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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Reporting

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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Reporting

Overview of this book

Resources such as the book you now hold in your hand are critical to taking the extra step in uncovering the trends locked deep within your data. Not only will this book offer insight into the many reporting tools currently available for GP, it will also offer a unique perspective on how each reporting tool can be used to meet specific challenges faced by your organization" - Errol Schoenfish, a member of the Microsoft Dynamics community for over 24 years Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 is a sophisticated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system with a multitude of features and options. Microsoft Dynamics GP enables you to create and manage a variety of reports that help small and mid-size businesses effectively manage their financial and operational data. This book will show you how to create and manage reports, know what tools to use and when, how to use them and where to find the data based on how it's being entered into the system with Dynamics GP. This book will empower you with the tools and reports necessary to use Dynamics GP data in making key business decisions. The book addresses the many challenges and frustrations a company may face when preparing to build new reports. Then it moves on to explain how to find your data in the GP system and company databases. The book then dives deep into topics such as SmartLists, SL Builder and Excel Report Builder, Report Writer, SSRS Report Library, and Analysis Cubes Design and Management Reporter amongst others. With this knowledge in hand, you will be capable of selecting the most effective tool for the current reporting environment.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Reporting
Credits
Foreword
About the Authors
Acknowledgement
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Opening and navigating the Report Writer windows


As with SmartList Builder and Excel Reports Builder, the Report Writer application can be accessed from within Dynamics GP. Using the Report Writer application requires switching from the main GP 2010 windows to the Report Writer interface with its own set of buttons and menu layouts. Let's take a look at how we can open Report Writer and then explore some of the various buttons and menus that appear in this application.

Setting security permissions for using Report Writer

Before we can use the Report Writer application, we must check to ensure that we have the appropriate security permissions to do so. This, of course, is not necessary for GP logins that are assigned to the POWERUSER role, as these users, by default, have access to the Report Writer application.

Standard GP 2010 security can be used to grant access to the Report Writer application. Users must be granted access to the ADMIN_SYSTEM_008 security task in order to open Report Writer...