Can customers on SL 6.5 take advantage of Business Ready Licensing (BRL)?

 Yes, BRL is available for customers running Microsoft Dynamics SL 6.5. It works a bit differently in SL 6.5 then it works in SL 7.  For a customer on SL 7 you would be given a key for advanced management (A1) or business essentials (B1). Since Microsoft Dynamics SL 6.5 was released before the new licensing keys for BRL were created, a customer moving to BRL would get all the keys associated with advanced management or business essentials and you will need to manually add each module to the registration screen. If your customer already has BP installed and would like to take advantage of features added by going to BRL, you can use these steps to add access without a re-install:

1. Log into the BP server with the account used to perform the initial BP installation.

2. Insert the BP disc into the machine and begin the installation process. Since BP is already installed, it will recognize this and provide options to change the configuration.

3. Select the Add/Remove Features option and it should pickup if there are any changes available.
Error when trying to generate a report to Excel format in FRx 6.7, SP9

If you are running FRx version 6.7.with Service Pack 9 (build 6.7.9111) and receive an “Error 91 – Object Variable or with Block Variable” when exporting FRx reports to Excel, this may be due to a bug.  An updated Client Setup Utility for FRx 6.7 Service Pack 9 has been made available for download from CustomerSource and PartnerSource to resolve this issue. You may also contact Microsoft Technical Support to obtain hot fix 937529 as an alternate resolution. This problem was first corrected in FRx 6.7 Service Pack 10.



Some SRS Reports will not work in SL 7 releases

SRS reports that were created by using Visual Studio 2008 or Business Intelligence Development Studio 2008 will not work correctly in Microsoft Dynamics SL. To work around this problem, recreate the custom SRS report by using Visual Studio 2005 or Business Intelligence Development Studio 2005.
Negotiation Strategy

“Negotiation is entirely a game of give and take, and it is vital in preparing to do business that you take an inventory of your bargaining possessions. These are always ‘add-ons’ and ‘take-offs’.  I always try to have several peripheral issues to raise, things I would like to include but could live without, as an inducement for protecting what I consider the heart of the contract.  If I get these fringe requests, so much the better. But, if I have to discard them, I do so one by one, and very slowly, so that the other side will appreciate the fact that I am compromising, that I am not winning every point and getting everything that I ask for – and neither should they.  Being able to give away a few things creates some goodwill and reciprocity.”                          

Friendly Persuasion