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For quite some time I had been running into this error when attempting to access the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Web Management Console application from a Windows 8 machine. SnapIn config data store error I had ran a Fiddler trace on the issue and determined that the issue simultaneously reported and HTTP 405 error , which suggested a problem with Windows Authentication, required by the Web Management Console. Fiddler Trace Since I really couldn't determine what the problem was, the issue went dormant for more than 4 months. In addition, I never seemed to have the time to troubleshoot it with my friends over at Microsoft... until this past Microsoft Convergence New Orleans 2013 , that is. As it turned out, there's one "other pre-requisite" if installing the Web Management Console on a Windows 8 environment:  Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)  HTTP Activation. Simply put, HTTP activation allows a WCF service to relay its messaging asynchronously over...

Convergence is over and I am now back to the daily grind. However and as is customary, this wrap up post serves as a venue to provide some insight into this past event, links to all posts, and of course, suggestions for the next. First and foremost, a big thank you goes out to my friends at Microsoft for inviting me to this year's Convergence event as a speaker and presenter at the General Session. This is probably one of the highlights of my career in the channel. In particular, I want to send out a big shout-out to the following folks (in no particular order): Aaron Donat , for accepting the co-presenter role with me at GPPC's PreGAME and to help me in continuing building my understanding and knowledge of the Web Client. Pam Misialek , for all her guidance throughout the process leading up to the General Session presentation. Kevin Racer and Daryl Anderson , for inviting me as a co-presenter in our session  CSGP32 - Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Web Client F...

All good things must come to an end, but no one knows how to wrap up things better than the folks at Microsoft. The day had a few good things in store: the closing Keynote with guest speaker and former United Nations Secretary, Kofi Annan; sessions galore; and a mega concert with Matchbox 20. As for me, I had to skip all the keynote, but very excited I will be able to catch up with it on Virtual Convergence , so I really don't feel I have missed anything. Came the afternoon, I was up on stage to present CSGP30 - The Microsoft Dynamics GP Support Debugging Tool , my first ever session on the subject without my buddy, David Musgrave , author of the Support Debugging Tool. The session was attended by 166 strong who got a chance to look at 5 demos ranging from the Support Debugging Tool compatibility with the Web Client, to some of the most misunderstood and underutilized features within the tool, to a glimpse into the new Database Validation tool soon to be released with Build ...

With the General Session gone it was now time to get through some sessions for the day. The morning started out with a breakfast for the Microsoft Dynamics (AX, GP, CRM, NAV, and SL)MVPs in attendance, hosted by our Microsoft MVP Award Program lead, Melissa Travers .  Left: Melissa Travers (Microsoft), Donna Edwards (CRM), Mariano Gomez (GP), John Lowther (GP), Julie Yack (CRM), Gus Gonzalez (CRM), Jivtesh Singh (GP), Mark Polino (GP)   Right: Per Mogensen (NAV), Chad Sogge (Microsoft), Belinda Allen (GP), Jerry Weinstock (CRM), Charles Allen (GP), Juris de Gruyter (AX), Roohi Shaikh (CRM) After breakfast, it was time for my first session of Convergence 2013 - CSGP24 - Administering SQL Server for Microsoft Dynamics GP . My session was attended by over 255 people, with just a few seats left for a full room. The day did not precisely continue as I expected. After my session, I came down with a severe case of conjunctivitis (commonly known as "Pink...

Today's the BIG DAY! My first presentation ever at the General Session. For Mark, this marks his second so he is somewhat of a "veteran". As is now a tradition at Convergence, the entertainment was in the hands of funny man Rodney Sherwood and the Nick Brophy band. Tell you what... I do love this one-two punch combination and would love to see them back at every event. Hall I almost at full capacity   The opening keynote was conducted by Wayne Morris (Twitter: @wmorrisoz ), Corp VP of Microsoft Business Solutions Marketing, who welcomed the more than 11,500 attendees this year - 25% attending from outside of the United States. Wayne emphasized the upcoming advancements in the areas of marketing, social and mobile within the Dynamics product line, which brought the audience to claps. Up next was Kirill Tatarinov , President of Microsoft Business Solutions Division. Kirill outlined Microsoft's move to become a "devices and services" organ...

It's day 1 of Microsoft Convergence New Orleans and it certainly promised to be an exciting one, since Mark Polino and I had on stage rehearsals for the first time - ever! So, it was just about fitting we meet for breakfast first thing in the morning then go find a quiet place for a couple of dry runs prior to our on stage rehearsal. We went to the ballroom area at the Hilton Hotel and found a space next to the main hallway leading to the ballrooms. Suffice to say, we had a lot of onlookers which made our practice very close to realistic. After all, we were only presenting in front of 5,000 people, so it could not hurt to have people walking by. Once we did our dry run, we went to the Convention Center Hall E to get our wives registered for the event. The registration process was apparently going very smooth since there were no lines and attendees were picking up badges and bags at a very fast pace. Convergence Registration Next, it was time for our ...

  Yesterday marked the beginning of the Dynamic Communities events. Also, it would be my first time presenting for this week.   The days started out with a relaxing breakfast with my wife. After that, it was all business. At 10:30 AM I headed over to the ballroom area to get registered for GPPC.   GP Partner Connections Banner The registration desk was buzzing with Katie Froeber , Shanna Hensch trying to wrap-up placing the badges inside the clear holders. This process was very time consuming and they still had a bunch of badges to filled out by hand, since they were not printed. After helping out with the badges, it was time for the GPPC Welcome Session along with the Ask the MVP . The session featured Jesse Byam as the host who did a fantastic job at keeping attendees warmed with his jokes as the ballroom was freezing! As is customary during these welcome sessions, we had a representative from Microsoft announce some of the immed...

Well, I am finally in New Orleans, Louisiana ! The city is named after Orléans, a city located on the River in Centre, France, and is well known for its distinct French Creole architecture, as well as its cross-cultural and multilingual heritage. New Orleans is also famous for its cuisine, music (particularly as the birthplace of jazz), and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras. The city is often referred to as the "most unique" in America. In this occasion, I have the pleasure of traveling with my beautiful wife, Marina. We both headed to the airport around 11:00 AM Atlanta local time to catch our 1:30 PM flight to New Orleans. At the airport, we ran across Aaron Donat , Escalation Engineer at Microsoft, on his second leg (of three) from Fargo, North Dakota. Aaron and I will be presenting a session on the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Web Client at GP Partner Connections (GPPC) PreGAME . Aaron Donat Aaron and I got to go over the obje...