Extender (formerly Microsoft Dynamics GP Extender) provides all the core functionality of adding fields, windows, detail windows, forms, detail forms and menus to Dynamics GP. If your goal is to simply capture additional data and report on it – then Extender is the answer.
Extender Enterprise is the tool for companies who need to not only capture additional data – but to be clever with how it’s captured and what is done with the data. The main functionality that remains exclusively within Extender Enterprise is the Extender logic layer. The layer logic involves the ability to embed code in, behind, and around the screens you build with regular Extender functionality.
The two are almost identical in their base functionality. The biggest difference is logic, which is all about making the screens you build “do something.” Examples:
| • | Grey out parts of a screen |
| • | Auto-calculate and set values as you move around |
| • | Default fields |
| • | Restrict drop downs and look-ups |
| • | Open another GP screen when you hit a button and default values |
| • | Link from a form to a detail form, and from there to a linked form |
This logic can be added to Extender Windows and Extender Forms, as well as Microsoft Dynamics GP Forms. Using the Microsoft Dynamics GP logic is an alternative to using VBA. Examples:
Feature |
Extra functionality available with Extender Enterprise |
Navigation Lists |
Ability to create Navigation Lists to query the Extender specific data |
Open Extender Form |
Open Extender forms from another Extender form and set default values |
Open Dynamics GP Form |
Open Microsoft Dynamics GP forms from an Extender form and set default values |
Open Application |
Open an application from an Extender window or form. |
SQL Scripting |
Use SQL Scripting to run scripts as you navigate around Windows and Forms. |
Dynamics GP Scripting |
Write Dexterity code to add logic to any Extender Window or Form as well as any Microsoft Dynamics GP form. |
Dynamics GP Transactions |
Create Dynamics GP Transactions based on the data in Extender Forms |