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How do you avoid accounting process mistakes? How about a checklist?
By Steve EndowA customer purchased some software from me recently, and decided to pay with a credit card. I processed the credit card transaction last week and all was well.But today I received a...
View ArticleIllegal address for field TPEInitialize in script [Not Found]. Script...
By Steve EndowToday I worked with a customer who was receiving this error message when posting batches:Illegal address for field 'TPEInitialize' in script '[Not Found]'. Script terminated.We also...
View ArticleDeveloping a RESTful JSON web service integration for Dynamics GP - Part 1
By Steve EndowI just finished a very interesting Dynamics GP integration. It is a RESTful JSON web service that allows a web site to integrate with Dynamics GP, Authorize.net, and k-eCommerce / Azox...
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In praise of source code control: Do you use a source code repository for...
By Steve EndowIn February 2012, I installed VisualSVN for source code control. For years I had just been zipping up my entire projects with date and time and version file names, and archiving those...
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Dynamics GP crashes after installing AddIn DLL with...
By Steve EndowA client was trying to test some Dynamics GP AddIns on their server, but when they copied the DLL files to the AddIns folder, they could no longer launch GP. It would crash...
View ArticleGP Customers: Talk to your Dynamics GP partner! Let them know if you are not...
By Steve EndowI am sure I have written about this at least once before, but today, in the last two hours, I had TWO conversations regarding Dynamics GP customers that are not happy with Dynamics GP and...
View ArticleIntegration Manager 11 / 2010 Error: Invalid object name SY00100
By Steve EndowThis week I helped someone troubleshoot and refine an Integration Manager script for use on GP 2010.The integration is for a GL JE import with AA, so I fired up my dedicated AA virtual...
View ArticleIs eConnect multi-threaded?
By Steve EndowJust when you think you know something about something, a question comes up that gives you pause because you don't know the answer.I just fielded a seemingly simple question about...
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Dynamics GP takes over 10 minutes to login or switch companies (aka Don't...
By Steve EndowI have had a few calls with a Dynamics GP customer that was having performance issues.They have two separate Dynamics GP environments for two separate entities. Environment A runs...
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Does Dynamics GP use the tempdb database? No? Yes? Prove it!
By Steve EndowI received an interesting email today with this statement:"TempDB has no performance impact on Dynamics GP, as it does not use TempDB."I had to read that a few times to make sure I wasn't...
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SQL Server WHERE clause wildcards
By Steve EndowThis morning I was working on a SQL query used to create to create new Dynamics GP customer IDs. The customer IDs are created by using the first 6 characters of the customer name,...
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Unlocking a SQL Server login without resetting the password
By Steve EndowI had a call with a consultant who was having trouble unlocking a SQL Server login. While trying to login to GP Utilities with the sa login, he used the wrong password and ended up...
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GP 2013 R2 changes to User Setup window
By Steve EndowI installed GP 2013 R2 last week and am slowly encountering a few changes and new features.One change that jumped out at me was the redesigned User Setup window.GP 2013 SP2:GP 2013...
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Help!!! My Dynamics GP SQL Server is out of disk space!!!
By Steve EndowZOMG! Your SQL Server only has 8 MEGABYTES of disk space left!!! What do you do???Obviously, there are many reasons for a full disk--maybe there are extra database backups, or a bunch...
View ArticleProject Types in Dynamics GP- Not Always What They Seem
My entry point to Dynamics GP, about 14 years ago, was Project Accounting. It was the first I learned, and I lived the lessons of how hard it is change course once you have something set up. In my...
View ArticleOldie But Goody- Users When Logging in to Test Companies
This is a pretty common issue, but I thought it was worthwhile to post a summary of the issue and the (relatively) easy fix.First, the scenario...You set up users in GP (Admin Page-Setup-User)You don't...
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Dynamics GP Web Services does not support importing sales taxes for SOP Sales...
By Steve EndowI just spoke with a customer who is trying to use Dynamics GP Web Services to import SOP Sales Orders.He needs to import header level taxes for the sales orders, but was unable to do...
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Importing Dynamics GP AR Apply records using SQL
By Steve EndowI was working with a customer this morning who had recently imported and posted 2,800 AR cash receipts. Only after posting the cash receipts did they realize that the payment...
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Product Recommendation: SQL Prompt by Red Gate Software
By Steve EndowIf you have been using SQL Server Management Studio for several years, you probably know that its Intellisense feature sometimes doesn't work. I've had it work well on some machines,...
View ArticleHave you registered for reIMAGINE 2014 yet?
By Steve EndowIs there any spot on the planet more inviting, more bucolic, more exciting, or more of a global destination than Fargo, North Dakota in November?Nope.On November 9-12, 2014, the world...
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