This can be done by visiting the DevExpress web site ( Although you do not need the DevExpress tools to create new POS forms from scratch, we strongly advise that you use them to keep a consistent look and feel with the rest of the product.
If you plan on making any design-time visual changes to existing forms, you will need to purchase a license for this product for your developers. Most developers are aware that the POS application was built using third-party components from the DevExpress libraries, but there are a few details that you should know with respect to setting up a development environment with the DevExpress libraries.Īll of the Windows forms in POS were developed using the product “DXExperience Winforms” created by DevExpress. We get quite a few questions about customizing visual elements of the POS in Dynamics AX for Retail. Gacthem and Ungacthem should not be needed moving forward! Note that this new version incorporates a new installer and I’m happy to report that it no longer has the issue mentioned in this post. Both of these versions are available by contacting DevExpress. Our development team has recieved a newer build of the tools for our new version of the POS: WinForms v2009.2.110. I’ve since done a little research on this subject with respect to the upcoming AX for Retail 2012 version. This article was originally written for AX for Retail 2009.
This hotfix was released under KB 3059368.
– A hotfix was released shortly after R3 CU9 which updated to a newer version of the DevExpress components. 2012 R R3 use the same DevExpress components: