GPPC Connections 2011 | November 6-8 | Las Vegas, NV

Support Debugging Tool for Partners

Mark Polino, CPA, I.B.I.S., Inc.Principal Consultant, Microsoft MVP

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Overview

What is it?• Free Dexterity based suite of utilities and tools

from Microsoft

• Designed to support Dynamics GP

• Available for versions 8, 9, 10, 2010

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Modes

• Standard - logging and support tools

• Advanced – scripting, import/export, advanced features

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Key Features

• Log Activity without restarting GP• Change Dex.ini settings• Provide Security information• Email Screen Shots• Import/Export Tables via XML• Change colors based on Company• Execute SQL and sanScript code

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Agenda• Standard Mode

– Logging– Screen Shots– Resource and Security Profiler– Change Dex.ini settings

• Advanced Mode– Import/Export Tables via XML– Change colors based on Company– Execute SQL and Dexterity code

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Standard Mode

• Logging • Screen Shots• Resources Information• Security Profiler• Change Dex.ini settings

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STANDARD MODE DEMOSupport Debugging Tool

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Advanced Mode

• Import/Export Tables via XML• Change colors based on Company• Execute SQL Code• Execute Dexterity (sanScript) Code

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ADVANCED MODE DEMOSupport Debugging Tool

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Requirements• Each workstation needs the Support

Debugging Tool installed to change window colors

• Support Debugging Tool needs a shared file location to share settings file

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Availability• Only available through partners• On PartnerSourcehttp://blogs.msdn.com/developingfordynamicsgp/pages/support-debugging-tool.aspx

• Installs with a CNK file• Security setup required• Minimal (break/fix) support provided by

MS

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More Information

• Developing for Dynamics GPhttp://blogs.msdn.com/developingfordynamicsgp/pages/support-debugging-tool.aspx

• Dynamics GP Blogsterhttp://dynamicsgpblogster.blogspot.com/2008/08/first-look-at-support-debugging-tool.html

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More Tips Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010

Cookbook Book, Kindle and PDF options

Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Packt Publishing

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Follow Up• Follow up:

• mpolino@gmail.com• www.DynamicAccounting.net• Twitter.com/DynAcctNet• Facebook.com/DynAcctNet