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Two years on from this initial request, I am not sure if anything has actually been done but here is what I did to overcome this issue.
We had the need to import large numbers of serial numbers as we fit meters to buildings as part of construction contracts. So we may book out or receive in 500 or more meters at a time.
I added a button on an item journal and item reclassification journal to allow the user to import from Excel the serial numbers for output or movement. It checks the serial number exists for that item / location and isn't already reserved against another journal.
I also added the button to the purchase order sub-form to allow for the import of serial numbers to receive. In this case it checks that the serial number doesn't already exist for the item.
The data required in the Excel spread sheet is simply a list of serial numbers (one column).
Happy to share this solution with anyone who wants to use it
To work around this, I create a blank GP folder at the typical install location (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics\GP\). When I use the wizard to create the installation package, when I get to the select features window, I select Browse, and then browse to the GP folder I created at C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics\GP. I then proceed through the rest of the creation of the installation package as I normally would.
When I go to run the installation package on a new client, it will automatically install GP at C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics\GP\.
This would be valuable for anyone that works with subcontractors and has subcontract agreements based on a fixed fee dollar amount. Invoicing from a PO based on the contract dollar amount would be very helpful for clients in the construction industry that frequently have fixed dollar amount contracts with their subcontractors.