Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 R2: Install GP PowerShell

Microsoft Dynamics GPMicrosoft Dynamics GP 2015 R2 was released at the end of May. As I mentioned at the time, I was away from home for work and rather busy otherwise so this series of posts has been somewhat delayed.

However, I am now getting my hands on GP 2015 R2 and thought I would do my usual set of posts on the installation of the various components and also the usage of the new functionality. This is going to be quite a long series of posts, so keep checking back regularly.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 RTM saw the introduction of GP PowerShell which allows PowerShell to be used to automate certain tasks. Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 R2 saw the introduction of additional GP PowerShell cmdlets.

To install GP PowerShell, open the setup utility and, under Additional Products, click GP PowerShell:

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 setup utility

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Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 R2: Set Up Drill Down

Microsoft Dynamics GPMicrosoft Dynamics GP 2015 R2 was released at the end of May. As I mentioned at the time, I was away from home for work and rather busy otherwise so this series of posts has been somewhat delayed.

However, I am now getting my hands on GP 2015 R2 and thought I would do my usual set of posts on the installation of the various components and also the usage of the new functionality. This is going to be quite a long series of posts, so keep checking back regularly.

After installing the Trusted Configuration, you can then set up drill down to allow drill downs to more detailed information. Do this by clicking of the yellow triangle and black exclamation mark icon in the bottom right:

Set Up Drill Down

Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 R2: Install Web Client Trusted Application

Microsoft Dynamics GPMicrosoft Dynamics GP 2015 R2 was released at the end of May. As I mentioned at the time, I was away from home for work and rather busy otherwise so this series of posts has been somewhat delayed.

However, I am now getting my hands on GP 2015 R2 and thought I would do my usual set of posts on the installation of the various components and also the usage of the new functionality. This is going to be quite a long series of posts, so keep checking back regularly.

To get the most out of the Microsoft Dynamics GP web client, there are a couple of add-ons which need to be deployed. The first of these is the Trusted Application; this is what allows the web client to interact with Excel or Word.

To install the Trusted Application click the small globe icon next to the blue question mark icon in the bottom right corner of the browser window and then click on Install Trusted Application:

Install Trusted Application

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Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 R2: Web Client First Run

Microsoft Dynamics GPMicrosoft Dynamics GP 2015 R2 was released at the end of May. As I mentioned at the time, I was away from home for work and rather busy otherwise so this series of posts has been somewhat delayed.

However, I am now getting my hands on GP 2015 R2 and thought I would do my usual set of posts on the installation of the various components and also the usage of the new functionality. This is going to be quite a long series of posts, so keep checking back regularly.

The eighth post, overs the first run of the web client. In this case I am logging into the web client on the server it is installed onto, but on a live system you would need to repeat these steps on each client machine.

Launch your choice of Silverlight-enabled web browser, I am using Internet Explorer, and enter the path of the web client, which will be something like http://2015r2.2015r2.azurecurve.localdomain/GP.

Enter your Windows Domain User Name and Password:

IE: GP Web Client Login

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Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 R2: Install the GP Web Resource Cache

Microsoft Dynamics GPMicrosoft Dynamics GP 2015 R2 was released at the end of May. As I mentioned at the time, I was away from home for work and rather busy otherwise so this series of posts has been somewhat delayed.

However, I am now getting my hands on GP 2015 R2 and thought I would do my usual set of posts on the installation of the various components and also the usage of the new functionality. This is going to be quite a long series of posts, so keep checking back regularly.

In this seventh post, I am going to install the GP Web Resource Cache which is used to improve the performance of the web client by using caching.

To install the GP Web Resource Cache start the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 setup utility by launching the setup.exe in the downloaded installation media; under Additional Products click on GP Web Resource Cache:

GP Web Resource Cache

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Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 R2: Web Client Install (Single Machine Deployment)

Microsoft Dynamics GPMicrosoft Dynamics GP 2015 R2 was released at the end of May. As I mentioned at the time, I was away from home for work and rather busy otherwise so this series of posts has been somewhat delayed.

However, I am now getting my hands on GP 2015 R2 and thought I would do my usual set of posts on the installation of the various components and also the usage of the new functionality. This is going to be quite a long series of posts, so keep checking back regularly.

The sixth post covers a single machine deployment of the Web Client for Microsoft Dynamics GP. To install the Web Client run the setup.exe from the installation media and, under Additional Products select Web Client:

Microsoft Dynamics GP Web Components: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015

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Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 R2: Client First Run

Microsoft Dynamics GPMicrosoft Dynamics GP 2015 R2 was released at the end of May. As I mentioned at the time, I was away from home for work and rather busy otherwise so this series of posts has been somewhat delayed.

However, I am now getting my hands on GP 2015 R2 and thought I would do my usual set of posts on the installation of the various components and also the usage of the new functionality. This is going to be quite a long series of posts, so keep checking back regularly.

In the fifth post, we’re going to run the client for the first time. To do this, launch Microsoft Dynamics GP using the GP shortcut on the Home screen:

Log is using the sa or DYNSA account:

Welcome to Microsoft Dynamics GP

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Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 R2: Create A New Company

Microsoft Dynamics GPMicrosoft Dynamics GP 2015 R2 was released at the end of May. As I mentioned at the time, I was away from home for work and rather busy otherwise so this series of posts has been somewhat delayed.

However, I am now getting my hands on GP 2015 R2 and thought I would do my usual set of posts on the installation of the various components and also the usage of the new functionality. This is going to be quite a long series of posts, so keep checking back regularly.

In this fourth post, I’m going to cover the creation of a new company; in this case I am going to create a company for Perfect Image Ltd. To create a new company, launch GP Utilities from the Home screen by right clicking and doing Run as Administrator. Log in using the sa or DYNSA account:

Welcome to Microsoft Dynamics GP Utilities

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Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 R2: Deploy The Sample Company

Microsoft Dynamics GPMicrosoft Dynamics GP 2015 R2 was released at the end of May. As I mentioned at the time, I was away from home for work and rather busy otherwise so this series of posts has been somewhat delayed.

However, I am now getting my hands on GP 2015 R2 and thought I would do my usual set of posts on the installation of the various components and also the usage of the new functionality. This is going to be quite a long series of posts, so keep checking back regularly.

The third post, covers the deployment of the Fabrikam, Inc. sample company. Launch GP Utilities from the Home screen by right clicking and doing Run as Administrator. Log in using the sa or DYNSA account:

Welcome to Microsoft Dynamics GP Utilities

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