AX / D365FO – Electronic Reporting set output file name

By default the name of the electronic reporting output file is made up of :

• “UserId”+ fixed string “.out”.

We can change this name in a static or dynamic way.

In my case I prefer to set a unique name. For example consisting of :

• a static prefix (eg. PriceList) + LegalEntity+ execution date / time

Now let’s see how to set a dynamic filename

Open Workspaces > Electronic reporting > Report Configurations

Open your ER Format > Designer

“Add root” > “File”

Give it a unique name (eg.FileName) and click Ok

Now click on edit button of File name property

And edit this formula

CONCATENATE("PriceList_", GetCurrentCompany(), "_",   DATEFORMAT(TODAY(), "yyyyMMdd"))

Where :

• GetCurrentCompany() returns the Legal Entity name
• DATEFORMAT(TODAY(), “yyyyMMdd”) returns current date in YYYYMMDD format

You can also do a test of how output should come out by pressing “Test” button

And should be something like that