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The future of Microsoft Dynamics GP

Posted on 1 February 2017 Posted in Business, Development, Dexterity, Dynamics, GP, Microsoft, News Tagged with Application, Blogosphere, GP 2016, News 3 Comments

Since forever, the pundits have been preaching the demise of Great Plains Dynamics / Microsoft Dynamics GP.

When I joined Microsoft in 2001, one of the things that influenced my decision was the thinking that Dexterity (the language behind Dynamics GP) was going to die and so I decided that I would be better off inside Microsoft than continue working as an ISV (Independent Software Vendor).

Now sixteen years later in 2017 and I am back working as an ISV, and Dexterity, along with Microsoft Dynamics GP, is still going strong… despite the launch of Dynamics 365.

#GPPT GP Power Tools Build 22 is [almost] here

Posted on 30 January 2017 Posted in Dynamics, GP, GP Power Tools, Microsoft, Products Tagged with GP Power Tools, GPPT No Comments

At the reIMAGINE 2016 and GPUG Summit 2016 conferences, I promised that a new build of GP Power Tools was coming and that it would have lots of great features.

[Update: GP Power Tools Build 22 was released in February 2017.]

Well, I have been working hard and have now completed the coding phase of the development. I will now be working on updating the documentation in preparation for the release of the build.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 R2 New Features

Posted on 25 January 2017 Posted in 2016 R2, Dynamics, GP, Microsoft Tagged with Application, Blogosphere, GP 2016, What's New No Comments

At the end of last year, Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 R2 was released.

If you have not already installed/updated to this build, Microsoft has released lots of information about the new features in blogs, documentation and video forms.

#VSIT Why does Visual Studio Integration Toolkit need registration?

Posted on 20 January 2017 Posted in Development, Dynamics, GP, Menus for Visual Studio Tools, Microsoft, Products, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Integration Toolkit Tagged with Menus for Visual Studio Tools, MVST, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Integration Toolkit, VSIT 2 Comments

I recently received feedback about Visual Studio Integration Toolkit complaining that the tool requires registration for each customer site it is being used at.

I wanted to take an opportunity to respond to the feedback with some history and facts about the product that will explain why it now requires registration.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 R2 has released

Posted on 2 December 2016 Posted in 2016 R2, Dynamics, GP, Microsoft, News Tagged with GP 2016, News No Comments

I had a nice surprise this morning. I received an email from Terry Heley from the Microsoft Dynamics GP Support team notifying me of the release of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 R2.

This should not have been much of a surprise as the release was promised to be at the start of December at the reIMAGINE 2016 conference. I think the surprise was that December is here already. Christmas is getting closer.

#MSCONNECT Rename Select Payables Checks, Edit Payables Check Batch, Edit Payables Check, Print Payables Checks, and Post Payables Checks windows

Posted on 14 November 2016 Posted in 2016, Dynamics, GP, Microsoft, Microsoft Connect, Public Service Announcement Tagged with Application, GP 2016, Product Suggestion No Comments

Time to vote.

This is the sixth in a series of blog posts where I will be highlighting Microsoft Connect product suggestions that need the community’s support. If you agree with the product suggestion, please help get as many votes as you can.

#GPPT Using Microsoft Dynamics GP with High DPI on High Resolution Monitors

Posted on 8 November 2016 Posted in 2010, 2013, 2013 R2, 2015, 2015 R2, 2016, Dynamics, GP, GP Power Tools, Microsoft, Products Tagged with Application, GP 2010, GP 2013, GP 2015, GP 2016, GP Power Tools, GPPT 9 Comments

In the last eight years, there have been an increasing number of display issues when using Microsoft Dynamics GP on high resolution monitors. There are a number of different factors coming into play which cause Dynamics GP to display incorrectly.

This article explains the issues, their causes and their solutions and finally explains how GP Power Tools makes the solutions extremely simple to implement.

[Edit] FYI: Build 29 of GP Power Tools automatically applies the fixes during installation. If installing on a Terminal Server, make sure to use Install Mode (see below) so that the settings are rolled out to all users.

#DavidsEpicTrip My Epic Trip to USA and Mexico starts early tomorrow

Posted on 15 September 2016 Posted in Conference, Dynamics, Epic Trip, GP, GP Power Tools, GPUG, Microsoft, Products, Training Tagged with Conference, Dexterity, Epic Trip, GP Power Tools, GPPT, GPUG, GPUG Summit 2016, reIMAGINE 2016, Training No Comments

If you have not worked it out by now, based on my series of Tweets, Posts and Status Updates, I am soon heading off on another Epic Trip to the United States of America and Mexico.

I have to leave home at about 3AM on Friday morning to catch my first flight. This is the second Epic Trip following a similar plan to last year’s Epic Trip.

#VSIT Can I include Visual Studio Integration Toolkit with my installer?

Posted on 14 September 2016 Posted in Dynamics, GP, Menus for Visual Studio Tools, Microsoft, Products, Visual Studio Integration Toolkit Tagged with Menus for Visual Studio Tools, MVST, Visual Studio Integration Toolkit, VSIT 2 Comments

Since the change from Menus for Visual Studio Tools to Visual Studio Integration Toolkit (VSIT) and more recently the release of Build 11 of Visual Studio Integration Toolkit, I have received some questions about how to include the VSIT code in the Visual Studio Tools Addin’s installer.

Using Forums Effectively by Jen Kuntz

Posted on 8 August 2016 Posted in Dynamics, GP, GPUG, Microsoft, News Tagged with Blogosphere, General, News 1 Comment

Forums are fantastic. They provide a free community based support platform with contributions from a wide range of users and professionals.

Many Microsoft employees, Microsoft MVPs (Most Valuable Professionals), GPUG All Stars and experienced users donate their time to help the community. There only reward being thanked and having their responses marked as answers.

Handy Developer and Administrator Tools

Posted on 3 August 2016 Posted in Development, Microsoft, SQL Server, Windows Tagged with Development, SQL, Windows 5 Comments

I want to make everyone’s life easier.

I should clarify that this is life in respect to my work life. As a Developer, IT Professional and Microsoft Dynamics GP Consultant I love anything that makes my job easier.

That’s why I created GP Power Tools (formerly the Support Debugging Tool) in the first place.

Go deeper into Microsoft Dynamics GP at reIMAGINE 2016

Posted on 28 July 2016 Posted in Conference, Dynamics, GP, Microsoft Tagged with Conference, General, reIMAGINE 2016 No Comments

Are you coming to the reIMAGINE 2016 conference in Fargo, ND, USA?

If you are a Microsoft Dynamics GP Partner, you should be there as it is the best place to discover what’s new from Microsoft and engage with your peers during dedicated networking opportunities only available to partners.

PSA: Countdown to the end of free Windows 10 upgrade

Posted on 20 July 2016 Posted in Microsoft, News, Public Service Announcement, Windows Tagged with News, Windows 10 No Comments

Following on from my previous article: Upgrade to Windows 10 for free before time runs out, this is another reminder to make sure you take advantage of the free Windows 10 upgrade offer for users of Windows 7 and Windows 8 before it finishes on 29^th July 2016.

If you let the offer expire, upgrading to Windows 10 will incur a charge of US$119 for Windows 10 Home and US$199 for Windows 10 Pro.

#GPPT GP Power Tools Feature Demonstration Videos 2

Posted on 12 July 2016 Posted in Dynamics, GP, GP Power Tools, Microsoft, Products, Training Tagged with GP Power Tools, GPPT, Training No Comments

This is just a quick post to let you know that another GP Power Tools Feature Demonstration video has been releaed on the Winthrop Development Consultants YouTube channel.

Read on for more information.

#GPPT GP Power Tools Feature Demonstration Videos

Posted on 6 July 2016 Posted in Dynamics, GP, GP Power Tools, Microsoft, Products, Training Tagged with GP Power Tools, GPPT, Training No Comments

A few of you might have already noticed a couple of changes to the GP Power Tools portal and to the Winthrop Development Consultants YouTube channel.

What’s new is the release of the first in a series of new GP Power Tools Feature Demonstration videos.

#GPPT FAQ: What features belong to each GP Power Tools Module?

Posted on 5 July 2016 Posted in Dynamics, GP, GP Power Tools, Microsoft, Products Tagged with GP Power Tools, GPPT 5 Comments

Each time a new build of GP Power Tools is released (currently Build 33), it comes with new features and functionality and enhancements to existing features. This article is updated each time to show what is new for each release. To see all the release notices, check out the GP Power Tools Portal at the link below:

https://winthropdc.com/GPPT

Build 21 introduced the three modules (Administrator Tools, Developer Tools, Database Tools) which can be registered separately along with the required System Module. Build 31 adds a new fourth Form Control Tools module. This allows users to only purchase the parts of the product that they want to use.

#GPPT GP Power Tools build 21 released

Posted on 1 July 2016 Posted in 2010, 2013, 2013 R2, 2015, 2015 R2, 2016, Dynamics, GP, GP Power Tools, Microsoft, News, Products, Support Debugging Tool Tagged with GP 2010, GP 2013, GP 2015, GP 2016, GP Power Tools, GPPT, News, SDT, Support Debugging Tool 4 Comments

I am pleased to announce that the next build of GP Power Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP (GPPT) is now available for download.

GP Power Tools was previously known as Support Debugging Tool (SDT), which was discontinued in October 2014. If you are still using the previous product, please upgrade to the supported and much better GP Power Tools product.

#MSCONNECT GP – Update web client to allow Company based color schemes in GP Power Tools to work

Posted on 29 June 2016 Posted in 2016, Development, Dexterity, Dynamics, GP, GP Power Tools, Microsoft, Microsoft Connect, Products, Public Service Announcement Tagged with Dexterity, GP 2016, GP Power Tools, GPPT, Product Suggestion, Web Client 2 Comments

Time to vote.

This is the fifth in a series of blog posts where I will be highlighting Microsoft Connect product suggestions that need the community’s support. If you agree with the product suggestion, please help get as many votes as you can.

#MSCONNECT GP – Bug in taGetPMNextVoucherNumber causes duplicate voucher numbers to be issued

Posted on 27 June 2016 Posted in 2016, Dynamics, GP, Microsoft, Microsoft Connect, Public Service Announcement Tagged with GP 2016, Product Suggestion 4 Comments

Time to vote.

This is the fourth in a series of blog posts where I will be highlighting Microsoft Connect product suggestions that need the community’s support. If you agree with the product suggestion, please help get as many votes as you can.

#MSCONNECT GP – Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 Documentation

Posted on 22 June 2016 Posted in 2016, Dynamics, GP, Microsoft, Microsoft Connect, Public Service Announcement Tagged with GP 2016, Product Suggestion 10 Comments

Time to vote.

This is the third in a series of blog posts where I will be highlighting Microsoft Connect product suggestions that need the community’s support. If you agree with the product suggestion, please help get as many votes as you can.

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