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Monday, September 26, 2011

Everything Dynamics GP #35

The MVPs share their thoughts on GP 12, Silverlight and Windows 12

Mariano Gomez - Jumping on the Windows 8 van wagon

Mark Polino - Microsoft Dynamics GP 12 and Silverlight

And I am off for my week long vacation!

GP

Troubleshooting

eConnect

Other Interesting Stuff

Jivtesh (Microsoft Dynamics GP MVP)
Microsoft Dynamics Certified Technology Specialist: GP 2010
Have any GP related questions ? Feel free to email me at Jivtesh AT gmail.com
Blog : www.jivtesh.com
GP Help Website : www.gpwindow.com (Over 10,000 Dynamics GP Resources)

Friday, September 23, 2011

Dynamics GP Web Client - Update

Jay Manley at the Inside GP Blog, very articulately, explains the selection of Silverlight as the technology for GP web client. As he says – "

What is great about the Windows 8 operating system is that it supports multiple styles of applications, and we are making a conscious decision to develop on the one we feel is best suited for business applications.

I wrote about this briefly yesterday as well -  In Windows 8 you have two modes: metro and classic.  Metro is for exciting responsive new apps that you can use while sitting on a designer couch. Classic is the Windows of spreadsheets and complex applications that we've used in our day jobs for years.

To clear things up further, I have this diagram from BUILD

build1

 

Here,  it is an updated image - The part in GREEN is the metro style apps, and the part in BLUE is for most enterprise apps. 

win8-new-platform

 

On the green side there will be the casual apps (games, social networking, content/media apps), and on the blue side will be all the enterprise apps. This might change in a few years, but that’s how it probably will be for the next 3-4 years.

Just like no complete ERP apps fit in on the iPad App Store or the Android Store, ERP apps will probably not fit into the Metro mode. Of course stripped down versions can exist, however, a complete ERP app requires a different platform. 

As of today, Silverlight gives you – a rich presentation platform + the deployment/update story of an HTML application. You also have a clean logical separation – pure data is coming from the server and a presentation layer that is built on top of that data. Add to that the fact that Silverlight lets you easily integrate your existing .NET codebases (or even native code via PInvoke) and it makes it the best choice for business applications.

Here’s a quote from the Telerik Blog

At Telerik we still believe in Silverlight, and we are betting on it. We are not only continuing to sell our existing Silverlight controls, but we are also continuing to invest in the ongoing development of new controls for Silverlight.

I think the Dynamics GP team is on the best track ahead in architecting the web client.

Hope that helps!

More resources :

Where do LOB / productivity apps fit into Windows 8?

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Thanks,
Jivtesh (Microsoft Dynamics GP MVP)
Microsoft Dynamics Certified Technology Specialist: GP 2010
Blog : www.jivtesh.com
GP Help Website : www.gpwindow.com (Over 10,000 Dynamics GP Resources)

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Everything Dynamics GP #34

Microsoft Dynamics GP 12's Silverlight Plans Unchanged Despite Windows 8 Plug-In Limitations - MSDynamicsWorld has the update from Errol Schoenfish. I think Metro will rock, but as Leon wrote  -

In Windows 8 you have two modes: metro and classic.  Metro is for exciting responsive new apps that you can use while sitting on a designer couch. Classic is the Windows of spreadsheets and complex applications that we've used in our day jobs for years.

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GP

GP Add-On Products/ ISVs

Troubleshooting

Other Interesting Stuff

Jivtesh (Microsoft Dynamics GP MVP)
Microsoft Dynamics Certified Technology Specialist: GP 2010
Have any GP related questions ? Feel free to email me at Jivtesh AT gmail.com
Blog : www.jivtesh.com
GP Help Website : www.gpwindow.com (Over 10,000 Dynamics GP Resources)

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Everything Dynamics GP #33

Mariano Gomez has an awesome post up - Running Fixed Assets Depreciation causes Microsoft Dynamics GP to "hang" . Mariano takes out his valuable time to document in details his troubleshooting steps while resolving a complicated issue, it makes a great read!

Now you can subscribe to Everything Dynamics GP via email

GP

Downloads

News/Events 

Reporting

Other Interesting Stuff

Dynamics GP Videos of the Day

Jivtesh (Microsoft Dynamics GP MVP)
Microsoft Dynamics Certified Technology Specialist: GP 2010

Blog : www.jivtesh.com
GP Help Website : www.gpwindow.com (Over 10,000 Dynamics GP Resources)

Friday, September 16, 2011

Everything Dynamics GP #32

The healthy competition between IE, Chrome and Firefox has made life extremely complicated. Today I had a website, which would only work in Firefox, a website which would only work in IE and a website which would only work in Chrome!

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GP

Events 

Reporting/SQL Scripts 

Windows 8 Stuff

Other Interesting Stuff

Dynamics GP Videos of the Day

Jivtesh (Microsoft Dynamics GP MVP)
Have any GP related questions ? Feel free to email me at Jivtesh AT gmail.com
Blog : www.jivtesh.com
GP Help Website : www.gpwindow.com (Over 10,000 Dynamics GP Resources)

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Everything Dynamics GP #31

Microsoft has unveiled a new Windows 8 preview at BUILD – it looks smashing! App Store, Metro Apps, designed for touch based interfaces, the near future looks very promising.

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GP

Reporting

Windows 8

Other Interesting Stuff

Jivtesh (Microsoft Dynamics GP MVP)
Have any GP related questions ? Feel free to email me at Jivtesh AT gmail.com
Blog : www.jivtesh.com
GP Help Website : www.gpwindow.com (Over 10,000 Dynamics GP Resources)

Monday, September 12, 2011

Everything Dynamics GP #30

Microsoft Dynamics ERP Business Ready Licensing Module Offer (Kevin Machayya) - Effective September 1, 2011 through the end of the business day on December 22, 2011, qualifying Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics SL and Microsoft Dynamics NAV customers in the United States can purchase a la carte user license modules for up to 15% off of Microsoft’s Dynamics standard list price.

Now you can subscribe to Everything Dynamics GP via email

GP

GP Troubleshooting

Reporting

Database/SQL

Other Interesting Stuff

Dynamics GP Videos of the Day

  • Microsoft Dynamics GP Sales Order Processing Allocation (Belinda Allen) This video reviews multiple options for allocating in Microsoft Dynamics GP Sales Order Processing. I allocate by line, by document, by batch and by transferring. I also show the Mass Document allocation window.  

Jivtesh (Microsoft Dynamics GP MVP)
Have any GP related questions ? Feel free to email me at Jivtesh AT gmail.com
Blog : www.jivtesh.com
GP Help Website : www.gpwindow.com (Over 10,000 Dynamics GP Resources)

Keep up with over 50 Dynamics GP Blogs on GPWindow

The latest links page on GPWindow has the latest links from the Dynamics GP community imported everyday. Now there is a Facebook page that shows the latest links from the top GP Blogs as well -

Facebook.com/GPWindow

Go Like it and keep up with the news!

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Everything Dynamics GP #29

Guus Krabbenborg writes about the importance of  Dynamics ERP for Microsoft (Dynamics is 4% of Microsoft sales). Mark Polino thinks We’re Not Charging Enough for Microsoft Dynamics GP

Mariano Gomez thinks it is time to bring Powershell and VSTA to Dynamics GP - Microsoft Dynamics GP, the next generation of end-user customization tools? How, awesome would that be !

Doesn’t a long weekend charge everybody up ?! We need more long weekends. More great stuff below. 

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GP

GP Troubleshooting

Reporting

Videos of the Day

Jivtesh (Microsoft Dynamics GP MVP)
Have any GP related questions ? Feel free to email me at Jivtesh AT gmail.com
Blog : www.jivtesh.com
GP Help Website : www.gpwindow.com (Over 10,000 Dynamics GP Resources)

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Everything Dynamics GP #28

If you have been struggling to find resources related to Word Templates check out - Documentation for the Word Templates feature in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 (Dave Bader)

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GP

Dynamics GP Errors Troubleshooting

Other Interesting Stuff

Dynamics GP Videos of the Day

Jivtesh (Microsoft Dynamics GP MVP)
Have any GP related questions ? Feel free to email me at Jivtesh AT gmail.com
Blog : www.jivtesh.com
GP Help Website : www.gpwindow.com (Over 10,000 Dynamics GP Resources)

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Everything Dynamics GP #27

Time to get a aka.ms/SDT tattoo :) Shortened URL for Blog and Support Debugging Tool Portal (David Musgrave)

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GP

Troubleshooting

Dynamics GP ISV/3rd Party Add-Ons

Reporting / SQL Scripts

Cloud

Events

Other Interesting Stuff

  • Preflight Checklist – Phil has an excellent checklist to go through before your presentations. 

Jivtesh (Microsoft Dynamics GP MVP)
Have any GP related questions ? Feel free to email me at Jivtesh AT gmail.com
Blog : www.jivtesh.com
GP Help Website : www.gpwindow.com (Over 10,000 Dynamics GP Resources)

Monday, September 5, 2011

On the complicated name “Jivtesh”

My parent’s gave me a “unique” name, and it has been an entertaining journey since. I am sure others out there with complicated names have similar stories. Feel free to share in the comments!

In school, my friends thought “Jivtesh” rhymed with “Givetake”, and that stuck. “Give and Take” lead to “Corruption”, and that’s what I was called for the rest of school. It was pretty innovative, I will give them that. I specifically enjoyed when teachers, who were not in on the joke, wondered what this little kid does in school to be called “Corruption”!

In college, while going on sales calls for our college magazine – the first few minutes were spent in explaining my name. I ended up saying the name of whoever was accompanying me, much to their surprise. The funny part was however, when they had to introduce themselves, and come up with a new name :)

At work, naturally most Americans have trouble getting the name. Some of them, immediately, come up with their own Nickname like “Jiv” or “Jivi”. I don't mind them as long they do not end with “-boy” or anything that has to be explained with a dance move(“ JIIIVE Talking!”)

Some, however, try and learn the name and are delighted when they say out my name correctly - “JEEVTESH, Did I say that correctly?! OMG! Awesome!”

I am always impressed, but then, the next day they mail me -

“Dear Jivtech” or “Jivtest” or “Jeevtess”

Well, whatever.

However, believe it or not, there are many advantages to having a unique name.

Anytime, one of my friends comes up to me and says – “OMG OMG– I just got  MartinAllen@ymail.com !!! FTW! Take your name before they all fill out!!!!”

I tell them humbly, that I have -

And they go – Well, whatever.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Everything Dynamics GP #26

DYNAMICS GP POST OF THE MONTH -  21 Reasons why every workstation should have the Support Debugging Tool installed. Pure Gold, easy to understand with lots of examples.

In other news, ZDNet picked up my video -  How Microsoft's Kinect could bring gesture recognition to business apps | ZDNet, (via ZDNet picks up on Dynamics GP MVP's Kinect and Dynamics GP demo).

Do you have favorite Dynamics GP Add-ON Products that you would like to share with the world ? Add them in your comments.

GP

Dynamics GP Troubleshooting/Errors

Reporting

Other Interesting Stuff

Dynamics GP Videos of the Day

  • Microsoft Dynamics GP Checklists (Routines) (Belinda Allen) – Fantastic Video ! “Watch me edit the Routines Checklists to make a customized ToDo for daily and period end procedures in Microsoft Dynamics GP!” 

Jivtesh (Microsoft Dynamics GP MVP)
Have any GP related questions ? Feel free to email me at Jivtesh AT gmail.com
Blog : www.jivtesh.com
GP Help Website : www.gpwindow.com (Over 10,000 Dynamics GP Resources)