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Dynamics GP Requisition Management Integration With MOSS 2007

2009-12-17T06:20:05Z

Recently I responded to a thread on Dynamics GP Community forum pertaining to the subject in the title of this post. I thought I place the Q&A in this post since it might be helpful for others when they come across the same questions. Q. Do we need to have Business Portal installed to integrate Requisition Management with MOSS 2007? A. Requisition Management is part of Business Portal and not exactly part of MOSS 2007 or no integration for that matter. Business Portal itself requires either MOSS...(read more)

Reprint General Posting Journals

2009-12-17T05:40:02Z

Back to basics. This is something most of the GP newbies ask us. While we have Posting Journals reprint functionality available for all other modules, How do we reprint the General Ledger Posting Journal? In General Ledger for Dynamics GP, We do have a Posting Journal reprint functionality but we term the same Cross Reference Report. This report is available under Financial | Reports | Cross – Reference. We can print this report based on Journal Entry restriction, Source Document or Audit Trial Code...(read more)

Auto Tweet from your Feedburner Feed with Socialize feature

2009-12-16T00:56:05Z

Earlier, We’re using Twitter Feed to Auto Tweet our Blog posts. Now We don’t need to rely on Twitter Feed at all to do it. We now have another cool feature on Feedburner to do it directly from our feed itself. Check out how on my other blog http://dynamicsblogger.com/2009/12/auto-tweet-from-your-feedburner-feed-with-socialize-feature/...(read more)

Invoice Management System for Dynamics GP simplified with IDS

2009-12-15T10:12:04Z

I get requests from most of our clients, especially from clients in Distribution sector for simplifying their invoice Management process in Sales Order Processing for Dynamics GP. The other common request I get is to simplify the process of Customer Statements delivery as well as ability to provide them with flexible formats. On my look out for a solution that addresses these challenges in the most efficient manner and at ease, Microsoft Solution Finder did help me to identify a right solution...(read more)

Dynamics GP Blogs Analytics 2009

2009-12-08T14:27:00Z

So, We are almost coming close to our Dynamics GP Year-End Process (In other words, Dynamics GP Blogs Year-end). Very recently, Bing has released 2009 Top Searches followed by Yahoo and Google. Following their path, Here are certain numbers for Dynamics GP as well. Just kidding! I just thought to analyze how much contribution from our prime time bloggers on Dynamics GP is going into the community as a whole. One major objective of doing this exercise is to help Dynamics GP customers in specific...(read more)

Dynamics Community growing Strong with 30000 members base

2009-12-01T09:57:01Z

It’s a great sense of happiness for each and every Dynamics Professional to see their community growing at an exceptional rate. Refer to this article below for my views on this growth which is published on my prime Technology News Channel DynamicsBlogger Microsoft Dynamics Community Hits 30000 Members Mark...(read more)

Windows 7 Market share on the rise

2009-11-26T08:27:03Z

Probably this is not a surprise to most of us who are on Windows 7 already. For those who haven’t, Wake up. Windows 7 is fast to capture the global market share within a very short period of time and continuing to improve further. For more information, Refer to this blog post http://dynamicsblogger.com/2009/11/windows-7-marketshare-on-the-rise/...(read more)

MSDynamicsWire Network integrated with Facebook Connect

2009-11-20T15:28:01Z

MSDynamicsWire network, An exclusive network for Microsoft Dynamics professionals and companies to collaborate on Microsoft Dynamics opportunities has now got another exciting feature to its members. A month ago, the network is integrated with Twitter to enable the members sign in using their Twitter accounts. Now, The sign up process is made much flexible giving the opportunity to sign up using your facebook account as well. Facebook connect is now integrated to MSDynamicsWire network using the...(read more)

FRx Transaction Detail codes for Dynamics GP

2009-11-20T05:42:00Z

Following are the list of FRx Transaction Detail codes that work with Dynamics GP • TSDESC (Transaction Description) ---will pull the Dynamics transaction description field (Don’t use this code if a description should appear in the DESC column) • TJDESC (Journal – or batch header – Description) --- will pull the Dynamics batch name for unposted transactions or the originating source for posted transactions • TAPL (Transaction Apply Date) --- will pull the Dynamics transaction date field • TDOC (Source...(read more)

Excel Report Builder: “Wrong number of arguments to replace text”

2009-11-20T05:31:03Z

Recently, I saw this question on Dynamics GP Partner Forum. Background of this issue is that the client is having latest Excel Report Builder with Dynamics GP service pack 4. Whenever they try to publish the Excel Report. Luckily, I could find the Blog post published by David Musgrave little while ago when the SP4 was released and pointed the client to that post. However, the resolution to this issue is a temporary workaround and it is still listed as a Hot Topic currently which is why it wasn...(read more)

Should We choose WSS or MOSS 2007

2009-11-20T05:21:05Z

This is the most common question I get to hear from many customers as well as various forums discussing on Dynamics GP. I thought I’d put some information here for those who are uncertain about which way they should go, whether WSS or MOSS 2007. 1. If you want to install Business Portal, You can choose either Windows SharePoint services (WSS) or Microsoft Office SharePoint (MOSS) 2007. It works with both these services. However, It depends on other factors also as given in below lines. 2. Within...(read more)

Currency ID blank during e-connect Integration

2009-11-20T04:59:00Z

During an e-connect integration, we might come across a situation where the currency ID remains blank in the transaction entry despite having a functional currency set up correctly. The issue can be resolved by making sure there is a checkbook ID in the company that has a currency ID associated to it or an item associated to a currency ID. Another place to check is to ensure that the functional currency Index value in company database (MC40000) matches the currency index value in Dynamics Database...(read more)

Shout out for MSDynamicsWire: From Top Bloggers on MSDynamics

2009-11-17T11:21:02Z

It is 2 months MSDynamicsWire was launched and I’m happy at the level of recognition it is receiving from our Microsoft Dynamics Community, one of the largest growing communities around the globe. It was a small idea combined with my huge passion towards Microsoft Dynamics in specific that led to the inception of MSDynamicsWire. Strengthening the community is strengthening the product base which in turn helps us grow along with the product we do serve. Some of the best blogs that talk about MSDynamicsWire...(read more)

Another Workflows Error

2009-11-15T07:37:05Z

I covered about one error in workflows earlier. It is time for another troubleshoot. At this time, let us have a look at another error reproduced below Error “Event Type: Error Event Source: Windows SharePoint Services 3 Event Category: General Event ID: 27745Date: 30/09/2008Time: 3:23:52 Amuser: N/A Computer: AUYXUAP310WBC32Description:The description for Event ID ( 27745 ) in Source ( Windows SharePoint Services 3 ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information...(read more)

Fixed Assets Integration fails

2009-11-13T04:26:02Z

Consider this scenario. You are implementing Dynamics GP Fixed Assets in your company. None of the Fixed Assets have been imported yet. You have ensured you did all your setups just perfect. Now, It’s turn to import your assets into Asset General window using Integration Manager. It can be handled using Integration Manager eConnect destination adapter for Fixed Assets. You have made sure you set your source files, relationships as well as mappings are all proper. Now, It’s time to run your...(read more)

Work, Open and History

2009-11-11T07:12:01Z

I thought I’d just summarize the meaning of these statuses we would see in Receivables and Payables modules as I had recently encountered this question in newsgroup. Work Status In both Receivables and Payables modules, a document is assigned ‘work’ status when the said document is saved in a batch. Open Status In both Receivables and Payables modules, a document is assigned ‘open’ status when the said document is posted History Status In Receivables module, a document is moved to ‘history’ ...(read more)

Time to look beyond Twitter

2009-11-07T05:49:02Z

We are able to send updates to our followers by way of tweets on a regular basis helping us maintain a good networking with our community. Be it DynamicsBlogger , MSDynamicsWire , Mark Polino or David Musgrave , they are all bringing you their blog posts and other personal updates through their Twitter accounts. We have several companies operating in MS Dynamics space using Twitter as a broadcasting medium to reach their Customers bringing them the latest news updates. In my earlier articles, I covered...(read more)

Workflows Error

2009-11-06T05:57:00Z

Here is another article that talks about an error identified from the stack trace in Event Viewer. I have published a series of articles on Dynamics GP Workflows in recent times. After having installed Web Services, MOSS 2007 and Workflows successfully, I thought everything is perfect. I tried testing a dummy workflow for GL batch approval creating a one approver scenario. I was able to submit the batch for approval successfully. However, When i tried approving the said batch, it takes no action...(read more)

Reset Workflows in Dynamics GP

2009-11-04T13:55:01Z

Recently while I was testing the workflows for Dynamics GP, I have had to uninstall the Workflows. Prior to uninstalling the workflows, it is always recommended to deactivate the active workflows. I forgot I was having GL Entry batch approval workflow active while doing this uninstall operation. The result was whenever I login to GP and try to open the General entry or GL batch entry window, I get a message saying Dynamics GP encountered an error and needs to close. Then it crashes immediately. I...(read more)

Dynamics GP Workflows Uninstall Fails with a Fatal Error

2009-11-01T07:56:00Z

In one of my earlier articles, I covered a common issue that we encounter during installation of workflows. In this article, I’d cover another issue that we encounter during uninstallation of Workflows. Background of this issue goes on like this before I present the troubleshooting route that I took to overcome the same. In one of my implementations, I have installed all the pre-requisites required for Workflows and configured them successfully. Same is the case with Workflows for which the installation...(read more)

GP Webinars from I.B.I.S

2009-10-16T09:56:00Z

We love anything that is tagged with the word “free”. Isn’t it? How about getting a good quality stuff at no cost? Sounds good. I.B.I.S is kicking off series of Dynamics GP webinars as part of their Dynamicscare services. Six webinars are being kicked off this quarter and many more to come. Personally, I like this initiative from I.B.I.S trying to empower the Dynamics GP community with loads of knowledge through these webinars. I strongly feel we have to make sure we support every initiative from...(read more)

MSDynamicsWire Network is integrated with Twitter Sign-on

2009-10-16T08:38:05Z

In order to provide the MSDynamicsWire readers a collaborative platform to exchange ideas, there is a Network that is started a week ago. Since MSDynamicsWire caters to all Dynamics products, the network is open for all people whose interest is Microsoft Dynamics. Since its inception, It is receiving good response from our Dynamics community, members base increasing from 0 to 120 within 5 days and lot of members coming forward with great ideas. My passion towards MS Dynamics keep me engaged in coming...(read more)

How to change the Business Portal Logo

2009-10-16T08:16:05Z

I was actually looking for a solution on this and I’m glad that Allan Cahill from Dynamics GP technical support has provided a great solution recently in response to a question raised by another fellow member on Dynamics GP Forums. You can find the link to this thread by clicking here . Put the new gif (example of type) file in the same folder as the logo.gif (By default, it is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics\Business Portal\Portal\Images) 2. On the Business Portal Home Page, go to Site Actions...(read more)

Michael: Avoid GP modifications with VS Tools

2009-10-11T13:30:02Z

Michael has come out with an interesting post on VS Tools for Dynamics GP explaining with a small and crispy example. A must read article for GP developers http://mbsguru.blogspot.com/2009/09/avoid-some-gp-form-modifications-with.html As Mariano rightly points out in the comments column of that article, It looks like an extension to what Mariano has originally started with his VS Tools series....(read more)

Facebook: Is it Reliable anymore

2009-10-11T12:50:01Z

Facebook, World’s largest social networking site and the most popular brand best known to everyone of us. Then, Why is the question in the title whether it’s reliable anymore? May be or may not be. Recent developments happening with Facebook can scare anyone. Have you ever ran into issues with your account held with any of the popular services like Yahoo, Google, Hotmail for more than 7 days and don’t know whether your account would ever be restored? Definitely Not. However, It is happening...(read more)