Deprecated: Department hierarchy control
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Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3
In Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009, you could use the Organization Units form to define department structure. You could then use the Organization View form to view the structure in a graphical format.
Overview
Item |
Description |
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Reason for deprecation |
The department hierarchy control has been deprecated in favor of new organization hierarchy functionality. |
Replaced by another feature |
Yes. New organization hierarchy functionality was added in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. This new functionality provides flexibility in a new shared model. You can combine hierarchies across companies and also include different types of organizational units, such as departments, in the structure of the hierarchy. For more information, see Create or modify an organization hierarchy. |
Modules affected |
Human resources |
Changes to installation |
This change does not affect application installation. |
Changes to upgrade |
The department hierarchy will not be updated. After you upgrade, you must use the organization hierarchy functionality in AX 2012 to create organization hierarchies. |