From the Microsoft Dynamics GP Blogs: How to Create a Windows Form and Silverlight UI; Multicurrency Revaluation; How to Import Aliases

Dynamics GP "12" Web Client Architecture: How to Create a Windows Form and Silverlight UI: Mariano Gomez, the Dynamics GP Blogster, posted his final article in a 3-part series on Dynamics GP "12" Web Client Architecture. The article describes how to transform a Generic Window Object into a Windows form or a Silverlight UI:

"For this, the Development team has created Template Processor. Template Processor takes a generic representation of a window and is able to deliver an XML version of its content (fields, buttons, and events in the case of a traditional Dexterity window), called a Window Template, but as well delivers a version that the Dexterity Runtime Engine can still display in the classical client, also known as coreTemplate. The technique of processing a Generic Window Object into an XML Window Template and a coreTemplate has been labeled Dynamics Form Rendering.

"The XML Window Template is then delivered to Silverlight via a browser application - explicitly Internet Explorer given the use of Silverlight - where the Rendering Engine uses a Converter to serialize into a Silverlight UI. Since the Dexterity Runtime Engine retains the ability to understand the coreTemplate elements, displaying a Windows form is still a natural function. The result will still allow developers to create traditional Dexterity customizations against the classic client UI or the XML Window Template generated by the Template Processor."

How to Import Aliases to Avoid Entering Them One at a Time: Belinda, the GP CSI, has created