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Type hierarchy browser in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

There is a new tool called the Type hierarchy browser, to understand how the new data structures live within Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. You can get to this tool, from any object within AX actually. Classes, tables, etc Lets pick a new structure in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, EcoResProduct. This is part of the new Master Data Management (MDM) / Product Data Management (PDM), that will exists out of the box for this release of AX. Once we have selected the EcoResProduct table, within the AOT, simply right click, add-ins, and then click on the 'Type hierarchy browser' menu item. Once we do this, we then see the hierarchy that exists for the EcoResProduct table, which extends from the Common table object. You will notice, that both Common and the EcoResProduct tables have RecId, revVersions & relationType. In here we can see as well that the EcoResProduct table inherits methods, from the Common table object. Fields that exists at the EcoResProduct table, are marked with blu...