How to activate Windows 8

How to activate Windows 8 Enterprise RTM from TechNet

Open CMD.exe as administrator and type:
slmgr.vbs -ipk "WINDOWS-8-ACTIVATION-KEY"

Ax 2009 - Retail Store Connect Troubleshooting

Error 0 –Error on sending request

The distribution server for the location has not been specified in Retail Scheduler.

Possible resolution

Modify the location by specifying the distribution server for the location (Retail scheduler > Common forms > Locations).

Error 4096 –Error inserting in system tables

Retail Store Connect cannot write into the incoming or outgoing message tables. The tables might be missing, the user that the service is running as might not have read and write permissions on the message database, or required fields in the tables could be wrong or missing.

Possible resolutions

Assign db_datareader and db_datawriter permissions to the SQL login for the user that the Retail Store Connect service runs as.

Error 4097 –Remote connection dropped

The TCP/IP connection was terminated while Retail Store Connect was forwarding a package, or the receiving Retail Store Connect instance was shut down during the transfer.

Possible resolution

Restore the network connection. If the network connection is slow or overloaded, consider increasing the TCP/IP timeout for both Retail Store Connect instances. This is done in Retail Store Connect Settings.

Error 4098 –Canceled because of send and receive size

The registered size of the package does not match the actual size of the package. This is most likely caused by a transmission failure. Retail Store Connect Technical Reference Troubleshooting 12 Possible resolution

Resend the package by running the Retail Scheduler job again.

Error 4099 –Cannot find new packet number

Retail Store Connect could not assign a new package number to an incoming package. This is usually caused by an incorrect message database configuration in Retail Store Connect Settings for the receiving instance of Retail Store Connect.

Possible resolution

Confirm that the message database is configured correctly and the Retail Store Connect user has the required privileges.

Error 4100 –Cannot instance a socket

The operating system could not create a Windows TCP/IP socket. TCP/IP might not be installed or enabled on the computer.

Possible resolution

Confirm that the TCP/IP protocol is installed and enabled on the computer. For more information about enabling TCP/IP, see "Enable remote connections in SQL Server and start the server" in "Deploy Microsoft SQL Server" in the Deployment and Installation Guide.

Error 4102 –HopCount has exceeded its maximum value

A package cannot be transferred because the hop counter for the package has reached the maximum set in Retail Store Connect Settings.

This error can occur when a service name is incorrectly assigned to an IP address. It can also be caused by an inconsistency between the distribution server name for a location and the actual server name for the instance of Retail Store Connect.

Possible resolutions

Verify the DNS registration of the server name or its entry in the Hosts files on all computers involved.

Confirm that the distribution server name for the location (Retail scheduler > Setup > Store integration > Retail Store Connect profiles) matches the one in Retail Store Connect Settings.

Error 8192 –Error in processing request

An unhandled exception has occurred while reading or writing to a database. This error is typically not related to the database connection.

Possible resolutions

Check the Event Log for more information. Because this error happened on the database level, it is likely that the database has reported the cause of the error in the Event Log.

Check for invalid or incorrect field transfer setup in a subjob.

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Error 12288 –An error occurred connecting to Retail Store Connect

The Data Client component of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 cannot connect to Retail Store Connect. This error occurs when the Retail Store Connect service is not running, when the Data Client is trying to connect to a service that does not exist or does not have a correct IP address associated with it, or when the Data Client is trying to connect to Retail Store Connect on an invalid TCP/IP port.

Possible resolutions

Start the Retail Store Connect service.

Confirm that the Retail Store Connect service name has an IP address associated with it. This can be checked from the command prompt by typing ping <Retail Store Connect computer name>). If the service name does not respond to a ping command, you must reconfigure your DNS server or Hosts file so that the service name is associated with the correct IP address.

Verify that the port numbers match in Retail Store Connect Settings and in the Retail Store Connect profile.

Verify that IPsec (if enabled) or the firewall is configured correctly. One way to verify this is to connect to the Retail Store Connect port using telnet.

Error 12289 –The connection string was empty

The connection string for the location has not been provided.

Possible resolution

In Retail Scheduler, verify that the database profile is configured correctly.

Error 12290 –Could not log in

Retail Store Connect does not have the necessary permissions to log on to the specified company.

Possible resolution

Grant access to the Microsoft Dynamics AX user that is used by Retail Store Connect.

Error 12291 –Connection temporarily unavailable

All sessions (servers) that Retail Store Connect is allowed to use are unavailable.

Possible resolution

Wait until Retail Store Connect has released one of the sessions that it is using, or assign more sessions to Retail Store Connect in Retail Store Connect Settings.

Error 12293 –Cannot load plugin dll

In most cases when this error occurs, the plugin has been registered and the configuration is correct, but the path to the plugin .dll file is invalid or the .dll file is missing.

Possible resolution

Uninstall and reinstall the plugin to correct the registry setting.

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Remove the Retail Store Connect server and then add it again.

Error 12294 –Plugin version not supported

This version of the plugin cannot be used with this version of Retail Store Connect. In most cases, the plugin requires a newer version of Retail Store Connect.

Possible resolutions

Upgrade Retail Store Connect to the same version as the plugin.

Install the version of the plugin that matches the version of Retail Store Connect.

Error 12295 –Waiting for a previous package

A previous package belonging to the same JobID has not been processed successfully. Check the job status to determine if the job is waiting or if there is a problem with the job.

Possible resolutions

Take corrective action so that the package is processed successfully.

Cancel the job.

Error 12296 –Error connecting to a database

Retail Store Connect cannot connect to the database.

Possible resolutions

If the error occurs when Retail Store Connect is trying to generate a package, the connection string for the source database is probably incorrect. Correct the database or AOS profile configuration, and then test the connection. If possible, test the connection on the same computer that is running Retail Store Connect to confirm that all hosts and services are configured correctly.

Error 12305 –Error while sending package information

Error 12306 –Error while transferring package

A connection has failed, or the network is unstable.

Possible resolutions

Retry the operation.

Check all connections.

Error 16384 –Error writing file

Error 16385 –Error creating file

Retail Store Connect cannot write to the hard disk. The disk might be full, Retail Store Connect might not have permissions to write to the working directory, or the path to the working directory (as specified in Retail Store Connect Settings) might be incorrect.

Possible resolutions

Free some space on the disk.

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Confirm that the process has the necessary permissions to write to the disk.

Confirm that the path to the working directory is correct.

Error 16386 –Error reading file

Retail Store Connect was trying to read a file that does not exist.

Possible resolution

Re-create the file by running the job again. 

Ax 2009 - Replicaton errors

IDispatch error #3119:Violation of PRIMARY KEY constraint 'I_20137STAFFIDX'. Cannot insert duplicate key in object 'dbo.RBOSTAFFTABLE'. 2011-08-16 07:34:53.000 N-1060\

Cause:

The Transfer field list: (Retail Scheduler/Subjobs/Setup/Transfer Field List)

 The Field Type on all To Fields are set to = none

Solution:

Read the fields with store connect from the menu (Retail Scheduler/Distribution location/Functions) then all field types are restored to the correct values. 

Error no.: 12296 in AXRETAIL MSG DB

User don’t have privilege read and write on POS DB

Item cannot be found in the collection corresponding to the requested name or ordinal., table 'RBOSTAFFTABLE': 5637146104,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,,ceu,84374,,0,John,Doe,,1,30,0,0,0,40,0,Admin,4/13/2010 6:57:01 PM,John Evans,JohnE,0758441cBD8C3CE1,PoljiTh

The issue is that the schema of the AxRetailPOS database if not matching the columns that is in the package file.

Ax 2009 - Reporting extension installation error

You must install SQL server 2005 Reporting Services Service Pack 2 before installing the report extensions".

Trying to install reporting extension on SQL Server 2008

Solution:

1. Locate the AX Reporting services dll from the extracted AX 2009 SP1 folder

[\\AX2009SP1\support\axsetupresources\microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.dll;File Version - 5.0.1000.52]

2. Extract the AX 2009 .iso to a shared folder

3. Copy the microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.dll into the folder:

\\DynamicsAX\Msi\Components32\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics AX\50\Setup

\\DynamicsAX\Msi\Components64\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics AX\50\Setup

IIS Active/Passive deployment

After deploying the NLB as described in the following post: http://wiki-tec.blogspot.com/2011/09/iis-and-high-availability.html

- Open Network Load Balancing Manager, right-click the cluster, and then select Cluster Properties. Click on the Port Rules tab. Click Edit

- Select Single host, and then click OK.

Ax 2012: Error when open the receipt design on a client machine

PosIs.ReportDesign
(ClassId: PosIs.ReportDesign)
Is not found on the system, please check if the control is correctly installed.

Solution:
Install the retail head quarter component on the client machine

How to change SQL Collation for SQL Server 2008 R2

How to change SQL Collation for SQL Server 2008 R2

"X:\setup.exe" /QUIET /ACTION=REBUILDDATABASE /INSTANCENAME=MSSQLSERVER /SAPWD=<NewStrongPassword> /SQLCOLLATION=SQL_Latin1_General_Cp1256_CS_AS /SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS="domain\username"

This command will rebuild the master database and all databases will be de-attached.
databases will not be deleted and you can reattach them after installation done.

X: is the path of the SQL source file