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The purpose of this blog is to educate clients and potential clients about issues we have run into broadly but also how we have addressed those issues with the Dynamics SL software we support.

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  • Dynamics Support Blog

    Posted 1 month ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    Support expectations with Dynamics GP and SL clients and how to meet them. The expectation is easily defined…resolve the problem as fast as you can. To help us accomplish that and speed up the process please follow these steps: 1. Errors are sometimes...

  • Payroll Implementation Musings

    Posted 1 month ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    Jon Augdahl from the Boyer & Associates staff recently implemented payroll for a large client. The client has over 2 thousand employees. This was a quick implementation, as we started working on the project in August, and they went live with their...

  • Lessons from Implementing HR for a Large Dynamics SL Client

    Posted 2 months ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    This post will discuss changing or updating the system and processes that affect the most valuable asset your organization has- your employees. Timing and accuracy was on Paul James (Boyer consultant) mind during the entire implementation of the HR component...

  • Getting Dynamics SL 2011 Working with Windows 8

    Posted 2 months ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    Accountants hate change and Windows 8 brings us a lot of immediate change.  We have a very busy, very technical consultant on our staff that told me he was too busy for Windows 8 and reinstalled Windows 7 on his laptop.  What did I do?  I bought a Windows...

  • How to Add an SSRS report to the Dynamics SL 2011 Menu

    Posted 2 months ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    This post is a technical.  I should warn you that if you do not do report writing or technical work with Dynamics SL you may fall asleep after the second sentence of the next paragraph.  Please forward the link to this immediately to your more technical...

  • Dynamics SL 2011’s Newest Feature Pack

    Posted 3 months ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    SL Newsletter – Feb. 2013 Top Highlights – Dynamics SL Feature Pack 1 The Microsoft Dynamics SL  2011 FP1 feature set centers on continued Project enhancements, Time & Expense Web Services, and the inclusion of Business Analyzer for Dynamics...

  • Dynamics SL-Functions of Function Keys

    Posted 3 months ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    If you’ve ever seen another user in another cube take a shortcut entering data that you did know, you might want to file this post.  This post shows what all the function keys in Dynamics SL can do for you. F1 – brings up the help screen for the screen...

  • Dynamics SL-Finding Information about a Field

    Posted 3 months ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    One problem that comes up frequently for Dynamics SL users is determining where the value in a field appearing on an SL screen is stored in the database. Determining that is actually fairly simple in most cases.  When the value is a calculated value that...

  • Dynamics SL Year End Event Almost Full for 2012

    Posted 5 months ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    35 people are signed up for our Dynamics SL year-end closing event on December 20th.  The purpose of the event is to help our clients understand better the nuances to making sure that year end is reconciled and that the accounting information has good...

  • Management Reporter Classroom Success Explained

    Posted 6 months ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    It never occurred to me that so many people would be so interested in Management Reporter and moving off of FRx.  Clients are interested.  Our first 5 classes of Management Reporter here in Minnesota were full.  Why?  Here are the main reasons we believe...

  • Dynamics SL and Project Management

    Posted 7 months ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    One of the beautiful things about Dynamics SL is its ability to do so many things well.  Many of our clients love the customization capabilities of Dynamics SL and the grids for the data entry screens.  Quick Query has become very popular among those...

  • Selecting the Right ERP Software

    Posted 7 months ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    We know that finding the right accounting and ERP solution to help improve operational efficiency and one that fits your needs and budget can be overwhelming and time-consuming. We’ve made it easier for you! 7 Great Reasons To Attend Dynamics ERP Shootout...

  • Dynamics SL Consultant Added-Paul James

    Posted 7 months ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    At the beginning of the summer, Paul James became a part of our Dynamics SL consulting team.  Paul joined us after gaining considerable expertise with Dynamics SL by taking on a few very difficult projects at a large and successful marketing agency here...

  • Quick Query Video and Quick Query Editor Thoughts

    Posted 9 months ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    In the Community section of the Dynamics SL site is a nice Quick Query video .  It is only 7 minutes and 20 seconds long but provides much of the training you may not have had time for when you worked through your upgrade from Dynamics SL version 7 to...

  • Boyer & Associates Named Top VAR to Watch by Accounting Today

    Posted 9 months ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    After thoroughly examining several cloud-based vendors by attending their training classes, Boyer & Associates decided that focusing on Microsoft Dynamics was clearly the way to go.  We thought about “the focus factor” and discussed it internally...

  • Dynamics SL Event Exceeds Expectations

    Posted 11 months ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    Yesterday we held our annual Dynamics SL event for our clients at the new Microsoft Technology Center here in Minneapolis, MN-or Edina, MN to you locals.  The event surpassed last years’ attendance by 6 people.  Last year we had 50 attend and this year...

  • Dynamics SL Minneapolis, MN Client Event

    Posted 11 months ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    Each year we hold both a Dynamics SL and Dynamics GP client event, for free, at Microsoft’s offices.  Our offices are not large enough to accommodate 60 or so people per session for these events.  Clients thoroughly enjoy these sessions as it is a chance...

  • Dynamics SL-Using Two Monitors

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    Labor is by far what most of us spend our money on when it comes to a business or non-profit organization.  You can buy an additional 22 inch refurbished flat screen monitor for less than $200. So if you are not already using a second monitor, it may...

  • Dynamics ERP and SQL Server Maintenance

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    How many of you readers think that SQL Maintenance is something that IT people do and that it doesn’t really affect you? Do you know if routine maintenance is being performed on your databases to keep them running at peak efficiency? Would you run your...

  • Dynamics SL 2011 R2 Enhancements

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    For our almost 200 Dynamics SL clients here in Minnesota and surrounding states, Dynamics SL 2011 was significant.  Most of our clients have upgraded with few issues due to the stability and testing that was done to this product prior to its release....

  • Dynamics SL Quick Query Enhancement

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    Have you had the experience yet where a Quick Query in Dynamics SL takes too long to return results for you?  You thought what you asked for was a simple query but it’s taking too long to give you what you need?  We used to have the opposite issue with...

  • Management Reporter and FRx

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    One of our largest clients on Dynamics GP 2010 asked me why we have not been pushing them to Management Reporter especially since they just upgraded.  When I shared with her that MR is improving dramatically and that the performance should be better than...

  • The Largest Dynamics SL Clients are Upgrading to Version 2011

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    One of the things that has seemed fairly straightforward among our Microsoft Dynamics clients is this:  The larger the client, the more customizations they need and want.  One of the differences we’ve also noticed over the years is that the clients with...

  • Dynamics SL Recurring Billing for Software and Professional Services Organizations

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    Software developers have unique needs with regards to renewing software maintenance plans and generating periodic invoices. The Dynamics SL Billing Schedule/Revenue Recognition Schedule screen in Dynamics SL’s Flexible Billings module does a nice job...

  • Dynamics GP and Dynamics SL Year End Events

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by Jack Boyer John Boyer
    Dynamics GP and Dynamics SL are wonderful accounting products and lend themselves to strong reporting and integration.  Many clients moving up to “real” system from something smaller without integration capabilities, sophisticated reporting, or a real...
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