Different file paths in DYNAMICS.SET file when using Installation package

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Hello,

When I install Dynamics GP 2018 using an installation package I created, I get a bunch of different file paths in my DYNAMICS.SET file.

The ones that don't have GP2018 don't work, because the folder "GP" doesn't exist. I've recreated the package a few times with all the defaults, and this is how it installs each time.

If I just run the setup.exe file, and use the defaults, everything is "GP" and works fine.

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Bill Campbell 12 on at

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Question, are you doing an update from a prior version of GP? or is this a first time installation?

Seeing different path names in this file is common and the only issue is where you are keeping your FORMS and REPORTS dictionaries, if they are in different location from the CODE dictionaries.

Typically the FORMS and REPORTS are located on a shared directory where all users of the system will have access to, as these are the dictionaries that hold the modifications to your screens (FORMS) and your reports (REPORTS)

In most cases therefore we would expect to see different file locations show up in the SET file. If you need more assistance, you can send me a private IM and we can discuss how this works.

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Scahill 30 on at

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Just a note so others can see and maybe offer a suggestion:

This is a brand new install, not an upgrade of an old version on the machine.

If I install the software using the ,msi I built using the software packaging tool built into Dynamics GP, the software installs to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics\GP2018. I've tried specifying this path with .msi switches and that, but it always installs to GP2018. The issue is that the DYNAMICS.SET file has file paths for the above, but also C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics\GP - This directory doesn't exist, so the FORMS and REPORTS pieces are never actually installed.

If I manually install it using setup.exe and all that, everything installs to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics\GP" just fine.

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Bill Campbell 12 on at

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So, in addition to the core modules are you installing any 3rd party apps? Any of the tools, or just the core Dynamics GP modules.

Just setting up my 'sandbox server' and will be trying to duplicate the problem here.

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Scahill 30 on at

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I will be installing Cogsdale on top of it, but that's not being installed yet at this point.

I just installed the defaults that are checked off when you install GP - I don't enable any of the other features or anything in the install.

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Richard Wheeler 75,848 Moderator on at

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I would contact the person who created your GP package file. As Bill mentioned it is very common to have the program dictionaries located locally and the forms and reports dictionaries located on a network share.However in your case in appears to have the program dictionaries in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics\GP2018 while the forms and reports are in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics\GP\Data. This may be the result off a little bug in the GP package creation that uses the GP 2018 folder regardless of what you tell it to do. The fix right here is to set the paths to be all GP\Data.

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David Musgrave MVP ... 14,095 Most Valuable Professional on at

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I think this might be a bug from when the version numbers where changed from GP 2018 (v18.0) to just GP (v18.2).

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Scahill 30 on at

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I'm the one that created the file, and I have recreated it multiple times ensuring that the paths were all "GP" and not GP2018.

It makes no difference and sets the folder to GP2018 everytime, and the .SET file is always the mix of file paths.

If this is a bug and there is a fix, i'd love to know how to fix it.

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Richard Wheeler 75,848 Moderator on at

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This is a reported bug and will be corrected in the next release of GP which will be GP 18.3.xxxx. This is scheduled to be released sometime in October of 2020.

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Bill Campbell 12 on at

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Thanks to both Dave and Richard for jumping in on this and digging up the details needed.

Good news is that the process you were working on would work if the application did not have a challenge.

Keep in touch and keep posting.

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Scahill 30 on at

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Well that is great news, thank you!

Because i'm going to get asked, is there anywhere I can verify that?

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