Vendor Management and Collaboration in AX 2012 builds on the knowledge gained from the Procurement in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 course, and focuses on the processes involved with Vendor onboarding and collaboration. It investigates the various features that are found in the Vendor and Employee Services portals, procurement categories, and hierarchies and catalogs.

Prerequisites

Before reviewing this training, individuals must have attended the following courses:

• Supply Chain Foundation in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.
• Distribution and Trade in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.
• Procurement in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

Audience

This training is intended for Partners that sell and implement AX 2012. They typically investigate the customer’s environment and make recommendations on what and how to implement AX 2012. The Partner must have supply chain background.

At Training Material Completion

After completing this training, individuals will be able to:

• Describe the features of the Vendor and Employee Services portals.
• Define terminology and concepts used in vendor management and collaboration.
• Work with vendor management in the Enterprise portal and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 client.
• Manage vendor user add requests.
• Examine workflow requirements for category requests and Vendor status change requests.
• Configure workflows and create and approve vendor invoicing from the Vendor portal.
• Examine the types of vendor requests and applications that are available in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.