Establish an application group within the SQL Server Agent that contains a list of all users that will view and update customer data through Customer Settings, which updates the Microsoft Dynamics GP database.
The group and its role assignments grant access to Microsoft Dynamics GP through its web service.
The following table lists the process to update web service security for AR Credit & Collections users.
Step |
Description |
1 |
On the application server, open the Dynamics Security Console available through Start > Administrative Tools. |
2 |
In the console, open the Microsoft Dynamics Security folder |
3 |
Open the DynamicsGPWebServices folder |
4 |
Add a new Group to the Application Level Group and assign personnel to the new group |
4a |
Open the Application Level Groups folder |
4b |
Click New to add a new group |
4c |
On the General tab, enter the Name and Description for this group. MoversSuite suggests using “mss” as the group name (which can be any name) |
4d |
Open the User Members tab |
4e |
Update members listing of Windows users belonging to the group through the use of the Add and Remove functions Figure 42:Properties screen
|
4f |
Press OK to close the screen |
5 |
Create roles for the new application group |
5a |
Open the Role Assignments folder |
5b |
Click the Add action to open the Add Role Assignments screen Figure 43: Add Role Assignment screen
|
5c |
Select a Role as the newly created application group. MoversSuite suggests using “Mss Customer Information” for this role |
5d |
Select the appropriate Microsoft Dynamics GP database (LTRAN) from the list of company names |
5e |
Press Add Groups |
5f |
Select the newly created application group |
5g |
Press OK to add the role |
5h |
Open the Roles folder |
5i |
Select newly created group from the list of Roles |
5j |
Press the Properties action (Actions > Properties) to access the Mss Customer Information Properties screen Figure 44: Customer Information Properties screen
|
5k |
Add the following Operations to the role: Create Customer Addresses Delete Customer Addresses Modify Customer Addresses Modify Customers Query Customers View Customer Addresses View Customers
|
5l |
Add the following Tasks to the role: View Company Information View Customers
|
5m |
Users that need to add or update contacts through AR Credit & Collections need to have the mssExec role in their Microsoft Windows network permissions, since email addresses cannot be updated through the Microsoft Dynamics GP web service |
5n |
Press OK to keep changes to the role |
IMPORTANT |
Changes made the Microsoft Dynamics GP web service, such as updating user permissions, can take up to 20 minutes to be in effect depending upon the web service security cache refresh time. Refer to the Microsoft Dynamics GP web services installation guide for more information. |