Tag Archives: Packt Publishing

SASS CSS How-to: A (Short) Review

Posted on 6th May 2013 by Ian Grieve

As well as a strong interest in Dynamics GP, I tend to have an interest in most things computer related. As such I have a few years experience with HTML+CSS and have created a few sites in the past, in addition to this blog on which I have done some customisations and enhancements of the code and theme.

I do find some of CSS a bit of a hassle when it comes to changing common elements such as colour so I was interested when I heard about the concept of SASS or Syntactically Awesome Style Sheets (I’ll admit to being happier with the acronym than the full name).

Packt Publishing, who are publishing my Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook, have published a SASS CSS How-to book by Alex Libby. This book takes a look at how to write more efficient CSS using the SASS CSS library through practical hands-on recipes;

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Posted in HTML+CSS, Packt Publishing, Programming, Review, SASS | Tagged Alex Libby, HTML+CSS, Packt Publishing, Review, SASS | 1 Comment

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Applications (MB2-868) Certification Guide

Posted on 3rd May 2013 by Ian Grieve

Originally posted on coralcurve | A Consultant’s Dabblings in Dynamics CRM.

While working with Packt Publishing on the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook (which can be pre-ordered direct from Packt Publishing) I was approached to do some technical reviewing of a Microsoft Dynamics CRM book; the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Applications (MB2-868) Certification Guide by Danny Varghese which has now been published;

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Applications (MB2-868) Certification Guide

This book covers:

Introduce yourself to the certification exam and helpful exam taking tips
Learn about marketing automation and its application to your organization
How to enable an efficient and accurate sales process
Service your customers and get metrics to make sure your customers are truly happy
Schedule and plan for resource allocation if needed while servicing your customers
Prepare for the MB2-868 certification exam with a mock 75 question exam

If you’re intending to get certified on Microsoft Dynamics CRM then this certification guide will be a great tool for preparing.

Posted in CRM, Dynamics, Microsoft, Packt Publishing | Tagged Certification Guide, CRM, Danny Varghese, Microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011, Packt Publishing | 1 Comment

Another Posting Hiatus

Posted on 18th April 2013 by Ian Grieve

Unfortunately (well, fortunately if truth be told), the time has come for another enforced posting hiatus for me. Following my illness and emergency surgery in October last year, I am going back into hospital for follow up surgery tomorrow and will not be working or blogging for a time after while I recover.

Knowing myself pretty well, I’m sure I’ll get bored fairly quick, but Mark Polino has the antidote to any boredom with the release of his new book, Building Dashboards with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and Excel 2013;

Building Dashboards with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and Excel 2013 by Mark Polino

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Posted in Dynamics, GP, Microsoft, Packt Publishing, Site | Tagged eBook, GP, Mark Polino, Microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics, Packt Publishing, Site News | 1 Comment

Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications by Leslie Vail

Posted on 18th April 2013 by Ian Grieve

If you’re a regular visitor to my blog, you’ll be aware that I have been doing a detailed review of Leslie Vail’s book Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications;

Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications by Leslie Vail

I sometimes feel that in my reviews I may be coming across too critical. If so, I apologise because I actually think the book is really good and I have a lot of respect for Leslie and her contributions to the Dynamics community.

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Review of Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications – Part 6

Posted on 15th April 2013 by Ian Grieve

I have many other outside work items competing for my time at the moment which, combined with being busy at work is leaving me little time for reviewing. To that end I’m snatching an hour while sat at a hotel in the Midlands (South Yorkshire to be exact) to add another part to my review of Leslie Vail’s book Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications published in October by Packt Publishing;

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Posted in Dynamics, GP, Microsoft, Packt Publishing, Review, SmartList Builder, Third Party Add-on | Tagged Books, Drill Down Builder, Exel Report Builder, Extender, GP, Integration Manager, Leslie Vail, Microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics, Packt Publishing, SmartList Builder | 2 Comments

Coming Soon: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook

Posted on 11th April 2013 by Ian Grieve

With an expected release date of June 2013, the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook is to be released.

This is an update to the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 by Mark Polino, which was released three years ago. With the new version of Dynamics GP 2013 being released in December last year, it was time for a new version of the book to be written and with Mark was otherwise engaged writing the Building Dashboards with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and Excel 2013 so Packt Publishing approached me and asked if I would write the update.

So, in June this year the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook by Ian Grieve and Mark Polino will be released;

With this book you will:

Understand the various tips and tricks to master Dynamics GP, and improve your system’s stability in order to enable you to get work done faster
Discover how to solve real world problems in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 with easy-to-understand and practical recipes
Access proven and effective Dynamics GP techniques from authors with vast and rich experience in Dynamics GP

You can pre-order the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook direct from Packt Publishing.

Posted in Dynamics, GP, Microsoft, Packt Publishing, Site | Tagged Books, GP, Ian Grieve, Mark Polino, Microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013, Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Cookbook, Packt Publishing, Site News | 3 Comments

Review of Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications – Part 5

Posted on 11th April 2013 by Ian Grieve

I started reviewing Leslie Vail’s book, Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications, which was published at the end of December by Packt Publishing, a few weeks ago. To do this review I decided to take a read through and complete all the examples she gives on developing an application as I’ve only had very limited experience with Dexterity;

Today, it is time for part 5 of my review where I look at Chapter 6: Deploying a Dexterity Solution where Leslie covers the following key topics:

System requirements
Versions and builds
Table creation routines
Completing the application
Creating the chunk file
Testing in a multi-dictionary environment
Distributing the completed application

This chapter has a fair bit of explanatory text covering each of the key topics.

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Posted in Dexterity, Dexterity Utilities, Dynamics, GP, Microsoft, Packt Publishing, Review, sanScript | Tagged Books, Dexterity, GP, Leslie Vail, Microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics, Packt Publishing, Review, sanScript | Leave a comment

Review of Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications – Part 4

Posted on 6th April 2013 by Ian Grieve

I started reviewing Leslie Vail’s book, Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications,which was published at the end of December by Packt Publishing, a few weeks ago. To do this review I decided to take a read through and complete all the examples she gives on developing an application as I’ve only had very limited experience with Dexterity;

Today I’m taking a look at Chapter 5 which covers sanScript and how to add it to windows to enable the required functionality. The key topics to be covered are:

Introduction to sanScript
Scrolling Windows
Triggers

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Posted in Dexterity, Dexterity, Dynamics, GP, Microsoft, Packt Publishing, Programming, Review, sanScript | Tagged Books, Dexterity, GP, Integration Manager, Leslie Vail, Microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics, Packt Publishing, sanScript | 2 Comments

Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications eBook Giveaway Winners

Posted on 3rd April 2013 by Ian Grieve

I recently had three e-copies to giveaway of Leslie Vail’s book, Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications.

The ebook giveway was in association with the publisher of the book, Packt Publishing.

Thanks very much all who entered, but unfortunately there could only be three winners who have now been contacted by Packt on the email address supplied with their entries in the giveaway.

The winners are (in no particular order, beyond ladies first);

Jennifer H
Bruce E
Scott S

For those unfortunate not to win, you can purchase Leslie’s book either direct from Packt Publishing or via Amazon:

Amazon UK	Amazon US

Thanks again to those who entered.

Posted in Dynamics, eBook Giveaway, GP, Microsoft, Packt Publishing | Tagged eBook Giveaway, GP, Leslie Vail, Microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics, Packt Publishing | Leave a comment

Building Dashboards with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and Excel 2013 by Mark Polino

Posted on 1st April 2013 by Ian Grieve

Following on relatively quickly from Leslie Vail’s new Microsoft Dynamics GP book, , available from Packt Publishing, comes Mark Polino with Building Dashboards with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and Excel 2013.

This book will teach you how to build a dashboard using Excel 2013 with information from Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013, how to make Excel a true business intelligence tool with charts, sparklines and slicers and show how to utilise PowerPivot’s full potential to create even more complex dashboards;

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