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by David Musgrave (Perth, WA, Australia) and the Microsoft Dynamics GP Developer Support Team (Fargo, ND, USA)
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11-Jul-2008: Blog Created by David Musgrave.
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10-Oct-2008: First Post by Scott Stephenson.
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Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Conference 2009 Wrap Up
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Microsoft Dynamics Convergence Atlanta 2010 Wrap Up
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Getting the most out of your Microsoft Dynamics GP Community
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Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Conference 2011 - Wrap Up
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Microsoft Convergence 2012 Houston - Wrap Up
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Developing for Dynamics GP
Menus for Visual Studio Tools Build 9 Released
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
David Musgrave
16
Comments
Well, it has taken a little longer than orginally planned, but I am pleased to announce that Menus for Visual Studio Tools build 9 has now been released for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 and Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 (v11.0). When Menus for Visual Studio...
Developing for Dynamics GP
VBA - Adding Extender Windows to GL Transaction Entry Lines
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
David Musgrave
13
Comments
Last week I had an interesting support case that I thought I would share with you. The customer had created an Extender window to capture additional information for distribution lines on the General Ledger Journal Entry (GL_Transaction_Entry) window...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Why making the Dex.ini file read only is evil
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
David Musgrave
7
Comments
Time and time again I have heard consultants say that the solution to stopping Microsoft Dynamics GP remembering the last user on a Terminal Server or Citrix installation is to make the Dex.ini file read-only. There was even a Knowledge Base (KB) article...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Errors when importing Customization Maintenance Packages
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
David Musgrave
7
Comments
Today, I had a support case that was asking about errors when importing a package via Customization Maintenance (Microsoft Dynamics GP >> Tools >> Customize >> Customization Maintenance). The partner was unable to find an explanation...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Dex - How to work with a passed anonymous table without changing table buffer contents
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
David Musgrave
5
Comments
This cool technique comes out of an issue that I was working on as part of a support case. I will not go into specifics, but will explain what was happening. We have a Dexterity window which reads a table and displayed information from that table to...
Developing for Dynamics GP
SQL DB Insert Trigger Breaks Dexterity Active Locking
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
Patrick Roth
5
Comments
An issue came up recently that I thought I'd share with our readership. The customer is using SQL insert database triggers on various Dynamics GP tables and running into an issue. I don't have the full details on the "how, why, and what" but I do...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Resolution for the Issues with the TS RemoteApp Feature and Microsoft Dynamics GP
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
David Musgrave
5
Comments
We are very excited to announce the release of a Windows hotfix that will fix the issues Microsoft Dynamics GP has with the TS RemoteApp feature in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Since the Windows hotfix fixes the issue, we did not release...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Why can't I maximize my window?
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
David Musgrave
5
Comments
A recent support case asked "Why can't I maximise my Payable Transaction Entry Distribution window?". This worked for versions 8.0 and 9.0 but does not work for version 10.0 and GP 2010 (v11.0). What has changed? Everything. Well ... lots in the way...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Product Suggestion: IntelliSense implementation for Microsoft Dexterity
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
David Musgrave
5
Comments
Mariano Gomez ( The Dynamics GP Blogster ) has decided to highlight something the Dexterity Development community has dreamt about for years. Ever since colour coding and auto scrolling* was added to the Dexterity Script Editor, the idea of support...
Developing for Dynamics GP
SmartList Builder based on SQL View not returning data
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
David Musgrave
4
Comments
I have yet another interesting case to discuss with you. The partner had created a set of views into the SQL data with the final view being displayed as a SmartList after being added using SmartList Builder. This post is not going to cover how to use...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Users (other than 'sa') unable to login after upgrade
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
David Musgrave
3
Comments
A couple of nights ago, my friend Sivakumar Venkataraman (Siva) pinged me on Messenger about an issue he was having. He was in the process of upgrading a customer's site from Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains 8.0 to Microsoft Dynamics GP 10...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Software Development Kits Released
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
David Musgrave
3
Comments
The Software Development Kits for the various parts of the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 application have been released to CustomerSource and PartnerSource. The links are below: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Application Software Development Kits ...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Introducing New Solution Centers on PartnerSource
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
David Musgrave
2
Comments
Microsoft is introducing a set of new Solution Center pages on PartnerSource ( global & North America ) including individual page for each for the products in the Microsoft Dynamics range (see links below). Here is the announcement details: Microsoft™...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Testing Framework for Microsoft Dynamics GP Available!
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
Alice Newsam
2
Comments
Last November at the Technical Conference in Fargo, my colleague Grant and I presented a Testing 101 session. One of our main goals was to increase testing knowledge and know-how in the community as well as to provide a tool that people could use in their...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Why won't my Dexterity Application Dictionary update?
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
David Musgrave
1
Comments
A couple of weeks ago, I had another interesting situation raised by Sivakumar Venkataraman. In this scenario, we had a custom Dexterity dictionary installed on a customer's system. This customisation contained a table definition for a temporary table...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Australian GST update for BAS & PAYG Reporting for FY10
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
David Musgrave
1
Comments
An update for the Business Activity Statement (BAS) and Pay As You Go (PAYG) reporting module for Australian GST (Goods and Services Tax) and PAYG Withholding tax has been released for Microsoft Dynamics GP versions 9.0 and 10.0 Microsoft Dynamics GP...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Dexterity DSCCS 2010 RTM should not be used
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
Patrick Roth
1
Comments
Several weeks ago, an ISV posted to the forums that he had thrown caution to the window and upgraded his Dexterity DSCCS 7.5 to DSCCS 2010. The install went OK for him (unlike my own install that I discussed in a previous post ) but what he found was...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Using RW_Token to parse Runtime build numbers
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
David Musgrave
1
Comments
The tip for today is how a Report Writer function added into the core dictionary can be used to parse runtime version and build numbers. You probably saw that an issue was found with the Support Debugging Tool build 12 for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010...
Developing for Dynamics GP
More Blogs for Microsoft Dynamics GP
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
David Musgrave
1
Comments
The Microsoft Dynamics GP Blogsphere continues to expand and expand. I have added two more blogs to the Microsoft Dynamics GP Blogs page and the list of blogs in the navigation pane. Welcome to Devon Southall and her blog on Dynamics GP Builders...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Virtual Convergence 2010 is now LIVE!
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
David Musgrave
1
Comments
I just received notice that Virtual Convergence is now live, here are the details: Thank you again for attending Convergence 2010 in Atlanta! We hope that the opportunity helped you widen your circle of contacts while showing you new ways to maximize...
Developing for Dynamics GP
32 Ways to Keep Your Blog from Sucking
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
David Musgrave
1
Comments
Today, I came across a blog post by fellow Microsoftie, Scott Hanselman , that I want to share with the Microsoft Dynamics GP blogging community. Scott has created a list of 32 points on how to make sure that your blog does not "suck". Click on...
Developing for Dynamics GP
Welcome Belinda Allen to the Blogsphere
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
David Musgrave
0
Comments
It is time to add another Microsoft Dynamics GP blog to the Blog Links on this site. Belinda Allen, from Smith and Allen Consulting has recently created a blog named: Belinda, the GP CSI In Belinda's own words: I am a MCP (Microsoft Certified...
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