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#GPPT Automatic Logout Not Identifying Activity and Logging Out

Jan 23, 2023 Tagged with Development, Dexterity, GP Power Tools, GPPT No Comments

We get reports every now and then of a user being logged out of Microsoft Dynamics GP by the GP Power Tools Automatic Logout feature even though they have been active on GP within the timeout period.

This happens because there is no way to track “Inactivity” in Microsoft Dynamics GP, so instead we attempt to track “Activity” by triggering on common events/scripts within GP and resetting the last active time and date.

However, there are times when a user could be active in GP and manages to avoid invoking any of the actions that would be identified as “Activity”. When this happens, they can be logged out incorrectly.

Development, Dexterity, Dynamics, GP, GP Power Tools, Microsoft

#GPPT Automating Printing and Emailing of Sales Order Processing Documents

Dec 21, 2022 Tagged with Application, Development, Dexterity, GP Power Tools, GPPT No Comments

Microsoft Dynamics GP has the ability to output Sales Order Processing transactions to a printer so the documents can be sent via “snail” mail, or you can send the documents via email. You can even send documents both to email and the printer.

However, two issues have been found which make the functionality less than perfect. This sample project for GP Power Tools resolves these issues and restores the perfection.

Development, Dexterity, Dynamics, GP, GP Power Tools, Microsoft, Products

#GPPT Ensuring Custom Triggers Cannot Be Disabled

Dec 15, 2022 No Comments

If you are using GP Power Tools in your Microsoft Dynamics GP system and have the Developer Tools module registered you can use the custom trigger in this article to ensure that GP Power Tools triggers cannot be disabled using the Customization Status window.

This will protect mission critical customizations written using GP Power Tools with triggers from being disabled manually.

Dynamics, GP, GP Power Tools, Microsoft, Products, Report Writer

#GPPT Why Does The Report Writer Screen Close Automatically?

Dec 14, 2022 Tagged with Application, GP Power Tools, GPPT, Report Writer No Comments

With the release of build 29 of GP Power Tools, a feature was added that will automatically close the Report Writer Screen Output window after a period of time.

As customers have been upgrading their systems to the latest GP Power Tools build they have been noticing that the Report Writer Screen Output closes by itself.

This article explains how to change the timeout setting and why this new feature is so important.

Development, Dexterity

#Dexterity Script Editor Undocumented Features: Snippets and Auto Close

Nov 18, 2022 Tagged with Dexterity 9 Comments

A recent Microsoft Dynamics GP forum post reminded me to create an article about a couple of cool, undocumented features available for the Dexterity Script Editor.

The request was for an easy method of inserting a script header comment block into new scripts. I have seen some developers modify/hack the DEX.DIC with Dexterity to produce similar custom functionality, but there is built in functionality you can enable instead.

Conference, Development, Dexterity, Dynamics, GP, GP Power Tools, GPUG, Microsoft, Products, Training

#SummitNA Winthrop Development Consultants at Community Summit Orlando 2022

Sep 28, 2022 Tagged with Community Summit 2022, Conference, Dexterity, GP Power Tools, GPPT, GPUG, Training No Comments

This Friday, I will start my flights to the USA to get to Community Summit 2022 in Orlando. I will be flying to Singapore first and then getting on the world’s longest flight: Singapore Airlines from Singapore to New York with a flight time of 18 hours and 25 minutes.

For the first week I will be staying at the Caribe Royale hotel while I am running a 5-day Dexterity Fundamentals Bootcamp training course. Then during the Community Summit 2022 Conference being held on October 10-13, 2022, I will be at the Gaylord Palms Resort, Kissimmee, Orlando, Florida, USA.

My friend, Tim Wappat from the UK, will be helping me out at the Winthrop Development Consultants booth in the Expo Hall. Please come see us at Booth 829. Read on for more information on the two training classes and six sessions I am presenting.

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#SummitNA Don’t miss out on the Training Opportunities at Community Summit 2022

Sep 5, 2022 Tagged with Community Summit 2022, Conference, Dexterity, GP Power Tools, GPPT, Training No Comments

David Musgrave MVP is coming to Community Summit 2022 in Orlando and will be running two training courses for GP users, administrators, consultants and developers.

The first is a 5 day Dexterity bootcamp, before the conference, which will teach you how to get started with Dexterity, the development tool used to create Microsoft Dynamics GP.

The second is a single day class on GP Power Tools, covering all modules of the product.

Development, Dexterity, Dynamics, GP, GP Power Tools, Microsoft, Products

#GPPT Automating Applying of Payables and Receivables Documents

Aug 30, 2022 Tagged with Application, Dexterity, GP Power Tools, GPPT No Comments

This is another one of those articles that I have been planning to write for a long time. A while ago I created some prototype scripts with GP Power Tools to show how it would be possible to “drive” the user interface to automate applying of both Payables and Receivables documents.

I have had a few people contact me about this functionality, usually because my friend and fellow MVP, Steve Endow, has told them about these scripts.

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Winthrop Development Consultants Newsletter – August 2022

Aug 25, 2022 Tagged with Batch Posting Service Toolkit, BPST, Community Summit 2022, Conference, Dexterity, GP Power Tools, GPPT, News, Training, Visual Studio Integration Toolkit, VSIT No Comments

It has been a long time between Newsletters, but that does not mean nothing’s been happening. On the contrary, we have been really busy working hard to improve our software products with the aim of making your lives better.

This newsletter contains important information about price changes, and new releases of all our software (including a critical security update). Please forward this newsletter to anyone in your organization who would find this information useful. They can subscribe to future newsletters using the link below:

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#GPPT Using the Clipboard to copy from Excel into Microsoft Dynamics GP

Aug 19, 2022 Tagged with Application, Development, Dexterity, GP Power Tools, GPPT 3 Comments

Today, we are covering an exciting new sample customization that is now possible due to Clipboard and Parsing Data Helper Functions added to recently released Build 29 of GP Power Tools.

The customization shows how any data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet can be copied via the Clipboard into any window of Microsoft Dynamics GP.