Collation Query

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Posted on by Mick Egan

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It is recommended for new Dynamics GP installs with SQL_Latin1_General_CI_AS.

If existing clients have different collations i.e. Latin1_General_CI_AS would it be necessary to change to the recommended collation using the BCP process, or is it better just to leave the collation as first installed.

The databases will be moved to a new Server, so there is an opportunity, but wondering if this is necessary to change, given the database is getting large.

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Mick

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Mick Egan 3,557 on at

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RE: Collation Query

Richard,

This is where I suspect the collation issue arises with the long time customers.

The new collation should have displayed as : SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS, typo in original post.

Mick
Richard Wheeler 75,730 on at

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RE: Collation Query

By the way, I often run into the wrong collation sequence with clients who had early versions of GP. Back when it was SQL 6.5 or 7.0 the other collation sequence was all GP supported.
Mick Egan 3,557 on at

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RE: Collation Query

Richard,

Thanks for the clarification.

Regards,

Mick
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Richard Wheeler 75,730 on at

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Over the years whenever I run into something other than the default collation sequence for SQL I have proposed switching it back for our clients. They often got tired of the case sensitivity or you switch resellers and the new reseller just assumes it is the default until somthing goes wriong and then they wind switching it anyway. The process is pretty straight forward so I would suggest doing it now before the database grows even larger.