1. Summit Nashville 2017 4/3/2019 1:48 AM
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2. Integration using only SQL Code
Summit Nashville 2017
4/3/2019 1:48 AM
Integration using only SQL Code
John Lowther
Cloud Applications Administrator
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3. General layout for this session.
Summit Nashville 2017
4/3/2019 1:48 AM
General layout for this session.
A little information about me.
A little information about you.
Information about this session.
Agenda
Q&A
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4. John Lowther Summit Nashville 2017 4/3/2019 1:48 AM
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5. John Lowther Cloud Applications Administrator – Njevity, Inc.
Summit Nashville 2017
4/3/2019 1:48 AM
John Lowther
Cloud Applications Administrator – Njevity, Inc.
Microsoft Business Solutions MVP & GPUG All Star
Member of the Association of Dynamics Professionals
Chairman on the GP Installation and Configuration Exam Committee
GPUG Member – Serving on the Planning and Programming Committees
Member of the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS)
Dynamics Credentialed Professional
Blogs: Microsoft Dynamics GP DBA | Microsoft Dynamics GP Administrator
Working with Dynamics GP over 10 years, Database Administrator (DBA) over 15, Developer over 20
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6. Who are all you people anyway?
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4/3/2019 1:48 AM
Who are all you people anyway?
How many GP users are here?
How many partners are here?
Any none GP people here?
How many IT people are here?
Any none IT people here?
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7. Description
Learn the tips & tricks to integrate information in and out of Microsoft Dynamics GP using just T-SQL code.

8. Objectives
Learn the rules and requirements to use SQL Code to get data into and out of GP.
Discover a method to find out what tables to write to and which tables you should never write to.
Learn how to know that your integration is actually right.

9. Disclaimers If there is another way to integrate data into GP
USE IT!
If you are not willing to have a Development Environment, a Test Environment, in addition to your Production Environment.
Do not do this!

10. Disclaimers You must be willing to use Profiler.
You must be willing to use Check Links.
Realize Check Links is your friend!

11. Disclaimers If you are expecting me to give you code
NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!
If you just have to see a Profiler running.
If you just have to see a GL Transaction.

12. Knowledge of Microsoft T-SQL,
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Microsoft T-SQL,
Stored Procedures,
Triggers,
Setting up SQL Jobs,
SQL Server Profiler,
Data Warehousing

13. Agenda Other “Things” ? Method to determine which tables and fields
Why just T-SQL?
How to approach the concept
Things you need before you get started
Method to determine which tables and fields
Resources
When all else fails

14. Agenda Getting Data out of GP Getting Data into GP Questions & Answers
Types of Data Entry
“The" Process
Questions & Answers

15. Other “Things” ?
Why just T-SQL?
There is not an Add-On Product for what you want to do.
Maybe there is BUT your company does not have it.
Maybe you just dream T_SQL and want to 
It is faster execution time because it is straight to the database there is no abstraction layer to go through like all the other solutions.

16. Other “Things” ?
Why NOT?
It is the fastest way to DESTROY Microsoft Dynamics GP that I can think off including deleting the databases with no backups.

17. Other “Things” ? How to approach the concept
Rephrased: Know when to say NO!
Consider everything you are doing as automating a manual process.
Therefore, if you do not have a manual process you cannot automate it.
If you cannot do something via the Interface – DO NOT DO IT IN SQL!
Examples:
Delete Master Pay codes that have been assigned to Employees
Change an entry in any of the modules after they have been posted

18. Other “Things” ? Time! Take lots of Notes: TEST SYSTEM!
Things you need before you get started
Time!
Take lots of Notes:
Lots of Paper, Colored Pens, White Board, Dry Erase Markers
TEST SYSTEM!
LOTS OF TESTING!
Know how to do what ever it is you are going to automate MANUALLY

19. Which tables and fields
Method to determine which tables and fields
Resources
Information flow and posting and other books
Various Blogs
SDK (The last time I checked)
When all else fails
MICROSOFT SQL SERVER PROFILER
NOTE:
Never write to a WORK TABLE!
Never write to a Summary Table!

20. Getting Data out of GP Smart List Views
Connection Strings of Excel Refreshable Reorts
Connection Strings of SQL Reporting Services Reports
Write to Warehouse Tables
Write to CSV Files

21. Getting Data into GP
Realize there are two types of data entry!
Single record entry/change only. Example Employee Last Name
Batch Record entry.
In Batch Record entry you are creating a batch/group of records that Microsoft Dynamics GP will later process in some manor.
Write only to the Batch entry tables just like the interface!
NOTE: Never write to a WORK TABLE!
NOTE: Never write to a Summary Table!

22. Getting Data into GP The Process Setup SQL Profiler
Setup your Dynamics GP Starting Point
Start SQL Profiler
Run your manual process
Stop Profiler
STUDY THE RESULTS!

23. Getting Data into GP
Check out all the Stored Procedures in the Results
If you can use a GP Stored Procedure then do so.
If not get ready for maintenance as new versions come out.
But keep in mind that you are looking for SPEED!
Sometimes you may just want to do things backwards
Example: Code Time 
Then TEST, TEST, TEST, TEST, TEST

24. SQL CODE AHEAD
Time to take a sneak peak at some code!

25. When are you Done?
When are you really done, until the next update, SP?
When you can manually create some records and import some records, then go into the database and can not tell which records came from where.

26. John Lowther Cloud Applications Administrator – Njevity, Inc.
Summit Nashville 2017
4/3/2019 1:48 AM
John Lowther
Cloud Applications Administrator – Njevity, Inc.
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