Dynamics SL – Notifications through Communicator module

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Dynamics SL – Notifications through Communicator module

Report ROI has Stop working in Dynamics SL

Issue:

I'm getting this error when tried to click the print preview button in all Report ROI.

 Environment: Solomon 2011

System type: 32 bit OS windows 7

Cause1:

•  An invalid printer specified in Microsoft Dynamics SL Printer Options.

• In a Terminal Server or Citrix environment, every time that you log on, the name of the printer may change slightly.

Solution: 

      1.  Open Printer Options (98.220.00) and specify a valid printer / Use Windows Default printer.

Cause2:

•  The DLL file “u2lsol4.dll” may missing in \WRKSTN\Windows\Crystal under SL  root folder

Solution: 

1. Browse the “u2lsol4.dll” file under the SL installation files and place it in to the above mentioned path.
2.  Register the above DLL 

In Microsoft Dynamics SL 6.5, enable the "Company Selection" tab in Report ROI

Dynamics SL 7 & 2011 have a feature about Company selection tab in Report ROI. But in Dynamics SL 6.5 do some steps for enabling the "Company Selection" tab in Report ROI

Step 1: Enable multi-company selection for the custom report. 

• On the Utility menu, click Report Control Maintenance.
• In the Report Number Field, type the Custom report number, and then click Control Options.
• Click to select the Multi-Company Selection Allowed check box, and then click OK.
• Click Save, and then close the Report Control Maintenance (98.300.00) screen.

Step 2: Create links in your custom report to enable the access to company-specific data.

• Open the Crystal Report, click Open an Existing Custom Report, and then click OK.
• On the Database menu, click Database Expert.
• In the Database Expert dialog box, locate the Available Data Sources section, and then expand Current Connections.
• Expand the appropriate Microsoft Solomon application database, expand the second instance of this application database, and then expand Tables.
• Click RptCompany, and then click the Add arrow to add the RptCompany table to the Selected Tables section.
• Click the Links tab.
• Smart Linking automatically creates links between the RptCompany table and the existing tables in the CpnyID field. 
• If the links are incorrect, click Clear Links. Then, manually create the links. 
• Click OK.

Step 3: Add the RI_ID formula to the report.

• On the Report menu, click Select Expert.
• In the Choose Field dialog box, click RI_ID, and then click OK.
• In the Select Expert dialog box, click the RptCompany. RI_ID tab, and then click formula in the list that appears.
• In the formula box, type the following:                                                                           {RptCompany.RI_ID} = tonumber (RIPARAM ("RI_ID"))
• Click OK.
• Click Save, and then close Crystal Reports. And then run the report through Solomon.