Just like a child leaving home for the first time, your application needs to survive on its own. Moving from the comfort of the development dictionary to a standalone dictionary is a process known as chunking.
A chunk has the extension .cnk
and stands literally for a chunk of code. The chunk file is a self-extracting file that contains all of the Dexterity resources of your customization. Once extracted, a chunk file becomes a dictionary file ready for execution by the Dynamics.exe
runtime. The following KB article will provide additional information on this topic:
How to create a chunk file in Dexterity in Microsoft Dynamics GP KB 894700
The process of isolating your resources from the development dictionary is achieved by the Dexterity Utilities application. The short process extracts all of the resources with an ID of 22,000 or above. You individually transfer any alternate forms or reports, add the application information...