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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook

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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook

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. "Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook" 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 2013 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 2013, exposing hidden features in Dynamics GP, and much more! Through the final chapters, the book covers system maintenance and extending Dynamics GP with the Support Debugging Tool and Professional Services Tools Library.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgment
About the Author
Acknowledgment
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Speeding login by clearing the Menu Master table


The Menu Master table in Dynamics GP holds details of all the menu options to which users have access. Over time this table can accrue rogue entries, which can slow down the login process, or even cause errors to be displayed.

Clearing Menu Master is a fairly simple process and is often scheduled for during an upgrade, or run on an ad hoc basis if it has become corrupt and is producing error messages when a user starts GP or switches companies. This recipe will show how to clear Menu Master, which causes it to be rebuilt for each user as they log in again.

How to do it...

To clear Menu Master perform the following steps:

  1. Make a backup of Dynamics GP.

  2. Select the Microsoft Dynamics GP menu and from there select Maintenance | Clear Data.

  3. Click on Display on the menu and then select Physical.

  4. Select Menu Master and click on Insert to add this item.

  5. Click on OK to run Clear Data.

  6. A report will be produced showing any errors that occurred.

How it works.....