David Meego - Click for blog homepageRecently an issue came up on a customer’s system and today another customer had a similar issue. I thought it would be worth writing it up on the blog to help others who come across it.

The issue is an error when attempting to save data within Microsoft Dynamics GP resulting in a dialog in the form below:

Unhandled database exception: A save operation on table ‘XXXX’ (45).

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageBuild 33.5 of GP Power Tools was released on 13-May-2026. This build consolidates critical fixes and enhances some features from the Build 33.1 release.

We strongly encourage all our customers to stay updated with the latest builds of our products for their version of Microsoft Dynamics GP. We always want our customers on the latest code to get the best experience with all the new features and fixes that their subscription entitles them to.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageThis is the seventh article in the series on making window fields required. If you have not yet read the introduction article to the series, please read that first:

This example uses GP Power Tools to make the Reason Code field on the Item Transfer Entry Scrolling window required. This article was prompted by a support request that came in today.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageEveryone wants extra user defined fields on their Microsoft Dynamics GP windows. In the previous articles we showed how easy it is to add, modify and format the layout of extra fields using GP Power Tools with the new Custom Fields feature.

We thought we were done, but now the request has come through from the HR team to include the Pet related custom fields on the Employee report.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageWinthrop Development Consultants is absolutely thrilled to announce that Build 33 of GP Power Tools (GPPT) for Microsoft Dynamics GP was released yesterday, on 01-May-2026.

This fantastic build includes not one, but two major new features that solve some highly demanded, long awaited functionality requests for Microsoft Dynamics GP. The build also includes many enhancements and improvements to existing functionality across the entire product.

This article provides details on the major new features and enhancements. It doesn’t list everything, but to give you an idea of how much has been added, the user guide manual has grown from 833 pages in build 31 to 882 pages in build 32 to 919 pages in build 33.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageEveryone wants extra user defined fields on their Microsoft Dynamics GP windows. In the previous articles we showed how easy it is to add, modify and format the layout of extra fields using GP Power Tools with the new Custom Fields feature.

Now we have one final request…. The HR Team want to have the custom fields displayed on the Employee Inquiry window.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageEveryone wants extra user defined fields on their Microsoft Dynamics GP windows. In the previous articles we showed how easy it is to add and modify extra fields using GP Power Tools with the new Custom Fields feature.

Now we have a yet another problem …. “Boss Level Scope Creep”….

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageEveryone wants extra user defined fields on their Microsoft Dynamics GP windows. In the previous article we showed how easy it is to add extra fields using GP Power Tools and its new Custom Fields feature.

Now we have a new problem …. “Scope Creep”. The HR department has realized that their employees might have more than once pet and so would need allow for multiple types of pets to be selected.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageEveryone wants extra user defined fields on their Microsoft Dynamics GP windows.  It is possible to add extra fields but there have always been compromises. Either it requires custom development with scripting and modified or alternate windows, or fields are in a separate window or sidebar, and the data is often stored in multiple records across multiple tables.

This year, as we celebrate 20 years of GP Power Tools, the upcoming Build 33 adds Custom Fields to the Developer Tools module. This amazing new feature allows you to add almost any field to any window without any code or using Modifier.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageThis year GP Power Tools turns 20 years’ old, and we will celebrate by releasing Build 33 with many enhancements and new features and some fixes. The release of GP Power Tools Build 33 for Microsoft Dynamics GP v18.4 or later is planned for mid-year, once all the development and documentation is completed.

We are excited to tell you about one of the major new features … Login Control.

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