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Unlocking a SQL Server login without resetting the password
By Steve Endow I 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 Endow I 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 Endow ZOMG! 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...
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Project 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...
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Oldie 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,...
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Have 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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C# is great, but can be very annoying
By Steve EndowI just had a call to review an error that was occurring with an integration that I had developed.The integration was adding records to a Dynamics GP ISV solution and while importing a...
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Adding additional voucher fields to the Payables Check Remittance report
By Steve EndowI just had a request to add an additional voucher field to the payables Check Remittance report. It has been a little while since I've had to do this type of modification in Report...
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How will Dynamics GP Document Attach affect my database size?
By Steve EndowI've seen a few complaints about how the Dynamics GP Document Attach feature will cause chaos and havoc because documents are stored in the SQL Server database, rather than on the file...
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Cool SQL Server Management Studio editing trick
By Steve EndowI've been using SQL Server Management studio since long before it was called Management Studio, but I regularly stumble across some new feature or shortcut that I never knew existed.Today...
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Importing Analytical Accounting data using eConnect
By Steve EndowI was recently asked for assistance to troubleshoot an eConnect integration that involved importing Dynamics GP transactions with Analytical Accounting distributions.The user was able to...
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Useless Dynamics GP Error Messages, Episode #47
By Steve EndowIt's been quite a while since I've had to import package files into Dynamics GP, so when I got this error today when trying to import a large package file into GP 2013, it puzzled me for...
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Two gotchas when developing a COM component using C# and .NET 4
By Steve Endow(Warning: This post is full-developer geek-out technical. Unless C#, COM, default constructors, and RegAsm are in your vocabulary, you may want to save this one for a future case of...
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Management Reporter- Date Not Printing Correctly
You may have noticed that the default, in recent versions of Management Reporter, is for reports to open in the web viewer rather than the Report Viewer itself. Of course, you can change this setting...
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Management Reporter- Columns Not Shading Properly
Sometimes the devil is in the details. Honestly, it seems like ALWAYS the devil is in the details. There are quite a few community and blog posts floating around regarding column shading in...
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Back to Basics- ODBC connections and third party products
We had an oddity a couple of months ago with a relatively well known third party product. Here were the symptoms...User could run a billing generation process when logged in on the serverUser could...
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Microsoft eliminates exams and certifications for Dynamics GP, NAV, SL, and RMS
By Steve EndowTwo weeks ago I was coordinating with a Dynamics GP partner to update my Dynamics GP certifications in conjunction with them renewing their MPN certification requirements.But when one of...
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