Question : Great Plains 10 Custom Report - Multiple Comanies different form layout

Hello experts. I am looking for a solution for a problem that I am not able to figure out so far. I basically need to assign two different modified reports to two seperate companies within Great Plains 10, company A and B.

Company A has user1 who needs a modified report, specifically the report named "Check With Stub on Top and Bottom - Text"

Company B has user2 who needs a modified report, specfically the same report that has a slightly different layout.

So, both users need a modified "Check With Stub on Top and Bottom - Text" report. I am familiar with assigning security to a report ,etc. In fact, both users can access the modified version of this report. However, I have duplicated this report and edited it for company B. This new report is named Company B Report but it is a duplicated and modified "Check With Stub on Top and Bottom - Text" report.

So, how can I instruct the settings in Dynamics 10 to use this report as the modified report. I can choose the Dynamics report or modified report that is NAMED the SAME, but I can't figure out how to use a differently named report as the "modified" report. Any help is appreciated!

Answer : Great Plains 10 Custom Report - Multiple Comanies different form layout

Yes, you got it.  What I find easiest when working with the report layouts in the manner is this method:

1. Create and save the one modified report you want.  
2. Export this report to a .package file (Tools > Customize > Customization Maintenance)
3. Open the .package file created in step 2 in Notepad.
4. There will be 2 places at the very top of the report with the report name - change both to the name of the report you want to save this as.  The name has to be exactly how it appears in Report Writer in GP.  (You might actually need to go into Report Writer and look this up.)
5. Save the file and import it into GP (same window as in step 2).  It should import with the new report name.

This way you do not have to spend a lot of time modifying the layouts if what you need is similar to what you already have.