Category: GP (Great Plains)

This post is the Microsoft Dynamics GP Fall 2020 Release New Features series index for the series where I am going to echo the posts from the Dynamics GP Support and Services Blog on the new features introduced in the Microsoft Dynamics GP Fall 2020 Release which is now available.

The series index, below, will automatically update here on azurecurve|Ramblings of a Dynamics GP Consultant as posts are published; if you’re reading elsewhere, check back to this series index post:

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This post is part of the Hands on with the Microsoft Dynamics GP Fall 2020 Release series where I am hands on with the newly released Microsoft Dynamics GP Fall 2020 Release.

When using the Web Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP with external access for Workflow approvals, it is important that the webs services be secured to minimise possible attack vectors. Everything covered in this series is required to install and configure the web services for internal use only

I covered the process for enable a secure connection for the web services a year or so ago which include a few extra steps:

This post is part of the Hands on with the Microsoft Dynamics GP Fall 2020 Release series where I am hands on with the newly released Microsoft Dynamics GP Fall 2020 Release.

The final step with the Web Services, now that they have been configured, is to verify that they are working correctly.

There are three checks which I recommend when verifying the web services:

1. Is the service running?
2. Have the security objects been deployed?
3. Are the endpoints working?

To check that the service account is running, open the Services applet from Computer Management (or hit Win+R and typeServices.msc) and make sure the Microsoft Dynamics GP Service Host is set to a Startup Type of Automatic and that the service is Running.

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This post is part of the Hands on with the Microsoft Dynamics GP Fall 2020 Release series where I am hands on with the newly released Microsoft Dynamics GP Fall 2020 Release.

With the Web Services installed, the next step is to configure them for use. If you marked the checkbox on the final step of the installation the Configuration Wizard will start automatically otherwise it can be started from the Windows Start menu. Click NExt to start the configuration:

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This post is part of the Hands on with the Microsoft Dynamics GP Fall 2020 Release series where I am hands on with the newly released Microsoft Dynamics GP Fall 2020 Release.

With the Web Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP prerequisites ready, we can now install the web services. Launch the setup utility and, under the Additional Products heading, select Web Services Runtime:

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This post is part of the Hands on with the Microsoft Dynamics GP Fall 2020 Release series where I am hands on with the newly released Microsoft Dynamics GP Fall 2020 Release.

The next few posts are going to cover the installation of the Web Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Before we start the installation itself, there are some prerequisites to make sure are sorted out. The majority of them will be installed by the setup utility, but there are others to consider.

Firstly, the Web Services should not be installed on either the SQL Server or an end-user accessible machine. If you’re going to make the Web Services externally accessible, they should be installed on a web server or similar machine.

Secondly, a Domain account is required for the Web Services service to run under. During the installation, this service should have local administrator permissions.

Thirdly, all companies which will have the Web Services deployed, needs to have a Functional Currency defined (this is needed even if you are not using Multicurrency; in this case, you will need to configure it for use anyway. When you do so, if you have a lot of hsitorical transactions, plan ahead and allow a lot of time to run Check Links).

This post is part of the Hands on with the Microsoft Dynamics GP Fall 2020 Release series where I am hands on with the newly released Microsoft Dynamics GP Fall 2020 Release.

Once Integration Manager has been installed, we can run it for the first time. When launching it for the first time, make sure you do so using right click and Run as Administrator to make sure it has the elevated permissions necessary to create the required registry changes.

Click the Register Now button:

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This post is part of the Hands on with the Microsoft Dynamics GP Fall 2020 Release series where I am hands on with the newly released Microsoft Dynamics GP Fall 2020 Release.

Integration Manager is a commonly used integration tool which can be used to import card and transaction data into Microsoft Dynamics GP. One of the, optional, prerequisites for Integration Manager is eConnect; eConnect provides a second set of adaptors for integrating data through Integration Manager.

Launch the setup utility and, under the Additional Products heading, select Integration Manager:

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