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Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications

By : Leslie Vail
Book Image

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

Modifying windows and window fields


Hands-on learning is probably the best way to experience a new program. With that in mind, we're going to dive right in and start manipulating windows and window fields. Windows and window fields have characteristics known as Properties. When you open a window in the Modifier, the Properties window is typically visible in the area to the right of the window's layout. You will also get the chance to modify certain window and field properties while working through our ensuing sample.

Launching the Modifier

The Modifier is not a separate application that runs independent from Dynamics GP. It's actually a part of Dynamics GP itself—kind of like Report Writer.

Let's launch the Modifier and take a tour. We are going to open the general ledger's Transaction Entry window in the Modifier.

Open the Financial home page, go to the Transactions content pane, and then select Journal Entry. See the following screenshot for the navigation:

While you have the Transaction Entry...