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The new DIT Grangegorman Campus re-imagines Dublin’s north inner city.

Dublin Institute of Technology’s formidable new Grangegorman Campus will soon accommodate as many as 20,000 students. Thanks to meticulous planning and a comprehensive vision of what the whole area will become, this dramatic swelling of Grangegorman’s population is being anticipated with something resembling excitement.

DIT, now a constituent college of the multi-campus university TU Dublin, has a long history in the city, dating back some 125 years. But the Grangegorman site has played an important role in Dubliners’ lives for even longer, particularly when it came to state institutions. It has played home to a workhouse, prison and psychiatric facility, and as such was walled-off from the local community, and the world at large.

For the new DIT campus, the site has been radically re-imagined and fully reintegrated; initial responses have been massively positive. Indeed the Grangegorman Development Agency received the Royal Planning Institute’s President’s Award for its work on the project, with the RPI commending the project as being “an exemplar of quality master planning and attention to detail”. Coming in for particular praise was the fact that the planning will directly serve different socio-economic groups, with good public transport connections and high quality heritage conservation.

The first students arrived back in 2014 when their programmes were transferred from previous DIT locations at Mountjoy Square, Portland Row and Temple Bar. In September 2020 programmes currently operating in the Cathal Brugha Street Campus, the Kevin Street Campus and part of the Rathmines Campus will be transferred to two new structures known as the Central and East Quads. At this stage, the number of students and staff on the Grangegorman campus will rise to around 10k+ . What’s most apparent already is the diverse and multicultural nature of the student body, in tune with the surrounding area’s constantly evolving pan-global community.

Welcome to DIT Grangegorman

A short introduction to DIT Grangegorman for new students

The successful assimilation of this particular population explosion into what is (or at least was) a relatively quiet corner of north inner city Dublin is at the heart of what the Grangegorman Development Agency hopes to achieve. It’s in the process of creating a new go-to destination, the Grangegorman Urban Quarter, an area anchored in education but focussed on health and community, with TU Dublin, the HSE plus local residents and business owners actively directing its future. If nearby Stoneybatter can be reborn as the chicest corner of the city, while retaining its unique flavour, then Grangegorman is more than ready to make the leap.

One good example of the project’s dedication to inclusivity and connectivity is the new pedestrian walkway for students, linking up the campus and the nearby Prussia Street Shopping Centre. The campus is open to the public and the playground inside the gate at Fingal Place is now a favourite destination for local children.

Although this is still a work in progress, what’s already in place is an exciting indication of things to come. The Phoenix Care Centre, a state of the art mental health facility, was the first building to open on the campus in 2013. The Greenway Hub, home to DIT Hothouse, which supports startups, and to the Environmental Sustainability and Health Institute, is up and running, as is an Educate Together primary school and a new HSE Primary Care Centre. Watch this space.

Claire is a Dublin-based journalist who contributes to a wide range of publications including The Irish Independent and Image magazine. She occasionally reviews restaurants, and loves a good crime novel.

CONNECT: Dublin’s Research Renaissance

What CONNECT does has the potential to impact on all of us. As well as the intellectual and academic importance of the research done here, its practical application is just as relevant. According to CONNECT's Andrew O’Connell, there is a strong culture here of commercialising the research, taking it from the lab and turning it into a commercially viable product or service.

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Silver Surfers Get Started

Let's be honest; the internet can be mildly intimidating (if not positively terrifying) at the best of times. What to do, then, if you're of a generation unacquainted with the World Wide Web? Recent statistics suggest that just over 50% of people aged over 60 in Ireland have never used the internet. The problem, ultimately, is that seniors can feel a type of 'digital isolation'. The solution may lie in good old-fashioned human interaction: people together, in a room, exchanging knowledge. Call it a digital dig out.

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Meet a Dubliner – Niamh Scanlon, Coder

I’m 13 years old, and I’m into coding. I went to my first coding club in Coder Dojo when I was 9, my Mum heard about it from someone and said that I should just give it a go, and from the first day I just loved the fact that you could create anything from coding. Coder Dojo runs classes that teach young people how to code for free, there are always mentors there to help you if you get stuck with anything. I think that they’re great, they have gotten a lot of young people into coding, and into tech. If you’re really creative, and you have a passion for it, then you’ll get good at coding. I lik

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20th September 2018

Dear Ms Greene

Urgent Royal Mail service failure, SE22 postcode area

I am writing to you on behalf of thousands of my constituents living in the SE22 postcode area who are suffering as a consequence Of serious service failures by Royal Mail.

As you will be aware, in the face of fierce opposition from the local community, you recently closed the SE22 delivery office on Silvester Road, requiring customers from SE22 to travel to Highshore Road in Peckham in order to collect parcels and registered post. SE22 deliveries are also now being made from Highshore Road. The closure has resulted in serious service failures for SE22 customers, including very long queues at Highshore Road, with some customers having to wait as long as an hour - and many giving up on the attempt; and staff shortages resulting in the Highshore Road office failing to open on time. In addition, my constituents across the SE22 postcode area are reporting that deliveries have become erratic and infrequent and. Have received reports that local managers have told commercial customers that delivery delays are a result of staff shortages.

Concerns about the impact that closing the SE22 delivery office would have on Royal Mail services were raised with you on many occasions prior to the closure, including repeated calls for Royal Mail to establish a replacement collection facility in the SE22 area. These calls were ignored, and it appears that your organisation has utterly filed to put in place arrangements to ensure the continuation of reliable high-quality service for SE22 customers following the closure. Staff at the Highshore Road report that no additional staff have been allocated to the collection desks from the former SE22 office to service the additional workload from a whole postcode area.

The current service failures are critical, and cannot be allowed to continue. Please could you provide urgent confirmation of the immediate steps you are taking to address the staff shortages and service failures at Highshore Road and across the SE22 postcode area. Further, I ask once again, that you reconsider the request that I have made on many occasions for a new collection facility to be established in the SE22 area to ensure that my constituents do not have to face long journeys and lengthy queues to collect their post. I look forward to hearing from you.

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He served as Worshipful Master 2009 - 2010, appointed Lodge Mentor in 2010 becoming Secretary in 2012 and served the office of Worshipful Master of Palmer Lodge No 9255 in 2014 - 2015.

Paul was appointed to Provincial rank as Past Provincial Grand Steward in June 2010, becoming a member of Durham Provincial Grand Steward’s Lodge No 9833.

In 2005 he was exalted into St Bede Royal Arch Chapter No 1119 becoming 1st Principal in 2013, he was advanced into Jarrow Mark Lodge No 701 becoming Master in 2010.

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Dynamics GP Customers: Demand Good Service!

Every once in a while, I speak with a Dynamics GP customer that complains about their Dynamics GP partner.  They aren't available, they are too busy, they aren't responsive, their estimates are outrageous, their consultants aren't very knowledgeable...there are lots of reasons that they may be dissatisfied.

My first question is always:  "Have you spoken to your partner to let them know that you are dissatisfied?"

Most of the time, it seems that the GP partner is completely unaware that their client is dissatisfied.

Any GP partner that has been around for a while has received that unexpected e-mail from Microsoft letting them know that their customer has switched partners.  Sometimes they understand, and with hindsight can guess why the customer switched partners.  But other times it may be completely unexpected, and the partner really doesn't know why the customer switched.

I can understand that it may not be obvious to GP customers to call someone at their partner to complain.  In an ideal world, they shouldn't have to because they should be receiving great service.  But the reality of consulting is that not all consultants are great, not all consultants know everything about everything, not all GP partners have the ideal number and variety of consultants to handle all customer needs at all times, and not every interaction between a consultant and a customer goes perfectly.

Dynamics GP customers that have worked with their partner for a while should be benefiting from the knowledge that their consultants have gained.  The consultant should know their business, business processes, accounting processes, and Dynamics GP configuration and preferences.  The relationship with the partner should save them time and expense.

But sometimes the relationship just doesn't work the way the customer would like.  Something happens and the customer becomes dissatisfied.  Very often, the customer will feel frustrated or upset, but won't speak with the manager or owner at their partner.  Like any relationship, there needs to be communication.

Rather than make that communication seem like a burden that the customer must initiate by complaining to their partner, I would recommend that customers simply think of it as demanding good service.  If you are served the wrong dish at a restaurant, you probably don't hesitate to return it.  If you receive the wrong item or are dissatisfied with an online purchase, you return it.  Working with GP partners and consultants is similar--you don't always get what you want, and sometimes  you just need to let the partner know.  You shouldn't have to get upset with the partner.

Some recommendations in no particular order:

1. Don't be shy.  You are the Customer with a capital "C".  If you are paying the bills, you shouldn't be reluctant to demand good service.  Don't feel bad about asking your partner to resolve an issue to your satisfaction or meet your expectations.  Don't be afraid to share your dissatisfaction in a civil manner.

2. Pick up the phone.  If a consultant isn't meeting your expectations, let the manager or owner know.  At the hourly rates you are paying, you should be getting an experienced, certified, knowledgeable, professional, competent consultant that provides good service.  Don't settle for bad or even mediocre.  In my experience, most partners aren't very proactive when it comes to getting specific and timely customer feedback, so it is usually up to you, the Customer, to communicate with your partner.  Don't wait until the budget is exceeded or the deadlines have past before you let the partner know there is an issue.

3. Know your options and make requests.  You are the Customer, not the Victim, so you can make requests and do what it takes to be happy.  If a consultant isn't knowledgeable in a particular area, you can ask for someone who is.  If the consultant isn't organized or can't communicate well or is unresponsive, you can ask for a different consultant.  If the consultant makes obvious mistakes and then bills you to fix them, you can ask for a credit for the specific hours wasted.  And if the partner doesn't have better resources and can't resolve issues after you make your requests, then you can find a new partner.  Just fill out a single page document and send it to Microsoft and you will be switched.  But just be aware that switching partners can be costly.  In addition to having to find and interview new partners, you may lose alot of knowledge that your old partner had, and you may have to pay your new partner to come up to speed on your business and GP environment.

4. Take more control.  Some GP customers never rely on their partner--they have the resources and developed the skills to be very self sufficient, and only rarely call on their partner for a few items.  Other GP customers have a GP partner, but never use them--they prefer to only use independent GP consultants that are experts in certain domains.  Maybe they have a GP Manufacturing expert, an Integration developer, and a general support consultant, all independent and living in different states (or countries).  And some companies use their partner and independent GP consultants to get the exact mix of resources that they need.

With all of this said, there are also some things to avoid as a GP customer.

1. Be reasonable.  Don't demand things for free, don't expect consultants and partners to know everything, don't make up expectations about costs, timelines, or deliverables in a vaccuum.

2. Don't constantly ask for credits.  See #1.  If you are constantly having problems and you regularly ask for credits, you are treating the symptoms, not the underlying problem.  If the problem can't be resolved, you need to find a new partner.

3. It might not be the partner.  If you have recurring issues, don't assume that the partner is the problem.  Some customers have employees that just can't be satisfied, love to complain, and just aren't happy until they "save money" by fighting over every invoice.  If the partner rolls their eyes and groans every time they see your e-mail or get your phone call, they probably aren't going to deliver the best service, especially when they have other clients that are appreciative and truly value their services.

4. Don't keep switching partners.  If you have switched partners more than once in the last few years, see #3 above.

Do you have any other suggestions for making a relationship work with a GP partner?  Post a comment and let me know.

Steve Endow is a Dynamics GP Certified Trainer and Dynamics GP Certified IT Professional in Los Angeles.  He is also the owner of Precipio Services, which provides Dynamics GP integrations, customizations, and automation solutions.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Where are the Dynamics GP eConnect sample projects located?

By Steve Endow

I was recently asked where the Dynamics GP eConnect sample files were located.  It has been so long since I looked at them, I didn't even know where to begin to look.

I'll use GP 2010 / eConnect 2010 as the reference for the information below, and eConnect 10 and eConnect 9 should be pretty similar.

First, when you install eConnect, you will want to select the "Help and Samples" feature during the installation.  If you have already installed eConnect, you can locate the "eConnect for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010" program in Control Panel -> Programs and Features and verify that you installed Help and Samples.  It is installed by default, so you most likely have the feature already.

Next, locate the 32-bit Program Files eConnect application directory.   On my 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2 machine, the directory was located at:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics\eConnect 11.0\

You should have a subdirectory called "eConnect Samples":

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics\eConnect 11.0\eConnect Samples

In that directory, you should see 10 project directories with sample eConnect Visual Studio projects.

The eConnect sample projects are in Visual Studio 2005 format.  And although the code appears to have been updated to use the eConnect 2010 "CreateEntity" and "CreateTransactionEntity" methods, the eConnect References appear to be pointing to the eConnect 10 components, so you will need to update the references.

The projects also use the less than ideal method of saving the serialized eConnect XML data out to a file on the file system before reading the file back into memory to send to eConnect.

Although not the only other approach, I have a blog post on a method that is much more elegant, and that I now prefer.

Steve Endow is a Dynamics GP Certified Trainer and Dynamics GP Certified IT Professional in Los Angeles.  He is also the owner of Precipio Services, which provides Dynamics GP integrations, customizations, and automation solutions.

You can also find him on Google+ and Twitter

Monday, May 28, 2012

Allocating Payroll in Dynamics GP

Steve has rightly shamed me in posting here on our blog.  I could give you all a litany of reasons why I have been so busy lately both personally and professionally, but it would bore you to tears!  So I am just going to do what needs to be done, which is actually write a post :)

I have been working on an implementation that just went live two weeks ago, and we are now moving ahead in to phase 2 which is payroll.  Exciting stuff, I know.  But I had a conversation with the client last week that reminded me some basics when it comes to allocation options for payroll.  First, let me give you a background on what I mean by allocations in payroll.

Let's say that I have an administrative employee, who needs to be allocated to other departments.  This tends to fall in to two categories in terms of how the calculation needs to work:

  • Allocate by hours worked, which would be the most exact on a payroll by payroll basis, but requires that this information be collected and recorded.
  • Allocate based on a fixed percentage/logic, which would generally be less exact but does not require hours to be tracked/entered by department.

When allocating by hours worked, it is a fairly straightforward process.  For example, if I needed to allocate an hourly employee to two different departments, I would record the two time entries individually as follows in Payroll Transaction Entry (Transactions-Payroll-Transaction Entry):

By default, both of these transactions would be recorded for Angela's home department, Installation (INST).  But if we click the Department lookup, we can select a different department as shown below.

So, now the 30 hours will be recorded for the Sales department.  The process is just a bit different for salaried employees.  Generally, you don't need to record transactions for salaried employees- only if they are taking vacation, sick, or holiday time.  But in order to allocation a portion of their salary to another department, we would enter a transaction as follows:

When you select a Salary pay code for a transaction, the Payroll Salary Adjustment window will open automatically.  When allocation, we are interested in the options to Reallocate Hours and Reallocate Dollars.  If you select either of these options, you can then enter either a number of hours or a dollar amount to allocate to the department entered on the transaction.  And, just like with hourly employees, the department will default to the employee's home department but it can be changed using the Department lookup. Allocations like these can be set up in a recurring batch, for example if a salaried employee's hours are reallocated the same way for every pay period.

Let's say that you want to use the second method above, where the allocation is based on a fixed percentage and not broken out by hours as we just outlined.  Allocating by fixed percentages can be handled using Fixed Allocation Accounts in combination with your Payroll Posting Accounts setup.  So, first, you would need to set up a Fixed Allocation Account to store the percentages and accounts used in the allocation (Cards-Financial-Fixed Allocation):

The Fixed Allocation Account itself must be a unique account number, and then under Distribution Account you enter the posting accounts and percentages to be used.  Once you have the Fixed Allocation Account setup, you would need to use it in your Payroll Posting Accounts Setup (Microsoft Dynamics GP-Tools-Setup-Posting-Payroll Accounts):

So, in the case of the screenshot above, we are allocating Gross Wages.  We have specified that for the ADMIN department, any wages that use the SALY pay code will post to our fixed allocation account 000-5109-000.  Now, as you can imagine, if you have different allocation breakdowns (which would required different fixed allocation accounts) then you need to consider how you can set up your payroll posting accounts to route the wages to the proper fixed allocation account.  For example, you might have differnet percentages based on department or based on pay code or based on position.

Hope this was a helpful reminder of allocation options related to payroll in Dynamics GP.  Please share your own clever tips and tricks for allocating!

Christina Phillips is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Dynamics GP Certified Professional. She is a supervising consultant with BKD Technologies, providing training, support, and project management services to new and existing Microsoft Dynamics customers. This blog represents her views only, not those of her employer.

Friday, May 25, 2012

Problem with Dynamics GP 2010 EFT Payables CCD+ CTX File Format

UPDATE:  An anonymous comment was posted below, apparently from someone at Microsoft, explaining that this does appear to be a bug in GP 2010 SP2.  As of May 2012 there was no scheduled date for a fix.  For those already on GP 2010 SP2 or later, you should be able to use the CCD+ format and uncheck the "Detail Line Addenda" option.

For those who have not yet upgraded to GP 2010 SP2 or later and are on an earlier release of GP 2010, there is a separate bug in the CCD+ format that causes GP to export multiple addenda lines instead of a single line for the CCD+ specification.  Since my client is not yet on GP 2010 SP2, this means that they cannot use CCD+, and that we must now use the CCD format.  Unless you are paying vendors that can utilize the extra data that the CCD+ or CTX formats provide, CCD should be fine.  But if you have vendors that can receive your detail remittance data in a CTX file format, you'll need to wait for a fix (unless you want to manually edit the file, or ask your bank to accept a non-standard file).

I'm guessing this is a pretty obscure feature that relatively few people have used, but I thought I would document it in case some other poor soul experiences the same issue.

I am setting up Dynamics GP 2010 EFT Payables for a client.  Since their bank supports sending multiple remittance lines in the ACH file (aka ACH "addenda" records), I thought that we might as well go that route in case any of their vendors can receive the remittance electronically via an ACH download.

And luckily, with GP 2010 SP2, Microsoft has added a feature in the EFT File Format setup that enables GP to export multiple addenda records.  This feature is apparently referred to as a "CTX" file format, and was introduced into the ACH file format standard in late 2007.

Unfortunately, from what I can tell, there is a problem with the GP 2010 implementation of the CTX file format.

When you setup the CTX file format to send multiple addenda records, you need to also send the number of addenda records per payment.  So if you send a $1,000 payment to a vendor to pay off 10 invoices, you will send an addenda count value of "0010" in your "Detail" record, followed by the 10 addenda records.

Here is some documentation I found on the NACHA CTX file format, shown on page 11.

Note Field 8, "Number of Addenda Records".  This field is not required for CCD+, which only supports a single addenda record--but if you use the GP "Detail Line Addenda" option, you move up to the CTX format, which does require this field.

From what I can tell, Dynamics GP EFT does not have a field or feature that allows it to send this addenda count value in the detail record.  If you try and add the field, it always sends a value of "0000", as shown below in red:

6221231231231234567890  00000306001EFT  0000TEST EFT VENDOR   011123123120000001

In this example, I used the "Addenda Count" Calculation Type in the EFT File Format setup window, but obviously that doesn't work.

The Addenda Count calculation type is used in the Addenda lines to sequentially number the addenda rows, so my guess is that the Addenda Count value is only active in Addenda lines, and only offers a sequential value, and does not provide a value or addenda count in other line types.

I've looked through and tested several other Calculation Type values, and checked other options, such as Data Fields, but none seem to provide the required addenda count value.

I posted this issue on the Community Forum, but not surprisingly I haven't received any responses yet.  The client doesn't want to bother with a support case, so for now I'll be disabling the "Detail Line Addenda" option.

I'm guessing that this is either a bug or a lack of full support for the CTX file format. If anyone has more info, has had a similar experience, or knows of a workaround, please post a comment and let me know.

Steve Endow is a Dynamics GP Certified Trainer and Dynamics GP Certified IT Professional in Los Angeles.  He is also the owner of Precipio Services, which provides Dynamics GP integrations, customizations, and automation solutions.

Monday, May 21, 2012

DEX.DIC version 11.00.0349 is not compatible with executable version 11.00.0354

I've been trying to figure out a problem with an EFT file format in Dynamics GP 2010 SP2, which I think might be a bug.  To see if it might have been fixed in a Hotfix (wishful thinking, I know), I downloaded the March 2012 Hotfix 11.00.1935.

The update launched and started to run, but about half way through, this error appears:

DEX.DIC version 11.00.0349.000 is not compatible with executable version 11.00.0354.000.

This is a rather vanilla GP 2010 SP2 install on a test server.  The Dynamics.exe was version 11.00.0354, so it would appear that the DEX.DIC that the hotfix is trying to install is 11.00.0349?

When I click OK, the same message popped up two more times.  After that, the update appears to complete and asks for a machine reboot.  I complied and rebooted the server.

Never one to be afraid of an error message that is likely catastrophic, I launch GP Utilities after the reboot, which showed version 11.00.1752 (not promising), and run the update process.

No joy.  GP utilities did appear to perform some tasks, but then hangs at the Update System Tables step.  An Update Progress dialog appears, but let's just say that it didn't make much progress.

I launched SQL Server Profiler to see if there was any database activity, but there was none.

I then killed the process, rebooted, and decided to run the Hotfix install again.  This second time it completed without error, and launched a "Dexerity Shared Components 11.0 (64-bit)" installation, which also completed successfully.

Just to be safe, I rebooted once more and then ran GP Utilities again.

It politely acknowledged that the previous upgrade attempt failed.

And then it showed a different dialog than the "Update Progress" dialog I saw the first time, indicating that it was waiting for system tables to update.

This time, SQL Profiler showed a lot of activity, so I let it run.  And run.  And run.

After SQL Profiler collected over 112,000 rows of SQL Activity, I became suspicious.  Just glancing at the SQL flying by, I noticed that the statements appeared to be repetitive.  I paused Profiler and reviewed the SQL.  Sure enough, it was the same SQL statements running over and over.  The statements were convoluted select statements that would never return anything.

Despite several additional attempts, I couldn't get past this eternal Groundhog Day of SQL statements.

Having wasted enough time by this point, I threw in the towel and completely uninstalled GP 2010 and reinstalled from scratch.

Next time, I'll try and remember to make sure to backup my GP directory and databases before the install so I can completely revert.

Not a big deal for me, since it's just my development server, but I don't envy the person who has his happen in their production environment.

UPDATE:  I completely removed GP 2010 then reinstalled from scratch.  Before launching GP Utilities, I installed the March 2012 Hotfix and it ran without error.  GP Utilities launched, this time showing version 11.00.1935.  So it seems that during my original attempt to install the Hotfix, it failed to complete its upgrade of GP files, despite running it twice.

Steve Endow is a Dynamics GP Certified Trainer and Dynamics GP Certified IT Professional in Los Angeles.  He is also the owner of Precipio Services, which provides Dynamics GP integrations, customizations, and automation solutions.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Error e-mailing PDF reports with GP 2010 and Office 2010

I was recently trying to setup and test e-mailing vendor remittance documents for a client that is setting up Electronic Funds Transfer for Payables.

When I tested the process on one of my servers, I received the following error:

You must have the Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS Add-in for 2007 Microsoft Office installed to send documents

I tried e-mailing other documents as PDF, such as a sales invoice, but received the same error throughout GP.

Since I have Office 2010 installed, clearly the message about Office 2007 is erroneous, but it obviously indicates that GP is unable to e-mail the reports as PDFs.  And I confirmed that I did have the 32-bit versions of Office 2010 installed, as the 64-bit version is not compatible with GP 2010 R2 for e-mailing reports.

I read a forum post indicating that at least a handful of other people have experienced this error, but there didn't appear to be any consensus on a cause or resolution.

I was able to e-mail the reports as DOCX files, so the e-mail process worked, but the conversion to PDF wasn't working.

So I installed 32-bit Office 2010 with default settings on a second server with GP 2010 R2 and tested e-mailing reports as PDFs.  It worked fine on the second server, no errors.  Hmmm.  So my issue was clearly server-specific.

I began to think that my Office 2010 installation was probably the issue.  I have a habit of trying to remove as much junk as possible from the Office installation--it installs hundreds of "features" that I never use and consider useless.  But perhaps I was a bit too aggressive and excluded a component that GP requires to do it's magic converting Word Templates to PDF for e-mailing.

After two tries adding back components to my Office 2010 installation, I found the item that was causing the problem.

In the Office 2010 Installation Options window, under Microsoft Word, there is an item called ".NET Programmability Support".

I almost never use .NET to program Word or interact with Word, so I had excluded that item from my Office installation.

I set the feature to be installed, completed the Office setup, and then launched GP 2010 R2.  Sure enough, I was able to e-mail PDF attachments from within GP.  Worked like a charm.

Presumably there are relatively few people that are as picky as me when it comes to installing useless Office features, so this is probably a rare cause of this particular error.  But just a note that the Word 2010 .NET Programmability Support feature is required in order for GP 2010 to do it's PDF e-mailing magic.

There are other causes for this error,  such as the obscure case that Dave Dusek explains in this blog post, so the one I experienced is just one possible explanation.

Steve Endow is a Dynamics GP Certified Trainer and Dynamics GP Certified IT Professional in Los Angeles.  He is also the owner of Precipio Services, which provides Dynamics GP integrations, customizations, and automation solutions.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Decisions Spring 2012 Virtual Conference: Dynamics GP Day June 19th

Make sure to register for the Decisions Spring 2012 virtual conference!

Dynamics GP day is on Tuesday, June 19th.  Registration is free!

The virtual conference is a great way to learn more about Dynamics GP from top speakers and luminaries, learn about ISV solutions that integrate with Dynamics GP, and have a chance to chat with other Dynamics GP customers, consultants, and community members.

Here are just a few of the presentations:

Erroll Schoenfish, Director of Product Management from Microsoft, will be speaking about the upcoming Dynamics GP 2013 product release.

Jivtesh Singh will be sharing some insight about the new Dynamics GP Web Client.

Mariano Gomez will be explaining how you can get to know your MVPs better.

Mark Polino will be offering an introduction to the topic of Corporate Performance Management, having already published "The Stakeout", a guide to virtual events.

Amber Bell will enlighten you on how to work smarter with SmartLists and SmartList Builder.

Chetna Bawa will be covering how to import data into Dynamics GP (a topic near and dear to me!).

My blog-mate Christina Phillips will be sharing her extensive knowledge on how to use Word Templates and e-mailing in Dynamics GP.

Last, I will humbly present how to unleash Dynamics GP by taking advantage of additional features, modules, ISV solutions, development tools, and integration options to get more value out of your Dynamics GP solution.

The list of speakers is long, and distinguished, so make sure to block out a few hours on June 19th to invest in some education to learn more about your absolutely most favorite ERP application in the whole wide world.

Register now!

Steve Endow is a Dynamics GP Certified Trainer and Dynamics GP Certified IT Professional in Los Angeles.  He is also the owner of Precipio Services, which provides Dynamics GP integrations, customizations, and automation solutions.

GP 2010 Web Services error: There was no endpoint listening at at http://server:48620/Dynamics/GPService

A partner recently asked me to help them troubleshoot a Dynamics GP 2010 Web Services error that they were receiving:

There was no endpoint listening at http://server:48620/Dynamics/GPService that could accept the message.

I've previously written about an eConnect 2010 error message that looks very similar.  In the case of eConnect 2010, you simply make sure the eConnect windows service is started.

But in this case, we checked the Windows services, and both eConnect 2010 Integration Service and the Microsoft Dynamics GP Service Host were both running.  There were no errors in the Event Viewer or the Dynamics GP Web Services Exceptions Console.

The partner had contacted GP support, and was asked to open the Dynamics Security Console to perform a test.  They recommended trying to add a Customer Entity ID Assignment, to see if customer IDs were listed in the window.  But when the partner tried to add the Entity ID assignment, the Company drop down list was empty.  This was the first clue.

This is what the Entity ID Assignment window should look like:

Once you select a Windows user, Entity Type, and Company, a list of IDs should appear.  But they couldn't even select a Company.

To try and diagnose the issue further, I installed GP 2010 Web Services on one of my servers and whipped up a test application that would use GP Web Services to retrieve customers, vendors, items, and accounts.  We could then use this app on different machines to see if it was a network issue or a problem with Web Services.

The partner tried my test application, and it didn't even work on the GP server where Web Services was installed, so that ruled out a network issue.

I then tried the Entity ID Assignment test on my server, and it worked fine.  The Fabrikam company was listed and I was able to see a list of customers. (as shown above)

So this told us that the problem was likely with the installation or configuration of Web Services.

I then asked the partner to try launching the GP Web Services Configuration Wizard to see if web services had been configured for the Fabrikam company.  When they launched the Configuration Wizard, no companies were listed.  They were unable to even proceed with the configuration or repair.

The window should list a company like this:

That pretty much told us that there was something wrong with the Web Services installation, and I recommended that they try completely uninstalling and reinstalling, making sure to follow the install guide step by step.

Once Web Services was reinstalled, things worked properly and their Web Services integration started working.

Steve Endow is a Dynamics GP Certified Trainer and Dynamics GP Certified IT Professional in Los Angeles.  He is also the owner of Precipio Services, which provides Dynamics GP integrations, customizations, and automation solutions.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Why don't you own Rockton SmartFill?

One of the most useful, most valuable, and most obvious ISV solutions for Dynamics GP that I have used is Rockton SmartFill.  If you aren't familiar with SmartFill, you should be.  If  you aren't using SmartFill with your Dynamics GP system, you should be.  There are probably some companies with only 3 users, a handful of customers, vendors, inventory items, and GL accounts where the accounting staff have memorized all of the IDs and account numbers and never use lookups--but for the rest of you, who are constantly using the horrible Dynamics GP lookup windows, you, yes you, should "invest" in Rockton SmartFill.

For example, instead of guessing a customer ID or resorting to the Customer lookup window, just type part of the customer's name and tab off of the Customer ID field.  A search result dialog appears listing your options.  This functionality is applied to nearly all of the Dynamics GP 'lookup' fields, and can be adjusted to suit your needs.

Despite my belief that SmartFill is a no-brainer purchase for nearly every GP customer, I have only had ONE client that purchased it.  Since I first used it, I have pitched SmartFill to nearly every Dynamics GP customer that I have worked with, and not a single customer purchased it.  This baffles me.  I'm obviously not an award winning salesman, but I would have thought that customers would see how it works and instantly want to purchase it.  But it just hasn't happened.  And I don't understand why.

At $150 per concurrent user, SmartFill seems like a bargain to me.  If a company pays $25,000 for 10 Dynamics GP Business Essentials users, or $40,000 for 10 Advanced Management users, I'm thinking that $1,500 for SmartFill is not a huge additional investment, especially considering the efficiency it provides.  $150 per user to increase data entry speed and accuracy?  To make the entire Dynamics GP system much more usable?  To avoid those crude Dynamics GP lookup windows???  It seems like an obvious choice to me.

So why don't you use SmartFill?  What's stopping you?

(I have no affiliation with Rockton and don't get a penny for recommending their products.  I just think it's a great product, and am puzzled why more people don't use it...)

Steve Endow is a Dynamics GP Certified Trainer and Dynamics GP Certified IT Professional in Los Angeles.  He is also the owner of Precipio Services, which provides Dynamics GP integrations, customizations, and automation solutions.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Why consultants shouldn't post Dynamics GP batches on a client's system

I just finished preparing a batch of payables credit memos for a client to adjust some imported transactions that had incorrect freight and misc charge amounts.  After reconciling the data and confirming everything looked good, I let the client know that the batch was ready for them to post.

I'm pretty careful not to post transactions or batches in clients' production environments because of a fun experience I had with a client many years ago.

The client was a $750MM company using Dynamics GP, and they had so much going on that they usually had 1 or 2 GP consultants on site on a regular basis.  We would work with them on everything from AP processing to GL reconciliations, financials, integrations, and audit support.

At one point, I worked with the accounting manager to perform some type of reconciliation that resulted in an adjustment, and I prepared an adjusting batch with the accounting manager.  While sitting together at a GP workstation, she reviewed the batch and agreed that it should be posted, and "we" posted it.

I don't remember who technically clicked the Post button, but that workstation was using my GP login at the time the batch was posted.

Fast forward several months, and the company is doing a financial audit.  Auditors have a surprising ability to find details in accounting data that constantly surprise me, and of course, they found that my GP login posted some GL transactions.

Unfortunately, I wasn't at the client site at the time, so alarms went off, the auditors apparently got a bit too excited, and they then made the client freak out.  I get a call from the client suspiciously asking me if I had been posting transactions in THEIR system.  Despite working with the client for years, spending days and late nights helping them, it apparently crossed their mind that I would tamper with their data.  As if I don't have better things to do...

Of course I had no recollection of the specific transactions or batch, so I had to first calm everyone down, and then had to review the data with 3 people looking over my shoulders (literally) to see why I would have posted transactions.

After reviewing the batch and finding some notes on the adjustment, I was finally able to remind the accounting manager what the batch was for, and remind her of the meeting that we had where she and I reviewed and posted the batch together.

"Oh, yeah, I remember that."

The auditors put away their attack dogs and everyone calmed down.

But I definitely learned my lesson.  No more posting batches--at least not with my login!

Batch or transaction level notes are probably also a good idea, especially for adjustments, to document who, what, and why for the transactions.

Steve Endow is a Dynamics GP Certified Trainer and Dynamics GP Certified IT Professional in Los Angeles.  He is also the owner of Precipio Services, which provides Dynamics GP integrations, customizations, and automation solutions.

Friday, May 4, 2012

Promising Performance Bumps in MR 2012

I know that I have been pretty vocal in my overall love for Management Reporter.  Not that FRx was horrible, its just that Management Reporter is moving in such a great direction.  So it has always been a bit frustrating to me to get bogged down in the performance issues with MR-- just because it takes away from all the great aspects of it.

So I was excited when we had an opportunity to put MR 2012 in to a test environment.  Now, in this case, we were testing with AX (which MR now has a completely different underlying data mart model), but the performance increase was nothing short of amazing.  I am talking about cutting report processing time by over 99%.  Wow.

Now, I don't expect that same level of improvement when it comes to GP (but, then again, GP did not seem to exhibit the same extreme performance issues as AX-- which may be not only due to the product but also due to the client base/size for each), but it does get me excited to get MR 2012 in to play (not to mention the missing account detection functionality that comes with it).

Christina Phillips is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Dynamics GP Certified Professional. She is a supervising consultant with BKD Technologies, providing training, support, and project management services to new and existing Microsoft Dynamics customers. This blog represents her views only, not those of her employer.

Why Can't I Void a Payroll Check/Direct Deposit?

I had a client ask me a pretty basic question the other day, and it brought me back to one of my favorite KnowledgeBase articles of all time, which is "Void Check Not Working in Payroll".  The article talks through some of the most common reasons that a check is not available for voiding in Transactions-Payroll-Void Checks.

In this particular case, Step 5 in the article was the exact cause...

5. View the CM20200 table in Query Analyzer

SRCDOCNUM is the check number used in payroll. For the check you are trying to void, the below columns need to have this type of status for the check to appear in the payroll void window. For example, if the RECONUM column is 1.00000, then it will not appear in the void window.
Recond = 0

The transaction was a direct deposit, and it had been reconciled (the client reconciles daily) when it was initially pulled from the bank but then it bounced and was later placed back in to their account.  A simple fix in the future, they plan to adjust the time at which they do the bank reconcilation on direct deposit days to catch the bounces after (not before) they happen.  And to correct this case, they can enter a negative manual check (Transactions-Payroll-Manual Checks) to adjust out the check before reprocessing the payroll for the employee with a live check.

Christina Phillips is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Dynamics GP Certified Professional. She is a supervising consultant with BKD Technologies, providing training, support, and project management services to new and existing Microsoft Dynamics customers. This blog represents her views only, not those of her employer.


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Weird Reality Show

Weird Reality Show?

I have been watching too much Red Dwarf over the Christmas period. So am I hallucinating and back in some weird reality show? Now gone from Tier 2 when I could meet and talk to friends, then back to Tier 4 and think off a daring escape from the house. However I am currently waiting for 3-2-1, Dusty Bin to jump up and say you have the booby prize! I have also even seen that the new two-pound coin has a four-legged tripod! So how would that be introduced by Richard Burton? The Eve of the War when the Martians land. Gru, also standing in the background saying I asked for a tripod! What is that supposed to be? It looks like a walking cookie.

Grim Reality

I keep wondering if we have left 2020. I keep waking up singing along with the start of Tangled, wondering when my life will begin. Also what a start to a New Year? I usually sit for ages, wondering what to cook for going to my best friend for a great party. Equally important sitting around the kitchen table with fab friends. Also singing along with Dolly Parton and Kenny Rodgers. However, this year I was sitting watching YouTube and Netflix texting everyone.

Weird Reality Show Repeats

I am beginning to feel like Sheldon Cooper going to the same spot in the living room to study. Likewise, I go to the same two shops. It is sad when you think today, I am going to Tesco. Then I can go to Lidl tomorrow. Wash Rinse and Repeat the same walks. However, my main two creative escapes at present are art and cooking. I am missing the rest of the Big Bang Gang. Even the weather is far too cold to meet up outside for a coffee and a chat with friends. Finally, I am missing being able to go somewhere else.

Following The Science

Now in the weird world of studying social science, it is brilliant and fascinating. Moreover, looking at the tapestry of society. What will people make of everything happening now? Also, what will happen in the future? Virtual Job Clubs, Comedy Clubs on Zoom. In fact, I am working on three platforms at present, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meetings. Of course, the first-time of using Microsoft Teams I got my apps muddled up. Of course, trying to log on with Google Meetings does not work. This meant asking my partner for some help. The usual lecture, I should have checked I had the app. Should have checked the link worked. Blah Blah Blah. I had planned extra time for logging in. However, I still find it hard to find the link for online lectures at the Open University. That was another lecture because I had not set up the app.

Deep House

What else can happen in the big brother house this year? Indeed there could be a plot of kidnapping. In fact, the only problem is people keep giving me back. Something about I am off my trolley! Besides I have lost the trolley and now only travelling along on a set of wheels. At least I am busy with lots to do and afterwards, I will maybe escape the house for a day in the future.

What a Weird Year

Diary of a Dyslexic Blonde

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Richard P. Binzel

Professor of Planetary Sciences and Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellow
Chair, Undergraduate Committee | Secondary Appointment - AeroAstro

Richard Binzel is one of the world’s leading scientists in the study of asteroids and Pluto. As the inventor of the Torino Scale, a method for categorizing the impact hazard associated with near-Earth objects (NEOs) such as asteroids and comets, his ongoing telescopic research includes the spectral characterization of asteroids posing a potential hazard to Earth as well as those that may be most easily reachable by future robotic and human missions. His scientific analysis has shown the link between major meteorite groups and their formation and source locations. Asteroid number 2873 bears his name, an honor bestowed by the International Astronomical Union in recognition of his contributions to the field. His mapping efforts of Pluto in the 1980s revealed a diverse surface entreating for exploration, finally achieved in 2015 as a co-investigator on NASA’s New Horizons mission. He is also a co-investigator on NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission where he leads the development of a student-built flight instrument, the Regolith X-ray Imaging Spectrograph (REXIS).

Binzel was awarded the H. C. Urey Prize by the American Astronomical Society in 1991. He also was awarded a MIT MacVicar Faculty Fellowship for teaching excellence in 1994 and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has been a faculty member in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT since 1999.

G. Randall Gladstone, S. Alan Stern, Kimberly Ennico, Catherine B. Olkin, Harold A. Weaver, New Horizons Science Team, et al .(2016), The atmosphere of Pluto as observed by New Horizons, Science, Vol 351, Issue 6279, 18 March 2016, doi: 10.1126/science.aad8866

W. M. Grundy, R. P. Binzel, B. J. Buratti, J. C. Cook, D. P. Cruikshank, C. M. Dalle Ore, A. M. Earle, et al. (2016), Surface compositions across Pluto and Charon, Science 18 Mar 2016, Vol. 351, Issue 6279, doi: 10.1126/science.aad9189

Jeffrey M. Moore, William B. McKinnon, John R. Spencer, Alan D. Howard, Cathy B. Olkin, Richard P. Binzel, al. (2016), The geology of Pluto and Charon through the eyes of New Horizons, Science 18 Mar 2016, Vol. 351, Issue 6279, pp. 1284-1293, doi: 10.1126/science.aad7055

H. A. Weaver, M. W. Buie, B. J. Buratti, W. M. Grundy, R. P. Binzel, V. J. Bray, A. L. Chaikin, et al. (2016), The small satellites of Pluto as observed by New Horizons, Science 18 Mar 2016, Vol. 351, Issue 6279, doi: 10.1126/science.aae0030

F. Bagenal, M. Horányi, D. J. McComas, R. L. McNutt Jr., H. A. Elliott, New Horizons Science Team, et al. (2016), Pluto’s interaction with its space environment: Solar wind, energetic particles, and dust, Science 18 Mar 2016, Vol. 351, Issue 6279, doi: 10.1126/science.aad9045

Binzel, R. P. and DeMeo, F. E. and Burt, B. J. and Cloutis, E. A., et al. (2015) Spectral slope variations for OSIRIS-REx target Asteroid (101955) Bennu: Possible evidence for a fine-grained regolith equatorial ridge Icarus, vol. 256, pp. 22-29, doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2015.04.011

Carry, B. and Matter, A. and Scheirich, P. and Pravec, P., et al. (2015) The small binary asteroid (939) Isberga Icarus, vol. 248, pp. 516-525, doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.11.002

Cloutis, E. A. and Sanchez, J. A. and Reddy, V. and Gaffey, M. J. and Binzel, R. P. and Burbine, T. H. and Hardersen, P. S. and Hiroi, T. and Lucey, P. G. and Sunshine, J. M. and Tait, K. T. (2015) Olivine-metal mixtures: Spectral reflectance properties and application to asteroid reflectance spectra Icarus, vol. 252, pp. 39-82, doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.10.003

Cruikshank, D. P. and Grundy, W. M. and DeMeo, F. E. and Buie, M. W., et al. (2015) The surface compositions of Pluto and Charon Icarus, vol. 246, pp. 82-92, doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.05.023

Demeo, F. E. and Dumas, C. and Cook, J. C. and Carry, B. and Merlin, F. and Verbiscer, A. J. and Binzel, R. P. (2015) Spectral variability of Charon's 2.21-mu m feature Icarus, vol. 246, pp. 213-219, doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.04.010

Earle, A. M. and Binzel, R. P. (2015) Pluto's insolation history: Latitudinal variations and effects on atmospheric pressure Icarus, vol. 250, pp. 405-412, doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.12.028

Lauretta, D. S. and Bartels, A. E. and Barucci, M. A. and Bierhaus, E. B., et al. (2015) The OSIRIS-REx target asteroid (101955) Bennu: Constraints on its physical, geological, and dynamical nature from astronomical observations Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 834-849, doi: 10.1111/maps.12353

Marion, G. H. and S and , D. J. and Hsiao, E. Y., et al. (2015) EARLY OBSERVATIONS AND ANALYSIS OF THE TYPE Ia SN 2014J IN M82 Astrophysical Journal, vol. 798, no. 1, doi: 10.1088/0004-637x/798/1/39

Moore, J. M. and Howard, A. D. and Schenk, P. M. and McKinnon, W. B., et al. (2015) Geology before Pluto: Pre-encounter considerations Icarus, vol. 246, pp. 65-81, doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.04.028

Stern, S. A. and Bagenal, F. and Ennico, K. and Gladstone, G. R., et al. (2015) The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons Science, vol. 350, no. 6258, pp. 292-+, doi: 10.1126/science.aad1815

Takir, D. and Clark, B. E. and d'Aubigny, C. D. and Hergenrother, C. W. and Li, J. Y. and Lauretta, D. S. and Binzel, R. P. (2015) Photometric models of disk-integrated observations of the OSIRIS-REx target Asteroid (101955) Bennu Icarus, vol. 252, pp. 393-399, doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2015.02.006

Vernazza, P. and Marsset, M. and Beck, P. and Binzel, R. P. and Birlan, M. and Brunetto, R. and Demeo, F. E. and Djouadi, Z. and Dumas, C. and Merouane, S. and Mousis, O. and Zanda, B. (2015) INTERPLANETARY DUST PARTICLES AS SAMPLES OF ICY ASTEROIDS, Astrophysical Journal, vol. 806, no. 2, doi: 10.1088/0004-637x/806/2/204

NASA Silver Achievement Medal (2017) | National Air and Space Museum, Goddard Trophy (2016) | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Space Ops Award (2016) | Space Foundation, Jack L. Sweigert Exploration Award (2016) | National Space Society, Space Pioneer Award (2016) | New Horizons Mission to Pluto, Team Award (2015) | Science Magazine: People’s Choice Award (2015) | Science Magazine: Top Ten Breakthroughs of the Year (2015) | Discovery Magazine: Top Science Story (2015) | Science News Magazine: Top Science Story (2015) | Fellow, Meteorlogical Society (2004) | Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (1999) | MacVicar Faculty Fellow, MIT (1994) | Urey Prize, American Astronomical Society Division for Planetary Sciences (1991) | Dudley/Fullam Award, Dudley Observatory (1991) | Presidential Young Investigator, National Science Foundation (1990-1994) | Name “Binzel” bestowed to asteroid #2873, International Astronomical Union (1984) | Apker Award, American Physical Society (1980) | Viking Prize Grant, NASA (1978)


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Dartmoor: Connecting the Mary Line (Part II)

Dartmoor Ponies (photo credit, Julie Yarrow)

Autumn was just beginning to draw its golden curtain across Dartmoor and a few trees had already begun to shed their leaves. We spent a wonderful morning exploring the tiny back lanes of the Moor, finding wells and stone circles, the places where great rivers rose and merged, and watching as ponies were rounded up for their yearly count. Then we brought out attention back to the Mary and Michael currents, which cross across the northern part of Dartmoor quite close to our accommodation at Shilstone Farm.

Nine Maidens Stone Circle, Dartmoor (author’s photo)

First stop was the evocatively named Belstone, resonating with the fire god Bel, also known as Baal in the Middle East. It was this enigmatic god, mentioned in the bible as the arch-enemy of Yahweh, who became intimately connected with the fire ceremony of Beltane throughout the ancient world. After a brisk walk across the Moor we ended up at the Nine Maidens stone circle just beneath the Belstone Tor, with beautiful vistas over the river Teyn. Behind us was a tall pole, and upon consulting the map, we noticed that we were on the edge of an army shooting range. A so-called danger zone, a black area. We could sense the Michael current coming through the stone circle, but it felt slightly out of balance. We consulted our ‘bible,’ The Sun and the Serpent,’ to find out what was going on.

According to Miller and Broadhurst,[1] the Michael current enters Dartmoor at Brentnor, crossing through Lydford and the Yes Tor, before sweeping through the Tor at Belstone and then Nine Maidens stone circle. This we could clearly discern, but it was the Mary current that was more mysterious, for there seemed to be a break in the line. Intriguingly, Miller and Broadhurst had dowsed the Mary current to Mary Tavy to the west of Dartmoor, but the part of the Moor where we now found ourselves was apparently un-chartered territory. Rising to the challenge we stepped into the centre of the Nine Maidens stone circle and tuned into the energies.

Ladywell at Sticklepath (author’s photo)

Intuitively we felt that the Mary current also crossed over the stone circle so we drew it up from Mary Tavy, across the Moor, and allowed it to dance with the Michael current that was pulsing, albeit it weakly, through this area. The energies started to merge and form a nodal point in the middle of the circle, and we could sense the imprint of an energetic connection that had almost become lost. Miller and Broadhurst had discerned a dark energy at Lydford castle, where the Michael line passes through before coming here, which they called ‘depressingly black.’[2] Could this be linked to the use of the land as a shooting zone, resulting in a distortion of the energies? To our sense it was; energy is neutral but when there is lack of flow, it can become stagnant and stagnant energy resonates as negative energy, attracting yet more negativity. In any case, we could clearly perceive the distortion between the original use of the sites as a Beltane beacon to celebrate and purify the Earth and the present use as an army shooting ground. As walked away, ‘We could sense the processions of torch bearers lighting the way of certain ceremonial days, fire being the dominant energy.  We also saw the female warrior, strong, protecting and wise.’[3]

St Mary’s, Sticklepath (author’s photo)

We followed the energies of the ‘newly flowing’ Mary current to the nearby village of Sticklepath, and blessed the energies as they pulsed through the lovely Ladywell at the entrance of the village. Walking along the road, we were delighted to find a church dedicated to Mary – and what a lovely jewel of a church it was! Beautiful stained-glass windows above the altar depicted Jesus and Mary the Mother with the quotes ‘behold thy mother’ and ‘behold they son.’ As it was my own son’s birthday that day, I found these words particularly moving. There was also a picture of the Magdalene at the foot of the cross, and our strong sense of this church resonating with the archetype of Mary the Mother and Mary the Lover (both being of course intimately linked) were confirmed on the back of the church sign, which clearly stated ‘Dedicated to my Mum!’

‘Dragon’ church, Throwleigh Church of the Virgin (author’s photo)

We continued to Throwleigh, the next village on the Mary current, and connected it in the Church of the Virgin, where Broadhurst and Miller had also sensed the flow of the Mary energy. This part of the Moor has a wild and isolated feeling, where the Earth energies feel untamed and free. In the church reached through an ancient stone porch, there was an ornately carved altar chair clearly depicting the tree of life and dragon energy. We drove on to Gidleigh where the remains of a church dedicated once again to the Virgin were said to be found but now the ruins have been incorporated into somebody’s house and are no longer accessible.

Spinster Stone, Shilstone (author’s photo)

Our final stop was the Spinster Stone, where the Mary current loops down to Prestonbury Castle before leaving the Moor. This ancient dolmen standing in the middle of a field resonates strongly with the Mary energies for the three stones which held it up were said to symbolise the aspects of the triple goddess. It also happened to be right opposite our bed and breakfast at Shilstone Farm! Embodying the energy of the Mother, Maiden and Crone (though we weren’t entirely sure which was which), we celebrated the flow of feminine energy through the dolmen that we had physically brought down from the Nine Maidens circle, connected with the Mother energy at Sticklepath and then the Maiden energy at Throwleigh. Now standing in this burial place we fully resonated with the Crone aspect of the triple goddess, and the distortions associated with the name ‘spinster,’ the women who were originally the (childless?) spinners and weavers of destiny. As we watched streaks of purple and violet emerge across the sky and the moon rising behinds us, we felt a wonderful sense of embodiment of all of these energies, with the land beneath us, and with the heavens above.

[1] ‘The Sun and the Serpent’ by Hamish Miller and Paul Broadhurst, Pendragon Press, 1989

[2] Ibid

[3] ‘Notes on the Michael/Mary Line’ by Julie Yarrow, October 2019

2 thoughts on “Dartmoor: Connecting the Mary Line (Part II)

  1. Hi Sarah
    Great article! Really enjoyed reading it.
    Hope you’re well and hope to see you soon.
    Love William x

    Sent from my iPhone

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I moved down the beach and into the water so I could place this wave in a diagonal composition. I like the way the angle in combination with the contrast in light and the slow shutter speed enhanced the graceful sense of movement in this picture. There’s a softness and strength I find appealing in this image.

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Integrating Sage 100 to Multiple Web Stores (Including Magento) Reduces Time Consuming Manual Efforts for Intelligent Nutrients

Intelligent Nutrients’ mission is simple: “Everything we put in and on our bodies must be nutritious and safe.”
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Intelligent Nutrients has been a customer of eBridge Connections since 2012. Back then, a Sage value-added reseller (VAR) was working with their team to set up Sage 100. Intelligent Nutrients knew that manual inputting of orders from their online Magento store was going to be impossible given their forecast on order volumes. They asked for a recommendation for eCommerce to ERP integration. The VAR introduced them to eBridge Connections.
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Reasons to vape in 2021

There are more good reasons now in 2021 than ever before to start vaping if you don’t vape already. Along with the health benefits of vaping over smoking, e cigarettes are a convenient and relatively inexpensive way to help you quit smoking.

With so many reasons to vape, there’s never been a better time to start using e cigarettes to give up smoking once and for all.

Why should I start vaping?

Here some of the most important benefits of starting to vape e cigarettes instead of smoking cigarettes:

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Improved health is probably the biggest motivating factor for people to switch from vaping from smoking this year. Why? Because smoking still kills around 80,000 people every year in the UK. It’s also still the biggest cause of cancer worldwide. If staying alive isn’t a good enough reason for starting vaping, then what is?

Health benefits of vaping vs tobacco

Recent studies have shown that vaping is around 95% less harmful than smoking tobacco. Most importantly, e cigarette vapour contains nowhere near as many harmful toxins as cigarette smoke does.

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Though vaping won’t necessarily bring about direct improvements in your skin in itself, stopping smoking certainly will, and vaping is one of the best ways to stop smoking.

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Vaping is probably safer than smoking because e cigarettes (unlike tobacco cigarettes) don’t produce smoke or involve burning. The reason for this is that vaping does’nt give you any of the tar and carbon monoxide that you get from tobacco smoke. So, e cigarette users still get their beneficial nicotine hit, but without the added harmful effects of smoking.

Tobacco smoke vs e cigarette vapour

Cigarette tobacco is harmful on its own, but it becomes even more toxic when you burn (and smoke) it. This is because burning tobacco generates tar, which contains hundreds more toxins that you inhale. These include arsenic, lead, mercury, formaldehyde and even radioactive chemicals in some cases.

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So, while vapour from e cigarettes is unlikely to be 100% toxin-free, it’s still way safer compared to tobacco smoke for this reason.

2. Starting vaping makes giving up smoking easier

Another great benefit of starting vaping for smokers is that it’s statistically more likely to help you stop smoking for good. That’s why that 2021 New Year’s resolution to start vaping could bring about a lifelong change in the way you live.

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Recent UK studies show that vaping is twice as effective as nicotine gum, patches or spray for giving up smoking. And this is another key reason why so many people choose to vape rather than going for NRT.

Why is vaping easier?

The likely reason why vaping helps people quit so effectively is because it gives you both nicotine replacement and smoking satisfaction (flavour and feel) in one go. So because you’re getting the familiarity of smoking actions as well as relief from cravings, you’re more likely to stick with it.

Get advice to decide if vaping can help you

Although vaping is a beneficial way for many people to stop smoking, it might not be for you. That’s why you should get all the facts on stopping smoking with NRT and vaping, first. Your GP or local quit clinic will be able to give you an even clearer idea of whether vaping can help you quit smoking.

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Potential savings benefits for smokers who decide to swap their £4,600+ a-year smoking habit for vaping are huge. So, saving money is another excellent reason why smokers should start vaping this year.

If you’re wasting hard-earned cash on cigarettes right now, you’ll be pleased to know that vaping is much cheaper. It costs on average around £1000 per year to vape in the UK. So heavy smokers who shift to vaping can expect to save thousands of pounds per year.

Benefits of big savings from starting vaping

Twenty-a-day smokers in the UK spend £12.73 per day on cigarettes (2021 prices). That’s £4,646 a year in total. If you go for a budget vape set-up, you can easily vape for £300 per year. Just think what you could do with those extra savings!

If you’ve got more to spend, you could go all-out on latest vape gear, branded vape juice, etc when you start vaping. But even then, you’d still probably save half of the money you’re spending on smoking right now.

Or maybe, you smoke roll-ups with loose tobacco (annual cost of around £1050 at 50g per week). You can still shred your smoking costs if you go down the budget vaping route. The chart below shows the potential money-saving benefits of stopping smoking and starting vaping.

Cost of smoking vs vaping over one year 2021

Cost of smoking cigarettes Cost of smoking roll-ups (tobacco and papers)Cost of vaping (starter kit, replacement parts, vape juice, power usage, etc)
£4,600 (approx.)£1.500 (approx.)From £300 to £2000 (approx.)

4. Vaping is more convenient than smoking

One really great advantage of starting vaping is that it’s extremely convenient, compared with smoking. Ok, so you have to recharge, refill, or replace cartridges, etc. But is that really any harder than all the hoops that smoking makes you jump through? Believe me, it’s easier to vape than smoke.

Convenience is a good reason to vape

No more popping out or annoying people

If you want to vape, you don’t usually have to “pop out” anywhere (unless you’re at work or in a public space). And when you’re at home, there’s no need or reason for you to vape outside in the rain, wind or snow.

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No more ashtrays or lighting up

Another advantage of starting vaping is of course that there’s no lighting up and no need for ashtrays, either! What’s not to like?

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Public spaces aside, people who want to vape can enjoy their habit anywhere and anytime, within reason.

5. More satisfaction than smoking

Satisfaction is one important reason why people often choose to continue to vape once they’ve got a taste for it. Feeling comfortable and satisfied without your cigarettes is one of the huge advantages of vaping. And this is a huge plus when it comes to staying on track – and staying away from smoking.

Vaping is actually enjoyable!

Another plus of using an e cigarette you can actually enjoy it. Have you ever enjoyed wearing a nicotine patch? I thought not.

With vaping, you can still enjoy all of the actions of smoking. You have rich flavours you can savour and thick clouds of warm vapour to get lost in. You still get a satisfying buzz, not to mention something to go with your morning coffee.

Vaping satisfaction means you miss smoking less

Once you realise how satisfying vaping can be, chances are you won’t miss your old smoking habit half as much. This is a huge advantage of vaping.

With so many vape kits now being designed specifically to help people quit smoking, vaping gives smokers cleaner, richer flavours that satisfy you in ways that smoking simply can’t. There’s none of the stale smokiness, just pure flavour and a nicotine buzz to match.

So my advice to smokers wondering “why should I start vaping?” is to stop thinking of e cigs as yet another form of boring NRT. After all, they’re much more than that. Instead, why not allow the promise of vaping satisfaction to motivate you to start vaping and give e cigs a try!

6. Better social life after quitting with vaping

Another great advantage of vaping is that it can help you carry on with your social life even after you’ve stopped smoking. Vaping is now more common – and socially acceptable these days. So, starting vaping means you don’t have to become a social hermit just because you don’t smoke any more.

The curse of the non-smoker

It’s possibly the social aspect of smoking that keeps many smokers going back to cigarettes after they’ve quit. How easy it is to go out with friends who smoke after you’ve just stopped smoking yourself? It’s really no fun to be a non-smoker around smokers.

In the end, you succumb to peer pressure. And before you know it, you’re back on the ciggies again.

No more feeling left out

Vaping on the other hand gives you the benefit of being able to carry on hanging out with smoker friends without feeling left out. They smoke and you just vape. It’s that simple.

A cleaner, nicer-smelling house and clothes for you and your guests

While it’s true that vaping can leave a slight smell indoors on clothes or furniture, it’s no way near as bad as the smell of cigarette smoke. With vaping, you can look forward to a cleaner, fresher-smelling home with no more smelly ashtrays to clean!


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