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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Cookbook

By : Mark Polino
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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Cookbook

By: Mark Polino

Overview of this book

Microsoft Dynamics GP is an Enterprise Resource Planning system, essentially an accounting system on steroids, designed for mid-sized organizations. The implementation of Dynamics GP is usually considered to be complex, and people often realize there must be more efficient ways of working with the system. This book will show readers how to improve their use of Dynamics GP and get the most out of this tool quickly and effectively.This book picks up where implementation training leaves off. Whether you are new or experienced you will find useful recipes for improving the way you use and work with Dynamics GP. The clear recipe steps and screenshots make implementing these solutions easy for users of any level and will be sure to improve your efficiency with the Dynamics GP system.The book starts with recipes designed to enhance the usefulness of Microsoft Dynamics GP by personalizing the look and feel of the application. Most of the recipes are designed to give tips for a typical installation of Dynamics GP, including core financials and distribution modules. The book then moves through recipes that include automating Dynamics GP to allow users or administrators to focus on value adding tasks, harnessing the power of SmartLists to leverage both simplicity and power, connecting Dynamics GP to Microsoft Office 2007, exposing hidden features in Dynamics GP, and much more!By following the clear recipe steps and screenshots in this book, you will learn what is required to improve your efficiency with the Dynamics GP system
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
Preface
Index

Turning on more features with Dex.ini settings


Microsoft Dynamics GP contains a number of features that can't be controlled via the interface. The controls for these features reside in an initialization file known as the Dex.ini file. Dynamics GP loads settings from the Dex.ini file as it starts. The Dex.ini file settings affect only the computer on which the file is installed. This means that the system can behave differently for different users if their Dex.ini files are different.

As an example, Dex.ini file settings can be used to control the date warning that appears when midnight passes, allow the installation of update files without a warning, and dramatically speed up the export of SmartLists to Excel. If a particular setting is not present in the Dex.ini file a user can simply add it to the end of the file.

If there are errors in the Dex.ini file it can prevent Dynamics GP from opening. So users should make a copy of the Dex.ini file before making changes. In this recipe, we'll look...