Month: July 2022

Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC Table Reference Website Updated to 2022 Wave 1

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralI created the azurecurve | Dynamics 365 BC Table Reference a few weeks ago to the latest version I could find which was 2020 Wave 2.

It turns out that Microsoft are inconsistent with where they put versions of the on premise release of Dynamics BC. I have now found the download for the 2022 Wave 1 version and have updated the BC Table Reference site to that version.

If you see any errors or omissions, or have suggestions as to how the site can be improved, please contact me with details and I’ll see about making an update.

Implementing SmartView for Microsoft Dynamics GP: Download SmartView External

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eOne SolutionsThis post is part of the Implementing SmartView for Microsoft Dynamics GP series were I am taking a look at the SmartView product from eOne Solutions which provides another way of using SmartLists.

As mentioned earlier in the series, SmartView is available both inside and outside of Microsoft Dynamics GP. The steps so far were all about configuring SmartView inside of Dynamics GP. If you’re going to install SmartView for use outside of the Dynamics GP client, then there is a separate installation which is needed.

The file for this is available from the eOne downloads page, lower down than the main installer.

Expand the SmartView External toggle and download the installer:

Download SmartView External

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2022 Wave 2 Plan Announced

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralA few days Microsoft announced the plans for the 2022 Wave 2 version of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. The plan includes the priorities and areas of focus which are expected to start rolling out to production in October.

There are two documents available from Microsoft on what’s coming in 2022 Wave 2. The first is an overview of what’s new and planned, including areas of investment, and the second is the detail of what’s new and planned.

On the overview Microsoft break the updates down into several key areas:

  • Seamless service: No matter the industry type of a small or midsized business (SMB), business users expect a dependable service and platform that they can run their business on.

  • Administration: Business Central delivers a set of features for better and improved communication about the health of each environment.

  • Application: We will continue to improve the application to support integration with Shopify. The finance and supply chain capabilities in Business Central are improved with several optimizations and enhancements so that users can run their business processes more efficiently.

  • Better with Microsoft 365: We improve the efficiency of collaborative business processes in Microsoft Teams. Users can pin cards inside Teams, and delegated admins can now use the Excel add-in.

  • Country and regional: In 2022 release wave 2, Business Central is generally available in more countries and regions.

  • Onboarding: Organizations can get to productive usage faster because it’s easier to discover and install apps.

  • Development tools: We have moved entirely to Visual Studio Code where we continue to invest in areas that enhance the productivity for developers.

  • Power Platform: More efficient automation with Power Automate so that users can set up workflows for the specific needs of their organization.

The overview gives a gist of the upcoming changes, but you need to read the detail of what’s new to understand the changes.

Implementing SmartView for Microsoft Dynamics GP: Access SmartView

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eOne SolutionsThis post is part of the Implementing SmartView for Microsoft Dynamics GP series were I am taking a look at the SmartView product from eOne Solutions which provides another way of using SmartLists.

Once SmartView has been configured and users granted access, SmartView is available for users to use.

It is launched from the Microsoft Dynamics GP menu directly under SmartList:

Microsoft Dynamics GP menu

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Posts Syndicated to Dynamics Community

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralI’ve long had part of this blog syndicated to the Microsoft Dynamics GP Community, but have just requested and been given syndication of my Dynamics 365 Business Central posts.

This means that any post I do for Dynamics BC will be syndicated and available on that site as well as here.

I am quite new to Dynamics BC so my early posts will use an approach of “how do I…” covering topics such as transaction entry or admin/setup tasks. Through time as I become more experienced I’ll cover a broader range of topics as I have been for Dynamics GP over the last 11 years I’ve been running this blog.

Hopefully, my posts will be found useful; I’m happy to take feedback and requests for areas on which people would like to see posts.

The syndicated Dynamics BC posts are here

Implementing SmartView for Microsoft Dynamics GP: Configure SmartView

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eOne SolutionsThis post is part of the Implementing SmartView for Microsoft Dynamics GP series were I am taking a look at the SmartView product from eOne Solutions which provides another way of using SmartLists.

With the first of the clients installed, we can now do the required configuration. There are only a small number of steps we need to take to prepare SmartView for use.

All of the configuration options are available within Dynamics GP off the Microsoft Dynamics GP menu:

SmartView setup menu

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Implementing SmartView for Microsoft Dynamics GP: Install SmartView

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eOne SolutionsThis post is part of the Implementing SmartView for Microsoft Dynamics GP series were I am taking a look at the SmartView product from eOne Solutions which provides another way of using SmartLists.

With SmartView downloaded we can get it installed on the first client.

Extract the installer from the zip and launch it. Click Next on the Welcome page:

Welcome to the SmartView Setup Wizard

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Implementing SmartView for Microsoft Dynamics GP: Download SmartView

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eOne SolutionsThis post is part of the Implementing SmartView for Microsoft Dynamics GP series were I am taking a look at the SmartView product from eOne Solutions which provides another way of using SmartLists.

SmartView can be downloaded from the eOne Solutions website. Select Downloads from the menu and then click on SmartView:

eOne's downloads page

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Implementing SmartView for Microsoft Dynamics GP: What is SmartView?

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eOne SolutionsThis post is part of the Implementing SmartView for Microsoft Dynamics GP series were I am taking a look at the SmartView product from eOne Solutions which provides another way of using SmartLists.

SmartView provides an alternative, yet fast and flexible, interface to the existing SmartLists in Microsoft Dynamics GP. It is available inside Dynamics GP just like SmartList is, yet it is also available from outside of Dynamics GP meaning you can give access to the same reports to all users, even those who don’t use Dynamics GP itself which can save you on both licencing and training costs.

Feature The SmartView advantage
Speed SmartView provides the solution for anyone that has ever waited impatiently for a SmartList to refresh. For example, if you run the Sales Line item list in SmartList, it would take 2.5 minutes to return 4259 rows. If you use SmartView you get the exact same data returned in 7 seconds!
Excel Cut and Paste selected records directly from SmartView to Excel, Word or an email.
Full Screen Use every bit of your screen to view our data. No more white spaces!
Unlimited Filters There is no limit at all on the number of filters you can have. You can mix and match AND’s and OR’s to get exactly what you are looking for.
Single Screen Eliminate up to 7 mouse clicks, by having everything on one screen.
Group Group your data by any field, by a simple drag and drop function. It’s like creating your own reports on the fly.
Sub Total When you group you will receive auto subtotaling of all you data. So group by customer to see totals by customer.
Sort Sort how you please, even by a number of columns simultaneously.
GoTo’s All the goto’s from SmartLists and SmartList Builder are available to make navigation into Microsoft Dynamics GP a breeze.
Export Export your lists to PDF, Excel or CSV. SV has been timed at being 10 times faster than a SmartList export.
Multiple Instances Open multiple instances of SmartView to let you multi task and look at multiple lists simultaneously.
Columns Add, remove and reorder columns by simply dragging and dropping where you’d like them to go.
Restrictions Only see the data you need, when you need it.
Favorites Create the view you go back to most and save it as a favorite. You can even share that with your team.
Searching Searching across all your data or by column.

SmartView is no longer available as a separate product but licenced as part of the Popdock package which, for Dynamics GP users, also includes SmartList Builder.

Implementing SmartView for Microsoft Dynamics GP: Series Index

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eOne SolutionsSmartView is an add on from eOne Solutions for Microsoft Dynamics GP which provides another way to use SmartLists; it will work with standard SmartList objects as well as those created with SmartList Designer and SmartList Builder.

I have previously done a post explaining who eOne Solutions are, so I’ll not cover that again. I’m quite a big fan of eOne Solutions’ products and have previously blogged about implementing SmartConnect and SmartList Builder.

Over the course of this short series, I will be going through the steps necessary to implement SmartView for Microsoft Dynamics GP.

The index below will update as each post goes live if you are reading directly here (if you’re reading on a syndicated version, you will need to check back to the original post).

Implementing SmartView for Microsoft Dynamics GP
What is SmartView?
Download SmartView
Install SmartView
Configure SmartView
Access SmartView
Download SmartView External
Installing SmartView External
Configure Users for SmartView External
Accessing SmartView External
Review

Updated 21/7/2022 after comment from Nicole Albertson of eOne Solutions