Author: Will Stafford

Dynamics GP Development for Web Client with Custom Rendering

With the advent of the web client, a lot of things have had to change in the way we create customizations in Dynamics GP. VBA is not used with the web client, so right away, all those old VBA customization are going to need to be re-done in Dexterity or Dot Net. Many existing Dot Net add-ons will need to be updated to work with the web client, especially when it comes to rendering the forms for the web client.

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Tips for Migrating Your VBA Code to a GP Dot Net Add-on



Recently we had the task of getting a large number of customization that had been created using VBA and Modifier to function on the GP2015 Web Client. Since VBA will not function on the web client, we had the option of re-writing the functionality in Dexterity or Dot Net. Our development team is mainly focused on Dot Net, with a few of us that are well versed in Dexterity. For this reason, we decided that Dot Net would be the best tool to use in this update, and ongoing support in the future.

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The Importance of Requirements Gathering for Software Projects

Requirements are an essential part of any software project and the foundation on which all projects should be built. The gathering of and compiling of requirements for a software project is very much a partnership between the user of the software and the developer. Obviously the customer or software user needs to communicate to the developer what they need, but at the same time the developer needs to be able to anticipate needs and ask the right questions during the requirements gathering phase of a project. 

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How To: Modify Dynamics GP with Modifier and Dot Net

For years I have been creating customizations for Microsoft Dynamics GP using a combination of Modifier and VBA. This has always worked well for me in the past with a few quirks and hiccups in VBA from time to time. I have created simple additional fields on screens, complex logic to enhance our customers business and many other types of projects. All of this has worked well, been easy to upgrade to the next GP version and been basically stable code for many years.

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We have an App for you!

KTL Solutions has been creating customizations for Microsoft Dynamics GP since before there was a Microsoft Dynamics GP. Dynamics GP was originally Dynamics by Great Plains Software and some of our products go back that far. These add-on modules for GP have been designed to fill a need that the core functionality of GP does not provide. We will be looking at 3 core products that KTL offers as add-ons to GP. These are AP Fast Entry, Payroll Security, and Advanced Distributions.

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