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Understanding Cross Dictionary Dexterity Development

A recent newsgroup post has raised the question of whether it is possible to customise an alternate form using Dexterity. This is covered on my earlier blog post: Can I customise a 3rd party form with Dexterity? However, I thought I would try and clarify Read More...

Posted: Friday, September 18, 2009 9:00 AM by David Musgrave | 4 Comments

Filed under: Dexterity, Modifier, Cross Dictionary, Triggers

Using the Dexterity Three Trigger Technique Part 2

In the previous part of this post we discussed the theory of the Three Trigger Technique and the details of a problem that was solved using this technique. This post will cover the actual solution used and has the scripts used so you can see the techniques Read More...

Posted: Monday, March 30, 2009 9:00 AM by David Musgrave | 3 Comments

Filed under: Dexterity, Cross Dictionary, Triggers, Advanced Topic, Best Practice

Using the Dexterity Three Trigger Technique Part 1

When working with Dexterity triggers, the hardest part of the process is working out where to place the triggers. There are times where it seems impossible to get the trigger you need in the correct location. This post explains the concept of what I call Read More...

Posted: Friday, March 27, 2009 9:00 AM by David Musgrave | 4 Comments

Filed under: Dexterity, Cross Dictionary, Triggers, Advanced Topic, Best Practice

How can I identify the parameters of a Procedure or Function?

One of the great things about Dexterity is that you can develop complex customisations without needing access to the source code. Even if you have access to source code via the Source Code program, a Dexterity developer never actually changes original Read More...

Posted: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 10:30 AM by David Musgrave | 3 Comments

Filed under: Dexterity, SDK, Support Debugging Tool, Cross Dictionary, Source Code Program

Can I customise a 3rd party form with Dexterity?

Over the last few weeks I have been asked a number of times about methods of customising a 3rd party form. This purpose of this post is to clarify what can and cannot be achieved with Dexterity. Usually, the developer has created a combined dictionary Read More...

Posted: Monday, November 10, 2008 9:11 AM by David Musgrave | 11 Comments

Filed under: Dexterity, Hybrid, Modifier, VBA, Visual Studio Tools, Cross Dictionary

Dex - Filtering a Third Party Lookup

When I started this blog, one of my goals was to help developers push the boundaries of what they believe is possible. This was the foundation of the materials presented at conferences by myself and Mark Rockwell. For more information on the conference Read More...

Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2008 3:52 PM by David Musgrave | 3 Comments

Filed under: Dexterity, Cross Dictionary, Advanced Topic, Pushing the Limits with Dexterity

Cross Dictionary Dexterity Development

Back in 1998, when I was working with Sequel Technology (the Western Australian partner for Great Plains), we were implementing Great Plains Dynamics 4.0 for a couple of sites and were using add-on products for Service Management and Job Costing. My business Read More...

Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2008 2:40 PM by David Musgrave | 15 Comments

Filed under: Conference, Dexterity, Cross Dictionary, Pushing the Limits with Dexterity, Integrating with Third Party Dictionaries, Best Practice

Dexterity Articles & Links

This is a page to provide links to Dexterity related articles and materials. Note that articles which mention specific versions are often valid for other versions as well. Getting Started Knowledge Base (KB) Articles How to set up the development environment Read More...

Posted: Friday, July 11, 2008 11:46 AM by David Musgrave | 6 Comments

Filed under: Dexterity, Cross Dictionary, Training, Articles