Local vs. Network Forms

[dBjason]

Hello,

I posted earlier but I'm not getting any replies so I'm going to try something else. We have about 6 or so users on Great Plains, using our custom forms which get changed on a daily basis. The forms are kept on their local drives somewhere under Program Files -> Great Plains. The problem is that when we make modifications to the forms, we have to go to each client to copy the forms onto thier hard drive.

Isn't there some way of making Great Plains check a shared network directory for newer form versions?

 

[winthropdc]

I prefer local forms as they provide better performance, and less chance of corruption.

I use a central update error with a xcopy command (with lots of options) to synchronise to the workstations.

You then just work on your machine, once your changes are complete, you place them into the update area and all workstations will get updated automatically.

Contact me for more info.

David Musgrave [MSFT]
Senior Development Consultant
Escalation Engineer
MBS Support - Asia Pacific

Microsoft Business Solutions

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not necessarily Microsoft Business Solutions policy.
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[jazgeek]

set up login scripts for users that copy the reports.dic from a central location every time they log in. Modify only the central reports dictionary and all users will get the latest copy when they log in.



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and they wonder why they call it Great Pains!

jaz

 

[4eye]

Hi,

In our company we use local forms, but you don't have to. To use the forms on the server you have to change the path to the forms in Dynamics.set file which is located on the local machine in GP directory. You can use reports and forms from the server just make sure you have the permissions to access that share.

Expl.

change this line...
:Crogram Files/Microsoft Business Solutions/Great Plains/Forms.dic

to something like that

//GreatPlains/GreatPlains/Dictionaries/Forms.dic

where the //GreatPlains is the server where the Forms.dic is located.