Archive for category Dynamics GP

Dynamics GP Utilities, you can’t beat me!

I have had the pleasure of completing two service pack updates in the last 4 months for southern California Dynamics GP customers. In July, we had to upgrade to GP 10.0 SP4 to support the Arizona state tax changes and the provisions for the HIRE Acts changes. Running the msi file for SP4 went fine. [...]

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Easy Configurations to Simplify Query Searches in GP and CRM

As you may know, I really like SmartList Builder in Microsoft Dynamics GP as well as Advanced Find in Microsoft Dynamics CRM. I’m a big fan of creating queries. It’s probably directly connected to my deep sense of curiosity and love for asking questions. And if you value integrated business intelligence, creative license to easily [...]

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Getting Insights from your Dynamics GP solution

You have been using the Dynamics GP solution for some time and have captured valuable data about your customers, vendors and financial operations. Now you want to draw some useful insights from this information. You want the answers to questions such as the following: Who are our most profitable customers? What products are these customers [...]

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New Distribution and Manufacturing Features in GP 2010!

What’s new for Distribution and Manufacturing in GP 2010? Following are a few of the highlights! Inventory Exclude discontinued items from Items lookup — You can now exclude all discontinued items or exclude discontinued items with no quantity available from the Items lookup window. You also can set a default view. You can define and [...]

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What’s new for HR/Payroll in GP 2010!

The following are a couple of cool new features in the HR/Payroll module in GP 2010! Reprint Payroll checks and earnings statements • You can now use the Payroll Check Inquiry window to reprint paystub and direct deposit earnings statement information • The Payroll Check Inquiry scrolling window also includes a new check box that [...]

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Manufacturing Cost Rollup Discrepancies

During a recent implementation of the Dynamics GP Manufacturing module for one of our clients, we noticed significant differences between the existing current standard cost and the proposed or pending standard cost for several finished goods items after performing our first cost rollup. There are several possible reasons for this, some of which include: The [...]

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Terminal Server 2008 Together With Dynamics GP

After deploying several Dynamics GP customers using the new Windows Server 2008 Remote Desktop Services (old Terminal Services), I must say that I have been quite impressed with the new functionality.  It is now a viable option to use, and much more cost effective, then the traditional school of thought that Citrix is the way [...]

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Scribe Insight 7.0 supports multiple targets

Scribe Software recently announced the availability of Scribe Insight 7.0. One of the most important features of this release is the ability to connect to more than one target in the same DTS. The blog post on Scribe’s web site describes various scenarios where this feature can be valuable. These include: If the source record [...]

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SmartList Builder Etiquette

I admit it. I love SmartLists in Microsoft Dynamics GP. Some folks even call me a “SmartList guru.” And I realized the other day that I’m a bit of a SmartList snob, because I think it’s important when you create a SmartList to take the time to add those finishing touches which make a GP user’s job that much easier. So I thought I would share a few SmartList tips which are like the whipped cream and cherry on top of a delightful sundae.

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Microsoft GP 2010 Released

Now that Convergence and the GP 2010 launch events are behind us, it is time to focus on reasons to upgrade.  Below are the top 10 features of GP 2010 as listed by the ERP Software Blog (www.erpsoftwareblog.com). 1)      Get Better Insight Into Your Data Using Dashboards And KPI’s With Drill-Back.  There are now customizable [...]

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