Several years ago, I wrote about a restore issue “that drove me nuts” as the post title says. That was written shortly after the “named system database” functionality was introduced in Dynamics GP and a … (more)
This #TipTuesday post has a couple of things in it, one of which is not working for me in my test install of Dynamics GP though! DOH! Update after publishing this: the Startup folder functionality … (more)
Greetings everyone! Yes, it’s been a while, my apologies. I’m struggling with the motivation to write and hope it comes back soon! Today I wanted to post a short blog on a support issue I … (more)
Today’s #TipTuesday post is a pretty short one. A client of mine recently merged with another firm and part of that was everyone getting new email addresses for a new web domain. For most of … (more)
This is a short post. I went looking for a customer’s registration keys and could not remember how to get to them now that the previous CustomerSource links are dead and buried. For future “me”, … (more)
Well, it’s finally the end of the series and this one is a short-ish one where I review some last-minute tips. Posts in the series Series intro Process overview Know your environment (part 1) Know … (more)
Much of the upgrade series so far has been about “knowing your environment”. As I get closer to the end of the overall series, there are a couple more topics to discuss. Today’s topic is … (more)
This is the last post in the upgrade series that is specifically about “knowing your environment”. After this, I will branch out into other topics but for now, I am doing a catch-all of smaller … (more)
My last post was about integrations and what to consider for that in terms of testing and planning. Today’s post is about reporting. The previous posts are linked below for what I’ve covered thus far … (more)
My last post was a few months ago and since then I’ve gotten a little distracted with other things (summer, nicer weather, etc.). I’m ready to try to catch up and finish this upgrade series, … (more)
In my last post, I continued on the “know your environment” topic. So far I have 2 parts to that with a background on the elements to be aware of with core Microsoft components of … (more)
In my last post in this Dynamics GP upgrade series, I talked about getting to know your environment. The importance of understanding some of the moving parts cannot be understated, for those who are “in … (more)
This is the 3rd post in my series about GP Upgrades. Today’s topic is what I refer to as “getting to know your environment”, as part of the planning process around the upgrade. When planning … (more)
Last week I posted the first in a series I am writing relating to Dynamics GP upgrades. This week’s topic is an overview of what the process looks like for many organizations, from the point … (more)
I’m finally ready to get back into a regular blogging rhythm and will be starting a series around Dynamics GP upgrades. I’ve presented on this topic a few times and what I plan on covering … (more)
Recently, there have been issues with Dynamics GP and Word Templates, due to some changes to the most recent Microsoft Office build releases. Specifically, documents generated in Word Templates cannot be opened in Microsoft Word, … (more)
Today’s #TipTuesday is around email functionality in Microsoft Dynamics GP and some tips on how to test it. In my post last week, I made some mistakes in testing that have led to this post. … (more)
Today’s #TipTuesday is about Checklinks, specifically about a message a user may get when running file maintenance against Sales > Receivables Open Transaction Files. Some general parts of this blog may apply to other errors … (more)
Today’s #TipTuesday comes courtesy of a question on the GPUG open forum about how to copy a budget in Dynamics GP. Method #1 – Export/Import The method described in one of the thread answers is … (more)
The expression “GP Next” is a long-time moniker for the next “yet-to-be-named” release of Microsoft Dynamics GP. It’s a commonly used term to talk about the next version while product versioning and/or naming and/or branding … (more)
Today’s #TipTuesday is for new users, and it could be a very helpful one. This post is all about options to make “required” fields in Dynamics GP more visible to users, a feature that is … (more)
Today’s #TipTuesday is a quick one! Last week, a client brought me over to their desk to ask me how to get their Navigation Pane back. It had gone missing for some reason, despite the … (more)
Today’s #TipTuesday is a post about Office 365 and Dynamics GP and is specific to email functionality such as emailing Purchase Orders, EFT Remittances and Sales Documents. Rest assured that most other functionality other than … (more)
Today’s #TipTuesday isn’t a technical tip, it’s more of a business tip. I’ve written this to be specific to Dynamics GP, although what I describe may apply to other applications and software licensing. I have … (more)
Today’s #TipTuesday is a security tip to help administrators identify what exact permissions the SQL fixed database roles have, that start with rpt*. When granting access to some of Windows users or groups, admins want … (more)