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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

Report Library permissions


Security in the Report Library works a little different than it does in the Designer, but also builds upon what we've already seen. As we learned in the last chapter, security is broken out by roles. The roles function differently in the Report Viewer than they do in the Report Designer. Let's take a quick look at what permissions the roles provide in the Report Viewer:

  • Administrator: Administrative users have full access to all viewing tasks.

  • Designer: Users assigned this role are able to delete, edit, create folders, rename reports, and folders and view any report they have been granted access to.

  • Generator : This role provides the same abilities provided by the Designer role within Report Viewer.

  • Viewer: Members of this role only have access to view reports that they have been granted access too.

In addition to the access provided by the Report Designer roles, the Report Viewer can have permissions to view, create, edit, and delete objects in the Report Library...