MR 2012 Upgrade Error

By Ryan McBee   To resolve the issue, you need to follow the steps below; 1. Make a backup of the Management Reporter SQL database as it sits now. 2. Export your reports from MR (Company | Building Block Groups | Export) 3. Start the Management Reporter Configuration Console (it’s slow) and use the links […]

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Management Reporter 2012 Issue

By Ryan McBee After doing several upgrades to Management Reporter 2012 the past few weeks, we ran into one issue where we went to add an existing GP company and got the error below which reads “An error occurred while retrieving company information.  Verify that the specified credentials are valid.  Check the deployment log for […]

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Quick Charts –Management Reporter 2012 Feature Highlight

By Ryan McBee Here’s a great resource I found from the Dynamics Corporate Team. It’s less than 2 minutes long and will give you a brief insight into how this feature works. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX4DIQjc7Yg&feature=plcp&context=C4df97a0VDvjVQa1PpcFNbDN04btco2JDgeqTv5mK2QX2tH33lQok%3D

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MR 2012 Functionality & Release Date

By Ryan McBee MR 2012’s new functionality centers around the theme of ‘distribution’ and is expected to offer the following: Microsoft Dynamics NAV      integration A richer report viewing      experience, including: –          Drill back to Dynamics ERP –          Show accounts without dimension codes on reports –          Comments –          Instant Messenger integration Report output flexibility,  including: […]

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Management Reporter Report Queue Status window stays stuck at Queued

By Ryan McBee You might run into a scenario where the Management Reporter Queue Status window for Dynamics ERP stays stuck at Queued.  We have found that if there is a temporary lag/hiccup in the network connection, the MR service will stop processing reports. The Process Service should automatically re-connect if it encounters a disconnect.  […]

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Management Reporter Installation – Lessons Learned

By Ryan McBee After successfully completing several installations of Management Reporter this year, I wanted to share a few lessons learned that should help you. First, you will want to make sure that you install Management Reporter under a domain account as opposed to a local system or network service account.  Management Reporter gives you […]

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