Word Templates- Documents Directly from GP

How to make documents available to directly from GP and how to customize those documents 1.How to enable functionality in GP 2.How to create messages 3.How to set up customers/vendors for 4.How to documents from GP 5.How to create and assign Word templates 6.How to modify Word templates

Why do I want to ? It’s easy It’s quick It’s fairly simple to modify a report

How to enable functionality in GP? We can only using Word Templates so the first step is to enable templates for the reports we wish to send. Go to: Administration > Reports > Template Configuration Click the checkbox at the bottom to ‘Enable Report Templates’ and use the checkboxes in the main part of the window to select default templates to enable You can certainly enable all templates. However, this means the default report type for that report will be the template version, not the standard version you currently use

We need to set up document options and enable for the documents we wish to send. Go to: Administration > Setup > Settings Click the checkbox to send documents as attachments and allow the desired file format you wish to use when sending reports by e- mail. I recommend allowing ‘PDF’ as most recipients will be able to open a pdf, whereas some may not have access to open a ‘DOCX’ file. How to enable functionality in GP?

For customer and vendor facing documents, we need to enable the available documents we wish to send via From the last window, select the option to enable for the ‘Sales Series’ or the ‘Purchasing Series’ Depending on the templates enabled, you will see documents available to enable for . Use the checkboxes to select which documents you wish to send. How to enable functionality in GP?

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How to Create Messages? We need to set up messages to accompany our reports for customers or vendors. Go to: Administration > Setup > Message Setup Enter a Message ID for your message, select the appropriate series (e.g. Sales, Purchasing), and choose the appropriate document type. Enter a subject and body for your message as desired. There are optional fields available to include, but not everything is available for every document type. If using fields, ensure you click the ‘Validate’ button to ensure the message is valid for use with the document type selected.

The message is not based strictly on the document type. You may choose which message to use for your individual customers/vendors. Currently, only text is supported in messages so you will likely want to include contact information in the message. Signature lines will not appear. How to Create Messages?

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How to Set Up Customers/Vendors for ? Before we even enable the customer/vendor for , we should probably assign an address to use. The key point to remember is that a customer or vendor may have multiple addresses. Depending on the document, you want to ensure you have the address associated with the proper address. I generally recommend drilling to the proper address from the customer/vendor card, then selecting the ‘Internet Addresses’ icon (looks like a globe). Enter the address(es) in the ‘To…’, ‘Cc…’, or ‘Bcc…’ fields. Use a semi-colon to separate multiple addresses, if necessary.

Once you’ve enabled the templates for , they should appear visible in the Customer Options or Vendor Options windows. From the customer or vendor card, simply click the ‘ ’ button to open these windows. Mark the checkbox next to the documents you wish to send via e- mail and select the desired Message ID you wish to use. You may also select the desired format based on the Company Settings marked as available. How to Set Up Customers/Vendors for ?

One of the new features with GP 2013 R2 is the ability to send documents to different addresses based on the document type. In the Customer Options window or the Vendor Options window, mark the radio button to enable ‘ Address based on Doc Type’. When this is marked you will see an ellipsis next to the document where you can specify a different address specific for that document. How to Set Up Customers/Vendors for ?

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We want to have our open before we send documents by e- mail. For most reports, we can send documents directly from the transaction entry window, but we can also documents out in batches. The option to send by is only available if the customer/vendor is enabled for the document type. How to Documents from GP?

In the transaction entry windows, you’re able to open the ‘ Detail Entry’ window by clicking the icon that resembles an open envelope with a pencil next to the customer/vendor ID field. It allows you to change the address of the recipient and the message that is being used for that document.

Print Remaining Documents is here…finally!! In previous versions when you had a batch with various customers/vendors and some were not enabled to receive the document by , you had to perform a workaround. This is the best feature of GP 2013 R2 for ing templates. It allows you to documents to customers/vendors who are enabled and print the remaining documents to send by mail. No more workarounds. How to Documents from GP?

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How to Create and Assign Word Templates? First, we need to determine what report we’re basing our template on and whether it’s an original report or a modified report. Why? To create and assign a template the system needs to know the name of the report and also whether the report is already modified. I recommend always basing the template on a modified version of the report for greater flexibility in the future. Why? Remember that our template uses Report Writer to access data. If we ever want to add a new calculated field, we need to create it first in Report Writer for it to be available in our template, thus it’s a modified report.

How to Create and Assign Word Templates? Second, we want to create a report based on an existing template and assign it to the desired companies or customers/vendors. We also want to specify which template is the default template to use for that company. Reports may be assigned to companies, customers/vendors, and classes.

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How to Modify Word Templates? When modifying your reports, save often and with different names When saving your report, always ensure you know the location being used and always ensure the ‘maintain compatibility’ checkbox is marked In Word options, show bookmarks (File > Options > Advanced > Show Bookmarks) because you don’t want to delete bookmarks In Word table layout, ‘View Gridlines’ to see all tables

How to Modify Word Templates? To add fields you will need to install Dynamics GP add-in for Microsoft Word, but if you’re merely altering the layout or format you can do so without the add-in When adding a field, it needs to be in the same section as it appears in the Report Writer version of the report (standard report) otherwise it will return no data When you have a field that appears large enough in Word but the data is cutting off, it’s because the field is not wide enough in the Report Writer version of the report. Simply widen the field in Report Writer and the data will appear

How to Modify Word Templates? You can only have one field in any cell of a table in the Word Template so you may need to get creative with your field in Report Writer When you’re finished with modifications, you need to import the modified template in to GP If the naming convention has changed, you’ll need to assign the imported template as the default for testing

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How to reports from GP (non-default templates) Although I showed customer and vendor facing templates, these are not the only reports you can send by In GP 2013 R2 you can now any report

How to reports from GP (non-default templates) Source: dynamics-gp-2013-r2-feature-of-the-day- -or-print-any-report-inword.aspxhttps://community.dynamics.com/gp/b/gpteamblog/archive/2014/06/09/microsoft- dynamics-gp-2013-r2-feature-of-the-day- -or-print-any-report-inword.aspx

How to reports from GP (non-default templates) To use the Word Template Generator tool, simply print any report in GP as a file in xml format Drag the file and drop it on the Word Template Generator executable file and the Word template will automatically be created in the same folder The Word template may then be imported to GP in the same fashion as mentioned earlier (Report Template Maintenance window) and will then be available for sending via in docx format

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