Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 R1: Monkeying About With The Web Client

Microsoft Dynamics GPWith the web client installed and configured, it is now time to log in for the first time. With previous versions of the web client, this meant installing SilverLight, but the new web client is HTML5 based.

When you navigate to the GP app on the web server there is no apparent difference between the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 web client and the previous version; in both cases you need to login using your Domain Account:

Web Client Login

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Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 R1: Install Web Components Help

Microsoft Dynamics GPThe second of the wizards which pops up after the web client has been installed is the Web Components Help.

On the Welcome step click on Install to begin the installation:

Microsoft Dynamics Web Components Help: Welcome

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Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 R1: Web Client Configuration

Microsoft Dynamics GPOnce the installation of the web client is complete, two wizards will be started. The first of these is the Microsoft Dynamics GP Web Components Configuration Wizard.

On the Welcome step click on Next:

Microsoft Dynamics GP Web Components Configuration Wizard: Welcome

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Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 R1: Installing the Web Client

Microsoft Dynamics GPIn this post, we’re going to cover the installation of the Microsoft Dynamics GP Web Client as a single-machine deployment.

To install the web client, launch the setup utility from the downloaded installation media. Under Additional Products click on Web Client:

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 setup utility

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Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 R1: Install the Web Client Runtime

Microsoft Dynamics GPTypically for a production environment, an installation of the web client would be done as a scale-out deployment whereby the different components are installed on different servers.

As I am working on a small number of servers in my demo environment (a Domain Controller, a SQL Server and a Web Client Server) I will be doing a single-machine deployment with the sessions central and session host services on a single machine.

To do this I have the Microsoft Dynamics GP desktop client installed on the Web Client: this is the only machine with a client installed.

To do this, I need to add the Web Client Runtime feature to the installation of the desktop client. To do this open the Programs and Features applet in Control Panel, select Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 and click the Change button:.

Programs and Features

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Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 R1: Install The OData Service

Microsoft Dynamics GPOne of the new features introduced in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 R1 was an OData service which provides a new way to report off Microsoft Dynamics GP. Before OData can be used, the service ust be installed from the Dynamics GP installation media.

Load the setup utility from the installation media and, under Additional Products, click on :

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 setup utility

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Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 R1: Use Microsoft Dynamics GP PowerShell To Create A Company

Microsoft Dynamics GPMicrosoft Dynamics GP PowerShell has a number of cmdlets which can be used to administer Microsoft Dynamics GP. Before you can use them GP PowerShell needs to be installed.

The following command can be used to return all available cmdlets for Dynamics GP PowerShell:

Get-Command -module GP2016

The following example shows how GP PowerShell can be used to create a new company:

Administrator: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 PowerShell
Add-CompanyDatabase -GPClientDirectory "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics\GP2016" -SqlAdmin "sa" -SqlAdminPassword "password" -SqlServerName "2016R1-SQL\GP" -CompanyName "azurecurve Publishing" -CompanyDbName "A16R1"-SqlMdfFilePath "C:\SQL Server\Data\" -SqlMdfFileName "GPSA16R1Dat.mdf" -SqlLdfFilePath "C:\SQL Server\Data\" -SqlLdfFileName "GPSA16R1Dat.ldf"

The supplied parameters and their values are:

  • -GPClientDirectory “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics\GP2016”
  • -SqlAdmin “sa”
  • -SqlAdminPassword “password”
  • -SqlServerName “2016R1-SQL\GP”
  • -CompanyName “azurecurve Publishing”
  • -CompanyDbName “A16R1”
  • -SqlMdfFilePath “C:\SQLServer\Data\”
  • -SqlMdfFileName “GPSA16R1Dat.mdf”
  • -SqlLdfFilePath “C:\SQLServer\Data\”
  • -SqlLdfFileName “GPSA16R1Dat.ldf”

You would replace the text between the quotation marks with the values you want to use to create the company.

Enter the cmdlet and parameters into GP PowerShell and hit return and the cmdlet will launch GP Utilities and create the new company; if you have any missing parameters or errors the launch will fail (usually with a less than helpful message).

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Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 R1: Install Microsoft Dynamics GP PowerShell

Microsoft Dynamics GPMicrosoft Dynamics GP 2015 RTM introduced PowerShell which can be used for a number of administrative purposes. To use the supplied cmdlets, Microsoft Dynamics GP PowerShell needs to be installed from the downloaded media.

Once you have the media downloaded, run the setup utility and, under Additional Tools, select GP PowerShell:

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 setup utility

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Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 R1: Installing the Companion Application Services

Microsoft Dynamics GPMicrosoft Dynamics GP supports the use of cross-platform companion applications (such as the Business Analyzer app).

Run the Microsoft Dynamics GP setup utility and, under Additional Tools select Companion Application Services:

Microsoft Dynamics GP Setup Utility

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Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 R1: Web Services Verification

Microsoft Dynamics GPOnce the Web Services have been installed and configured, it is recommend that they be verified to ensure everything is working as it should. There are four items which need to be checked.

The first check, is to make sure that the Windows service is running; check this by opening the Services Control Panel applet (easiest to do by hitting Win+R and typing services.msc; scroll down and find Microsoft Dynamics GP Service Host. Ensure it is running and set to Automatic:

Services

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