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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Reporting - Second Edition

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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Reporting - Second Edition

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Reporting
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Comparing the Dynamics GP Reporting Tools Against Different Reporting Challenges
Index

Dynamics GP table naming/numbering conventions


Dynamics GP has a rather interesting and sometimes challenging table naming structure. When developers or consultants first see this, they are overwhelmed to say the least. Because Dynamics GP is actually a collection of modules, some of which were developed by outside organizations and later assimilated into the core product, we will find that even the standard table naming and numbering do not always apply depending on which module contains the data we need. Nevertheless, by learning the standard structure and naming convention of the core modules, we will notice that it does make some sense. With this knowledge in hand, as well as some of the resources we will cover later in this chapter, we will even have a head start on understanding where data resides in tables underlying non-core GP modules that might not follow the standard naming convention.

Tables versus Table Groups

When data is entered into windows via the Microsoft Dynamics GP application...