Developing for Dynamics GP

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11-Jul-2008: Blog Created by David Musgrave.
03-Oct-2008: Syndicated to the Dynamics Communities.
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  • Blog Post: MVP updates: Victoria Yudin's MVP status renewed and Leslie Vail's Developing Microsoft GP Business Applications book

    I am still on leave for another week, but thought I would post about some updates from our Most Valuable Professional (MVP) community. Victoria Yudin has been awarded MVP status for the ninth consecutive year. Well done on the fantastic achievement. Have a look at her article below: Happy New...
    on6 Jan 2013

  • Blog Post: Menus for Visual Studio Tools Portal

    This is the portal page for Menus for Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP. Find this page using the shortened URL: http://aka.ms/MVST For GP 2013 (v12.0): Current release is Build 9 (Last Modified: 11-Dec-2012). For v10.0 & GP 2010 (v11.0): Current release is Build 9 (Last Modified:...
    on21 Dec 2012

  • Blog Post: Menus for Visual Studio Tools Build 9 for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Released

    With the release of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 , I am pleased to announce the release of Build 9 of Menus for Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP for version GP 2013 (v12.0). This release for Dynamics GP 2013 is based on the Build 9 code from Dynamics GP 2010 and adds no new features other...
    on19 Dec 2012

  • Blog Post: Quick Tip: Capturing the Save Event with Visual Studio Tools

    I recently responded to a community post which was asking how to ensure that all save events from the Item Maintenance window were captured using Visual Studio Tools. The aim was to make sure that the additional fields added to the window with Modifier were saved when the item data in the window was...
    on7 Aug 2012

  • Blog Post: Determine Company_Options from DYNAMICS.dbo.SY01500 (Reading a Multi-Select List Box)

    A recent post on DynDeveloper.com caught my eye as I have faced a similar problem before and had to work quite hard to get the correct answer. The post was titled: Determine Company_Options from DYNAMICS.dbo.SY01500 and asked how to figure out how to interpret the binary(4) field. I realised that...
    on5 Aug 2012

  • Blog Post: Microsoft Dynamics GP Addins DAG Utility

    Today, I have another treat for Visual Studio Tools developers. After I posted the article: How to update Microsoft Dynamics GP Visual Studio Tools Addins on a live system , I was contacted by another community member, Srinivas Ramidi. He has created a little utility that makes using the DAG (Dictionary...
    on29 May 2012

  • Blog Post: How to update Microsoft Dynamics GP Visual Studio Tools Addins on a live system

    Today I have a treat for all the Visual Studio Tools developers out there. While at Microsoft Convergence 2012 Houston , I was approached by Luc St-Yves to discuss a tool that he was creating that would allow Visual Studio Tools Addins to be updated on a live system. This is especially useful on a...
    on8 May 2012

  • Blog Post: Drilling back to Project Accounting Inventory Transfer Inquiry Zoom

    A few days ago, a user posted a question on the Dynamics GP forums. What he ran across was when drilling back to the source document from the (GL) Transaction Entry Zoom window for a Project Accounting Inventory Transfer document, the document didn't display correctly. If the journal entry is in the...
    on17 Feb 2012

  • Blog Post: Microsoft Convergence 2011 Atlanta - Day 2

    Today was the first "Official" day of the Convergence conference. After meeting Leslie and Sheila for breakfast, we went to the Open Keynote: Winning with Microsoft Dynamics . The session is now available from Virtual Convergence , please use this link: Winning with Microsoft Dynamics . The session...
    on12 Apr 2011

  • Blog Post: Dexterity Training in Orlando (May 16th to 20th 2011)

    Finally, you have another opportunity to learn the foundations of Developing for Dynamics GP using Dexterity. The Microsoft Dynamics GP client application is developed using Dexterity. Many of the features of the Dynamics GP interface are the way they are because of the how Dexterity works. Having...
    on22 Feb 2011

  • Blog Post: Dynamics GP VSTools Addins Not Loading

    Last September I picked up a Visual Studio Tools 9.0 case that was pretty interesting that I will share today. The ISV had a custom addin they had developed and worked fine on their test servers (doesn't it always?). Now when deploying the addin at the customer site; they found that their Extras menu...
    on4 Feb 2011

  • Blog Post: IMHO: Why you should care about Microsoft Dexterity

    Mariano Gomez, the Dynamics GP Blogster has written a great new article for IMHO With The Dynamics GP Blogster column on the Dynamics Community website. His article: Why you should care about Microsoft Dexterity discusses some of the history of development environments for financial software systems...
    on28 Oct 2010

  • Blog Post: Writing to An Event Log in a Visual Studio Tools Customization

    So you are writing your top notch, one-of-a-kind Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP customization. You've covered all the bases for any potential errors and just in case you miss any and an exception is thrown, you are catching the exception to write into an event log. This works great...
    on14 Oct 2010

  • Blog Post: Finding Command Forms and Commands to use with Menus for Visual Studio Tools or Dexterity

    One of the issues ISV's have when integrating with the Dynamics GP menu system is to determine the name of a command list and command form to use. While an experienced Dexterity developer would use the Dynamics GP Integration Guide to find the name of the command on a Dynamics GP menu, there isn't...
    on1 Oct 2010

  • Blog Post: Revisited - Modal Windows Issues in GP 10.0 Fixed in 10.0 SP5

    At the beginning of this year, I posted an article that detailed a couple of the known issues involving VBA and a Visual Studio Tools window displayed as a Modal Window. The issues were: 1. Not being able to tab in a GP window 2. Not being able to click/select a field with the mouse cursor in...
    on10 Sep 2010

  • Blog Post: VSTools 2010: Adding Company Name to Dynamics GP Home Page

    A few years ago, the question came up (partner, customer, Convergence - I don't recall) about being able to identify the current company on the Dynamics Home Page of the Navigation pane. Currently at the top of the Home Page, the page will default to: %user%'s Home which after substituting the...
    on30 Jul 2010

  • Blog Post: Menus for Visual Studio Tools Build 9 Released

    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 Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 was first...
    on24 Jun 2010

  • Blog Post: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Software Development Kits Released

    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 Software Development Kit (SDK) for Microsoft Dynamics...
    on14 Jun 2010

  • Blog Post: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Technical Web Seminars

    With the release of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 this is THE place to get ready to learn about this release, innovative development tools, best practices and more. Help ensure your PEOPLE are your most powerful asset by gaining technical readiness for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010. Learn about the new...
    on9 May 2010

  • Blog Post: Microsoft Dynamics Convergence Atlanta 2010 Wrap Up

    I am finally back home in Perth and the time has come to wrap up my first Convergence (and my first trip to Atlanta, Georgia, USA). The trip was a great success and Mariano and I will hopefully be given the opportunity to come back and present again. It was worth the 27 hours flying to get to Atlanta...
    on2 May 2010

  • Blog Post: Microsoft Visual Studio Tools window does not open

    This week an ISV logged a support incident to determine why their Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP (VSTools) form wouldn't open. The customization worked fine on the developer's machine (of course) but didn't work when deploying it to the customer site. The ISV was using the Menus for...
    on16 Apr 2010

  • Blog Post: How to filter Dynamics GP Notes - Not!

    A month or three ago, I had a case where special characters entered into a Note on a Sales Invoice were causing the eConnect Requester to fail. Since the Requester utilizes XML to pass the data, characters like Control-B can cause problems. If you want to see the Note entry screen in Dynamics GP you...
    on4 Mar 2010

  • Blog Post: What's New in Visual Studio Tools 2010

    Today, I want to share with you what I think are the 3 coolest new features in Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 (VSTools). Modal Dialog Notifications In this version, VSTools joins VBA with the capability for modal dialog notifications. The VSTools implementation of this functionality...
    on12 Feb 2010

  • Blog Post: Microsoft Dynamics GP Source Code Program for Asia Pacific

    I have some fantastic news for developing partners in the Asia Pacific region. The Microsoft Dynamics GP Source Code Program is finally available for Asia Pacific. Before Microsoft acquired Great Plains, there was a source code program available for partners worldwide. When Microsoft completed its...
    on8 Feb 2010

  • Blog Post: Dexterity Training in Orlando (May 10th to 14th 2010)

    Another opportunity to learn the foundations of Developing for Dynamics GP is now available. Microsoft Dynamics GP's core application user interface is developed using the Dexterity development system. Knowledge of Dexterity and therefore how Dynamics GP's internals work is fundamental to developing...
    on1 Feb 2010
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