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Management Reporter- Subtracting Segments in Trees Yields Incorrect Results
We have had several clients recently update to UR 5 of Management Reporter 2012. For those of you that have applied updates to MR, you know that this is generally a uneventful process. However, in some...
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Batch Load Test for Dynamics GP
Post Master for Dynamics GP is a utility that automatically posts Dynamics GP batches. It works very well and is very reliable, but like all software, it occasionally has an issue in some customer...
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NetSuite vs. Dynamics GP: A Series
The last two weeks I have been working on my first NetSuite project. A friend of mine owns Prolecto Resources , a leading Southern California NetSuite practice. A few weeks ago, he offered me an...
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NetSuite vs. Dynamics GP: GL Impact vs. Distributions
My first NetSuite project was a customization. To simplify the requirements, let's just say that the customer wanted to categorize all sales into 3 different sales GL accounts based on certain...
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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook is available
Ian Grieve and Mark Polino have put together a great new Dynamics GP book. This time it's an update to the Cookbook: The Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook . The book description says it well: Over...
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AP Payment Application Import for Dynamics GP
One limitation of both Integration Manager and eConnect is that those import tools do not allow you to import an AP Payment Application into Dynamics GP. You can import an AP Manual Payment, but you...
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Windows 7 Remote Desktop Connection error: Remote computer requires Network...
In the last week, I suddenly had problems connecting to one of my Server 2008 R2 HyperV virtual machines. I have been using the virtual machine for many months and have not made any changes, but when I...
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Dynamics GP Run-time Error 1007: Unsafe Operation
Several years ago I developed a customization to display the order weight on the SOP Transaction Entry window. Earlier this week, the client said that they have been getting an error with the...
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GL Balance Migration - Net Change -vs- Debit/Credit
Yesterday I was discussing prior month GL balances with a client who went live in May. They were looking back at a specific account's activity for January, February, and March, and they were confused...
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NetSuite vs. Dynamics GP: Save Transactions vs. Post Batches
This is another post in my series, NetSuite vs. Dynamics GP . One distinct difference between NetSuite and Dynamics GP is that NetSuite allows you to simply save transactions to commit them, while...
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Undocumented eConnect 2010 and 2013 Serialization Flags
By Steve Endow I 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...
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eConnectException: The stored procedure 'ta______' doesn't exist
By Steve Endow Tonight a customer e-mailed me saying he was receiving this eConnect error message: eConnectException: The stored procedure 'taPMManualCheck' doesn't exist He was trying to use my AP...
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Two potential Dynamics GP design limitations for larger or growing companies
By Steve Endow I 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,...
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Importing 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 Endow For background, please see my introduction to this series, NetSuite vs. Dynamics GP: A Series If 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 Endow I 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...
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Technical 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...
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Another Great Dynamics GP Technical Airlift, in Scenic Fargo!
By Steve Endow This 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...
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Want 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...
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How NOT to develop an eConnect integration: Lesson #29
By Steve Endow I'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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