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Limitations on data in GP?
One of the benefits of Dynamics GP being on Microsoft SQL Server is that there are virtually no limitations on the number of entries of a particular type. But the question does come up a lot. What’s...
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SQL Server 2008 Videos
I just came across this very un-Microsoft looking Microsoft webiste for SQL Server. There are a number of videos here geared towards different audiences. I haven’t watched them all, but I did find...
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What version of SQL Server am I running?
Here is a summary list of the major releases and service packs for Microsoft SQL Server: SQL Server RTM SP 1 SP 2 SP 3 / 3a SP 4 2000 8.00.194 8.00.384 8.00.532 8.00.760 8.00.2039 2005 9.00.1399...
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When does my SQL Server support end?
Did you know that mainstream support for SQL 2000 ended in April of 2008? Here is a list of the SQL versions and the relevant release and support end dates: SQL Server Version Release Date End of...
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New page with resources
I have published a new page called Resources that has links to information I am either frequently looking up or I am being asked for routinely. Stuff like Dynamics GP system requirements, printer...
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Searching for strings in SQL Server using LIKE
Many times when searching for data in SQL Server we need to search for strings and use wild cards. One common wild card is %. As an example, I am going to use the Customer Master table (RM00101) in the...
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How to find all SQL tables with a column name
Often I need to find all the tables in Dynamics GP that have a particular column or search for all columns where I only have a partial column name. Over the years I have seen lots of different code to...
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Coding specific dates in SQL Server
Quite often when writing reports I need to write a formula to calculate dates. Dates are not very straightforward to code in SQL Server, and I have started keeping a list of various formulas so that I...
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Dynamics GP 2010 implementation book coming soon
My book, Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Implementation, is off to the publishing house and should be ready to ship soon. While the primary goal of the book is to help with new implementations of GP in...
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SQL Server poll
I am starting to see articles and blog posts about Microsoft SQL Server 2011 everywhere, so I thought I would poll my readers to ask versions of SQL Server you are using. The poll is below: Take Our...
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Results of SQL Server poll
It has been about a month and 119 people voted, so I wanted to share the results of my SQL Server poll. I asked what version of SQL Server my readers were using for their Dynamics GP and here are the...
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Finding resources
Almost on a daily basis I find myself looking for things like system requirements, end of support dates, build numbers and downloads for the various products that I work with. Even though search...
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How to add a sparkline to a report in SSRS
Introduction: This blog post is written by my friend and colleague Mickie Stamm. Mickie is a fabulous Dexterity, SQL and application developer and is one of the great minds behind GP Reports Viewer. By...
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SQL stored procedure to search an entire database
I don’t often re-post things from other blogs, but this is just too good not to share. David Musgrave recently published an update to his spSearchOnAllDB stored procedure on his blog, Developing for...
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Updating Dynamics GP data directly in SQL
I would like to start by saying that I do not normally advocate updating Dynamics GP data directly in SQL Server. Most of the things you need to do should be handled either inside the Dynamics GP...
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