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  • Fixing the Empty Zip File Mystery on Windows 11

    Introduction Microsoft’s newest and most sophisticated operating system, Windows 11, has a wealth of features that are intended to improve the user experience and make it more intuitive. It does, however, have certain bugs, just like any other piece of software. One such issue that many users have run with is the puzzling occurrence of…

  • What’s New GP2018: Workflow Features

    Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 was released in December 2017 and new features are abound. One of the most impressive features for me is the changes to the workflow process, which defines how information flows through the system. Workflow 1.0, released with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013, worked the same as it did in Business Portal without…

  • I have moved.

    I have decided to rebrand to SamanthaVislay.com I encourage anyone interested in learning with me to join me on my rebranding. As I continue my understanding of Dynamics GP and learn about new topics, such as Dynamics 365 BC, AI, SQL, Python, I will be sharing tidbits and solutions that I encounter. Thank you!

  • Microsoft Management Reporter End of Live

    Every accountant can verify that reports are a necessary evil. Microsoft Dynamic GP first supplemented its internal reports with FRx. Which was transitioned out to Management Reporter to the relief of the GP world? Even experts, such as Mark Polino have written since 2016 about how it is time to rethink Management Reporter, as seen…

  • Case Study

    Situation: I have had several clients come to me with the following error: GplPostBatch returned the following results: DBMS:0, Microsoft Dynamics GP 20052. This typically occurs when they are posting a Journal Entry in the GL or printing an edit list. The one thing that they all have in common is that they used the…

  • Rebranding

    Hello Everyone! I noticed I have been wanting to write more about other topics than just Microsoft Dynamics GP.  I will be expanding to Power BI, Power Apps, and SQL.  Because of this, I changed the name of my blog from Straightforward Dynamics GP to Straightforward IT Talk.  Anyone have any topics they want to…

  • Top 5 Window Changes to Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2

    Its that time again where Microsoft releases a new update for our beloved product. Here is the countdown of my favorite top 5. 5. Retain the Ship-To-Address with Customer Modifier. In prior versions of Microsoft Dynamics GP, the Ship-To-Address name field was removed whenever a customer was modified with the modifier utility or the customer…

  • SSRS Error: “This page might not function correctly because either your browser does not support scripts or active scripting is disabled”

    Recently I have logged into a client’s new server. They recently upgraded and have a new report server. They requested that I edit an SSRS report for them. This was delayed because of the error: “This page might not function correctly because either your browser does not support scripts or active scripting is disabled.” After…

  • SQL Error: “Unclosed quotation mark after the character string”

    One of the most frustrating thing that happended to me recently was looking for an unenclosed quotation mark after a character.   The error message “Unclosed quotation mark after the character string” appeared when a client ran a Historical Aged Trial Balance for Payables Management in Microsoft Dynamics GP.  Microsoft offered a solution here.   My initial…

  • Error Tuesday: Workflow errors & EXEC wfDeployClrAssemblies

    There are many issues that can occur with workflow within Microsoft Dynamics GP. The first step should always be to run the following script on your database (After a backup). EXEC wfDeployClrAssemblies If this does not resolve your issue, then I would recommend checking your setup. Sometimes a manager will be removed or an email…

  • Jet Reports Prerequisites and Prebuilt Reports

    The Prerequisites for Jet Express are low. If your Microsoft Dynamics GP, office and Operating system are on a supported version then you will be able to run Jet Express. The only item that may need to be completed is verifying .NET Framework 4.5 is installed. Here are the following requirements from Jet Report’s website.…

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