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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 Cookbook

You're reading from   Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 Cookbook Over 100 powerful and effective recipes to help you solve real-world Dynamics GP problems

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2016
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ISBN-13 9781786463401
Length 376 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Ian Grieve Ian Grieve
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Mark Polino Mark Polino
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Personalizing Dynamics GP FREE CHAPTER 2. Organizing Dynamics GP 3. Automating Dynamics GP 4. Leveraging New and Updated Features in Dynamics GP 5. Exposing Hidden Features in Dynamics GP 6. Improving Dynamics GP with Hacks 7. Preventing Errors in Dynamics GP 8. Harnessing the Power of SmartLists 9. SmartList Designer 10. Connecting Dynamics GP to Microsoft Office 2016 11. Maintaining Dynamics GP 12. Extending Dynamics GP Professional Services Tools Library 13. Modern Business Intelligence for Dynamics GP Index

Speeding up Navigation lists by disabling Business Analyzer

Reporting Services reports can be of great benefit to users of Dynamics GP by presenting relevant information to them on the home page and also in the Navigation lists. However, loading Business Analyzer in the Navigation Pane Fact Box can cause the lists to load slowly, so some customers want to disable Fact Box.

Unfortunately, Dynamics GP only allows Fact Box to be hidden manually by individual users, and needs to be hidden on each of the Navigation lists separately. Fortunately, Dynamics GP databases are stored in SQL Server and can be updated with a simple SQL Trigger, which runs each time a user opens a Navigation list for the first time; this recipe will show you how to add this SQL Trigger.

How to do it…

To hide Business Analyzer Fact Boxes in Navigation lists:

  1. Open Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and connect to the SQL Server used for Dynamics GP. Enter a username and password or use Windows authentication to...
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