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Create a "clean" copy of an existing database

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I'm not sure if this is possible, but we are creating a new Company in our environment, and i'd like to use an existing company as the model. However, i don't want to copy any of the transaction (or master) data over to this new company. I just want the setup flags to be the same in the destination company.

From what i've ready PSTL's copy company function can't do that, it's either everything, or just reports, right? it may have been an old message board post, so please correct me if i am wrong.

Does anybody know of a tool that can do this? We own GP Power Tools, but i don't think it has that functionality either... 

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  • RobertShap Profile Picture
    125 on at

    No transactions are copies. Just Master tables. You can then use cleardata to remove any master data  not required.

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    Derek Albaugh Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    This article may help as well:

    support.microsoft.com/.../how-to-copy-setup-tables-from-one-company-to-another-in-microsoft-dynamics-gp-kb-872709-7fe8cefb-1d40-731c-41c9-9c8750b56848

    The article describes how to copy setup tables from one company to another, new company database.

    Let us know if you have any questions.

    Thanks

  • Mike Bresnan Profile Picture
    65 on at

    Is ClearData a PSTL function? or is that a SQL command?

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    RobertShap Profile Picture
    125 on at

    Make sure you make a backup because of the new company.

    Go to the Microsoft Dynamics GP drop down and choose maintenance>clear data.

    As an example to delete vendors

    choose Series>Purchasing

    Display Logical File

    Choose Payables Vendor Master Logical File

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