FRx 6.7 Service Pack 10 for Microsoft Dynamics GP is now available.
(One must apply SP9 first then go to SP10)
If looking to setup FRx with Windows Authenitication one must apply the
SP10 Critical Add-In in the download section to the right.
Overview
FRx® 6.7 Service Pack 10 for Microsoft Dynamics GP is now available.
This affects FRx 6.7 Professional for Microsoft Dynamics GP only. Listed
below are the situations that are resolved with FRx 6.7 Service Pack 10
along with installation instructions.
BUGS FOUND SINCE SERVICE PACK 10 WAS RELEASED (more than 1
occurrence)
Bug # - Description
202978 - No amounts generated for translated YTD column when you use
CCAVG with account categories.
196839 - Error when you generate a chain of reports to Formatted Excel
in SP 10 using Windows Server 2003: "Error 988672 Access denied because
another caller has the file open and locked".
212217 - Column layout does not use special format mask of percentage
from column when CS print control is used in the row format.
168382 - CCHIST calculates incorrectly when an Account Type is used.
168349 - DirectLink error running a Forecaster 7.0 report with more that
1498 rows.
242257 - 8900: DirectLink error has occurred during the
GetNextLedgerAcct procedure for Dynamics AX when using Exception
Reports.
293825 - CS Rows do not display amount correctly when using alpha
characters in place of the $ within the International Format Amount with
Currency Symbol.
251637 - Only the user that installed FRx SP10 can Print or Print
Preview Report Books from Report Manager.
205411 - Tree units display in the reverse order when you drill down
from a summary level.
217064 - Error 438 message will appear for Report Server when using
Forecaster columns.
190180 - DirectLink ignores department when department and account
numbers are the same.
194596 - Transaction Detail Code information not appearing for all child
units except the last unit after exporting to a Formatted Excel file.
301059 - You receive an Error# 9060 Invalid userID/password when
printing a report to PDF from a Windows Authentication user in
WebPort.
242704 - Windows Auth FRx Security Users are not added to New Groups in
Web Admin when synced from FRx.
239621 - Webport Drilldown data shows incorrect transaction dates.
194608 - When logging on with Windows authentication in Microsoft FRx
6.7 the message "The Windows user account could not be verified because
FRxInterop.dll does not exist or is outdated." is displayed (Corrected
with the SP10 Critical Add-In download)
System Requirements
Application Server Requirements
Internet Information Services (IIS) is not required software on the
Application Server.
Web Server Requirements
Microsoft Java Virtual Machine (MSJVM) is required on the Web server
where WebPort will be installed.
Mail Services (Outlook or any MAPI compliant email software) is not
required on the Web server.
Office (productivity component) is not required software on the Web
server.
OLAP Analysis is not performed on the Web server and so neither SQL
Server™ 2000 Analysis Services Client nor SQL Server™ OLAP Services
Client are required.
FRx Web Server functionality requirements
Specific to Windows 2000 Servers.
Add the local EVERYONE user to the root web directory and make sure ALL
objects under it “Inherit From Parent Object”.
*Please make a backup of the entire SYSDATA folder before applying
the service pack*
Download and save the file FRxsp6710343_gp.zip.
Click on the file and extract the contents of it to the FRx code
folder on the c drive of each workstation with FRx installed.
View the Release Notes .PDF file included in the download.
Double click on FRx6710343p.exe in the FRx code folder to begin the
installation of the service pack.
After reading the disclaimer on the first screen, click next.
Select the appropriate FRx Product you wish to install the Service
Pack on and click next.
Locate the path to the FRx code on the c drive of the workstation
and click next.
You will now be ready to install the service pack. It is recommended
you verify all other applications are closed at this point in time
to ensure proper installation of the Service Pack. From there, click
next.
The service pack will begin to install. Please note, you will see a
dos window open and all of your FRx *.dll files will be registered
during the install of the Service Pack.
Click finish on the last screen. It is recommended that you
reboot the workstation upon successful completion of the
installation.
Apply the service pack to all other workstations with FRx installed.
Note: The BCL Printer driver is now certified on Windows Server 2003. A
new printer driver has been created for Windows Server 2003
Install FRx 6.7 Service Pack 2 or higher to the FRx WebView
installation located on the IIS Server.
In Windows Explorer, browse to the FRx WebView installation folder
on the IIS server and locate the BCL folder that was installed with
the Service Pack.
Open the BCL folder and find the BCLeasyPDFFullAuto.exe.
Double-click on the executable, and it will quickly install the
components needed for the printing functionality from FRx WebView.
After this process is complete, you must reboot the server to
complete the installation.
After Installing BCL easyPDF
Go to Start | Settings | Printers and Faxes
Click on the BCL easyPDF to open the BCL easyPDF window
Go to File | Printing Preferences
Click on the Folders tab
Clear the Open Output File after conversion check box
In the Default output folder section, click Specify
Browse to the PDFTemp directory located in the FRx WebView
installation directory.
Click Apply, and then click OK.
FRx WebView Printing: Installing BCL easyPDF on Windows Server 2003
The BCL easyPDF setup is easy to understand and complete. However, if
you are installing BCL easyPDF on Windows Server 2003, you must follow
these steps prior to installing the easyPDF in order to get the driver
installed for web printing:
Go to Start | Run and type "gpedit.msc" to bring up the Group
Policy
Object Editor Window.
a. Select the Local Computer Policy\Computer
Configuration\Administrative Templates\Printers folder.
Right click on "Disallow installation of printers using kernel-mode
drivers"
Right Click and select Properties.
Select the “Disabled” radio button then click OK.
Close out of the Group Policy Object Editor Window and then
REBOOT Windows Server 2003.
Install the updated BCL easyPDF driver (version 3.10.016) located
with this service pack.
We recommend that you contact your Microsoft Dynamics Partner before
installing service packs or hot fixes. It is important to verify that
your environment is compatible with the service pack(s), (es), or
download(s) being installed. A service pack, hotfix, or download may
cause interoperability issues with customizations, and third-party
products that work with your Microsoft Dynamics solution.
If using FRx 6.7 Analytical Accounting add-in please download the following SP10 install
Winzip (91.9 MB)
We recommend that you contact your Microsoft Dynamics Partner before
installing service packs or hotfixes. It is important to verify that
your environment is compatible with the service pack(s), hotfix(es), or
download(s) being installed. A service pack, hotfix, or download may
cause interoperability issues with customizations, and third-party
products that work with your Microsoft Dynamics solution.