#GPPT GP Power Tools has detected mismatched product dictionaries

When GP Power Tools Build 28 was released, it added a new Product Version Validation feature. One function of Product Version Validation is to warn when it detects Dexterity Product Dictionary version mismatches.

A dialog will be displayed after logging into Microsoft Dynamics GP explaining which product dictionary versions are mismatched for the current workstation. Once dismissed the application will continue as normal. However, mismatched product dictionaries are a security and data damage risk, and the issue should be resolved as soon as possible.

Uninstalling Winthrop Products and Removing previous versions from Programs and Features

This article covers how to uninstall Winthrop Products and also how to remove previous versions showing in Programs and Features in the Control Panel.

Winthrop Products use a two-step uninstall process and will not uninstall from the Programs and Features applet in the Control Panel until they have first been uninstalled from the Microsoft Dynamics GP application. This allows the products to clean up all the settings, tables and other SQL objects from the SQL Server as well as removing themselves from the application installation before the files are removed by uninstalling from the control panel.

#GPPT Controlling System Dialogs using Modal Dialog Focus Triggers

Previously, we have discussed controlling the Report Destination Dialogs and even External Dialogs using GP Power Tools but have not published any examples of controlling the standard System Dialogs shown when the warning, error, ask() or debug commands are used in Dexterity.

This example shows how GP Power Tools adds this functionality not normally available for use with Dexterity. Visual Basic for Applications and Visual Studio Tools both have the ability to trigger before and after Modal Dialogs, but Dexterity does not. GP Power Tools adds the functionality with its Modal Dialog Focus Triggers.

Merry Christmas 2023 and Happy New Year 2024

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone.

I hope you have all had a wonderful Holiday season so far and have taken some time off from work and are spending it with your family and friends.

As 2023 draws to a close, I am very happy with how the year has treated Winthrop Development Consultants. We released new builds of all our products with some great new features and had a very successful trip to the USA for Community Summit, which included receiving a GPUG All Star Award for 2023 and the Community Summit Legends Award.

#MSDynGP Problems with MFA Email after upgrading Microsoft Dynamics GP

In the forums recently, I have noticed an increase in threads reporting issues with sending emails using MFA (Multi Factor Authentication) from Microsoft Dynamics GP.

It is possible that you are facing a permissions issue with the App Registration in Azure AD which needs to be resolved before emailing will work smoothly again.

Watch Bill Bailey’s Wild West Australia

British comedian Bill Bailey has created a fantastic series of four episodes showing the wonders of Western Australia to the world.

Bill Bailey explores the massive Australian State of Western Australia. Vast and epic, its frontier spirit inspires a mind-blowing journey into one of the sparsest and most surprising places on the planet.

#GPPT Making the Multicurrency Access Setup window usable

During the Dexterity Fundaments Bootcamp training, which was run in the week prior to the Community Summit 2023 conference, one of the attendees came up with an issue using the Multicurrency Access Setup window in Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Their problem is that the list of companies shown on the right-hand scrolling windows are unsorted and the customer has over 300 companies. This makes using this window extremely frustrating and slow. They already owned GP Power Tools and wanted to use it for a fix.

#GPUC23 Don’t miss tomorrow’s free GP Power Tools Webinar

After the successful Great Plains User Conference (GPUC) event held in Fargo, ND, USA and online recently by Implementation Specialists, they are also hosting webinars for the sponsors of the event.

Winthrop Development Consultants has their session coming up tomorrow. See why GP Power Tools is the favorite addon product for all GP Customers globally. It’s free, so register now.

[Edit] If you did miss the live session, don’t worry the link for the recording is provided below.

#MSDynGP Surveys on the Future of Microsoft Dynamics GP

In April 2023, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Dynamics GP will not be available for sale to new customers after April 2026. While the announcement has very little effect on the existing customers, there have been lots of discussions on the future of Microsoft Dynamics GP and its client base.

Microsoft has indicated that they will be supporting the product to 2028 & Beyond. That “& Beyond” clause will be very dependent on what the existing customers using GP do. If the existing customer base continues to use GP and pay their annual enhancement fees, Microsoft’s management will be able to justify continued support beyond 2028 due to the income stream.

#MySummitNA Community Summit 2023 Wrap Up and Thank You

I have been meaning to write this wrap up article for the Community Summit 2023 conference in Charlotte, NC, USA for the couple of weeks.

After the conference, I spent two weeks in the UK visiting family and also cycling 160km in three days across the entire country, coast to coast at its narrowest point along Hadrian’s Way (Cycle Route 72) which roughly follows Hadrian’s Wall.

#GPUC23 One week to go for GPUC 2023 Conference

Community Summit 2023 is over for another year, but your Microsoft Dynamics GP learning opportunities are still coming. Next week, the Great Plains User Conference (GPUC) will be held at the home of Dynamics GP, the Microsoft campus in Fargo, North Dakota, USA. The conference is open to all GP users globally.

If Fargo, is too far away, the conference organizers, Implementation Specialists, have also thoughtfully offered a virtual option. However, I can guarantee that you will get the most learning and networking out of the conference if you can be there in person.

#MySummitNA 2023 Community Summit Legends

While at Community Summit 2023 in Charlotte, NC, USA, Dynamic Communities announced the Community Summit Legends for 2023.

I am extremely proud to be included as a member of this fantastic group, which also includes Amber Bell (The Training Dynamo) and David Laster from GraVoc from the Microsoft Dynamics GP community.

#MSDynGP Microsoft Dynamics GP 18.6 – October 2023 has released

The latest and greatest version of Microsoft Dynamics GP has been released, and it contains a number of new features and bug fixes.

Winthrop Development Consultants has already updated its products for this Microsoft Dynamics GP 18.6 – October 2023 release. They are now built against the final build and so are no longer beta builds.

Check out the previous article for more information:

• #MSDynGP Microsoft Dynamics GP v18.6 ISV Pre-release installers now available

#MySummitNA PowerGP Online Party at Community Summit Charlotte 2023

Winthrop Development Consultants is fully committed to the Microsoft Dynamics GP product, its ecosystem and its community. We put a huge amount of effort into making the lives of the members of the GP Community easier, simpler and less stressful.

As part of this stress release effort, we are very proud to sponsor the PowerGP Online Party at Community Summit 2023 in Charlotte, NC, USA.

#GPPT Speeding up Custom Report Writer Functions

A few years ago I published an article showing you can use a GP Power Tools custom RW Function to execute a SQL query and return data to a report. This article used some techniques which were valid at the time and while they still work, there are better and faster methods available in the later GP Power Tools builds.

Here is the link to the original article:

• #GPPT Adding data from any SQL table to SOP Documents

#GPPT Adding a QR Code to a GP Report Writer Report

I have been approached a couple of times with the request to place a QR Code (Quick-Response Code) onto a Microsoft Dynamics GP Report Writer report.

My initial response was that it was not possible as there is no way to include a dynamic image in a report. Only static images (such as logos) can be stored in the dictionary and added to reports.

But then I found online a couple of vendors selling QR Code True Type fonts….

#MySummitNA Dynamics GP Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades

Microsoft Dynamics GP customers, please take this quick, anonymous Current State of Dynamics GP survey now.

For the last 25 years or so, questions have been asked about the future of Microsoft Dynamics GP. I partially based my decision to leave Winthrop Dexterity Consultants in 2000 to become a Microsoft employee because of the “imminent demise” of Dynamics GP.

Fourteen years later, when I left Microsoft and started Winthrop Development Consultants, Microsoft Dynamics GP was still well and truly alive and going strong.

#GPPT Best Practices for Developing with GP Power Tools

We are seeing more and more sites realizing the potential of using GP Power Tools – Developer Tools module as their platform for custom development for customizations, tweaking and fixing behavior of code within Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Many customers are using GP Power Tools (GPPT) to replace their unsupported Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) customizations, which is great as GPPT is the best solution for replacing VBA, Dexterity and Visual Studio Tools addins. It offers many benefits over other development tools.

#GPPT Controlling Any Dialog. Automatic Email Login

This week I was asked if GP Power Tools could automatically handle the login to email dialogs. Initially, I was thinking that this would not be possible as the login dialogs for both the Exchange Web Service and Multi Factor Authentication modes are not Dexterity based.

Then I decided to experiment with the .Net SendKeys Class using a .Net Execute script in GP Power Tools to see if the dialogs could be controlled by using code to insert keystrokes into the keyboard buffer.

#Robotics Lego Spike Prime Robots for Rescue Line and Rescue Maze

A couple of years ago I created some videos showing how to use the Lego Spike Prime set to build robots for the Robocup Junior Australia Rescue Line and Rescue Maze challenges.

This article is just to make them easier to find from David’s Robotics Portal.