Design Specifications- What, How, Yet, How Much?
I know we have all been there. You (or your team member) create a fabulous customization, report, or interface. Or, at least you think it’s fabulous. But once it’s delivered to the client, the...
View ArticleeConnect error: hexadecimal value 0x00, is an invalid character
By Steve EndowA client emailed me regarding the following error they were receiving with a Dynamics GP 2010 eConnect SOP Invoice integration.eConnectException: '.', hexadecimal value 0x00, is an...
View ArticleTurn off all Dynamics GP posting reports in the Fabrikam test company
By Steve EndowIt's pretty sad when you know how many times you have to click the cancel button on the report dialog boxes after you post a certain Dynamics GP batch.Finally, my laziness wanting to...
View ArticleMicrosoft Dynamics GP 2016 should go meatless
By Steve EndowRoving Dynamics GP reporter Tim Wappat travelled to France today to get a sneak peek at a very early version of Dynamics GP 2016. He posted an article on his...
View ArticleProject In One Company, Not All Companies
So, back in the day, Project Accounting had its own purchase order window. And we all moaned and complained about this. And we rejoiced when it was combined in to the standard purchase order window....
View ArticleFinding batches with errors across all Dynamics GP company databases
By Steve EndowA customer contacted me with an interesting problem. They utilize Post Master Enterprise to automatically post batches in over 150 company databases. The automatic batch posting is...
View ArticleOddities- Missing Project Accounting Accounts
So we all know (or are constantly reminded) that the simplest answer is usually correct. So when a client recently called to report that their project accounting accounts were missing (PA43001), we...
View ArticleGP 2015 VBA UserInfoGet "Permission Denied' error resolved in hotfix and 2015 R2
By Steve EndowI don't do much Modifier & VBA anymore (mostly VS Tools for customizations), and have only had a handful of customers upgrade to GP 2015, which is probably why I haven't run into this...
View ArticleDynamics GP "new code" message appears every time you launch GP
By Steve EndowThis week I upgraded and messed with my GP 2015 installation as part of a support case. At some point, I started to get the "New code must be added" dialog box every time I launched GP.I...
View ArticleThousands of orphaned records in SY00800 and SY00801 cause batch posting to...
By Steve EndowI just finished a call with a Post Master Enterprise customer who was experiencing posting issues and errors in one of their Dynamics GP companies.Batches would post fine in Company 1,...
View ArticleeConnect Error: Voucher Number already exists in PM Keys Master Table PM00400
By Steve EndowAt GPUG Summit 2015, I gave a presentation "5 Tips for Developing GP Integrations". After the presentation, two attendees indicated that they were receiving these types of errors when...
View ArticleFriday Fun: Dynamics GP lets you delete a Salesperson ID that is assigned to...
By Steve EndowI thought this was interesting.A client received the following puzzling eConnect error when updating a customer address:Error Number = 249 Stored Procedure= taUpdateCreateCustomerRcd...
View ArticleGP 2015 DAG.exe crashes: Could not load type...
By Steve EndowI've been aware of the Dynamics GP Visual Studio Tools "Dictionary Assembly Generator" (dag.exe) for quite a while, but surprisingly I've never had to use it before. I haven't had to use...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2013 Git source control meltdown
By Steve EndowI admit that I'm probably at least 50% responsible for my own mess in this case, but it was an interesting and educational journey (aka a harrowing few hours). This is my cautionary...
View ArticleIf you add your SQL files to Visual Studio, you may want to remove the sql...
By Steve EndowI'm not sure why I haven't run across this issue before--perhaps it has always happened and I didn't notice?I recently migrated an old Visual Studio solution from SVN to Git in Visual...
View ArticleMissing buttons on the SOP Transaction window? Turn off the Action Pane
By Steve EndowThis morning I needed to research the distributions for SOP Invoices and Returns for an integration I was modifying. I opened the GP 2013 SOP Transaction Entry window and started to...
View ArticleDynamics GP SOP Return transaction distributions: A Puzzling Observation
By Steve EndowWhile updating an eConnect SOP integration, I observed something that I thought was strange.My integration was originally designed to only import Invoice transactions, but the client now...
View ArticleDynamics GP Error: Script CheckListAccess of form [Not found] when using...
By Steve EndowOn this beautiful sunny Sunday morning in Los Angeles, I'm working on a modified Dynamics GP Item Maintenance window and writing the VS Tools code to manage the data on some custom...
View ArticleRun a SQL script across all Dynamics GP company databases
By Steve EndowThis may be posted elsewhere, but I just whipped it up quickly and thought I would post it for posterity.If you need to run a SQL script across all Dynamics GP company databases, this is...
View ArticleSmartConnect Calculated Field VB Script to generate unique cash receipt check...
By Steve EndowA Dynamics GP client has a situation where they may receive multiple payments from a customer with the same "check" number on different days. So on Monday November 2, they might receive...
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