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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

Modifying all reports in the application by using global modifications


Although the most common use for Report Writer is to make modifications to individual reports, Dynamics GP Report Writer does allow for changes that affect all of the reports in a particular application. In this section, we will cover each of these global resources that can be modified in detail.

Data types

In addition to being able to adjust the Keyable Length as we discussed earlier, certain control types allow us to specify static values for the data type. An example of this would be the text on a push button or items included in a list box. Static text can be used in the following control types:

  • Drop-down list: This indicates the selections in the drop-down

  • List box: This indicates the selections in the list

  • Visual switch: This displays two or more text values that will be displayed based on user clicks

To view/modify static text, do the following from within Dynamics Report Writer and follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to...