Microsoft 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 Dynamics GP loads settings from as it starts. The Dex.ini
settings affect only the computer on which the file is installed. This means that the system can behave differently for different users if their Dex.ini
files are different.
As an example, Dex.ini
settings can be used to control the date warning that appears when midnight passes, allow the installation of update files without a warning, and dramatically speed up the export of SmartLists to Excel. 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...