This article applies to Microsoft Dynamics AX for all regions.
INTRODUCTION
This article describes that a country-specific update is available to enable the format validation for company identification number (UID) in Switzerland in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Service Pack 1 (SP1), Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3.
More Information
In Switzerland, starting from January 1, 2014, the company identification number (UID) is replacing the 6 digit VAT number (MWST).
UID has a format that resembles the following:
CHE-123.456.789 CHE is a country identifier, sometimes it can be replaced with ADM. It is be followed by dash and nine digits separated by dots. Last digit is a check digit which is calculated according to Modulo 11. UID suffix can consist of any symbols, which designate area of business and so on (For example, HR/MWST).
After you apply this update, the Tax exempt number will follow the validation format rules when the Check tax exempt number functionality is enabled for Country/Region.
Note In Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, the UID is added in the Legislative enum type and can be used together with Tax registration types for managing Tax registration numbers per country for Legal entities.
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. There is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If you are encountering an issue downloading, installing this hotfix, or have other technical support questions, contact your partner or, if enrolled in a support plan directly with Microsoft, you can contact technical support for Microsoft Dynamics and create a new support request. To do this, visit the following Microsoft website:
https://mbs.microsoft.com/support/newstart.aspx You can also contact technical support for Microsoft Dynamics by phone using these links for country specific phone numbers. To do this, visit one of the following Microsoft websites:
Partners
https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/support/Customers
https://mbs.microsoft.com/customersource/support/information/SupportInformation/global_support_contacts_eng.htmIn special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Technical Support Professional for Microsoft Dynamics and related products determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to any additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
Installation information
If you have customizations for one or more of the methods or the tables that are affected by this hotfix, you must follow these steps:
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Review the changes that are documented in the .xpo file.
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Apply these changes in a test environment before you apply the hotfix in a production environment.
For more information about how to install this hotfix, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
893082 How to install a Microsoft Dynamics AX hotfix
Prerequisites
You must have one of the following products installed to apply this update:
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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3
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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2
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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 SP1
Restart requirement
You must restart the Application Object Server (AOS) service after you apply this update.
File information
The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.
