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Future of Dynamics GP?

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Posted on by mgitchell 15
What is the future of On Premises GP?  We currently have GP 2018 and are still on Fixed Lifecycle.  We are hesitant to go to Business Central (though cloud would be nice), but don't want to commit to an upgrade of my On Premises GP if this isn't going to be improved or supported much longer. There's big push to move to Cloud, so I'm just not sure how much love GP will get from Microsoft in the future. As it is, Management Reporter was last updated in 2012 and our vendor said MS will not be updating it any further.  FWIW, our new Controller used Sage Intacct at a prior company and loved it.
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    Future of Dynamics GP?
    Microsoft is going to continue to release patches for GP semi-annually but they aren't going to be investing as much money into the GP platform as they are investing into D365 Business Central. I think that if you decide to stay on GP long term you are going to encounter more and more issues that are caused by compatibility. The problem isn't necessarily with GP - it's with the technology around GP. As Microsoft pulls resources away from GP and continues to evolve other things like Microsoft Office, operating systems, etc., I have to wonder how much is going to slip through the cracks in the way of testing. This is purely conjecture by the way. I could be wrong there.
     
    What industry are you in? Sage Intacct plays well in some industries while it's not known to be strong in others... the same can be said for NetSuite and BC.
     
    One quick win you should talk about with your controller is dropping MR and getting something like Solver Cloud or Jet Reports. Not kidding you - I was in a fractional controller role for a minute at a customer who was using MR and I took an entire day off of their month end close by putting in an excel-based reporting tool.
     
    If you want to talk more about the GP roadmap, alternatives to MR or cloud ERP drop me a line - mscalamogna@schneiderdowns.com.
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    David Musgrave MVP GPUG All Star Legend Moderator Profile Picture
    David Musgrave MVP ... 13,965 Most Valuable Professional on at
    Future of Dynamics GP?
    If you are coming to Community Summit in Charlotte
     
    Attend the Dynamics GP General Session followed by the Dynamics GP Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades session
     
     
     
    David
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    Beat Bucher GP Geek GPUG All Star Profile Picture
    Beat Bucher GP Gee... 28,058 Moderator on at
    Future of Dynamics GP?
    the next release of GP is around the corner (2 weeks!) and will included a few improvements.. 
     
    Check the 18.6 blog series: 18.6 upgrade blog series has kicked off
    On the application Side: 
     
    Application:
    Financial Summary Inquiry adding Redisplay button, easy but needed, dah
    Reverse Fiscal year end close by company vs all companies users being out.
    Customer statements display open items only
    More enhancements to the Print and Email Cash Receipts from 18.5
    Email/Reprint Vendor Remittance with message fields
    Print Sales Order Processing blank picking ticket template
    Set Unit of Measure from the PO Requisition to the Purchase Order
    Letter Writing Assistant Final Notice on Collection Letters
    Format Workflow emails with item decimals – HUGE WIN over 60 VOTES…YEAH
    Project Time and Expense Workflow My Expenses/ Delegates Nav List
    Project Time and Expense Workflow my Timesheets Nav List
    Payroll Year-End Wage Report Formatting
    Letter Writing Assistant Expiring Test in Human Resources
    ALL Payables 1099 forms will print with LINES (MISC, INT, DIV and 1099-NEC we did last year, no need to buy any forms😊

    Systems:
    Ability to completely delete document attachments from system.
    Shared Mailbox with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) – another BIG WIN in my book
     
    There are plenty to stay up with the most current version: 
     
    As for MR, I don't quite agree with Jo Markovich.. Based on your description, you seem to use basic reports only in MR and for that it's perfectly fine, except I don't recommend using the DataMart (DM).. DM is known to be prone of issues when you make changes to your GL account structure and every once in a while you have to rebuild the DM from scratch.. 
    I still recommend to my clients to use the Legacy Connector in MR which pulls data straight from GP and doesn't have that issue with a constant update of a DM running in the background. GL Acct structure changes aren't a problem either.. The only comfort that user must give up with the Legacy connector is the fact they need to logon to the GP companies with their GP creds.. but even that can be saved in MR. 
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    David Musgrave MVP GPUG All Star Legend Moderator Profile Picture
    David Musgrave MVP ... 13,965 Most Valuable Professional on at
    Future of Dynamics GP?
    Please see my articles on the future of Microsoft Dynamics GP on https://winthropdc.wordpress.com/microsoft-dynamics-gp/
     
    Here are the last few
     
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    Joseph Markovich 3,914 on at
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    I'm sorry for the delay in getting back to you. This "upgraded' forum doesn't notify you if someone replies or you're tagged. Nice.
     
    You could use Jet Reports from Insight Software. That is really nice stuff.
     
    There's also Power BI, now that they have paginated reporting, but you'd have to create all the reports yourself and I believe also need the Power BI Pro licenses.
     
    Don't tell anyone, but I still have people using FRx, too. Still works with Windows 10/11.
     
    Joe
     
     
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    tnrandy 2 on at
    Future of Dynamics GP?
    @Joseph Markovich  what do you recommend other than MR for reports. We ONLY use MR for Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet, but are starting to have issues when we need to add or move accounts on the report. 
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    Joseph Markovich 3,914 on at
    Future of Dynamics GP?
    It is absolutely going to continue to be supported. Business Central is......fine, but expect it to be a very costly and very painful process as you are reimplementing your ERP system. Don't get me started about the historical data issues, either! :)
     
    Definitely get rid of MR, though. It's junk.
     
    There is also the option to move your GP in the cloud and be hosted by Microsoft. You're basically using their systems for Active Directory, SQL Server and Remote Desktop.
     
    Also, you can take advantage of a TON of the modern features out there in your Microsoft 365 subscription. Power Apps, Lists, SSRS, Power BI, etc to read/write data to/from GP.  
     
    Microsoft's marketing machine and the larger partners are working overtime to strike the fear of God into everyone running GP -- it's dead, it's going to be unsupported in 2025, it can't do what you need it to do, blah blah blah. Don't listen to any of it. 
     
    Just my thoughts for you.
    Joe
     
    P.S. Sage?! Ack! :)
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    GP 2028 and Beyond 55 on at
    Future of Dynamics GP?
    The short answer is 2028 and Beyond.  It is anticipated many GP Partners and ISVs will support Dynamics GP software past the Microsoft's "Beyond"
     
    The Dynamics GP roadmap is published by Microsoft at the following link -
     
    The following article published by Winthrop Development Consultants should resolve any doubt into the lifecycle addressing all the hear say and misinformation found online -
     
     
    It is encouraged to upgrade your Dynamics GP to the latest version of 18.5 to take advantage of new features and retain support and compatibility.  Anticipated in October, Dynamics GP v18.6 will be released.
     
     
     
     

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