Weekly Dynamic: More fun with dates in Dynamics GP

Here is the scenario. You are working in Dynamics GP and you pick a field with a  date. You want to put in a really old date, maybe for the start of a reporting period or for the start of your time using GP, but you don't feel like keying it. You pick the date icon. You could use the arrow keys to keep scrolling back months or...

Click on the header that contains the month. You'll get a list of months for the current year and the arrows will now show years making it easy to go back.

Click on the header again (it now has the year in it) and you get a list of years. Click the header a third time you'll get a list of decades. Yes decades.

I do have a client with a land asset that is more than 100 years old, but that transaction didn't originate in GP.  I think the only reason that decades are there is developer indulgence, but it's still fun to find.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 .MSP Patch Files Removing Information from Dex.ini and Registry

The Support and Services blog covers Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 .MSP Patch Files Removing Information from Dex.ini and Registry

Dynamics GP 2013 - Using the Ole Container to Store Scanned Documents Or Emailed Attachments - Etelligent Solutions

Judy Hirst explains Dynamics GP 2013 - Using the Ole Container to Store Scanned Documents Or Emailed Attachments

Weekly Review: Remember User

The Remember User feature in Dynamics GP allows a user to retain their User Name and Password on a workstation to avoid having to type it again. This can cause heartburn for security administrators. As a reminder, there is a master switch under System Preferences. (Administration > System > System Preferences) that allows administrators to globally activate or deactivate this feature.

Dynamics GP Land: Calculating the number of fiscal periods between two dates

Steve Endow investigates the challenge of Calculating the number of fiscal periods between two dates

How to Use Checklists | CriticalEdge Group Blog

Critical Edge explains How to Use Checklists  in Dynamics GP.

Using the Named System Database Feature for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 - Developing for Dynamics GP - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

Aaron Donat clarifies Using the Named System Database Feature for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013. If you're a partner you should read this.

Mohammad R. Daoud: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 - Named DYNAMICS Database

Mohamad Daoud explains the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 - Named DYNAMICS Database

Are You Still Here? – How to Know Who’s Still in Dynamics GP | Dynamics GP Insights

Charles Allen asks Are You Still Here? – How to Know Who’s Still in Dynamics GP

Feature of the Day: Multi-Tenant - Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

The ability to have muliple "Dynamics" databases logic leads to this Feature of the Day: Multi-Tenant

Weekly Review: Increase the number of password tries

Weekly Dynamic: Increase the number of password tries

By default in Dynamics GP, if you type your password wrong 3 times GP closes. This setting can be controlled in the Dex.ini file.
The setting is:

SQLNumLoginTries = number

The default is 3, setting this to –1 allows an unlimited number of tries. This doesn’t change any SQL based lockout parameters, it simply keeps GP from closing after 3 tries.

Feature of the Day: Named System Database - Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

Microsoft's newest Feature of the Day: Named System Database Also the sample DB can be named something other than TWO to accomodate a sample DB per system DB. This is great for hosted environments but it could also be useful in other scenarios.

Feature of the Day: Tenant Services - Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP

Tenant Services  is the latest Feature of the Day coming for GP 2013.

Dynamics GP Land: Dynamics GP Window Opens Automatically When GP Is Launched

Steve Endow investigates what causes a Dynamics GP Window to Opens Automatically When GP Is Launched

Dynamics GP Land: New Windows Service Posts Dynamics GP Batches Automatically

Steve Endow examines a New Windows Service Posts Dynamics GP Batches Automatically without the need for GP to be running.

Should You Post in Summary or Detail Within Dynamics GP?

Sheldon from Etelligent asks Should You Post in Summary or Detail Within Dynamics GP?

I have some strong thoughts on this. Posting in summary makes matching the subledger to the GL incredibly cumbersome if you get out of balance. It makes it impossible to use tools like The Closer to assist with balancing. I have yet to see a scenario where the benefits of posting in summary outweigh the negatives for most accounts.

Weekly Review: Speed Date Entry with only the Day

 

Todd McDaniel reminded me of a little tip recently. In any date field in Dynamics GP, simply enter the day and tab off. the system will fill in with the month and year from the current system date in Dynamics GP. This is one of those tips that is so simple that it's easy to forget that it's there.
Enter This:

GP Creates This:

Microsoft Dynamics® GP Notes and Attachments | DynamicsCare

My colleague Kalyn Kelly has a great new webinar up on DynamicsCare with a look at Microsoft Dynamics® GP Notes and Attachments.

Check it out. You might learn something.

Posting Setup Options in GP 2010 | onza blog

Amanda Wong tackles Posting Setup Options in GP 2010

The benefits of using Classes in DYN GP 2010 | onza blog

Amanda Wong covers The benefits of using Classes in DYN GP 2010