Category: Dynamics GP

  • Restoring a copy of a GP company reminder

    This post is a reminder to Microsoft Dynamics GP admins who may be creating a test company or copy of a company for other reasons, that the SY00100 table may need updating before logging into GP. (continue >)

  • Add to Shortcuts & Startup folder

    This #TipTuesday post is about the Add to Shortcuts menu item present in nearly all Dynamics GP windows plus a tip around the Startup folder to open windows automatically when GP is launched. (continue >)

  • Resource not found in dictionary error

    Troubleshooting the “Resource not found in dictionary” error in Dynamics GP, including some generic tips around how to troubleshoot odd issues like this. (continue >)

  • Dynamics GP Email – Login Failed error

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    Troubleshooting the error “Login Failed: check your login information and try again”, for the Exchange Log On prompt in Dynamics GP. (continue >)

  • Where can I find my registration keys on CustomerSource?

    How to access CustomerSource to get registration keys for Dynamics GP. (continue >)

  • GP Upgrades – series wrap-up

    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 your environment (part 2) Know your environment (part 3) Know your environment (part 4) Know your environment (part 5) Know… (continue >)

  • GP Upgrades – testing

    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 testing and what to consider/plan for. Posts in the series Series intro Process overview Know your environment (part 1) Know… (continue >)

  • GP Upgrades – know your environment wrap-up

    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 things I may not have noted in prior posts. Posts in the series Series intro Process overview Know your environment… (continue >)

  • GP Upgrades – know your environment part 5

    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 in the series! Posts in the series Series intro Process overview Know your environment (part 1) Know your environment (part… (continue >)

  • GP Upgrades – know your environment part 4

    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, continuing for now with the “know your environment” topic. So far I have covered some product terminology, product types &… (continue >)

  • GP Upgrades – know your environment part 3

    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 Dynamics GP plus ISV products, where they are modules and functionality within the Dynamics GP client. In this post, I… (continue >)

  • GP Upgrades – know your environment part 2

    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 charge” of the environment in any meaningful way. Reading this series isn’t intended for customers to bypass utilizing a partner… (continue >)

  • GP Upgrades – know your environment

    The 3rd post in the GP Upgrades series, and the first in a sub-series about knowing your environment. This post focuses on what is meant by “environment” before the next posts get into more details. (continue >)

  • GP Upgrades – process overview

    This post discusses what Dynamics GP upgrades look like, as an overview of the processes that typically occur. (continue >)

  • GP Upgrade Tips series intro

    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 is how I approach and manage upgrades. What this series will not be about is the technical “how to upgrade”… (continue >)

  • Issues with Word Templates

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    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, for environments running a build of Microsoft Office from Sept 8/9th or newer. Today’s post is an attempt to clarify… (continue >)

  • Testing email functionality

    This is a #TipTuesday post about what to consider when testing email functionality in Dynamics GP, to avoid a dreaded scenario where some test documents accidentally get emailed to a real customer, vendor, or employee. (continue >)

  • Checklinks “the keys record has been removed”

    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 in checklinks but I’ll focus on this one message for now to keep it simple. File Maintenance Error Message The… (continue >)

  • How to copy budgets

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    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 exporting the budget to be copied and then importing it back in with a new Budget ID. Does it work?… (continue >)

  • GP “Next” aka what’s in a name?

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    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 details are still being sorted out, instead of referring to it by a semi-real name that changes at the last… (continue >)

  • Show Required Fields

    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 easily overlooked in training. User Preferences In a post last summer, I covered some of the User Preferences window, but… (continue >)

  • Where’d my navigation pane go?

    A quick troubleshooting tip for #TipTuesday on how to get the Navigation Pane to re-appear if it ever seems to go missing! (continue >)

  • Dynamics GP & Office 365

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    This #TipTuesday is a post about converting from Office 2016 to Office 365 and some of the issues one might experience with email functions in Dynamics GP. (continue >)

  • Are you using what you’ve purchased?

    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 not worked with licensing on any other ERP packages to know if this might be a general rule of thumb… (continue >)

  • What’s included in those SQL rpt roles?

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    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 to know what they can get into, right? The purpose behind the rpt* roles was for SSRS (SQL Reporting Services)… (continue >)