Tuesday, May 3, 2011

The Support Debugging Tool for Dynamics GP

The Support Debugging Tool is a Dexterity application that contains a collection of utilities and tools to make supporting, developing and debugging Dynamics GP easier and faster.

There are two modes of operation: Standard Mode and Advanced Mode. Advanced Mode features requires system admin or database owner priviledges and require expertise in Dexterity and/or SQL Server admin.

Here are just a few of the features:

  • Manual Logging Mode - Manually turn on SQL Logging and Dexterity Logging and Profiling
  • Individual Logging Control - Individually control SQL Logging and Dexterity Logging and Profiling
  • Security Profiler - Monitor all security check activity
  • Automatic Debugging Mode - Automatically starts logging and watches for specified events
  • Security Information - Display Security settings for specific resources for a user and company

Examples of use:
  • It can help you identify the specific series of events which lead up to an issue or bug in the code occuring.
  • It can be used to find details about dictionary resources.
  • It can be used to enable and disable thrid party products or change the order of the products in the launch file.
  • It can be used to send email to the system admin, even on systems without a locally installed Outlook client.
  • It can be used to identify resources (forms, reports and tables) causing security access issues.

The Support Debugging Tool itself is available at no cost but ONLY via partner. Please contact your Collins Computing managing consultant to get this tool.