Microsoft Dynamics SL Community Team Blog

Dynamics SL User Group Survey

2009-11-18T23:14:00Z

The Dynamics SL User Group is currently conducting a survey to better understand demographics of the installed SL base. If you are a past member, current member or potential member, please follow the link to participate in the survey. We are interested in hearing what you want from future SL User Group events, Convergence & the User Group. What would make the SL User Group Community better?

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=CJmL_2bwfcSl4A_2fnTKYTThrw_3d_3d

Dynamics SL User Group November Webinar

2009-11-18T22:22:00Z

I wanted to inform our Microsoft Dynamics SL users about an up coming SL webinar. Below are the details around the event.

The Dynamics SL User Group will be providing monthly webinar's. Some will be member only, others will be open to the community. Following is information about the upcoming events:

November 23, 2009 at 2 pm EST Roger Tjoelker, CFO of Feyen Zylstra, will present the GPS of Performance Reporting.

December 2009 Todd Michael, Director Plumbline Solutions Inc, & David Subry, Director of Information Technology at Colorado Energy, present Tips & Tricks of Upgrading.

Visit the Dynamics SL User Group site to see the July topic "7 Easy Steps to Allocations" or the October session "Taking Advantage of Regulatory Changes in e-Banking" http://www.solomonusersgroup.com/

You can register for any of these events by emailing cblaylock@leetechnologies.com and mention the webcast(s) you want to participate in. Call in information will be provided to registered participants the day before the event.

Registration ends 24 hours prior to event.

Microsoft Dynamics SL Test Drive

2009-10-30T13:35:00Z

Prospects can test drive Microsoft Dynamics SL within a user friendly format to see Microsoft Dynamics SL in action and experience a subset of key product functionality.

Hands on test environments include the following scenario, and additional content:

Empower Project Managers
Customer Video Testimonials

Leverage the Test Drive within your own sales and marketing initiatives.

What's New in Electronic Banking

2009-10-19T14:58:00Z

As a part of its webcast series, The SL User Group is partnering with Sandler*Kahne Software to bring you a live event full of important banking information. The 1 hour webcast will cover three growing focuses in electronic banking today:

1. The new International ACH Transaction
2. Fraud prevention
3. Turning your A/P department into a profit center

The event is next week: October 22, 2009 12pm EST
Be sure your finance department knows about this!

You can register for the event by emailing cblaylock@leetechnologies.com and mention this webcast.

Microsoft Dynamics SL User Group Summit 2009 Attendees Offer (US and Canada Only)

2009-09-10T20:26:00Z

Microsoft Dynamics SL User Group Summit attendees receive up to 15% discount on additional license purchases or License Model Transition.

Terms & Conditions
• Offer available from September 21, 2009 through November 20, 2009.
• Offer only available to Microsoft Dynamics SL customers who registered and attended the SLUG Summit 2009 held in San Diego, CA between 09/16/09 and 09/18/09.
• Offer only available to Microsoft Dynamics SL customers who purchased their Microsoft Dynamics ERP solution more than 120 days prior to adding eligible licenses or doing a License Model Transition
• Offer only applies to additional ERP user and module license purchases from the Dynamics Price list or License Model Transition fees as described in the Customers Services Guide.
• Offer doesn’t apply to any CRM purchases, product line transitions fees and product edition transitions fees.
• Can only be used once per customer (company)
• Customers must be current on their enhancement plan to be eligible for this offer – this offer does not apply to lapsed customers
• Regular enhancement fees apply for all licenses acquired. Offer cannot be used towards enhancement renewals or support.
• Offer cannot be combined with any other Microsoft Dynamics offer except with the Dynamics Reenrollment Award
• Offer available only through participating resellers. Reseller prices may vary
• Offer only available in the U.S. and Canada.
• Promotion code: NA-H1-10-08

Top 10 reasons to upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics SL 7.0

2009-03-30T16:33:00Z

Built to help you more efficiently manage accounts and process requests, Microsoft Dynamics SL 7.0 empowers your employees, managers, customers, and vendors. Microsoft Dynamics SL helps them increase their effectiveness by providing the tools they need to view and process data based on the permissions that you have established for them. Microsoft Dynamics SL improves your ability to manage by exception, rather than wading through reams of paper to locate the information you need to make business decisions.

1. New menu interface
Microsoft Dynamics SL's new menu interface is built to work like and with other Microsoft products you and your people are familiar with, helping reduce the time required to become productive.

New, menu interface that is similar to the 2007 Microsoft Office system
Configurable, role-relevant menus and home pages
Custom step-by-step menu processes for groups or users so they can include custom text to describe each step
Improved text editing

2. The flexibility of reporting to meet your business needs
Powerful reporting tools help you integrate data from multiple sources and then sort, analyze, and present information to meet specific needs of your company and people, as well as export and distribute reports to many formats and other applications, including Microsoft Office Excel.
Additional reporting solutions for Microsoft Dynamics SL 7.0 include:

Business Information Optimization (BIO): A business intelligence solution built specifically for Microsoft Dynamics SL that provides insight into your company.
SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS): An interface to call SSRS reports from within Microsoft Dynamics SL 7.0.

3. Quick send: electronic document delivery
Save time, money, and improve customer service by sending purchase orders and invoices to customers and vendors via e-mail or fax.

Saves money: Reduces paper handling, and postage costs.
Create instant communications: Communications are e-mailed/faxed instantly.
Improve customer service: Customers receive or can request invoices in a timely manner.
Turn receivables faster: Remove the delay of mailing with email or fax invoice notification.
Automatically sent: E-mails and faxes are automatically sent with no need for user interaction.

4. Pay-subcontractor-when-paid
Link subcontractor and customer work so payment to the subcontractor is not made until the work has been accepted by the customer and paid for. Companies often employ subcontractors to complete tasks or provide materials for their customer. Often, for cash flow and quality control reasons, a company does not want to pay the subcontractor until the end customer has accepted the work and paid the company. This enhancement will only allow vouchers to be paid when the associated customer invoice is paid.

5. Additional project multi-currency support
Project expenses can now be entered in foreign currencies as well as the entry of value-added tax (VAT) information. Additional enhancements to the Scheduled Billings and Billing by Percent processes now allow for multi-currency processing.

6. Extending access to information - Business Portal project access
Create, edit, or view project information from the Web, using the new Project Maintenance screen. The Business Portal project maintenance screen is a combination of information pulled from five separate screens to provide project users the information they need at their fingertips. Access to project data is restricted by role and can also include which fields can be viewed, edited, or what default values should be set.

7. Business Portal based on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
The new Business Portal builds on top of Windows SharePoint Services to provide access to your enterprise resource planning (ERP) data along with providing access to SharePoint features such as document repository, calendars, blogs, wikis, and really simple syndication (RSS) feeds.

8. Maintain security and efficiency
New optional security features supports Windows Authentication so users can log into their system and Microsoft Dynamics SL without the need to re-enter information. This also makes Microsoft Dynamics SL compliant with your corporate password policies.

9. Continued compatibility with the latest technology
Microsoft Dynamics SL 7.0 provides support for the latest technology so you can continue to grow your business using the latest business tools. Included are support for the Windows Vista operating system, Microsoft SQL 2005, and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Microsoft Office 2007, and Microsoft Project 2007.

10. Screens and interface upgrade to Visual Basic 2005 - .NET product
Microsoft Dynamics SL 7.0 has been rewritten to run in Microsoft Visual Basic 2005, making it a .NET product. This allows companies to use the latest tools to customize the experience for their industry needs for custom development and provides the product a great base for developing future features and interfaces.

Learn more about these and other new and enhanced capabilities Microsoft Dynamics SL 7.0 on its Web site.

Learn more with E-Learning for Microsoft Dynamics

2008-06-20T16:27:00Z

If you are a Microsoft Dynamics customer enrolled in the Business Ready Enhancement Plan or other service plans or a Microsoft partner enrolled in a Partner Service Plan for Microsoft Dynamics you have unlimited access to e-learning for Microsoft Dynamics at no additional charge.

Visit https://www.microsoftelearning.com/dynamics/ for more information.