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Posted 9 days ago

by Frank Hamelly

I received this error after a new install of GP2013 on my laptop. Not having yet installed any of the AddIns, it was a bit confusing. I reviewed the Windows log and it referred to a Communicator conflict. Jonathan Fear of Microsoft helped me with the...
Book Review - Building Dashboards with GP 2013 and Excel 2013

Posted 15 days ago

by Frank Hamelly

Well, our friend Mark Polino has hit another one out of the ball park with his latest release - Building Dashboards with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and Excel 2013 , affectionately known as BDaMDGP13aE13 :) Yes the book's title is a mouthful but my...
How to add those pesky images to Report Writer

Posted 15 days ago

by Frank Hamelly

I was struggling getting an image to paste into Report Writer recently. My good friend and colleague David Duncan offered this advice, which works like a charm. 1. Open Picture Definition window in Report Writer and type in new name of image 2. Open image...
Convergence 2013 is here

Posted 2 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

With the sun setting over the city of New Orleans last night, we wrapped up our first day here, which was filled with getting out and about, seeing the sights on a perfect, sun-filled, 80 degree day. The real fun starts tomorrow with the kickoff of the...
Convergence 2013 Just One Week Away!!

Posted 2 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

I sure am hoping I'll see all my friends and colleagues in The Big Easy this year. It promises to be a fun and fabulous time for anyone with a desire to learn, network and partay ! This year, in addition to a number of sessions that I'll be...
Learned along the way . . . Component Fixed Quantity and Standard Cost Changes

Posted 2 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

A client was experiencing an issue recently with how their Standard Cost was rolling up when they specified a 'Component Fixed Quantity' in a Manufacturing Bill of Material. The Component Fixed Quantity is used to specify a quantity of component...
Convergence Sessions

Posted 2 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

Convergence 2013 in 'Nawlins is fast approaching. Here's a preview of the sessions I'll be involved in or presenting . . . This session will repeat at 4:00 PM on Thursday, March 21st. This session will repeat at 5:30 PM on Thursday, March...
Prevent Users from changing User Date

Posted 4 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

Some companies have a need to disable the ability to change the User Date in GP. Out of the box, there isn't a great way to handle this requirement but Ian Grieve, over at Azurecurve in the UK, has a simple, yet elegant solution for this. Check out...
Upgrading to GP 2013 in the near future? Read this first . . .

Posted 4 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

If you're planning a GP 2013 upgrade anytime soon, take a look at this excellent article at MSDynamicsWorld for some upgrade Tips n Tricks - GP 2013 Upgrade .
GP 2013 RTM (Release to Manufacturing) on December 19, 2012

Posted 5 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

Read David Musgrave's blog to learn more about the culmination of over 78,000 hours of development by the Microsoft Dynamics GP team - Dynamics GP 2013 .
SmartList Divider Splitter Control

Posted 5 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

If you're like me and have been frustrated to no end over the years because you couldn't drag the divider in SmartList to allow more space in the results pane, our frustration is near its end. I test drove this Splitter Control a few months ago...
Default Item Class

Posted 5 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

I'm studying to take the GP10 Manufacturing certification exam and it's amazing how much I don't know (or have forgotten) about GP. Here's an item that jumped out at me last night as I was reading through Item Setup processes: HINT: Set...
Transaction Prefixes in Cost Adjustment Batch

Posted 6 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

Wonder what the prefixes mean in Cost Adjustment batches? Well, wonder no more! The following is a list of the prefixes you would see in the Reference field of a transaction in a cost adjustment (GLTRX) batch and a description of why that prefix would...
Revenue/Expense Codes in Job Costing

Posted 6 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

A question came up in my 'Using Job Costing as Project Accounting Lite' presentation at GPUG Summit regarding how to determine what bucket in Job Costing a particular Revenue or Expense transaction appears. Here's the answer: Manufacturing>>Job...
Can 3rd Party Product Tables be added to Business Alerts?

Posted 6 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

This question came out of my '13 MORE Classic Underused Features in GP' at GPUG Summit today. I wasn't sure of the answer so I tested it this evening and sure enough, ISV product tables can be added to the Business Alerts available tables...
GPUG Summit 2012 is Fast Approaching!

Posted 7 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

This year I'll be presenting 4 sessions: Using Microsoft Dynamics GP Job Costing as 'Project Accounting Lite' 13 MORE Classic, Underused Features in Dynamics GP Word Up! Learn How to Setup and Use Word Templates and Email in Dynamics GP 2010...
How do we add new reports to My Reports?

Posted 7 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

I had this question from a client today and thought it may good to refresh this topic because the process is not that intuitive. There are two methods, depending on the type of report you want to add. We’ll look at adding a GP report first. The first...
Field Service Business Alerts

Posted 8 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

I had a question come up during a GPUG Lunch 'n Learn session last week on Business Alerts. A user wanted to know how to set an alert using the Field Service tables. I had never tried that before and found that the Field Service tables were not available...
Receivables Document Writeoff

Posted 8 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

This was driving me nuts last week. I could not figure out why, no matter what parameters I used, no documents were presented for write off in Write Off Documents ( Sales>>Routines>>Write Off Documents ). So, to the Dynamics GP forum I went...
My Son's Wedding

Posted 8 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

I don't typically post personal info on this blog, but I'm so proud of my son Brad and new daughter-in-law Susanne, I couldn't resist. They were married on Sunday, September 2nd, 2012. Here's the handsome couple . . . Congratulations Brad...
PO Receipt Tolerance

Posted 8 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

Have you ever wondered why Dynamics GP allows you to receive a greater quantity of product on a PO than was originally ordered? I seet this as a glaring hole in controlling PO receipts, and for years have suggested to Microsoft in various forums and formats...
Maintain History - Budget Transactions

Posted 8 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

I just ran across something that I overlooked when I installed GP 2010 R2 on my new laptop. If you're using Budget Transactions , make sure you check the Maintain History - Budget Transactions checkbox. Otherwise, your Budget Transactions will not...
Taxable Inventory Items - SOP & POP

Posted 9 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

This is a topic that bears some reminding now and then. When you set up an item in the Item Card to be Taxable for sales (or purchasing, for that matter), you must assign the 'All Details' , or equivalent tax schedule to the item. Not doing so...
Mark Polino's Dynamic Future - Vote - Multicurrency Cash Flow Forecast

Posted 9 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

If you work in a multi-currency environment, take a look at this suggestion Mark has made for multicurrency cash flow forecast . . . Dynamic Future - Vote - Multicurrency Cash Flow Forecast
GP 2013 Feature of the Day - Launching SSRS Reports from GP Windows

Posted 9 months ago

by Frank Hamelly

Now this is just too cool. How great would it be to have all your critical inquiries/reports linked to the windows you do most of your work in? Well, GP 2013 is enabling just that! Click on the image below to view the details of this new feature: *Click...

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