One of the major changes to the Microsoft Dynamics GP user interface occurred with the release of version 10.0. This change was from the MDI (Multiple Document Interface) to the SDI (Single Document Interface). 

Version 9.0 had a single application window in which multiple child (document) windows could be opened. This single application window would show as a single entry in the Windows Start Bar.

Version 10.0 has a main application window, however now all the child windows open as independent windows which show on the Windows Start Bar. Each single window (document) has its own interface.

Here is a explanation of SDI and MDI from an MSDN article:

SDI applications allow only one open document frame window at a time. MDI applications…

A couple of updates for “Where’s that GP Window” and a challenge for you.

Updates :

1. The page now has Sorting options – By Module, Relevance and Window Name

2. You will now…

Not one to rest on his laurels, Jivtesh has added a new feature to his already amazing GPWindow.com site.  Have a look at the Where's that GP Window? link to see what new shiny toy Jivtesh has given us.

We now have the ability to type in a window's…

I saw a newsgroup posting today asking this common question. You might ask "Master records like Customers and Vendors let me discard changes, so why not transactions?"

There is no discard/undo/cancel changes functionality on most (if not all) transactions within Microsoft Dynamics GP.  Why is it so?

Well, there is a simple technical reason for this.... Referential Integrity of the Data.

Master record usually only involve a single table and the data in one table does not have a direct effect on data in other tables. When you make change in the master record, it is not automatically updating other tables.  This means that discarding changes is simple as there are no other tables involved. You might note that some fields cannot be changed or that the record cannot be deleted if it has been…

Enhanced Navigation to External Reports

BI Tools: SQL Server Reporting Services and Microsoft Office Excel Reports

Why this feature is cool!

Provides navigation enhancements for SQL Server Reporting Services and Microsoft…

I want to highlight a new feature on GPWindow.com. Jivtesh has provided the ability to…

Another good tip by Frank, he did post explanations about the internet information button and form and…

A number of years ago when I was working closely with the Great Plains development team in Fargo, I heard that everyone on the team had been given a book to read.  This book would help the team understand why it is important to work with designers when creating software, especially the user interface.

That book was Alan Cooper's The Inmates Are Running The…

Mark posted explanation about the "Transactions" button on all batches setup forms, you must read this post as Mark made the post very much…

Janakiram M.P. has posted few tips about Clustering and Microsoft Dynamics GP, check his post below:

http://janakirammp.blo…

Guys,

When GP 10.0 was released, it brought to us a major change that some users found great while others found it driving them crazy, it was the independent forms opening, so each form of GP forms opens independently and out side the application, I.e. no MDI form exist to have all forms…

MSDynamicsWorld looks at  Microsoft’s Mike Ehrenberg latest post on the Dynamics…

Registration Navigation Panes

Module: System

Why this feature is cool!

· Customers who purchase the Business Essentials or Advanced Management packages of Microsoft Dynamics GP receive the install to multiple modules. In prior…