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GP Web Client - Replacement for .Net window wrappers

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Posted on by Community Member Microsoft Employee

Hi we have a product that currently uses the .Net window wrapper technology originally used for SharePoint workflows. Specifically we are using classes derived from the following

Microsoft.Dexterity.Shell.FormFactory

Microsoft.Dexterity.Sehll.TaskForm

It appears that these are not supported in the GP2013 Web Client. We are using the classes to wrap an existing GP window and provide further GUI components. Specifically we are adding a list of historical actions on the right hand side and further input controls at the bottom of the window.

Is there any way of achieving something similar in the web client. I know we could use the modifier to add some of the controls to the window but this gives us some deployment challenges.

I'm also assuming that if SharePoint workflow is no longer support in 2015 that the wrapper logic will no longer work on the windows desktop as well, although I've not had the opportunity to test this yet.

Any help, ideas or encouragement greatly appreciated.

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    Community Member Microsoft Employee on at
    RE: GP Web Client - Replacement for .Net window wrappers

    Ian we are using VST for the product currently. What is missing in the Web Client is the ability to wrap an existing GP window with a .Net window containing further controls. I've had a further think about it any way and I'm going to write separate window for the web client and use the new tabbed functionality to display the current customisations. Thanks for input it did prod me into thinking outside the box.

  • Ian Grieve Profile Picture
    Ian Grieve 22,782 on at
    RE: GP Web Client - Replacement for .Net window wrappers
    You can use VST to add functionality to existing windows.
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    Community Member Microsoft Employee on at
    RE: GP Web Client - Replacement for .Net window wrappers

    Thanks for the response Ian, the issue is we are trying to augment an existing GP window not create a new one. We need to keep the existing GP logic and append our logic, in the same way that the workflow wrappers do.

  • Ian Grieve Profile Picture
    Ian Grieve 22,782 on at
    RE: GP Web Client - Replacement for .Net window wrappers

    You can use Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP to either amend existing windows or create new ones using C# or VB.NET.

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