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NetSuite vs. Dynamics GP: Save Transactions vs. Post Batches
For background, please see my introduction to this series, NetSuite vs. Dynamics GP: A SeriesOne distinct difference between NetSuite and Dynamics GP is that NetSuite allows you to simply save...
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Undocumented eConnect 2010 and 2013 Serialization Flags
By Steve EndowI just fielded an eConnect question on the incredibly busy Microsoft Dynamics GP Community Forum about an issue with an eConnect vendor import.The user was trying to set the Vendor Status...
View ArticleeConnectException: The stored procedure 'ta______' doesn't exist
By Steve EndowTonight a customer e-mailed me saying he was receiving this eConnect error message:eConnectException: The stored procedure 'taPMManualCheck' doesn't existHe was trying to use my AP...
View ArticleTwo potential Dynamics GP design limitations for larger or growing companies
By Steve EndowI recently spoke with a Lawson consulting firm. One of their Lawson customers acquired a company that uses Microsoft Dynamics GP. The Lawson client manages 3 companies in their system,...
View ArticleImporting Payroll Posting Accounts
Payroll posting accounts can be fairly straightforward, but for some users the combination of code/department/position can create a seemingly neverending matrix of possibilities- particularly when...
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NetSuite vs. Dynamics GP: Navigation: Browser Tabs vs. Application Windows
By Steve EndowFor background, please see my introduction to this series, NetSuite vs. Dynamics GP: A SeriesIf you are familiar with the Dynamics GP client application, you know that you can navigate...
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Checking SQL permissions on many SQL Server objects
By Steve EndowI am working with a Dynamics GP client that is having an odd issue with an ISV solution related to SQL server permissions. The ISV solution is designed to only allow one Dynamics GP...
View ArticleTechnical Airlift Here We Come! SQL Tips and Tricks
Hopefully we will see some of our ardent followers at the upcoming Microsoft Technical Airlift for Dynamics GP in Fargo, ND later this month. Steve and I are presenting a session on SQL tips and tricks...
View ArticleAnother Great Dynamics GP Technical Airlift, in Scenic Fargo!
By Steve EndowThis week Christina and I attended the Technical Airlift 2013 in lovely Fargo. The weather mostly behaved, but varied from 80 degrees and foggy to 45 degrees with some rain. The...
View ArticleWant to use cloud computing? Make sure and have an exit strategy!
I had lunch with a friend today who manages internal IT systems for a large film and television media company. He said that he was swamped at work because of an unexpected business crisis: one of his...
View ArticleHow NOT to develop an eConnect integration: Lesson #29
By Steve EndowI've come across some really bad Dynamics GP integrations. I had one where the developer made a really pretty user interface with their own company logo and fancy controls and dynamic...
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A most EPIC tale of troubleshooting a Dynamics GP SQL performance issue
By Steve EndowToday was a very good day. After hours of effort by a team of three consultants, we solved a vexing Dynamics GP SQL performance issue for a client.I'll start with the conclusion and...
View ArticleDynamics GP SQL Server Composite Primary Key Trivia
By Steve EndowCoincidentally, after working on a really interesting Dynamics GP SQL Server performance issue earlier this week, I will be having a call tomorrow with another GP partner and GP customer...
View ArticleYear Over Year Comparison in SQL
Either we are slacking, or we are both so busy lately! We had a great time at Technical Airlift, and I am gearing up for the Partner Event (GPCC) and GPUG Summit next week in lovely Tampa, FL. In the...
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When good backups just aren't enough
By Steve EndowToday I was hoping to start a new development project. I blocked out my day to focus on the project and was ready to dig into some code.This morning I fired up one of my HyperV virtual...
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Unable To Open Select Human Resources Windows?
I ran across an odd case when I was on site with a client a couple of weeks ago. The users could navigate easily to all of the Human Resources window. But when they navigated to Employee Maintenance...
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Inventory transaction "Reason Code" field in GP 2013
By Steve EndowI admit, I am not enough of a Dynamics GP geek to thoroughly review all of the new features and enhancements that come out with each new version (okay, that can actually mean that I'm...
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Tracking Actual Hours Worked in Payroll
There is no good excuse for my absence from blog land in the past few months. It seems like I came out of Technical Airlift and GPUG in to a whirlwind of holidays, projects, and January 1st go lives....
View ArticleRecreating Year End Wage File After 2014 Payrolls
Ah, Payroll Year End. It deserves to be capitalized. So much fun, in such a short time frame :) Just a quick reminder post that you can recreate the Year End Wage File if absolutely necessary after...
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Adding 1099 Box Number to Reports
A shout out to the fabulous Patrick Roth at Microsoft for pointing me in the right direction for this one. We had been trying to add the 1099 Box Number from the Vendor Maintenance Options window to...
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