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FRx 6.7 Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Dynamics GP

FRx 6.7 Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Dynamics GP is now available.

Overview

FRx® 6.7 Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Dynamics GP is now available. This affects FRx 6.7 Desktop and Professional for Microsoft Dynamics GP only. Listed below are the situations that are resolved with FRx 6.7 Service Pack 2 along with installation instructions.

Please note FRx 6.7 Service Pack 2 also includes a download for HotFix R02670-2. This Hot Fix should be installed immediately after installing FRx 6.7 Service Pack 2. This Hot Fix should not be installed on any workstations that do not have FRx 6.7 Service Pack 2 installed. Hot Fix R02670-2 was designed specifically to correct the following Product Bugs and is all inclusive of Hot Fix R02670-1.

BUG 8663- Chaining two or more catalogs in a row with non-DDV output causes second non-DDV catalog to loop.

Bug 9335- When generating a report that uses account types, the report yields no data if a reporting tree is not used with the report.

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”.

Installation Notes

Please make a backup of the entire SYSDATA folder before applying the service pack

  1. Download and save the file FRxsp672013_gp.zip.
  2. 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.
  3. View the readme file included in the download.
  4. Double click on FRx6702013b.exe in the FRx code folder to begin the installation of the service pack.
  5. After reading the disclaimer on the first screen, click next.
  6. Select the appropriate FRx Product you wish to install the Service Pack on and click next.
  7. Locate the path to the FRx code on the c drive of the workstation and click next.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Click finish on the last screen. It is recommended that you reboot the workstation upon successful completion of the installation.
  11. Apply the service pack to all other workstations with FRx installed.

Hot Fix R02670-2 Installation

  1. Using Windows Explorer, browse to the directory that contains your FRx program files.
  2. Make a backup copy of the existing FRXA32.EXE file.
  3. Copy the new FRXA32.EXE file from the hotfix ZIP file to the FRx directory.
  4. If all FRx users run FRx from the same network location, the hotfix installation is complete. Otherwise, repeat steps 1-3 for all other FRx installations.

FRx WebView Printing (BCL Printer Driver) Installation

Note: The BCL Printer driver is now certified on Windows Server 2003. A new printer driver has been created for Windows Server 2003

  1. Install FRx 6.7 Service Pack 2 to the FRx WebView installation located on the IIS Server.
  2. 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.
  3. Open the BCL folder and find the MBS_eEnterprise_Release_Notes.PDF file. This file describes the BCL component and the BCLeasyPDFFullAuto.exe.
  4. Double-click on the executable, and it will quickly install the components needed for the printing functionality from FRx WebView.
  5. After this process is complete, you must reboot the server to complete the installation.

After Installing BCL easyPDF

  1. Go to Start | Settings | Printers and Faxes
  2. Click on the BCL easyPDF to open the BCL easyPDF window
  3. Go to File | Printing Preferences
  4. Click on the Folders tab
  5. Clear the Open Output File after conversion check box
  6. In the Default output folder section, click Specify
  7. Browse to the PDFTemp directory located in the FRx WebView installation directory.
  8. 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:

  1. 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.
  2. Right click on "Disallow installation of printers using kernel-mode
    drivers"
  3. Right Click and select Properties.
  4. Select the “Disabled” radio button then click OK.
  5. Close out of the Group Policy Object Editor Window and then
    REBOOT Windows Server 2003.
  6. Install the updated BCL easyPDF driver (version 3.10.016) located with this service pack.

For additional information, please see the following Microsoft knowledge base article:
282011 - Printer Driver Is Not Compatible If a Policy Is Enabled on Your Computer

Important Notice to Customers

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), 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.

Downloads

Download Description File type (size)
FRxsp672013_gp.zip Version: 6.7.2012 WinZip (30.5 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.

Support Information

For technical support questions, contact your partner or direct your questions to the Support for Business hub: https://serviceshub.microsoft.com/supportforbusiness/create