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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Reporting

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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Reporting

Overview of this book

Resources such as the book you now hold in your hand are critical to taking the extra step in uncovering the trends locked deep within your data. Not only will this book offer insight into the many reporting tools currently available for GP, it will also offer a unique perspective on how each reporting tool can be used to meet specific challenges faced by your organization" - Errol Schoenfish, a member of the Microsoft Dynamics community for over 24 years Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 is a sophisticated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system with a multitude of features and options. Microsoft Dynamics GP enables you to create and manage a variety of reports that help small and mid-size businesses effectively manage their financial and operational data. This book will show you how to create and manage reports, know what tools to use and when, how to use them and where to find the data based on how it's being entered into the system with Dynamics GP. This book will empower you with the tools and reports necessary to use Dynamics GP data in making key business decisions. The book addresses the many challenges and frustrations a company may face when preparing to build new reports. Then it moves on to explain how to find your data in the GP system and company databases. The book then dives deep into topics such as SmartLists, SL Builder and Excel Report Builder, Report Writer, SSRS Report Library, and Analysis Cubes Design and Management Reporter amongst others. With this knowledge in hand, you will be capable of selecting the most effective tool for the current reporting environment.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Reporting
Credits
Foreword
About the Authors
Acknowledgement
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Locating Dynamics GP data with additional tools


Earlier in this chapter, we discussed a logical way for finding data for our report by starting at the database level and working our way down to the field level within the SQL database tables. While this approach utilized the GP naming and numbering convention, as well as the Resource Descriptions and Table Import tools within Dynamics GP, several other tools exist outside of the standard GP application that can help us better understand where our data might be located.

Dynamics GP 2010 Software Development Kit

Another useful tool for report writers and developers to use when trying to determine which tables should be used in building a report is the Software Development Kit or SDK, for short. Unlike the Resource Description windows, this tool resides outside of Dynamics GP and requires a separate download, meaning that you don't need a workstation installation of Dynamics GP to use this tool.

Downloading the Software Development Kit

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