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Can’t Connect To The Management Reporter Server

2013-06-19T06:16:15Z

We had a call logged by a new customer recently who has just had Managagement Reporter implemented. One of the IT team was trying to get into Report Designer and continually got the message below; Management Reporter – Can’t connect to the Management Reporter server. Do you want to specify a different server address? I’ve seen this error before and it has been one of two things: The Management Reporter 20123 Application Service isn’t running The logged in Windows...(read more)

Management Reporter 2012 Process Service Not Running

2013-06-17T03:41:41Z

I was out on site a short time ago implementing Management Reporter 2012 for a client and ran into a problem with Management Reporter. I could log into Management Reporter, create reports and everything was fine; but I could not generate a report. When I was investigating the problem I opened the Configuration Console and found that the Management Reporter 2012 Process Service was not running; When I tried to start it, I got an error message stating the operation could not be completed; ...(read more)

RDP Error Installing Management Reporter 2012

2013-06-10T12:01:56Z

I was trying to install Management Reporter 2012 the other day and received an error message I’ve not seen before; Windows Installer – The Windows Installter does not permit installation from a Remote Desktop Connection I’ve installed Dynamics GP and related products any number of times using RDP to log onto the server without seeing this error. Well, as a first step to resolving the problem I disconnected the RDP session and logged back on using the /admin switch to log...(read more)

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook Has Been Published

2013-06-05T06:43:54Z

In October last year I started work with Packt Publishing on an updated version of the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Cookbook by Mark Polino. The new book is the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook and I was told by the publisher earlier this week that it has been published; This new Dynamics GP Cookbook has a focus on Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013, the latest version of Dynamics GP released in December 2012 with a chapter dedicated to new features as well as other chapters referencing other new...(read more)

Microsoft Dynamics GP Techniques Online Learning Course Has Been Released

2013-05-31T16:32:12Z

In May last year, I started work with Microsoft Dynamics GP Techniques ; this is a set of videos each demonstrating a different aspect of Dynamics GP; Online learning courses are a new feature for Packt Publishing so there has been a bit more of a delay than I expected when I undertook the project but I am delighted to see it’s release. This particular course, Microsoft Dynamics GP Techniques , aims to provide a carefully organized sequences of instructions as they’re performed in an...(read more)

How To Install Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Software Development Kit

2013-05-30T06:10:50Z

Even if you’re not a developer, say you’re writing reports, the Software Development Kit (SDK) can still be very useful as it includes a lot of information on, for example, the tables in Microsoft Dynamics GP. Unlike a lot of the other products which ship with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013, the SDK is not available to install from the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 setup utility. Instead to install it, you need to use Windows Explorer to navigate to the /Tools/SDK/Dynamics GP folder on the...(read more)

Building Dashboards with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and Excel 2013 by Mark Polino – A (short) Review

2013-05-27T10:09:37Z

A few weeks ago Mark Polino , in conjunction with Packt Publishing published another book, the Building Dashboards with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and Excel 2013 ; I got a copy of Mark Polino’s Building Dashboards with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and Excel 2013 the other week with the intention of working through it following all of the examples. However, the reality is I don’t have the time to do this due to other commitments (both work and outside of work ones). When I sat down...(read more)

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Web Client Unexpected Error

2013-05-21T06:43:46Z

I restarted the virtual machine running the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Web Client and tried to login but got the beow error message; An unexpected error has occurred. Press the Sign-in button to reconnect to the application. Correlation ID: 99259225-b352-b163-b7c1a166e06c I did a little investigation and found that when the virtual machine had started the GP Session Central Service had not; I clicked Start and the service started without problem and I was able to log into the Web Client...(read more)

Management Reporter 2012 RU5 Now Available

2013-05-09T10:46:15Z

On the 18 th April the release of Management Reporter 2012 RU5 was announced on the Dynamics Corporate Performance Management blog. The following are key features of Management Reporter 2012 RU5 when used with Microsoft Dynamics GP; The Web Viewer is now the default report viewer although any report can be opened in the Desktop Viewer Any report displayed in the Web Viewer can be collapsed into a summary view A Default Report Link Location can now be specified to easily indicate where reports...(read more)

SASS CSS How-to: A (Short) Review

2013-05-06T16:21:24Z

As well as a strong interest in Dynamics GP, I tend to have an interest in most things computer related. As such I have a few years experience with HTML+CSS and have created a few sites in the past, in addition to this blog on which I have done some customisations and enhancements of the code and theme. I do find some of CSS a bit of a hassle when it comes to changing common elements such as colour so I was interested when I heard about the concept of SASS or Syntactically Awesome Style Sheets...(read more)

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Applications (MB2-868) Certification Guide

2013-05-03T10:26:09Z

Originally posted on coralcurve | A Consultant’s Dabblings in Dynamics CRM . While working with Packt Publishing on the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook (which can be pre-ordered direct from Packt Publishing ) I was approached to do some technical reviewing of a Microsoft Dynamics CRM book; the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Applications (MB2-868) Certification Guide by Danny Varghese which has now been published; This book covers: Introduce yourself to the certification exam and...(read more)

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Service Pack 1 Available

2013-04-25T12:17:45Z

Last Friday the Dynamics GP Service and Support blog announced that the first Service Pack for Microsoft Dynamics GP was available for download . Service Pack 1 can be downloaded from the following pages; Customers Partners As well as the service pack itself there is a new DVD containing the service pack which can be downloaded from the Product Release pages; Customers Partners...(read more)

Another Posting Hiatus

2013-04-18T20:15:36Z

Unfortunately (well, fortunately if truth be told), the time has come for another enforced posting hiatus for me. Following my illness and emergency surgery in October last year, I am going back into hospital for follow up surgery tomorrow and will not be working or blogging for a time after while I recover. Knowing myself pretty well, I’m sure I’ll get bored fairly quick, but Mark Polino has the antidote to any boredom with the release of his new book, Building Dashboards with Microsoft...(read more)

Top 100 Most Influential People in Microsoft Dynamics 2013: Vote for David Musgrave

2013-04-18T06:53:29Z

There are many people who contribute to the Microsoft Dynamics community during the year. As this blog is focussed on Microsoft Dynamics GP there are a number of outstanding people as contenders for entry on the Top 100 Most Influential People in Microsoft Dynamics 2013 list which is at the voting stage. I’ve taken a look at the list and read the clarion calls from Mark Polino , Leslie Vail and Jivtesh Singh to vote for David Musgrave (the man behind Developing for Dynamics GP and the incredibly...(read more)

Review of Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications – Part 6

2013-04-15T20:53:57Z

I have many other outside work items competing for my time at the moment which, combined with being busy at work is leaving me little time for reviewing. To that end I’m snatching an hour while sat at a hotel in the Midlands (South Yorkshire to be exact) to add another part to my review of Leslie Vail’s book Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications published in October by Packt Publishing ; As I am away from my test environment I am needing to skip over the Modifier...(read more)

Coming Soon: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook

2013-04-11T07:16:34Z

With an expected release date of June 2013, the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook is to be released. This is an update to the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 by Mark Polino, which was released three years ago. With the new version of Dynamics GP 2013 being released in December last year, it was time for a new version of the book to be written and with Mark was otherwise engaged writing the Building Dashboards with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and Excel 2013 so Packt Publishing approached me and asked...(read more)

Review of Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications – Part 5

2013-04-11T06:25:22Z

I started reviewing Leslie Vail’s book, Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications , which was published at the end of December by Packt Publishing , a few weeks ago. To do this review I decided to take a read through and complete all the examples she gives on developing an application as I’ve only had very limited experience with Dexterity; Today, it is time for part 5 of my review where I look at Chapter 6: Deploying a Dexterity Solution where Leslie covers the following...(read more)

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Web Client First Run On A Client

2013-04-10T06:15:29Z

Over the last few posts, I’ve covered the installation of the Web Client Runtime , added the IIS role , created a self-signed certificate , installed the Web Client , ran the Configuration Wizard , and installed the GP Resource Web Cache . Now it is time to run the Web Client for the first time to ensure required components are installed on a client; I’m installing a new demo machine so I know one component won’t be installed. Navigate to the address if the site hosting the Web...(read more)

Review of Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications – Part 4

2013-04-06T20:12:19Z

I started reviewing Leslie Vail’s book, Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications ,which was published at the end of December by Packt Publishing , a few weeks ago. To do this review I decided to take a read through and complete all the examples she gives on developing an application as I’ve only had very limited experience with Dexterity; Today I’m taking a look at Chapter 5 which covers sanScript and how to add it to windows to enable the required functionality...(read more)

Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications eBook Giveaway Winners

2013-04-03T21:21:24Z

I recently had three e-copies to giveaway of Leslie Vail’s book, Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications . The ebook giveway was in association with the publisher of the book, Packt Publishing . Thanks very much all who entered, but unfortunately there could only be three winners who have now been contacted by Packt on the email address supplied with their entries in the giveaway. The winners are (in no particular order, beyond ladies first); Jennifer H Bruce E ...(read more)

How To Install Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Web Client: Installing The GP Web Resource Cache

2013-04-02T06:23:01Z

With the Microsoft Dynamics GP Web Client installed and configured the Web Client is now available for use. However, there is one final additional product which can be installed from the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 setup utility and that is the GP Web Resource Cache which improves performance by enabling web client caching. On a multi-machine deployment the GP Web Resource Cache should be installed on each Session Host machine. Launch the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 setup utility and under Additional...(read more)

Building Dashboards with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and Excel 2013 by Mark Polino

2013-04-01T22:03:05Z

Following on relatively quickly from Leslie Vail’s new Microsoft Dynamics GP book, , available from Packt Publishing , comes Mark Polino with Building Dashboards with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and Excel 2013 . This book will teach you how to build a dashboard using Excel 2013 with information from Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013, how to make Excel a true business intelligence tool with charts, sparklines and slicers and show how to utilise PowerPivot’s full potential to create even more complex...(read more)

DynamicAccounting.net has moved to DynamicAccounting.net

2013-04-01T21:30:18Z

Okay not actually as confusing as the title suggests but Mark Polino has migrated hs blog from Blogspot to WordPress and now has the address www.DynamicsAccounting.net pointing to the blog so update your bookmarks and go to the new site for his regular updates on happenings in the Dynamics GP community. Mark has kept a theme very similar to the one on the Blogspot version so you should be able to adapt to the new site and keep up to date without any problems. It also marks another GP blog using...(read more)

How To Install Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Web Client: Running The Configuration Wizard

2013-03-26T20:22:43Z

In the last post, I showed how to install the Microsoft Dynamics GP Web Client; the next step is to run the Microsoft Dynamics GP Web Client Configuration Wizard from the Windows Start menu; Enter the SQL connection information for the Microsoft SQL Server which will be used for the Web Management Console and choose the authentication method. I typically use SQL authentication when a database is to be created but as long as your Windows account has the relevant permissions then Windows Authentication...(read more)

Review of Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications – Part 3

2013-03-24T21:07:01Z

After slacking off a lot in terms of reviewing Leslie Vail’s book Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications , which was published at the end of December by Packt Publishing , I’m going to try to get a regular tempo of review posts going. Today I’m here with the review for chapter 4; This chapter is all about Building the User Interface which Leslie does by getting the reader to build an interface for customer contacts integration and covers: Creating base...(read more)