Today, I received an email from Terry Heley of Microsoft confirming that the End of Support date for Microsoft Dynamics GP has been extended by 3 months from 30th September 2029 to 31st December 2029.
This extension enables the Microsoft Dynamics GP development and support teams to release an End of Year (EOY) update to meet any of the payroll and tax requirements to complete the year.
Read on for more details and links …
For many years the Microsoft Dynamics GP Community Forum was one of the best places to get help and discuss all things relating to our wonderful Microsoft Dynamics GP / Great Plains product.
That was until 08-Nov-2024 when Microsoft, in its wisdom, consolidated the forums and combined the Microsoft Dynamics GP forum with the Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics SL and Microsoft Dynamics 365 forums into a single forum, the Finance | Project Operations, Human Resources, AX, GP, SL Community Forum.
GP Power Tools build 30.2 added a feature to check the installed SQL Server version against the minimum supported version, as per the published System Requirements for Microsoft Dynamics GP, and will warn on login if the version of SQL Server does not meet the minimum system requirements.
Thanks to everyone who attended last week’s DynamicsCon Virtual conference. Winthrop Development Consultants was proud to be the Champion sponsor of the Dynamics GP track.
During the conference a sponsor video about the new Form Control module was broadcast. The Form Control module was added to GP Power Tools build 31 or later, available for Microsoft Dynamics GP version 18.2 (modern lifecycle) or later.
On 25th September 2024, Microsoft announced they will end product support and updates for Dynamics GP on the 30th of September 2029 (with security patches ending on the 30th of April 2031). As a result, many Dynamics GP users are making decisions on their future plans with GP.
This survey from AccountingWare, the people behind the ActivReporter reporting tool for GP and previous reports from surveys, is intended to learn more about what other GP users think about this announcement, and what strategic plans GP users will make as a result.
The Great Plains User Conference is fast approaching. The GPUC 2024 event is hosted by Implementation Specialists in Fargo, ND, USA (in person and virtually) from 18th to 22nd of November 2024.
Winthrop Development Consultants is proud to be a sponsor for the conference. If you have not registered yet, please consider signing up to attend the 4 days of sessions either in person or virtually.
Here 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.
This 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:
GP 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.
Recently, 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.
GP 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.
GP 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.
GP 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.
GP 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.
GP 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.
To 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.
GP 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).
GP 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.
GP 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.
Winthrop 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.