March 2011 - Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP

  • Feature of the Day: Rewrite Report Deployment Wizards

    Rewrite Report Deployment Wizards Why this feature is cool! The deployment of the SSRS and Excel reports becomes an integrated option of creating the Microsoft Dynamics GP system and company databases in Dynamics Utilities. The admin will no longer need to install and run a separate program on the SSRS or SharePoint server in order to deploy the reports. When creating the system database the admin will select to deploy the reports and provide the report location, which may be on a remote server....
  • Feature of the Day: Copy List Items in Extender

    Copy List Items in Extender Why this feature is cool! Do you have lists on multiple forms or windows in Extender that are the same or very similar? Perhaps after you have finished typing a long list of items you found that you missed some or mistyped a word or changed the order from another list. Well now, you can copy a list of items from the same form or window or from another one. · Saves time and reduces errors. · All of the lists that are defined in Extender from this form, or...
  • Space Aliens Guide to Convergence

    We are very much looking foward to seeing everyone at Convergence in a couple weeks. I ran across this and thought it was cute. http://msdynamicsgp.blogspot.com/2011/03/space-aliens-guide-to-microsoft.html
  • Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 R2 Feature of the Day: Add Unified Communications Functionality in Extender

    Why this feature is cool! In GP2010, Unified Communications and Office Communicator 2007 functionality was added to the Dynamics GP windows to show the status of contacts and allow you to contact them directly through Office Communicator or make a phone call. · Display Presence Indicator for customers and vendors · Uses the Linked Lookup fields on Extender Windows & Forms, Detailed Forms, and Extra Windows. · Messenger address is entered for a contact associated with a customer...
  • Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 R2 Feature of the Day: Business Portal Migration Utility

    Why this feature is cool! The updates to the migration utility will enable customers to move their Business Portal customizations directly from Business Portal 3.0 to Business Portal for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010. The utility can be used to migrate the following items. • New web parts • Modifications to default web parts, including titles, query associations, number of rows returned, and publish/subscribe settings • New pages • SharePoint lists and libraries that don’t...
  • Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 R2 Feature of the Day: Microsoft Dynamics Security Synchronization Utility

    Why this feature is cool! The updates to the Microsoft Dynamics Security Synchronization Utility will allow administrators to manage the process of synchronizing roles across the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 components. The utility is exposed via an MMC console which communicates with a synchronization web service. The console provides the ability to synchronize in any direction by specifying a source and destination, along with some rules about what should happen along the way. The actual work of...
  • Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 R2 Feature of the Day: ELS Elimination of Modal Forms

    Why this feature is cool! Our latest release will allow the end-user to continue to work on, or close a form pending approval of an Electronic Signature. Upon approval the user can open the form from the notification message and save the changes. The new functionality also allows the user to continue his work uninterrupted and return to save the changes at a later time. What does it look like? Up to the point of notification the User Experience stays the same. When a submitted request has been approved...
  • GP 2010 R2 Feature of the Day: List View Performance Enhancements

    Why this feature is cool! The introduction of list views and the action pane has provided you with greater access to your data. For some of the larger, more robust lists, it can take a while for data to appear in the list. In Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 R2, those lists have been re-architected so the information appears more quickly. As an example, the Sales Transactions List with Business Analyzer metrics will display data 360% faster.
  • GP 2010 R2 Feature of the Day: Business Portal External Lists

    Why this feature is cool! External lists will allow users to add, modify, view and remove business data from within Business Portal for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 R2. Leveraging the external list functionality in SharePoint 2010 and Web Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010, select Dynamics GP entities will be exposed as editable lists on pages within Business Portal. The following external lists have been created: * Customer (Customer Address) * Customer Sales and Receivables * Sales Order (Sales...
  • Dynamics GP 2010 R2 Feature of the Day: Ability to Copy Email Messages

    Why this feature is cool! Our latest release will allow the end-user to create dynamic email messages that automatically pull in information from the document that is being emailed based on the substitute fields inserted into accompany email message. When creating the email message using substitute fields an end-user will need to assign a Document Type. An end-user may want to copy the same email message to other Document types (for example, an email message might be created for the Document type...
  • Feature of the Day: Substitute Fields for Email

    Why this feature is cool! Our latest release will allow the end-user to create dynamic email messages that automatically pull in information from the document that is being emailed based on the substitute fields inserted into accompany email message. · Allows insert of substitute fields into Body or Subject of Email · User will be able to easily create personalized email message for their customers. What does it look like? Email Message Setup : (Microsoft Dynamics GP>>Tools>>Setup>>Company>>Email...
  • Ability to Create Email Messages

    Why this feature is cool! Our latest release will allow the end-user to email various reports from within Dynamics GP. Along with the ability to email the reports; the application allows the user to create an email message that will accompany the reports. All the email options and email messages will save with the report option and allow user to use on a repeated basis. What does it look like? The ability to email requires the end-user to first setup an Email Option within the report options form...
  • Feature of the Day: Ability to Email Reports

    Why this feature is cool! Our latest release will allow the end-user to email reports from within Dynamics GP · Allows user to email reports that have report options · Will give ability to email from three different locations · Will have ability to attach or embed the report within the Email What does it look like? All reports will be generated in HTML format. The ability to email requires the end-user to setup an Email Option within the report options form. Once an end-user...
  • Feature of the Day: Word Template Generator

    Word Template Generator Why this feature is cool! Use the Word Template Generator to create the initial Word Template for a report in Microsoft Dynamics GP. This utility saves development time because you don’t need to create the report template from scratch. The utility creates a template document that closely matches the design of the Report Writer report. This tool is a partner only tool and will be available for download only through Partnersource. · Create a template for unmodified...
  • Feature of the Day: Script Editor Names Window

    Script Editor Names Window Enhancements Why this feature is cool! In earlier versions of Dexterity, the Names window allowed a developer to quickly find the names of forms, windows, tables, and fields in the dictionary, and add them to scripts. Now the Names window can look up many more types of resources. For forms, the Names window can look up form-level procedures, form-level functions, constants and commands. For tables, the window can look up keys. The Names window can also look up global procedures...
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