organizations responsible for the setup and administration of procurement and sourcing and inventory management functionality.

Prerequisites

Before reviewing Procurement in AX 2012, individuals must have:

• General knowledge of Microsoft Windows
• Completed the Introduction to Microsoft DynamicsAX 2012 course
• The ability to use Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 for basic processing
• Basic knowledge of procurement, trade and logistics, and inventory management concepts.

At Training Material Completion

After completing Procurement in AX 2012, individuals will be able to:

• Review the main concepts of Procurement and sourcing in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
• Create and manage products
• Describe the setup that is required and optional before creating vendors
• Create a new vendor
• Review various types of catalogs, including their usages
• Set up category hierarchies and work with procurement categories
• Work with procurement, vendor, and external catalogs
• Manage the request for quotation process
• Create, complete, and follow-up on purchase requisitions
• Set up purchasing parameters
• Create and process purchase orders
• Describe the change management process, and set up the system for change management
• Create and process vendor returns. Create and process purchase agreements
• Use the features of the Vendor Self-service Portal
• Manage transactions on the Procurement Order site
• Order products using the Employee Services site
• Define purchasing policy parameters
• Create and configure purchasing policies
• Describe the workflows available for procurement and sourcing.