The Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP blog started a series of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 R2 Feature of the day posts the other day. As they did with the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Feature of the Day posts they are doing them as short posts containing a PowerPoint slide show. I am translating these from the PowerPoints into posts; you can find my series index here.

The thirty-third Feature of the Day covered is OLE Notes Migration Utility. The ability to attach documents to record level notes has been available in Microsoft Dynamics GP for a long time. The record notes were always stored as OLE attachments until now; in Microsoft Dynamics GP, the OLE Notes have been replaced with the Document Attachment functionality which stores the notes directly in the Microsoft SQL Server Database.

To facilitate this, a Migration Utility, which runs as a separate application, can be obtained from PartnerSource/CustomerSource. The utility will allow existing users to migrate the files that have already been attached to Notes using the existing OLE functionality into the new Document Attach functionality:

I’ve never liked the OLE Attachment available in record level notes; if one client had a different path defined in the ini file and the user opened and saved a window the attachments then they would get corrupted. Using Document Attachment functionality removes this risk of data corruption and provides functionality which is much more robust.

This feature is targeted at the following roles:

1. Administrators
2. System Implementers

The Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP blog started a series of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 R2 Feature of the day posts the other day. As they did with the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Feature of the Day posts they are doing them as short posts containing a PowerPoint slide show. I am translating these from the PowerPoints into posts; you can find my series index here.

The thirty-first Feature of the Day covered is Replace OLE Notes‏ With Document Attachment‏. Dynamics GP has long supported the ability to record notes against records and also to attach OLE objects to the notes. However, the OLE notes were stored on a network share with only the link being stored in Dynamics GP.

This feature adds the ability to attach documents to the record level notes in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 R2 using the Document Attachment functionality which means the notes are stored directly in the Microsoft SQL Server database.

As Document Attachments are stored in the SQL Server database the data is backed up along with the rest of the Microsoft Dynamics GP data which reduces backup issues and will also simplify client installs as the OLE Path in the Dex.ini file no longer needs to be changed. Files that are attached to the notes using Document Attach will also be accessible from the Web Client.

As an example, notes can be added to the Creditor Maintenance window (Purchasing » Cards » Creditor) by clicking the Notes icon (blank white page) next to the Creditor ID field:

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The Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP blog started a series of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 R2 Feature of the day posts the other day. As they did with the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Feature of the Day posts they are doing them as short posts containing a PowerPoint slide show. I am translating these from the PowerPoints into posts; you can find my series index here.

The thirtieth Feature of the Day covered is Assign An Item To Multiple Sites. This feature will allow the user to select an item and assign it to one, multiple or all sites quickly and easily. The user can also select key item/site default settings for Item Print Option, Primary Vendor and Landed Cost Group during the assignment process.

When I started looking at this feature, it took me a few minutes to actually find it. To assign items to multiple sites open Item Quantities Maintenance (Inventory » Cards » Quantities/Sites) and click the Go To’s button on the ribbon and select Site Item Assignments:

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