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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!
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Pittsburgh’s Power BI Dashboard in a Day
On March 9, 2018, Microsoft in partnership with Orion Systems Integrators will host another Dashboard in a Day event at its Pittsburgh office. I encourage anyone interested in learning more about Power BI’s business analytics service to monitor your company’s health to attend this event. This hands-on event is a built around a demo environment,…
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1095C Old Employees are Populating in Microsoft Dynamics GP
Payroll in January is the most havoc time of year. One common problem I see on the help desk in January is the 1095C printing a form for an employee that has not worked this year or has been inactive since before the current year. To correct this there are two scripts to run. Both…
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Security Mishap Friday: The Fake Wi-Fi Scam
Let’s face it, people like free items. Free is amazing. You get something for nothing. In the case of most businesses, they get more patrons coming into their venue and staying longer when they offer this server. People stick around longer and potentially spend more money. Seems like a win, win. In all reality, free…
Straightforward IT: Expert Guidance to Help Your ERP Challenges 