Developing for Dynamics GP
by David Musgrave (Perth, WA, Australia) and Microsoft Dynamics GP Developer Support Team (Fargo, ND, USA)
Quick Tip: Copying small amounts of data in SQL Server quickly
Last week, I was working on a Microsoft Dynamics GP update case where we had to re-upgrade one...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 02/12/2012
eConnect error - The stored procedure doesn't exist
I ran across an odd eConnect issue a while back that I thought I'd share today. In this case, the...
Author: Patrick Roth Date: 02/10/2012
From the Blogsphere: Passwords, Hollywood and Jivtesh Downunder
Here are some post from the blogsphere that caught my attention. Simplify Your Passwords Steve Endow...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 02/09/2012
Purchase Order Returns Modification
This post is a public service announcement for those customers and partners using the free...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 02/07/2012
The Kinect Effect and Kinect Star Wars: Duel
Another off topic post, but one that shows lots of potential for many applications. The Kinect was...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 02/05/2012
Microsoft Dynamics Convergence 2012 Houston Sessions
It is now February and Converegence 2012 Houston is happening next month (March 18-21). If you are...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 02/02/2012
Quick Tip: Solving Dexterity Trigger Clashes
In a recent support case, I had the rare situation where Dexterity Triggers clashed. Dexterity...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 01/31/2012
Microsoft Dynamics Convergence 2012 Houston Videos
Microsoft Dynamics Convergence 2012 in Houston on March 18-21 is getting closer by the day. Here are...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 01/29/2012
Failed eConnect document leaves orphaned records
I assisted on an eConnect incident today that was quite interesting and I thought I'd share the case...
Author: Patrick Roth Date: 01/27/2012
Off Topic: Australia Day 2012 Eat Lamb Campaign
Back in 2005, the Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) organisation started a marketing campaign to...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 01/25/2012
The Windows Phone $100 Challenge #smokedbywindowsphone
At the recent CES 2012 conference Ben the PC Guy (@benthepcguy) and the Windows Phone team setup a...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 01/24/2012
Microsoft Dynamics Knowledge Base Articles available from Microsoft Support
I have been meaning to post something about this for a while and am finally getting around to it....
Author: David Musgrave Date: 01/22/2012
From the Blogsphere: Sure Step Online, Hyper-V images and RapidTools
Here is another update from the blogsphere. The Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step tool has been updated...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 01/19/2012
From the Blogsphere: Victoria Yudin MVP, Statement of Direction and CRM Connector
There has been lots happening and the year has only just started. To start with, my friend and long...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 01/17/2012
How to configure SQL Profile Tracing using the Support Debugging Tool
Following the release of Build 16 of the Support Debugging Tool, I want to take you through how to...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 01/15/2012
Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Conference Dates and Convergence Early Bird Reminder
Pam and the team at Inside Dynamics GP have announced the dates for the Microsoft Dynamics GP...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 01/12/2012
Support Debugging Tool Build 16 released
A week into the New Year and no posts.... what's happening? Read on to understand where all my spare...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 01/05/2012
Merry Christmas 2011 and Happy New Year 2012 to you
It is that time of year again.... The silly season is upon us. It seems that the religious meaning...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 12/23/2011
From the Blogsphere: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 R2 64-bit Hyper-V, Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Performance White Paper and Dynamics GP Blogster YouTube Channel
This is just a quick post to update you with some of the recent happenings around the blogsphere. On...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 12/23/2011
Quick Tip: Working with VBA, Extender and Sales Transaction Entry
I have completed the development project I was working last week and have another Quick Tip that...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 12/23/2011
Cool Videos: Nokia Lumia 800 UK Launch & Bing with Jay-Z's Book - Decoded
Another week has gone without any posts. That's OK as I have a number of posts to publish with some...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 12/22/2011
Quick Tip: Passing Date and Time Variables to SQL Server
As a follow on from yesterday's post, Quick Tip: Passing Variables to SQL Server, I wanted to...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 12/15/2011
Quick Tip: Passing Variables to SQL Server
Wow, the week is almost over and I am yet to post something. This week I was working on a small...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 12/15/2011
SQL Server Error: Cannot resolve the collation conflict
Today I have a post on the solution to a tricky SQL issue. When working with SQL Server and creating...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 12/09/2011
No Blog Post Today
Hey everyone, today there will be no blog post. This is because it is my 20th Wedding Anniversary...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 12/06/2011
Granting Access and Binding Defaults when recreating SQL Tables
Added to the Useful SQL Scripts Series. This is a follow on post from my previous article: Backing...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 12/04/2011
Support Debugging Tool at Decisions Fall 2011 and more
Find the Support Debugging Tool Portal here:...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 12/01/2011
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Connector Blog, Video and Documentation
For those interested in integrating Microsoft Dynamics CRM with Microsoft Dynamics GP (or other...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 11/27/2011
Dynamics GP Diagnostics
What are Diagnostics and why do we need them? Diagnostics are a CTS (Commercial Technical Support in...
Author: Patrick Roth Date: 11/23/2011
Capturing Images from a Microsoft Word 2007/2010 Document
Here is a neat trick that I just used to copy images from a Microsoft Word 2007/2010 *.docx...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 11/21/2011
Convergence 2012 Houston Registration is now open
Registration for Convergence 2012 Houston is now open. The conference will be held at the George R....
Author: David Musgrave Date: 11/17/2011
2011 US Payroll Year End Updates for GP 10 and GP 2010 are now available!
The English downloads for the 2011 US Payroll Year End Updates for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 and...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 11/17/2011
Do not use the DEX_ROW_ID table column in your Customizations and Integrations
Today, I responded on a post on the Partner Forum asking "Can the DEX_ROW_ID change for a record...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 11/15/2011
Quick Tip: Using SQL to return the number of records in a Table
Now I am sure there are people out there that will be thinking that this is a silly topic for a blog...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 11/13/2011
New TV Commercials showing Windows, Windows Phone and Cloud Services
There have been some new Microsoft TV Commercials released recently which show off how all the...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 11/09/2011
Quick Tip: Making sure Activity Tracking is enabled for all users
This Quick Tip comes to you courtesy of an idea from my friend, Robert Cavill. On a Microsoft...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 11/07/2011
Running the IV HITB Reset process after upgrading from Microsoft Dynamics GP 8
Hi Everyone, I recently worked on a case where the IV10201 table is not recording any transaction...
Author: Marian Wrice Date: 11/03/2011
Language settings for Windows client must match SQL Server Language
A few weeks ago, I had a very interesting case with a Middle East customer based in the United Arab...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 11/01/2011
2011 Year-End What and When is Microsoft Dynamics GP Releasing?
Wow - it really has been a long time since I've posted to the blog. I've just been somewhat busy and...
Author: Patrick Roth Date: 10/28/2011
The Importance of Selecting the Correct Extender Key Fields
I have had a couple of recent cases which highlighted the importance of selecting the correct Key...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 10/25/2011
Support Debugging Tool session at Decisions Fall 2011
My good friend and Convergence co-presenter, Mariano Gomez, will be presenting a 30 minute session...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 10/20/2011
Reminder: Make it YOUR Convergence: Participate in Call for Topics
As you may know, Convergence 2012 will be held at the George R Brown Convention Center 18-21 March...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 10/19/2011
Support Debugging Tool session at GPUG Summit 2011
My MVP friends, Mariano Gomez & Mark Polino, have agreed to help me out by being my physical...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 10/18/2011
Quick Tip: Passing Parameters to Background Processes in Dexterity
A couple months ago there was a post on the Partner Forum about Dexterity Oddities. One of the...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 10/13/2011
Quick Tip: Hidden Forms, Command Forms and Dictionary Context issues
This quick tip follows on from my previous post: Quick Tip: Updating Dexterity customizations to...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 10/11/2011
Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP: Windows 8 Vision and 64-bit Hyper-V images
Over at the Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP blog, Jay Manley has been busy posting some great articles....
Author: David Musgrave Date: 10/09/2011
Xbox & Kinect with Windows Phone Xbox Companion App
Now this is cool. With the addition of the Kinect to the Xbox we now have gesture and voice control...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 10/07/2011
Congratulations MVPs Mark and Siva
Over the weekend both Mark Polino and Sivakumar Venkataraman announced that their Microsoft Most...
Author: David Musgrave Date: 10/02/2011