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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 Cookbook

By : Mark Polino, Ian Grieve
Book Image

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 Cookbook

By: Mark Polino, Ian Grieve

Overview of this book

The latest release of Dynamics GP 2016 offers a powerful, adaptable, and cloud enabled enterprise accounting software solution. The new version has experienced changes in serviced-based architecture, workflow, existing functionalities, and the introduction of plenty of new features. This book will help you get the most out of Dynamics GP quickly and effectively. This book picks up where implementation training leaves off. Whether you are new or experienced, you will find useful recipes to improve the way you use and work with Dynamics GP. 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 you 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, connecting Dynamics GP to Microsoft Office, exposing hidden features in Dynamics GP, PowerBI, and much more!
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 Cookbook
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Turning on more features with the Dex.ini settings


Dynamics GP contains a number of features that can't be controlled via the interface; the controls for these features reside in an initialization file known as the Dex.ini file, which is loaded when Dynamics GP starts. The Dex.ini settings affect only the computer on which the file is installed.

As an example, Dex.ini settings can be used to control the date warning that appears when midnight passes, or force Dynamics GP to open full screen. If a particular setting is not present in the Dex.ini file, a user can simply add it to the end of the file.

If there are errors in the Dex.ini file, it can prevent Dynamics GP from opening, so users should make a copy of the Dex.ini file before making changes. In this recipe, we'll look at how to apply some of the most common and useful Dex.ini settings.

Getting ready

Before we can change Dex.ini settings, we need to open up the file. To open and modify the Dex.ini file, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Notepad...