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1. Launch Microsoft Dynamics GP.
2. On the shortcut sidebar, located at the lower left-hand corner of the window, choose right-click and select Add > Other Add Window.
3. From the list of available windows on the Add Window Shortcut window, choose Signature Alt Window & Report Manager > 3rd Party.
4. Select Alternate Window and Report Manager Setup. You can rename the shortcut by editing the Name field.
5. Choose Add to create a shortcut to the window on the sidebar.
6. Choose Done.

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1. From the shortcut bar, choose Alternate Window and Report Manager Setup. You may be prompted to enter the system password. The Alternate Window and Report Manager Setup window opens. 

   Note
   If you do not have the Setup option on the shortcut bar, see Adding the setup window to the shortcut bar above.

   
   

2. Choose the Options button.
3. In the Options window, use the drop-down button to choose a default method for handling modified resources. If a modified alternate form or report does not have its own individual handling method, the default method selected here will be used. The following handling methods are available:
   • Always Use
     Always use modified alternate resource if it exists.
   • Never Use
     Never use modified alternate resource.
   • Define At Setup
     All standard (alternate) and modified (modified alternate) resources for active products will display on the Alternate Window and Report Manager Setup window, where the system administrator selects which resources users can access.
4. All products in the system are listed on the window. Mark the Active check box  checkbox for all products that you want to use the Alternate Window and Report Manager with. For example, WennSoft Equipment Management and/or WennSoft Products.

5. When you mark an Active check box checkbox, the product name becomes the default entry in the Standard and Modified columns. An asterisk is added to the name in the Modified column. The text in these columns is the text that displays in the Alternate Window and Report Manager Setup window and on the buttons in the message box when the user is asked which resource to use. 

   Note
   Only the text displaying in each column will fit on the button, so we recommend you edit the text to fit.

   
   

6. Use the arrow buttons on the right side of the window to change the order of the products. The order the active products display in this window is the order the buttons will display when the user is asked which resource to use.
7. Choose OK to close the window.

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1. Open the Alternate Window and Report Manager Setup window from the shortcut bar. 

   Note
   If you do not have the Setup option on the shortcut bar, see Adding the setup window to the shortcut bar.

   
   

2. Select one or more companies.
3. Select one or more users.
4. Mark the check boxes checkboxes for the alternate and modified alternate resources you want to grant the user access to. These resources are listed in a tree view organized as follows:
   • Level 1 - Resource category (Forms or Reports)
   • Level 2 - Series
   • Level 3 - The resource (form or report)
   • Level 4 - Products and modified alternate forms or reports

   When you mark a check box checkbox on one of the first three levels, all check boxes checkboxes below that will be marked. 

   Note
   Non-Service Management users should not have access to the Customer Maintenance, Customer Address Maintenance, and Customer Class Setup windows. If a user has access to Signature and non-Signature versions of these windows, we recommend closing all three windows before switching between Signature and non-Signature versions.

   
   

5. On the third level, you can assign each resource an individual handling method by double-clicking its icon. Each time you double-click an icon, it changes to another selection. The icons are as follows:

   Icon	Handling Method	Description
   	Always Use	Always use modified alternate resource if it exists.
   	Never Use	Never use modified alternate resource.
   	Ask On-The-Fly	If a modified alternate resource exists, prompt the user to use the standard (alternate) or modified (modified alternate) version.
   	Define At Setup	All standard (alternate) and modified (modified alternate) resources for active products display in the Alternate Window and Report Manager Setup window. The system administrator selects which resources the users can access.  Note: The Define At Setup handling method is not available for special resources.
   	None	Use default method specified in Options window.

   
   

   Note
   Some resources are considered special resources because they can only be opened from other resources. Security is automatically set for these special resources to be the same as the other resource. For these resources, the fourth level will display "Use same as:.."

   
   

6. Choose Print to print the Alternate Window and Report Manager List.
7. Choose OK to close the Alternate Window and Report Manager Setup window.