Form created in AX 2012 RTM or AX 2012 R2 with ManagedHost control on its design fails to open on AX 2012 R3
Applies to AX 2012 R2 & AX 2012 R3
Consider the following scenario:
When a form is created in AX 2012 RTM or AX 2012 R2 and a ManagedHost control is added on its design,
like “Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.Framework.Client.Controls.ChartToolBar”.
Then when the form is deployed on a newer AX version, e.g. AX 2012 R3 environment,
the form no longer opens but throws the following exception:
Could not load file or assembly ‘Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.Framework.Client.Controls, Version=6.2.0.0,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35′ or one of its dependencies.
The located assembly’s manifest definition does not match the assembly reference.
(Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131040)
To resolve the above addressed issue, especially in an upgrade scenario where many forms are affected, you can do the following:
Adding new assembly bindings into Ax32.exe.config to redirect 6.0.0.0 and 6.2.0.0 references to 6.3.0.0 assembly.
Here is what precisely you need to do:
-Shutdown your AX client
-Find the “Ax32.exe.config” file under your Client\Bin directory, normally under
“C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics AX\60\Client\Bin”
-Edit the file in Notepad and add the following assembly binding (Highlighted in yellow).
-Save the file, but please make sure to keep it in the original format
-Start AX client and try your scenario
The Ax32.exe.config file content will look like the following after the changes:
<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″ ?>
<configuration>
<startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy=”true”>
<supportedRuntime version=”v4.0.30319″ />
<requiredRuntime version=”v4.0.30319″ safemode=”true”/>
</startup>
<runtime>
<assemblyBinding xmlns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1″>
<probing privatePath=”EditorComponents”/>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name=”Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.Framework.Client.Controls”
publicKeyToken=”31bf3856ad364e35″ culture=”neutral” />
<bindingRedirect oldVersion=”6.0.0.0-6.2.0.0″ newVersion=”6.3.0.0″ />
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name=”ste-net” publicKeyToken=”5542884f620dbde5″ culture=”neutral” />
<bindingRedirect oldVersion=”1.0.1.59-1.0.1.80″ newVersion=”1.0.1.80″/>
</dependentAssembly>
</assemblyBinding>
</runtime>
</configuration>
