David Meego - Click for blog homepageHere is a reminder that the free DynamicsCon November 2024 Virtual Conference is happening tomorrow on Wednesday 13th November 2024.

Winthrop Development Consultants is proud to be the champion sponsor for the Microsoft Dynamics GP track. Please attend for some free training for Dynamics GP and the other Microsoft ERP and Business Applications.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageThis example adds filtering on an amount and/or a document number to the Apply Sales Document window when the Find window is used. as well as sorting the documents by date. The additional functionality can make it much quicker to find the correct document for a payment to be applied to, by its amount or by any part of its document number.

This customization also demonstrates some very useful techniques including:

  • using Virtual Fields instead of Modifier to add the extra fields we need,
  • using Triggers to capture a table reference to a temporary table,
  • applying a where clause to that temporary table,
  • using a where clause that involves more than one table,
  • adding virtual keys to the temporary table,
  • and manipulating the contents of the temporary table.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageGP Power Tools Form Control is a “No Code/Low Code” customization tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP. It can be used to solve many requirements without any coding (or with some additional scripts).

Here is an example showing how you can quickly use Form Control to add a Virtual Field to display the Customer Status to every window in the entire Microsoft Dynamics GP application where a Customer ID is displayed, without needing Modified or Alternate windows.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageRecently, I was contacted by Amiee Keenan from The ISV Society and asked if I wanted to join her for a session discussing the future of Microsoft Dynamics GP and why you should come to Community Summit in San Antonio.

Of course I agreed, and we recorded the What’s the Buzz podcast live last Tuesday.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageGP Power Tools Build 31 added Virtual Fields as a feature to the Developer Tools module. Virtual Fields allow additional fields to be added to windows without needing Modified or Alternate windows.

Virtual Fields are implemented using a series of Helper Functions which allow windows to be expanded, Virtual Fields to be added and then triggers and scripts applied to use the new fields.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageGP Power Tools Form Control is a “No Code/Low Code” customization tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP. It can be used to solve many requirements without any coding (or with a small conditional script).

Here is an example showing how you can quickly use Form Control to conditionally control the User Defined fields on the Account Maintenance window.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageGP Power Tools Form Control is a “No Code/Low Code” customization tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP. It can be used to solve many requirements without any coding.

Here is a real-life example showing how you can quickly use Form Control to set default values on a window when it opens.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageGP Power Tools Form Control is a “No Code/Low Code” customization tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP. It can be used to solve many requirements without any coding.

Here is a real-life example showing how you can quickly use Form Control to add formatting, validation and even Autocomplete to a field to ensure it is entered from a list of desired values.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageGP Power Tools Form Control is a “No Code/Low Code” customization tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP. It can be used to solve many requirements without any coding.

Here is a real-life example showing how you can quickly use Form Control to change the window titles and field captions.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageTo coincide with the Dexterity Fundamentals training bootcamp that is starting today in San Antonio, Texas, USA, here is a cheat list for creating window layouts that match the Microsoft Dynamics GP user interface standards.

The documentation of the user interface standards uses mathematical formulas to tell you where fields should be located. It is much simpler to use the tips in this article with the grid and offsets instead of the formulas. This article is relevant for working with Dexterity or Modifier.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageGP Power Tools Form Control is a “No Code/Low Code” customization tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP. It can be used to solve many requirements without any coding.

Here is a real-life example showing how you can quickly use Form Control to add menus with shortcut keys to run any script on a window (usually a button).

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageThe latest and greatest version of Microsoft Dynamics GP has been released, and it contains many new features and bug fixes.

Winthrop Development Consultants has already updated its products for this Microsoft Dynamics GP 18.7 – October 2024 release. They are now built against the final build and so are no longer beta builds.

Check out the previous article for more information:

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageGP Power Tools Form Control is a “No Code/Low Code” customization tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP. It can be used to solve many requirements without any coding.

Here is a real-life example showing how you can quickly use Form Control to mask or hide the Item Cost fields on the Item Maintenance window. A masked field is unreadable unless it has the keyboard focus.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageGP Power Tools Form Control is a “No Code/Low Code” customization tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP. It can be used to solve many requirements without any coding (or with a small conditional script).

Here is a real-life example showing how you can quickly use Form Control to automatically set the Posting Type to the correct value when the Account Number is entered on the Account Maintenance window.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageWinthrop Development Consultants is proud to sponsor the GPUC 2024 event hosted by Implementation Specialists in Fargo, ND, USA (and virtually) from 18th to 22nd of November 2024.

This is primarily a Microsoft Dynamics GP event with its sessions focused on how you can get the most out of your current ERP system. Despite the End of Life announcement last week, you still have many years left using Dynamics GP. It’s more important than ever to know your GP system inside out and invest in learning.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageWinthrop Development Consultants is proud to once again be a Champion sponsor of the Microsoft Dynamics GP track at the DynamicsCon Virtual November 2024 conference, being held on 13th November 2024.

The End of Life announcement was disappointing but there is no need for panic. It is, however, even more important to have in-house knowledge and expertise to get the most out of your system.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageGP Power Tools Form Control is a “No Code/Low Code” customization tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP. It can be used to solve many requirements without any coding.

Here is a real-life example showing how you can quickly use Form Control to prevent users changing the Journal Entry number on the General Ledger Transaction Entry window.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageSadly, the day has finally arrived. We knew it was coming for many years. Since the premature (since retracted) announcement by Mike Morton at Community Summit 2022, it has been expected sooner rather than later.

As of the 25th September 2024, it is official. Microsoft Dynamics GP product development will cease completely in 2031 with new feature development and product support stopping a little earlier.

Read on for full details and links …

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageGP Power Tools Form Control is a “No Code/Low Code” customization tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP. It can be used to solve many requirements without any coding.

Here is a real-life example showing how you can quickly use Form Control to prevent entering Shipment/Invoices on the Receivings Transaction Entry window.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageGP Power Tools Form Control is a “No Code/Low Code” customization tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP. It can be used to solve many requirements without any coding (or with a small conditional script).

Here is a real-life example showing how you can quickly use Form Control to control phone and fax numbers in Microsoft Dynamics GP throughout the whole product.

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