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Microsoft will discontinue the X++ based Web User Interface in Enterprise Portal effective with general availability of the next version of Microsoft Dynamics AX. Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 (current release), is the last that will include the X++ based Web User Interface. In future versions, the Enterprise Portal ASP.NET Web User Interface Framework will be the only one included.

Enterprise Portal X++ Web User Interface Framework, a development and runtime component of Enterprise Portal, is used for building and rendering the Web user interface.

Dynamics AX 2009 contains no dependencies on the Enterprise Portal X++ Web User Interface Framework, and future investment is focused on technologies built on the ASP.NET Framework-based Web User Interface. Enterprise Portal X++ Web User Interface Framework will not ship in future Microsoft Dynamics AX releases.

I found a useful link for getting into naming conventions for physical names in Dynamics GP. There is a good explanation how table and field names are created in the Dynamics GP original code and we should use the same rules for new ones. You can find the article on MSDN:

 Understanding How Microsoft Dynamics GP Works With Microsoft SQL Server Continued

Based on the success of the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Vendors Journal Snap In, developed by the Merit Solutions team and available as a free download, we are currently considering developing a Snap In for Microsoft Dynamics GP.

We received valuable feedback from Customers and Partners when we began the process of developing our Dynamics AX 2009 Snap In, and we are hoping to receive the same this time around!

What kind of Microsoft Dynamics GP Snap In do YOU want?

How can we enhance your work with Dynamics GP by seamlessly integrating it with other Microsoft Office products, like Word, Excel, and SharePoint?

Please use this as an open forum to discuss / debate ideas for a Microsoft Dynamics GP Snap In. Who knows, your idea may be the next Snap In we develop!

In Microsoft Dynamics GP, we are able to add shortcuts to the navigation pan manually.

We got the idea to improve our Merit Solutions’ Starting Project, which we use as a base for all other projects created in Dexterity, and to write code for automatically adding shortcuts of new windows to the navigation pane during the installation process. It is possible to be done using procedures from syScBarObj form. However, we came up to a problem.

When it is done manually, shortcuts are added the same moment we add them. When it is done by coding, we need to reset the Dynamics GP window and shortcuts will be shown then.

We could not find other solutions, so we agreed that the best way for resolving the problem is asking a client if they want to add shortcuts and warning them that Dynamics GP needs to be restarted before using them.