Released on = May 12, 2007, 2:30 pm

Press Release Author = Alba Spectrum Group

Industry = Computers

Press Release Summary = If you have large number of transactions in your ERP, it is
natural to expect data inconsistency to occur from time to time. If this happens,
you need SQL DBA skills and some understanding of GP tables structure and effect of
records changing.

Press Release Body = Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com
help@albaspectrum.com 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918

If you have large number of transactions in your ERP, it is natural to expect data
inconsistency to occur from time to time. If this happens, you need SQL DBA skills
and some understanding of GP tables structure and effect of records changing.
Before you do SQL data repair, please think about end-user options, such as check
links, plus research tools available in routines and utilities sections. If you got
to do data repair, read the following introduction level article
. Dexterity table backup. As Microsoft Great Plains is successor of Great Plains
Software Dynamics - it has the features of Great Plains Dexterity. On the features
is this - each table is required to have identity column - DEX_ROW_ID. When you
need to backup just one table you use the following script:

Select * into IV00101_Backup from IV00101. In this script you need to replace
IV00101 with the table that you intend to backup. In order to know table name, go
to tools->resource descriptions->tables
. Table restore. If you would like to restore your GP tables from backup, described
above, you need to run these scripts:

Alter table IV00101_Backup drop column DEX_ROW_ID
Delete table IV00101 (this script is very dangerous - it will delete all your
inventory item master records, so please, be sure what you are doing, meaning that
you really need to restore from backup and no new items were created since the time
of backup)
Insert into IV00101 select * from IV00101_Backup

. Table Update. Now you are facing the situation, when you manager asks you to
update specific fields in your live table from your backup table. Here are the
directions:

Update IV00101 set CURRCOST

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