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Inable to email PO Word template within GP

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We operate in GP 2010 sp1.  I have modified our POP Word template and have been testing it in our test company.  I went to Tools>Setup>Company>Email Settings and clicked on Purchasing Series and enabled the Purchase Order then I setup a Message ID with a message and checked the box "Allow Update of E-mail at Entry".  Then, I went to the vendor card and under the Email button, I clicked on the Enable button beside the PO and chose the message id and used the DOCX format.  Then, on the vendor card, under the Internet Addresses, I put my email address in the "To" field in the E-Mail Addresses section.

I have created a test PO and saved it.  When I open the Open Purchase Order (at the Purchase Order Inquiry Zoom window) and attempt to email it (by either hitting the E-Mail icon or by hitting the Print icon then choosing the Send Document in E-mail option), GP does appear to go through some steps as it sits for a couple of seconds, then I see some characters at the top of the Zoom window move.  That is it.  No message, no nothing, but I never receive an email. 

Here are the twists: (1) I receive an email if I test POP using a Historical PO (I setup the Word template for the historical too), yet I do not receive an email when trying to email an Open PO for this test vendor.  (2) I can print the open PO to screen and I can email the PO from Word as an attachment and I do receive it.  (3) I have already setup the SOP side and I followed the same setup process and I do receive the invoice via email from SOP on the test customer.

I contacted our ISP and he reviewed and could not find an issue.

Has anyone had this issue?  Do you know what I could test or try in order for the email functionality to work with Open Purchase Orders?  Any advice would be appreciated.

 

Best regards,

Dale

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  • David Bader Profile Picture
    David Bader on at
    Re: Inable to email PO Word template within GP

    Hi Dale,

    Thank you for the reply and for marking my reply as an answer.

    That is great news the re-creating the reports on GP 2010 instead of using the upgraded reports resolved the email issue with the template.

    Please post again if we can be of further assistance.

    Have a great day!

    Dave B.

  • Dale Coulthard Profile Picture
    Dale Coulthard 3,055 on at
    Re: Inable to email PO Word template within GP

    Dave,

    I apologize for not updating you.  Yes, we were using a modified PO from an older GP version.  I have now recreated the PO from the original and now the email functionality works.  Thank you for the suggestion as it led me to fix our Packing Slip which was also having a small issue that I could not identify the cause, but the issue was resolved when I started from scratch using the original document.  Frustrating to say the least, but at least the problems are fixed and GP is working thanks to you.

    Best regards,

    Dale

  • David Bader Profile Picture
    David Bader on at
    Re: Inable to email PO Word template within GP

    Hi Dale,

    I just wanted to check to see if creating a new modified reprot in Report Writer resolved your issue with the Word Templates.

    Please post back if we can be of furher assistance.

    Have a great day!

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    David Bader Profile Picture
    David Bader on at
    Re: Inable to email PO Word template within GP

    Hi Dale,

    If the report came from GP 9 (maybe earlier) then the table linking and the Key is likely different and that will be an issue.

    Let me know if you have issue after deleting the current modified report in Report Writer and creating a new one.

    Have a great day!

  • Dale Coulthard Profile Picture
    Dale Coulthard 3,055 on at
    Re: Inable to email PO Word template within GP

    Dave,

    Thank you for the suggestion.  Yes, the unmodified PO does email, so I will follow through on the rest of your suggestion and hope that resolves the issue (oh, and yes, we upgraded from GP 9 to GP 2010 SP1, so yes, the PO is from an earlier version of GP - in fact, we have been on GP since 5!).

    Best regards,

    Dale

  • David Bader Profile Picture
    David Bader on at
    Re: Inable to email PO Word template within GP

    Hi Dale,

    Thank you for confirmation to my questions.

    You did mention that you tested the Historical PO and it emails without issue.  Have you tried setting security to the non-modified Report Writer report and then set the Original PO Template as the default for the company?  If the email generates using the non-modified Report Writer report then it is likely an issue with the modified report.

    Did you by chance upgrade to GP 2010 and are using a modified report that came from a prior version of GP?  If so, export the package file for the modified report, go into Report Writer and delete the Blank PO from the modified pane in the Reports window and re-add it. Create a new modified template and set it as the default. Verify if the template now emails correctly. If it does then you will need to re-modify the Report Writer report. I have seen where different keys or primary tables were used on older reports and Templates is expecting different tables.

    I hope this information is helpful.

    Have a great day!

  • Dale Coulthard Profile Picture
    Dale Coulthard 3,055 on at
    Re: Inable to email PO Word template within GP

    Dave,

    Thank you for replying and the suggestions.

    A) Yes, the blank paper is setup/selected.

    b) Yes, we are using the modified version of the blank version.  No sections have been removed from the template or from the modified report writer.

    c) I have not removed any bookmarks.  Thank you for the tip.  I was already aware of them, and I had stumpled across the video before I began modifying any of our templates.  I did not delete any.  In fact, I went ahead and compared my template version to the original template and all the bookmarks are still in my version (or, at least, that my eyes detect).

    Best regards,

    Dale

  • David Bader Profile Picture
    David Bader on at
    Re: Inable to email PO Word template within GP

    Hi Dale,

    Thank you for using the Dynamics Communities.

    Below are a few items to check related to emailing issues with Word Templates in Dynamics GP.

    A. Check the default Purchase Order Format:

    1. Go to MSDGP | Tools | Setup | Purchasing | Purchase Order Processing.

    2. Is Blank Paper listed for the Purchase Order Format? If not change it to Blank Paper and try to email again.

    B. Report Writer sections.

    Is the Report Writer report you are using modified? If so, it is possible that sections of the Report Writer report have been removed such as the Report Header or Footer.  The footer is what is used as a break point in the xml to make sure the document is complete and that is what triggers the email.

    C. Template modifications that removed the bookmarks:

    Bookmarks on the Word Template documents essentially control the start and stop points of the data. If a bookmark is removed you can experience issue with the Templates. Check out the following blog post related to tips on working with Word Templates.

    blogs.msdn.com/.../helpful-modification-tips-for-microsoft-dynamcis-gp-word-templates-video.aspx

    I hope the above information is helpful to you. Please post back if we can be of further assistance.

    Have a great day!

    Dave B.

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    Dale Coulthard Profile Picture
    Dale Coulthard 3,055 on at
    Re: Inable to email PO Word template within GP

    "Inable"???? Ugh.  I don't see an Edit button, so forgive the stupidity.  I am unable to email.  

    Dale

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