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Just One Example Why Dynamics GP System Integrations Are Not Always Easy
By Steve EndowI recently developed a custom Dynamics GP eConnect system integration for a customer. The customer did not want users to have to run the integration manually, so it needed to be fully...
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Reprint Dynamics GP Posting Reports or Posting Journals
By Steve EndowI've been meaning to write a post about reprinting posting journals as the topic comes up occasionally when I'm working with customers who use Post Master Enterprise to automatically post...
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Dynamics GP "posting date" vs. "posted date" confusion
By Steve EndowI received a call from an experienced GP consultant who said his customer was having a serious problem with their posted batches. When the client posted their batches on April 21, one of...
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What makes a Dynamics GP integration simple or complex?
By Steve EndowI just finished upgrading one of the most complex Dynamics GP integrations I've ever seen. And I've worked on some pretty complex integrations, so that's saying something.On the surface...
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Variable Fees and Project Accounting
Project Accounting allows you to configure fees on a project by project basis, by entering the fees in Cards..Project..Project..Fees. Unfortunately, these fees are bound by a couple different...
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Can't install SQL Server 2014 or .NET 3.5 on Server 2012 R2 with Updates
By Steve EndowSo, like many things in life, what started out as a simple project has turned into a circuitous pain.I created a new Hyper-V VM so that I could install the shiny new GP 2016.Easy. Peasy....
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Small mistakes can cause big headaches
By Steve EndowSeveral months ago I developed a GP customization. It worked fine, the partner deployed it, and then it was tested. So I thought.Today, I got a message saying that the customization...
View ArticleLearn Something New Every Day- Detail Payroll Activity Tracking Tool
Today I had a client ask for a tool that my coworker, Charles Allen, had blogged about years ago. The Detail Payroll Activity Tracking Tool is available from MS Dynamics Support, and can be used to...
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The complexities of reproducing Dynamics GP timesheet calculations
By Steve EndowMany years ago, I developed a small product for Dynamics GP called PA Timesheet Recalc. It solves a slightly obscure problem for companies that use Dynamics GP Project Accounting...
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Enable scripting of table indexes in SQL Server Management Studio
By Steve EndowIf you create custom tables for Dynamics GP customizations or have situations where you need to backup and recreate tables via SQL script, you've probably used the "Script Table" feature...
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SQL Server 2014 TempDB performance changes
By Steve EndowThis post is for hard core SQL Server geeks...I was just searching for something, and as often happens, 5 clicks later I have completely forgotten what I was searching for, but I stumbled...
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Create multiple SQL Server tempdb files to improve performance
By Steve EndowWhile researching some performance issues at a Dynamics GP customer, I noticed that the SQL Server tempdb had been setup with four separate files. I hadn't seen that before, so I looked...
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Oddity with decimal behavior on custom Modifier currency fields
By Steve EndowThis is another one of those incredibly obscure quirks that I seem to have a talent for finding. It isn't a huge deal, but for a heavy GP user who does a lot of data entry, I can see it...
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The Mysterious Myth of SQL Server stored procedure header comments
By Steve EndowBased on my years of writing code, I tend to put 'header level' comments at the top of a file. As a result, when I write stored procedures, I tend to also put the header comments at the...
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Retrieving a value from every Dynamics GP company database
By Steve EndowBack in November 2015, I had a brief post about running a SQL statement against every Dynamics GP company database. In that case, I needed to run a SQL update statement, so it was...
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What's the deal with the leading zeroes?
By Steve EndowI received a PO from a customer this morning and this was the PO number: 00001445Not one leading zero. Not two. But four leading zeroes. Why? Is 1445 not a good enough for a PO...
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Check who is accessing Dynamics GP shared dictionary files
By Steve EndowThere are lots of customers who continue to install the Dynamics GP client application on user workstations, or customers who have GP installed on multiple Terminal Servers. As a result,...
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Back to Basics: What is a SQL Server Instance Name?
By Steve EndowI regularly work with customers who do not know what the SQL Server Instance Name is for their Dynamics GP environment. For non-technical users, this is totally understandable--it isn't...
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Yup, Dynamics GP user names are case sensitive
By Steve EndowI occasionally get a call from a customer who is having trouble logging in to Dynamics GP. They created a new user, they know they have the password correct, but GP keeps saying the...
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What do you use to integrate Dynamics GP and Dynamics CRM?
By Steve EndowToday I was asked what tool I recommended to integrate Dynamics GP and Dynamics CRM.Unfortunately, I've never done a GP to CRM integration, so I didn't have a recommendation.I've never...
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