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Application Object Layers (Dynamics Ax 2012)

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I’m going to explain the layers system in Dynamics Ax 2012. I will make some quotations from Microsoft official site about the Application Object Layers and try to explain by adding my own notes. Application object layers hold everything that is displayed in the Application Object Tree (AOT).  Layers are a hierarchy of levels in the application source code that enable you to make modifications and additions without interfering with the application objects in the next lower level. When you make an object modification on one level, the modification overshadows the object on a lower level.   For example, when you edited an object on a level, changes made are stored on that layer.  If you want to turn to original object, you can just delete the object on modified layer. You can see which layer are you working on by the bottom right corner of the Axapta window in the development workspace (Ctrl+D). System standart lowest level is SYS layer and upper lev...