Wouldn’t it be great if Microsoft Dynamics GP worked just as we wanted it to, with users never encountering any issues? What would be even better, if our
Well I’m sure that’s the case in some dreamland, but in reality, we’ve got a support team full of superstars ready to help with the myriad of questions that Dynamics GP users encounter on a daily basis.
In the spirit of Halloween, we thought it’d be fun to share some of the common Dynamics GP user horror stories that our support team assists with. These inquires aren’t comparable to the ax murders found in horror films, but sometimes they can be just as scary!
I need to audit GP but I do not know where to start. Please help!
The first thing to know about
To help determine what needs to be audited in each area of your company, it’s best to work with the experts of each department. They will help you identify key fields that should be audited and if those fields should require a note to be entered by the end user or not when the change, add, or delete action is completed.
Once you have determined what needs to be Audited, it is also important to identify if the Audit should be a Form, Table, or SQL Table Audit. For example, when tracking changes in the Account Maintenance window, it is best to track the changes using a Form Audit so you can see the whole Account Number in the Audit Record’s Record Key field instead of just the Account Index (See screenshot below). If you are updating the Posting Status or Marked To Post columns for Batches directly in the SY00500 table through SQL Server Management Studio for example, it is best to track these changes through a SQL Table audit.
I need to email our Sales Invoices and would like to do it per Sales batch not per individual transaction. This is taking forever and I don’t have the time, help!
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Note: If some customers need their report printed or if some customers need a different Sales invoice report sent to them, check out this KB:
I need to update our pricing on our Contracts and I need to create a Contract for a future date. Help!
Prices change and the process could be tedious. However, Mass Update and Importing can make the process quite easy and some may even say enjoyable!
With Mass Update, you can update the Percentage or Amount field and you can change these fields using these Update Methods: Change by Amount, Change by Percent, Replace with Amount, and Replace with Percent.
With Importing Contracts, you can import in price changes as well. For example, I can export my Contract, save it as a *.xls file, make changes to it, and then import in the changes. See method 3 in this KB for more details:
You can also create a Contract in
I need to create a SmartFill lookup. Help!
There are a couple steps in creating a SmartFill lookup. The first part is creating the lookup for the specific lookup window. The second part is assigning that SmartFill lookup to the window you need it on. Check out this KB with detailed steps on this process:
I need to install and/or upgrade the Rockton Software product(s) but I do not know how. Help!
The process of installing/upgrading our products is quick and easy when compared to other products. We have documented the steps to take in a KB article. Please click
Here are a few key points to keep in mind when installing/upgrading:
- Make a complete restorable backup and have all users out of the system
- Right click on the .exe file and choose Run as Administrator
- Right click on GP and choose Run as Administration
- Log in as SA, run through the installation wizard
- Repeat these steps on all of the other workstations that have GP installed on them
I upgraded our Rockton Software product(s) and now the Install/Upgrade Wizard window keeps appearing. No matter what I do, I can’t get this message to go away. Help!
This will occur if the latest build of the Rockton Software product you are installing was not installed on all GP workstations that currently have the product installed on them. Check out this KB which includes an example of the situation and how to resolve it:
We'd love to hear about your common support inquiries that can seem like horror stories! Above all, we wish everyone a safe and happy Halloween!
Written by Angela Melhus, Technical Support Lead at