You have two ways to deliver your application. They are as follows:
As a chunk file.
As a Windows Installation file.
Dexterity customizations are one of the easiest applications to deliver. A vanilla integration, as is the Customer Contacts application, requires only that you copy the .cnk
file to the installation folder of Dynamics GP. It's as simple as that. Fire up Dynamics GP and your application is installed.
You can use Windows Installer services to create an installer program for your Dynamics GP integration. Any tool that will create an installation file will work fine, but a template is provided for you to use with the WiX (Windows Installer XML) toolset. WiX is a free download from http://wix.codeplex.com/.
Chapter 44 of the Dynamics GP 2010 Integration Guide contains step-by-step instructions on how you can use the sample template to create your own installer. An installation file looks so much more...