{"id":22,"date":"2011-06-09T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-09T09:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greytrix.com\/Blogs\/sageaccpacerp\/?p=22"},"modified":"2024-02-16T12:31:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T12:31:02","slug":"adding-a-new-icon-or-menu-under-a-groupfolder-on-your-sage-accpac-desktop-task-pane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greytrix.com\/blogs\/sageaccpacerp\/2011\/06\/09\/adding-a-new-icon-or-menu-under-a-groupfolder-on-your-sage-accpac-desktop-task-pane\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding a new Icon or Menu under a Group\/Folder on your Sage Accpac Desktop Task Pane"},"content":{"rendered":"

The way Sage ERP Accpac displays all its menu options is, On the Accpac Desktop, on the left hand side there is Task Pane under which there are Groups or Folders (for each module). Under these folders we either have Sub-folders or Menu Items.<\/p>\n

Now if we have to add a Group, Sub-Folder or a Menu Item (for a custom Macro, Report or a Program i.e. executable) all this is pretty simple and can be done with Zero programming efforts. One just needs to right click on desktop and need to select appropriate options refer below screenshot.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The challenge is when you have developed a custom OCX and would like to launch it as a separate menu option under some group for all the companies. For this we need to do some SDK stuff, basically for each Group (or Module) Accpac maintains a GRP.DAT file which it refers to populate the menu items under group. So we have to add our menu Item to existing Group then we must edit the respective module\u2019s GRP.DAT file and include our menu Item in it.<\/div>\n
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The location of the File in the discussion is (considering we are looking for OE module)
\nSage SoftwareSage AccpacOE55AENG<\/div>\n
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Here is how to edit the Group file (i.e. GRP.DAT file)<\/div>\n
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  1. We must decompile the existing complied .DAT file into .TXT file and we can do this by using Resource Uncompiler i.e. UNCCGRP.EXE in command prompt.<\/li>\n
  2. Once we get the .TXT file we can edit it to make appropriate changes to add our Menu item<\/li>\n
  3. Then Save it and again compile .TXT file to .DAT file using the Group Resource Compiler i.e. CCGRP.EXE in command prompt<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Let us take an example and actually see how to do it, let\u2019s assume we have developed custom screen and we need to use it as a separate menu time under O\/E Transactions.<\/div>\n
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    First you must get the New Roto ID of your custom OCX let us assume it is \u201cOE9994\u201d<\/div>\n
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    Before you proceed further make sure you have set the environment to use the Microsoft visual C++ tools using the .BAT file; where you have set following paths (RUN VISUAL STUDIO COMPILER, MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC 6.0 FOLDER location, MICROSOFT CAB SOFTWARE DEVELPMENT KIT FOLDER, MICROSOFT AUTHENTICODE FOLDER, Location of SDK and its Libraries)<\/div>\n
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    Once this environment is set using the command prompt\u2026.<\/div>\n