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Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications

By : Leslie Vail
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Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications

By: Leslie Vail

Overview of this book

Microsoft Dynamics GP is a sophisticated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application with a multitude of features and options. Microsoft Dynamics GP can also be used to develop dynamic, mission critical applications. In "Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications" you will learn how to create and customize Dynamics GP Applications. This hands-on guide will take you through the initial steps of setting up a development environment through to customizing and developing an example application using tools such as Dexterity, VSTools and sanScript. "Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications" will take you through the complex steps of creating and customizing Microsoft Dynamics GP applications. Starting with an overview of Microsoft Dynamics GP architecture you'll then move onto setting up your development environment. You will learn how to make your application come to life with Dexterity and sanScript. You will create table operations and ranges as well as object triggers to make powerful and practical business applications. You will deploy your Dexterity solution before moving onto customization with Modifier and VBA. This book will also take you through ways of enhancing and extending your application without code using the SmartList Builder and Excel Report Builder. Using these highly flexible tools you'll be able to create data connections that will increase the usability and functionality of your ERP applications.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications
Credits
About the Author
Index

Navigating the Resource Explorer


The Resource Explorer is the first window you will see upon launching Dexterity. Starting from this window, you will complete virtually every task in your program. You will create and manage all of the resources in your dictionary from this window. Think of it as the landing page for Dexterity. There is a lot going on here, so let's take a look at some of the primary components.

The Resource Explorer is divided into four main areas:

  • Resources Tree

  • Resources List

  • Toolbar

  • Status area

Each of these areas are identified in the following screenshot:

A brief description of each area in the Resource Explorer window is as follows:

  • Resources Tree: The Resources Tree is the left pane of the Resource Explorer window. It displays a hierarchical structure that is used for navigating to the various resource types used to create a Dexterity application.

  • Resources List: The Resources List is the right pane of the Resource Explorer window. It displays a detailed list of each resource...