When Dynamics AX comes across SharePoint

Microsoft Dynamics  AX 2009 Enterprise Portal uses Windows  SharePoint Services components such as Web Part Pages to integrate Microsoft Dynamics AX data into the Enterprise Portal Web site and the Role Center area of the pages.

An Enterprise Portal Web site uses Windows SharePoint Services components to build the Web pages. In SharePoint terminology, a Web Part page (SharePoint Web page) is assembled using Web Parts. Web Parts are the basic building blocks of a Web Part page and are easy to reuse, share, and personalize. Examples of Web parts include: Discussion lists Announcements Document workspaces In addition to the Web Parts included with Windows SharePoint Services, the Enterprise Portal includes several Web Parts that display Microsoft Dynamics AX forms, reports, and menus on the Enterprise Portal site.

The Web Parts for Microsoft Dynamics AX include the following: Web Form - Web Part that hosts a Web form for Microsoft Dynamics AX (a display web content item) on the Enterprise Portal site. Web Report - Web Part that hosts a report or Web report for Microsoft Dynamics AX (output Web content item) on the Enterprise Portal site. Web Menu - Web Part that hosts a Microsoft Dynamics AX menu on the Enterprise Portal site. Box Menu - Web Part that hosts a Microsoft Dynamics AX menu on the Enterprise Portal site. A box menu can include descriptive text for each item in the menu. Generic Web Part - Web Part that can host any Weblet for Microsoft Dynamics AX. Page Title - Web Part that hosts the page title. By default Enterprise Portal Page templates have Page Title Web Part embedded.