Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP

Sharing Success – Highlighting Microsoft Dynamics ERP Partner Press Releases

2010-03-19T17:36:25Z

I “re-ran” across this great program and wanted to make sure that all GP partners are aware of this tremendous opportunity in helping you promote your success. The program is located here. PartnerSource page . The program includes the ability for the partner get a placement on the Dynamics web site, a quote in their press release from a Dynamics executive, and publicity of their news through our blog The Edge and through our Social Media feed on Twitter . Errol...(read more)

Feature of the Day: Rapid Migration Tool - Peachtree Migration

2010-03-19T12:14:00Z

Rapid Migration Tool: Peachtree Migration Module: Rapid Implementation Tools : Rapid Migration Tool v2.0 (to be released) Why this feature is cool! Companies can now quickly transfer master records and open transactions from their Peachtree data file to their new Microsoft Dynamics GP company database. The Rapid Migration Tool v2.0 is a wizard-based tool, quickly stepping the user through the migration process. New in version 2.0 of the Rapid Migration Tool is the ability for partners to modify mappings...(read more)

Feature of the Day: Rapid Migration Tool - Auto Number Accounts

2010-03-18T13:15:00Z

Rapid Migration Tool - Auto Number Accounts Module: Rapid Implementation Tools : Rapid Migration Tool v1.1 Why this feature is cool! When migrating from Intuit QuickBooks to Microsoft Dynamics GP, a valid account number for every account is required. Unfortunately, QuickBooks provides the ability to create a new account without requiring a number – often leaving many accounts with a name, but not a number. When importing this QuickBooks data into Microsoft Dynamics GP using the Rapid Migration Tool...(read more)

Three Users for a Buck!

2010-03-17T13:46:45Z

Microsoft is excited to announce “ Three Users for a Buck ” - a Microsoft Dynamics (U.S.) promotion targeting growing and medium-sized businesses that wish to take advantage of the rich functionality, low cost of ownership, and rapid deployability offered by Microsoft Dynamics GP. The promotion allows customers to purchase their first three Advanced Management (AM) or Business Essential (BE) user licenses for $1 (US). This offer applies to new customers making their initial purchase of...(read more)

Feature of the Day: Consolidate Multiple Contracts into 1 Invoice

2010-03-17T13:32:00Z

Consolidate Multiple Contracts into 1 Invoice Module: Contract Administration Why this feature is cool! Even though you may have multiple contracts for any given customer, with the invoice consolidation for Contracts feature, you can now send out a single invoice that combines the billing from one or more contracts! Customers love this because they can renew and pay for all contracts from a single invoice. This means you don’t have to merge multiple contracts at renewal time in order to generate...(read more)

Feature of the Day: Integration of Service with Payroll

2010-03-16T13:23:00Z

Integration of Service with Payroll Module: Service Call Management and Depot Management Why this feature is cool! The new Service integration to Payroll benefits Payroll users as well as Service users! Capture the employee’s actual cost on Service Labor Create Payroll transactions from Labor entries in Service This exciting feature allows you to map a technician to an employee and optionally utilize the employee’s paycode rates to populate the cost for Service Labor or Depot Labor transactions....(read more)

Feature of the Day: Microsoft Office Word Template Maintenance

2010-03-15T13:19:00Z

Microsoft Office Word Template Maintenance Modules: Sales Order Processing, Receivables Management, Purchase Order Processing, Payable Management. Why this feature is cool! Building off the previous Microsoft Office Word Template feature of the day , this feature focuses on the maintenance aspect of the new Word form feature. With this feature you can: Allow users to assign Microsoft Office Word templates to a Report Writer report Enables users to assign templates to specific companies, customers...(read more)

Microsoft Offers NetSuite Customers Incentive to Switch to Dynamics ERP

2010-03-11T17:29:02Z

REDMOND, Wash. — March 11, 2010 — Microsoft Corp. is offering midsize businesses looking to benefit from advanced functionality, easy interoperability with other line-of-business applications, and strong business intelligence reporting options a new incentive to switch from NetSuite to Microsoft Dynamics ERP. Companies in the U.S. can receive a credit of up to $850 for every NetSuite user that switches to either Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics NAV or Microsoft Dynamics SL. The new promotion...(read more)

NOW AVAILABLE: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 BETA “CorePlus” HyperV Ver. 2 - 32 Bit Technical Demonstration Toolkit

2010-03-10T20:54:46Z

The Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 BETA “CorePlus” Version #2 – 32 Bit Technical Demonstration Toolkit running on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 HyperV has been released. This Technical Demonstration Toolkit will include the following technologies/applications ( This Technical Demonstration Toolkit is designed for Advanced Management type demonstrations ): Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 – BETA Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Management...(read more)

Feature of the Day: Microsoft Office Word Templates

2010-03-05T16:09:02Z

Before we get into today’s Feature of the Day, I wanted to let everyone know we are taking a 1 week hiatus from the Feature of the Day posts. No, it isn’t because we’ve run out of features! We’ve still got LOADS of great things to talk about with regards to exciting new functionality coming out in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010. The hiatus is to let our team catch up on the many other launch activities we have going on right now. We’ve successfully kicked off our 18 city Partner road...(read more)

Feature of the Day: Navigation List Builder

2010-03-04T14:55:00Z

Navigation List Builder Module: SmartList Builder Why this feature is cool! Navigation List Builder extends the functionality of the Navigation Lists letting a customer include exactly the data that they want, whether it be from any table in Microsoft Dynamics GP or any 3 rd party product, as well as external SQL tables and views! The Navigation Lists will retrieve only the information selected speeding up the list performance. Users can customize their lists in the following ways: Select the...(read more)

Feature of the Day: Excel Report Builder Report Publishing

2010-03-03T14:48:00Z

Excel Report Builder Report Publishing Module: SmartList Builder Why this feature is cool! In Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010, any user will be able publish Excel Report Builder reports as long as certain criteria are met. The user must be one of the following: sa user DYNSA user Any user in the db_owner database role in SQL Any user in the SysAdmin fixed server role in SQL Any user in the dbCreator fixed server role in SQL This enables more users than simply ‘sa’ to publish Excel Report Builder reports...(read more)

Feature of the Day: Excel Report Totals

2010-03-02T14:44:00Z

Excel Report Totals Module: SmartList Builder Why this feature is cool! Users can now automatically total numeric columns in Excel with Excel Report Builder! When setting up an Excel Report in Excel Report Builder report, the user only needs to mark the “Display totals at the end of each list” option on the List Options window and all numeric columns will automatically be totaled at the bottom of the column. What does it look like? From the Microsoft Dynamics GP menu, choose Tools > SmartList...(read more)

Feature of the Day: Preventative Maintenance Generation for Contracted Equipment only

2010-03-01T14:55:00Z

Preventative Maintenance Generation for Contracted Equipment only Module: Service Call Management, Preventive Maintenance Why this feature is cool! This new option enables organizations with contracted service for their equipment in the field to ensure that the Preventive Maintenance work is only performed for equipment that is under a viable contract. If the option is selected, preventive maintenance events are generated only for equipment covered under contract. If cleared, preventive maintenance...(read more)

Feature of the Day: Kit Item Support in Field Service

2010-02-26T14:46:00Z

Kit Item Support in Field Service Module: Service Call Management, Preventative Maintenance, Returns Management, Depot Management Why this feature is cool! While kit items have long been a staple in Inventory and SOP transactions, you’ve not been able to use them in the Field Service Series. This feature has been long-awaited and is now a reality! For businesses that rely on the ease of using kitted inventory in their service industry, they can now specify a kit on a Service Call Parts line. All...(read more)

Feature of the Day: Billing Frequency Options on Contracts

2010-02-25T14:42:00Z

Billing Frequency Options on Contracts Module: Contract Administration Why this feature is cool! Within Contract Administration of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010, you can now bill in an unlimited user-defined set of billing frequencies. You can even specify to bill just once! To utilize this new feature, you now specify 3 fields: Type: Options are “At” or “Every” Interval: Enter an integer value Frequency: Select from a drop-down list of Days, Weeks, Months or Years What does it look like? Contract Entry...(read more)

Feature of the Day: Excel Report Pivot Tables

2010-02-24T14:42:00Z

Excel Report Pivot Tables Dictionary: SmartList Builder Why this feature is cool! You will now be able to capture the Pivot Table functionality in Excel in addition to the standard Excel Reports available today. In Excel Report Builder, the user can choose whether they want the report to be a standard List or a Pivot Table. What does it look like? From the Microsoft Dynamics GP menu, choose Tools > SmartList Builder > Excel Report Builder > Excel Report Builder. Choose Pivot Table...(read more)

Feature of the Day: Drill Down Builder

2010-02-23T14:39:00Z

Drill Down Builder Module: SmartList Builder Why this feature is cool! You can be browsing an Excel report and drill right into the Microsoft Dynamics GP screen that is related to the data you are looking at. Drill Down builder allows you to further enhance the Microsoft Office and Microsoft Dynamics GP integration story. With the same model as the builder tools, Drill Down Builder is configurable by the end user: define the window you would like to be able to drill down to, in any module...(read more)

Feature of the Day: Manufacturing Single Item

2010-02-22T14:34:00Z

Manufacturing Single Item Module: Inventory Why this feature is cool! Costs for an item can be rolled to only the item at a single level, or will roll cost changes to all levels in which the item exists Provides better user control over how cost changes are handled What does it look like? Costing Preferences Defaults (Tools > Setup > Manufacturing > System Defaults > Costing) Standard Cost Changes widow (Cards > Manufacturing > Inventory > Standard Cost Changes)...(read more)

NOW AVAILABLE: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 BETA "Core" - 32 Bit Microsoft Virtual PC Ver. 2 Technical Demonstration Toolkit

2010-02-19T17:22:14Z

Hello Friends of Microsoft Dynamics GP! We are excited to announce the availability of the Partner Ready Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 BETA “Core” – 32 Bit Microsoft Virtual PC Version #2 Technical Demonstration Toolkit! This Technical Demonstration Toolkit will include the following technologies/applications (This Technical Demonstration Toolkit is geared for Business Essentials type demonstrations): Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 – BETA Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Microsoft SQL Server 2008...(read more)

Feature of the Day: Rapid Migration Tool – Edit Chart of Accounts

2010-02-19T14:23:00Z

Rapid Migration Tool: Edit Chart of Accounts Module: Rapid Implementation Tools: Rapid Migration Tool v1.1 Why this feature is cool! Former QuickBooks users who are migrating to Microsoft Dynamics GP often want to improve the structure of their chart of accounts. Typically these businesses have grown and become more complex in their financial accounting needs. While QuickBooks doesn’t require a customer to use an Account Number, many customers may have some informal method for numbering their QuickBooks...(read more)

Feature of the Day: Project Accounting SSRS Reports

2010-02-18T14:57:00Z

Project Accounting SSRS Reports Why this feature is cool! · Adds new SQL Server Reporting Services reports for the Project Accounting module in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 · Provides more user more intuitive access to the data users, accessible from both inside of Microsoft Dynamics GP and to users outside of Microsoft Dynamics GP through their web browser Report Name Description Pre-Billing Worksheet – Cost Plus-Fixed Price (Billable) Allows the user to view a pre-billing worksheet for Cost Plus...(read more)

Feature of the Day: MRP Move-Out Enhancements

2010-02-17T14:45:00Z

MRP Move-Out Enhancements Module: Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) Why this feature is cool! Provides more robust Move-Out functionality Creates a period to ignore to reduce the churn during MRP processing Supports Lean rules by allowing the user to determine a path to Lean Manufacturing As an organization refines their lean process they can reduce the range between Order Point and Order Up To Level, providing a mechanism to methodically move to lean manufacturing. If the user desires to be...(read more)

Feature of the Day: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Web Services

2010-02-16T14:34:00Z

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Web Services What’s new for Web Services in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010? 83 new web service operations, bringing the total number of available operations in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 to 354! New operations are focused on the following areas: Applicants Employee Addresses Employee Pay Codes HR Requisitions Skills and Skill Sets Vendor Addresses Customer Addresses Manufacturing Orders Planned Orders These new web services will lead to new opportunities and higher adoption...(read more)

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Launch Portal is Live

2010-02-15T15:13:48Z

Experience the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Launch Portal for Customers and Prospects Today! Another exciting milestone has been reached to support the upcoming launch of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010. Customers and prospects can now access the interactive launch portal to learn more about the upcoming release, watch product videos, register for launch events, and more! There are currently 14 events across the US being promoted and we will soon be adding 16 additional events. In additional Microsoft Dynamics...(read more)