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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook

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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook

Overview of this book

Microsoft Dynamics GP is an enterprise resource planning system, essentially an accounting system on steroids, designed for mid-sized organizations. The implementation of Dynamics GP is usually considered to be complex, and people often realize there must be more efficient ways of working with the system. This book will show readers how to improve their use of Dynamics GP and get the most out of this tool quickly and effectively. "Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook" picks up where implementation training leaves off. Whether you are new or experienced you will find useful recipes for improving the way you use and work with Dynamics GP. The clear recipe steps and screenshots make implementing these solutions easy for users of any level and will be sure to improve your efficiency with the Dynamics GP 2013 system. The book starts with recipes designed to enhance the usefulness of Microsoft Dynamics GP by personalizing the look and feel of the application. Most of the recipes are designed to give tips for a typical installation of Dynamics GP, including core financials and distribution modules. The book then moves through recipes that include automating Dynamics GP to allow users or administrators to focus on value adding tasks, harnessing the power of SmartLists to leverage both simplicity and power, connecting Dynamics GP to Microsoft Office 2013, exposing hidden features in Dynamics GP, and much more! Through the final chapters, the book covers system maintenance and extending Dynamics GP with the Support Debugging Tool and Professional Services Tools Library.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgment
About the Author
Acknowledgment
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Installing and configuring Professional Services Tools Library


The Professional Services Tools Library (PSTL) is a collection of tools made available by Microsoft. In this recipe, we'll take a look at installing and configuring PSTL.

Getting ready

Before PSTL can be configured for use, it must first be installed. To install PSTL, perform the following steps:

  1. Ensure backups have been made of the system (usually Dynamics) and all company databases have a good backup.

  2. Open Add/Remove Programs from the Windows Control Panel.

  3. Select Microsoft Dynamics GP in the list and click on Change.

  4. Click on Add/Remove Features.

  5. Scroll down the list of available features, change Professional Services Tools Library to Run from My Computer, and click on Next.

  6. To begin the install process, click on Next.

  7. Once the install has finished click on Exit.

Make sure to log into Microsoft Dynamics GP using the sa user and log into every company; not doing this will result in users receiving errors when they log in.

How to do...