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A new Dynamics GP blog – all the way from Canada

I had the pleasure of speaking to Jen Kuntz earlier today, who runs Kuntz Consulting Inc. and recently started a blog about her experiences with Dynamics GP.  Jen told me about her blog while we were on the phone and I went to check it out right away. Looking at the list of recent blog topics, […]

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Dynamics GP 2010 implementation book coming soon

My book, Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Implementation, is off to the publishing house and should be ready to ship soon.  While the primary goal of the book is to help with new implementations of GP in small to mid-size companies, there’s something in it for everyone. Just to highlight part of the content, this book has step-by-step […]

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See you at Decisions Fall 2010

Today is Microsoft Dynamics GP day at the Decisions Fall 2010 virtual conference. I will be at the Flexible Solutions booth talking about our GP Reports Viewer add-on. For anyone not familiar with it, GP Reports Viewer is a solution to manage Crystal and SSRS reports inside Dynamics GP.  Decisions Fall 2010 is free, so there is no reason not to […]

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SQL view for Dynamics GP Checkbook Register

The view below will return all Checkbook transactions for Dynamics GP. It does not show details for the deposits because I wanted to keep this to one line per transaction, as it appears on the Checkbook Register in GP. To add deposit detail to you report, you can join table CM20300 on CM20200.CMTrxNum = CM20300.depositnumber. You […]

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Get the most out of Dynamics GP

Often when working with companies using Dynamics GP I come across users struggling to find things, taking significant detours to accomplish their tasks, and many that don’t know the application can do what they need. I also frequently get asked for resources to help learn GP better.  An amazing resource now available is the Microsoft Dynamics GP […]

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SQL view for Payables apply detail and GL distributions in Dynamics GP

Who doesn’t need yet another view for Payables transactions in Dynamics GP?  🙂 The view below is a combination of my Payment Apply Detail and GL Distributions for AP Transactions views. It lists all Payments, then shows the transactions they were applied to and the GL distributions of those applied to transactions. You can find other Dynamics GP Payables […]

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Coding specific dates in SQL Server

Quite often when writing reports I need to write a formula to calculate dates. Dates are not very straightforward to code in SQL Server, and I have started keeping a list of various formulas so that I do not have to re-write the code every time. I have previously posted some code on calculating date differences in SQL, […]

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Dynamics GP build numbers and service packs

I have posted a number of different resources in the past for finding Dynamics GP service pack levels based on build numbers, however, I wanted to put together something where you can check the major service pack builds for the main GP components all in one place. As new service packs come out, I will update […]

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SQL view for Payables invoices originating from POP in Dynamics GP

This Dynamics GP SQL view originated from a request on the Dynamics GP customer forum, but is also something that I can see being useful in a variety of situations. It returns all posted Payables invoices that came from the Purchase Order Processing module with details of the items that were received on each invoice as well […]

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5 questions to answer when writing a report spec

Are you a Dynamics GP user who needs to request a report? Or a consultant working on a report specification for Dynamics GP data? Anyone that needs or creates reports for Dynamics GP can benefit by knowing the Five Questions You Need to Answer When Creating a Microsoft Dynamics GP Report Specification.

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SQL view for asset account numbers in Dynamics GP

Want to see all the account numbers set up for all your Fixed Assets? You can do this in SmartList, but SmartList is sometimes limiting when you want to do complex searches. Here is a view that will return all the account numbers assigned for each asset in Dynamics GP. ~~~~~ CREATE VIEW view_Asset_Accounts AS /******************************************************************* view_Asset_Accounts […]

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SQL view for Inventory Price Levels in Dynamics GP

When you are creating prices for different price levels in Dynamics GP, there is no easy way to see these, or to see all the prices for a particular price level. Below is a view that can help with this. ~~~~~ CREATE VIEW view_Inventory_Price_Levels AS /******************************************************************* view_Inventory_Price_Levels Created on Aug 9, 2010 by Victoria Yudin – […]

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New resource to find Dynamics GP table and field information

Since I have posted a lot of Dynamics GP table information and SQL code, I often get asked the question “what table holds ____ “? Sometimes I just know the answer off the top of my head (yeah, I think that’s scary, too), but once in a while I have to look it up. I have various […]

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Renaming tables in Crystal Reports

From the May 2010 GP Reports Viewer newsletter comes a tip for renaming the tables (or views or stored procedures) on Crystal Reports. Some may ask why this in needed – I actually use this quite a bit in the following scenario. I often find that I am using one report as a template for another […]

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SQL view to show yearly totals for Dynamics GP Vendors

Below is a view that will show yearly totals for your Dynamics GP Vendors. It’s something we have used internally for a while, but I have recently gotten a few requests for it, so I cleaned it up and am sharing it. This will show yearly totals for calendar years. If you want to use fiscal years […]

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The Dynamics GP Cookbook is here

Mark Polino’s book, titled Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Cookbook, is out ahead of schedule! I think that’s the first time I have ever heard of something like that happening. I’ve already got my copy and as soon as I get a few minutes I am going to start reading it. In the meantime, you can read a […]

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Updates to SQL view to show all GL distributions for AP transactions

I have made a number of updates to my SQL view to show all GL distributions for AP transactions since I first published it. Some of these were in response to comments asking for additional fields, others were added when I came across new data to test with. Rather than publish another post with the latest revisions, I have updated the […]

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Awesome resources available from Mark Polino

Mark Polino, one of the very first Dynamics GP bloggers and someone who has personally inspired me often with his writing, has done some spring cleaning on his blog. There is a ton of great content, but I would like to point out these two great resources: SQL Scripts – one location with descriptions and links for many […]

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