Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Temporarily Disable a Product in GP

From time to time I want to disable some functionality in GP in order to make a demo more streamlined (e.g. disable Analytical Accounting) or to test some functionality without a specific product in the system. 

For example, I was recently testing the Inventory Control module to find out how it handles changes in standard costs.  I wanted to disable the Manufacturing module so I could get just the Inventory Control module functionality working in my system.

It’s easy to do.  To temporarily disable a product, navigate to:  Tools  >>  Customize  >>  Customization Status.  This brings up the Customization Status screen.

Select the product you wish to disable, and click the Disable button.  This will disable the associated functionality until you re-launch GP

CustomizationStatus

If you want to disable the product for a longer period of use, check out KnowledgeBase article # 872087

2 Comments:

At January 6, 2010 11:31 AM , Blogger David Musgrave [MSFT] said...

Hi Steve

If you want to take this further, look at the Dictionary Control window in the Support Debugging Tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP.

http://blogs.msdn.com/developingfordynamicsgp/archive/2008/07/30/support-debugging-tool-for-microsoft-dynamics-gp.aspx

The Dictionary Control window can remember when a dictionary's triggers are disabled even when the application is restarted. It can also disable alternate windows without having to adjust security settings. This is a great troubleshooting tool.

David.

 
At January 6, 2010 12:09 PM , Blogger Steve Chapman said...

David,

Thank you. That's a great idea. I didn't know that functionality existed in the Support Debugging Tool.

Steve

 

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