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RW is preferred and simplest due to the fact, that you canprint Sales Invoice right from the GP user interface. Of course, reports themselves could bedesigned in other tools: Crystal, SSRS, but in this case you would need to callthem via VBA scripts or implement Dynamics GP Add-On. Lets review RW technology side to get betterunderstanding on why problems would occur and how to fix them: 1. Reports.dic. This dictionary is first created when youmodify existing (or add new) report in Report Writer. Tools->Customize->ReportWriter, ormodify this report from report screen printout. You may have the question where original report is hosted? It is in Dynamics.dic GP metadatadictionary. Now, you have two options ofhaving RW modified reports either store Reports.dic on each individualcomputer or store them in central location on your Server. The second way is in our opinion preferred,especially for mid-size GP users environment with five and users. Centralized location allows you to makereports design once and then have all the users to share the same reports inone central Reports.dic dictionary file 2. Reports.diccorruption scenarios. Shared files aregood, when you have them in read only model. However Dynamics GP requires each user to have at least modifyrights. And, again, think this is justa Windows Operating System file. Imaginenow, that one of the users decides to modify report, when other Great Plainsusers are printing modified reports. Each user places certain lock while accessing Reports.dic, and as thisis not an SQL type of environment, where all the lock levels are formalized you could expect file corruption 3. Reports.diccorruption symptoms. With Windows XP orVista Dynamics GP workstation you typically see error message like this: MicrosoftDynamics GP has encountered a problem and needs to close. Then, modified report might be either printedor not, depending on the corruption level details. 4. Thefix. Have all Dynamics GP users logoff. Rename Reports.dic to somethinglike OldReports.dic, login GP and go to tools->customize->Report Writer,select product Dynamics GP, click on Import, pick the source in our caseOldReports.dic, on the left side move all the reports and click Import 5. Goodluck. If you would like to getadditional help, please call us 1-866-528-0577, [email protected]
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