When things go Wrong - I need to delete a printed SOP document

Dynamics GP presumes that any document that you print becomes a critical document in the business cycle and typically, does not let you delete it. But sometimes, you must delete it.

What to do?

The SOP module keeps track of the number of times you have printed a document. If you print it once, and printing to screen counts as printing, you cannot delete it. Therefore, you need to set the system back to believe it has never been printed in order to delete it.

Of course, this is not a supported solution, so use it at your own risk. The first step is to back up your System (DYNAMICS) and company databases. The name of your company database is displayed on the Company Setup window.

USE YourCompanyDatabase
GO

UPDATE SOP10100
SET TIMESPRT = 0
WHERE SOPNUMBE = 'your_SOP_Doc_Number'

When things go Wrong - Error registering table GL_Account_MSTR

Here's what happened.

 

You've just installed the workstation, you launch it and are greeted with this:

What to do?

You'll be delighted to know that this is an easy fix. The problem comes up when folks copy the Dynamics.set file to one worksation from another before they synchronize the existing Dynamics.dic to the systems account framework.

All you need to do is change the dex.ini file so that the following entry exists:

Synchronize=TRUE

Most likely, yours says FALSE

You need to make sure you only have one of these entries in your Dex.ini file. If you have more than one, the first one rules.

After you change the Dex.ini setting (in the Data folder of your application folder), you'll need to launch Dynamics Utilities in order to complete the synchronization process.

Once the synchronization process is complete, the error should go away, and Dynamics GP should launch.

Don't ya' love all of the 'should's' in that dialog?

Live the Dream!

Leslie

Thanks to David Musgrave's keen eye I changed this post to the correct setting. I had it backward originally. Unforgivable for the dex.ini queen.

When things go wrong - Batches cannot be posted

Here's the scene. You're trying to post a batch of GL entries and you get the following error:

"Batches cannot be posted while the year-end close is in progress"

But, of course, the year-end closing process is not happening. What to do?

You need to change the system's mind about that closing process by running the following scripts:

First, and always, back up your system and company databases, and then:

USE DYNAMICS
GO
DELETE SY00800
DELETE SY00801

USE TEMPDB
GO
DELETE DEX_SESSION
DELETE DEX_LOCK

UPDATE:
Here's a post from David Musgrave that allows you to clear up the batch error with everyone still logged into the system:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/developingfordynamicsgp/archive/2008/12/03/releasing-stuck-batches-and-transactions-without-exiting-all-users.aspx


Hope this clears it up for you.

Live the Dream!

Leslie

When things go wrong - Another user closing the year

You're trying to close the year and you get an error message:

"Sorry, another user is closing the year"

However, no other user is trying to close the year. What to do?

     Make sure everyone is logged out of Dyanamics GP

     Backup your company Database

     Run the scripts

     Use 'YourCompanyDatabase'
   Go
 
   Delete GL50100

When things go wrong - This batch is being posted by another user

You get this message even though nobody is logged in to the database so that it's impossible for the batch to be being posted by somebody else. What to do?

1.  Back up the DYNAMICS and company databases.
2. Change the batch status so that it no longer thinks it's being posted.

USE YourCompanyDatabaseName
GO

UPDATE SY00500 set BTCHSTTUS = 0 WHERE BACHNUMB = 'YourBatchNumber'

Depreciation - When things go Wrong

Sometimes we set up depreciation and the CPA firm decides it should have been done a different way. Of course, that information comes to us at least two years after we set it up. It's the nature of the beast; they're accountants, they can't help it.

The following scenarios will be covered over the course of four posts:

• Wrong 1st yr Convention
• Basis Reduction Required
• Wrong Depreciation Method - fully depreciated as of previous year end
• Wrong Depreciation Method - not fully depreciated as of previous year end

Stay tuned.

Until next post!

Leslie

Use PSTL without being 'sa'

https://connect.microsoft.com/dynamicssuggestions/feedback/details/762593/run-pstl-as-a-non-sa-user-create-a-pstl-user

Wouldn't it be nice to be able to perform PSTL activities without having to log in as 'sa'?

Vote for the above post if you agree. Now that we all have this tool, it's becoming more of an issue. With security being such an issue this day and age, casually asking for the 'sa' password so that we can change a Vendor ID seems rather extreme.

It's time to give the Controller the right to control the accounting system's details without the ability (and liability) to drop all of the company's databases.

This must be 'hard-coded' into the Dexterity script, let's vote to get that coding removed!

Live the Dream!
Leslie

Be sure to Invoice Match every Receipt

https://connect.microsoft.com/dynamicssuggestions/feedback/details/669719/gp-never-forget-to-match-that-purchase-order-again

I'm on a roll tonight. I love version 2013, but still there are some basic items I think need to be addressed. If you think so too, cast your vote by using the link above.

Are you tired of your Accrued Purchases account not matching your Received but not Invoiced report? How many times has a vendor payable been entered without matching it to the receipt?

Wouldn't it be nice if Dynamics GP warned you if you were entering a payables transaction for a vendor that has an outstanding PO or Uninvoiced receipt?

Too often a vendor invoice comes into the company and it's entered into A/P without going through the invoice matching procress in POP. We need a method for the user to be alerted if a vendor's invoice is entered to the Payables transaction entry window while there is an outstanding uninvoiced receipt.

The risk is that we end up with uninvoiced POs or worse, the vendor is paid twice by mistake.

Let me know what you think, or if you have devised a non-policy workaround.

Until next post!

Leslie

Perform a 'Credit Card' run like a Check Run

https://connect.microsoft.com/dynamicssuggestions/feedback/details/763004/perform-a-credit-card-run-just-like-a-check-run

If you want to pay your vendor invoices with a credit card in a batch AND be able to reconcile the credit card statement like you do a bank statement, please vote for the above product enhancement by clicking on the shortcut above.

Paying vendors with a credit card is the standard for many companies. You can get downloads from the credit card companies and import vendor payables. We need to keep track of the actual vendors for better expense management.

The problem is that the only way we can pay vendor invoices with a credit card is to enter a manual payment. A manual payment is not a viable solution for a company with more than just a few credit card transactions.

We need to be able to use a credit card as the payment source for a 'check run'. As part of that process, we need to be able to reconcile the credit card source with the credit card bill much like we do with bank statements and checkbooks.

If you agree, please vote for the enhancement using the link above.

Thanks!

Until next post!

Leslie

Product Suggestion. Add item to all sites

Multi-site users Unite!

Dynamics GP allows you to assign all items to a single site, but it does not let you assign an item to ALL sites.

I think it's time we had a window where we could pick an item, or a group of items and assign them to the site(s) of our choice with the click of a button. If you think so too, vote for the suggestion using the link below.

https://connect.microsoft.com/dynamicssuggestions/feedback/details/763003/assign-an-item-to-all-sites#tabs

Let's get these details cleaned up Microsoft, we have the best product - let's prove it.

Until next post

Leslie

The Resurgence of Dexterity - - Dexterity Lives!!

Learn it while you still can!


Here at the Technical Airlift, VSTools programmers and VBA programmers alike have learned that support for these two products will not be included in the phase 1 release of the 2013 Web Client.

So what’s a guy to do??? For VSTools, the answer is simple. You need to create your user interface in Dexterity; all of your .NET code should work just fine. Well, you will also need to modify your code to point to the new events, but that should be a piece of cake for a .NET programmer.

For VBA, it’s a little more challenging; but just a little. You need only to transform your VBA code into sanScript. Nothing more than a little syntax change. If  you have any VBA forms, you need to fashion them into Dexterity forms. You’ll find Dexterity is even easier to work with than VBA; and it looks better too.

What you need to do now, is learn Dexterity. But where? How? These are the important questions.

You’re in luck!

There is a Dexterity Basics class running in Orlando, Florida the week of October 8th. Just think, you could have all of your code converted before the Holidays. Just in time for the 2013 release! There are still some spots in the class available for you.

The Dex I class is being held at the facility of Integrated Business Group, they are a Certified Learning Resources partner and have the best classrooms I have ever seen. Comfortable chairs and lots of room.

Spend the week with me in Orlando and you’ll learn everything described in the synopsis below.

For more information and to register for the class, call Roxanna Alvarez @ 407-677-0370 or e-mail her directly ralvarez@ibgnet.com.

Date and Location:

• When: October 8th – October 12th
• Where: Orlando Florida

This class is very hands-on and starts at the beginning; no previous Dexterity experience is necessary.
You can download a synopsis of the class Here:

http://www.4shared.com/document/gK3muz4n/Dexterity_I_Synopsis_.html

I have pasted the synopsis below if the download doesn't work.

I hope to see you there!

Until Next Post!

Leslie Vail

Dexterity I – Product Fundamentals
Synopsis:
Dexterity Product Fundamentals will teach you about the development environment used to build the Microsoft Dynamics GP family of products. This course will provide you with the foundation you need to build integrated, database-independent applications. In addition, you will learn how to provide powerful application functionality for Microsoft Dynamics GP.  By actively participating in these classes, you should learn:  Basic programming techniques used by Microsoft Dynamics GP to develop their core modules.

• How to modify existing Dynamics GP forms and reports in order to make customizations for customers.
  
• How to develop add-on applications that will interact with the Dynamics GP products to meet specific requests by customers.
  
• How to package and ship your dictionary allowing Microsoft Dynamics GP to make updates to Dynamics GP without affecting the developer's dictionary.
  
• How to register your product with Microsoft Dynamics GP using a unique Product ID to ensure no duplication of add-on applications with the same name.
• How to develop add-on applications that will "look and feel" like Dynamics GP and provide seamless interface between the applications to ensure a professional finished product.
• How to use object triggers, which are scripts in your applications that are invoked by events in Dynamics GP, allowing several developers to deliver enhancements to the same Dynamics GP form.

General Prerequisites Some knowledge of basic programming concepts.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Beta release available for download

Let me throw my hat in the ring and announce the GP 2013 beta code has been released for us to download.

I know everyone will rush in and install the GP 2013 client and the Web Client, but let’s not forget about all of the other goodies on that DVD. Install the SDK, and Dexterity too!
You can download the code from HERE

https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/support/selfsupport/productreleases/MDGP2013_TAPReleaseDownload

Enjoy!  Let us know how much you enjoyed installing the Web client

Until next Post!

Leslie

Installing the GP 2013 Web Client–roll up your sleeves!

On Monday, I went to the Jump Start training class where we learned about the new Web Client for 2013. In the afternoon, we actually installed the client. This post consolidates the 20 page installation process into 13 easy steps.

Before you get started, you need adequate hardware.

Server Requirements

• Windows Server 2008R2 – 64 bit only (Server 2008 is not good enough)
• All machines (including clients) must have valid certificates (SSL)
• You need a Web Server that is IIS enabled (does not need to be on any other machine that the web server)
• RAM – 16 G
• CPU – TBD
• NICs – TBD

Network Requirements

• Open Ports for inter-machine services communication
• Windows Firewall exceptions [Installer should open the required ports]
• Router changes for external traffic into DMZ
• DNS changes to support internal and external name resolution (so, you need two)

Client Requirements

• Internet Explorer 8 or 9, 32 bit or 64 bit
• Silverlight plugin installed
• Windows 7 or higher. No to XP, don’t know about VISTA. But, be reasonable, who’s running Vista?
• Office 2007 or better
• Changes are needed to the Registry so that the Silverlight App to interact with the file system. (It needs to make a command and execute shell call)

Now that you have your equipment in place, let’s install the Web Client.

Installing the Dynamics GP 2013 web client 

1. Install Dynamics

• Run the same setup file as if you were installing the rich client.
• When you get to the features window scroll down and mark the Web Client Runtime feature
• Go through the normal installation process, launch utilities to synchronize the dictionary, and then open Fabrikam. Close Dynamics after verifying that you can log in successfully.

2. Create a New Digital Certificate Template

• You need a new one because the default template doesn’t allow you to export private keys

3. Issue the new Template you just created

• You need to issue the template so new certificates can make use of it.

4. Generate a certificate from the new template

5. Export the Server Certificate you just generated

• Once you have created the certificate, you need to export it to a file that can then be copied to each member server that needs the certificate installed.

6. Import the Server Certificate that you just exported.

• The IIS site(s) where the Web Client and Web Management Console will be installed need to have an SSL certificate binding
  
• Import the certificate created by Active Directory Certification Services

7. Create an IIS web site for the GP 2013 Web Client

• The GP 2013 Web Client resides on a web site in IIS. You need to manually create this site before you can install the Web Client

8. Register .NET Framework 4.0 to the new IIS site

9. Create SSL Binding on GBWEB IIS Site

• Now, you need to use the digital certificate you imported to bind an SSL port to the GPWEB site in IIS Manager

10. Create Domain Users and Groups

• Even though you may be logging in to the server using a domain administrator account, you will want to create service accounts that run the Web Application Pools. Windows Service accounts should NOT be administrator accounts.

11. Install Dynamics GP 2013 Web Client Components

• Use the same installation media as you do to install the full workstation client. You have already installed the full workstation client, therefore, this step will involve adding the Web Client Components to the existing client.
  
• Click on the same setup.exe file you use for the full desktop client.
  
• Chose to install the Web Client from the list of Additional Products.
  
• 
  
• 
  
• 
  
• Select the Custom installation option


• Leave all of the features selected and accept the default installation path.


• Enter the Domain Group(s) that you created to access the Web Client and the Web Management Console


• Accept the default settings on the GP Configuration window


• Click the drop-down next to the Web Site and choose the web sit you created for the web client installation.


• Enter the domain account that was created for the identity of the web client web site


• Enter the name of the SQL Server where the Web Management Console database will be created.


• In the Web Management Cole Database window, provide the connection information to the database for the web management console; accept the default database name.


• In the Session Central Service window, provide the configuration information for the Session Central Service.


• In the Session Service window, provide the configuration information for the Session Service.


• In the Runtime Service URL window, provide the information for accessing the Runtime Service.


• Finally! Click the Install button to install the Web Client components. Exit when the installation completes.

12. Open your browser

13. Go to the URL of your Web client, and then log in.

Be amazed at the new GP 2013 Web Client!

• 

Piece of cake! (Eeek!)

 

Until next post!

 

Leslie

The Fix is In! Bring back your SmartList Reminders.

The problem with SmartList Reminders crashing GP has been fixed! I initially described the problem brought about by GP 2010 SP 3:

SP 3 will Crash GP

Microsoft has just released HotFix KB2731285 to correct this issue. You can download the fix at:

https://community.dynamics.com/product/gp/gptechnical/b/dynamicsgp/archive/2012/09/07/the-smartlist-builder-reminders-fix-is-now-available.aspx

Application of this HotFix does not change the build number of Dynamics GP, SmartList, or SmartList Builder. To install the HotFix,

1. Extract the .zip file


2. Copy the SLBldr.cnk file and paste in into the application folder for Dynamics GP. The default is %path%\Microsoft Dynamics\GP2010.


3. Launch Microsoft Dynamics GP.


4. Click YES if prompted to install new code.


5. Repeat steps 2-4 at all client workstations.

Many thanks to Nicole Albertson at Microsoft for staying on top of this and letting me know when the problem was resolved. You’re a Rock star, Nicole! Until next post

Leslie

Restarting a File Transfer

Today I started several file transfers and then I needed to suspend them and take my computer away. I turned off my computer and off I went.

When I returned, I wanted to resume the file transfers. Hmm, how do you re-start the transfer manager?

I tried downloading a few files hoping the transfer manager would open and then I could just resume from there. But, alas, that did not work.

After flailing around a little bit, I discovered the answer.
To restart the transfer manager, execute this:

%windir%\Downloaded Program Files\TransferMgr.exe

Works like a champ!

Until next post!
Leslie

Dexterity Basics class is scheduled for October 8th–12th 2012

Come to beautiful Orlando and spend 5 days in the plush training center of Integrated Business Group (IBG). IBG is a Certified partner for Learning Resources and have the best classrooms I have ever seen. Comfortable chairs and lots of room to spread out!

The Dexterity basics class takes you from opening the book for the first time to creating a small integrating application with Dynamics GP.

It’s that time of year for another fun-filled week immersed in the world of Dexterity.
For more information and to register call Roxanna Alvarez @ 407-677-0370 or e-mail her directly ralvarez@ibgnet.com.

Date and Location:

• When: October 8th – October 12th, 2012
• Where: Orlando Florida
This class is very hands-on and starts at the beginning; no previous Dexterity experience is necessary.
 

Who should attend?

Customers or Partners who will be customizing or building add-on or standalone applications to integrate with the Microsoft Dynamics GP products. VSTools programmers who will need to design their windows using Dexterity instead of WinForms will also benefit from this training. You will learn how to create windows and also how to create Dexterity tables.

A synopsis of the class is below this post.

I hope to see you there!

Until Next Post!

Leslie Vail

The basics class covers the following topics:
Dexterity I – Product Fundamentals
Synopsis:
Dexterity Product Fundamentals will teach you about the development environment used to build the Microsoft Dynamics GP family of products. This course will provide you with the foundation you need to build integrated, database-independent applications. In addition, you will learn how to provide powerful application functionality for Microsoft Dynamics GP.
By actively participating in these classes, you should learn:

Basic programming techniques used by Microsoft Dynamics GP to develop their core modules.

• How to modify existing Dynamics GP forms and reports in order to make customizations for customers.
• How to develop add-on applications that will interact with the Dynamics GP products to meet specific requests by customers.
• How to package and ship your dictionary allowing Microsoft Dynamics GP to make updates to Dynamics GP without affecting the developer's dictionary.
• How to register your product with Microsoft Dynamics GP using a unique Product ID to ensure no duplication of add-on applications with the same name.
• How to develop add-on applications that will "look and feel" like Dynamics GP and provide seamless interface between the applications to ensure a professional finished product.
• How to use object triggers, which are scripts in your applications that are invoked by events in Dynamics GP, allowing several developers to deliver enhancements to the same Dynamics GP form.