Fixed Assets GL Posting Flow Part 2
Back in September, I started a series and honestly figured I would not have taken this long to get to “part 2”! What I’m going to do is make this part of my #TipTuesday series … (more)
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Back-dating Fixed Asset Retirements
Today’s #TipTuesday is about the message the user may receive when back-dating a Fixed Asset retirement in Dynamics GP. I completed a project recently where the client was catching up on some IFRS asset derecognition … (more)
Fixed Assets GL Posting Flow Part 1
I’m starting a new series of posts which are going to be focused on the Fixed Assets module in Dynamics GP. I’ll state upfront I don’t know how long the series will last, nor how … (more)
What’s included in those SQL rpt roles?
Today’s #TipTuesday is a security tip to help administrators identify what exact permissions the SQL fixed database roles have, that start with rpt*. When granting access to some of Windows users or groups, admins want … (more)
Dynamics GP is on docs.microsoft.com!
Great news! Dynamics GP documentation is starting to make its way onto the docs.microsoft.com platform. That is AWESOME! So many of us have been vocal about the lack of updated documentation and this is a … (more)
GP & Intelligent Cloud – first impressions
Last week, Dynamics GP 2018 R2 was released and the first thing I did was check out and set up the replication with the Intelligent Cloud. I’ve tried a few more things, with somewhat minimal … (more)
GP 2018 R2 Intelligent Cloud
Great news! GP 2018 R2 was released today, October 2, 2018. There are tons of posts on the official Dynamics GP blog about the features through their feature of the day series. I downloaded and … (more)
GP Utilities user permissions part 2
Today’s #TipTuesday is short, but also related to a post from a couple of weeks ago where I posted what the minimum permissions required were for using GP Utilities. Coincidentally (or perhaps not?), last week … (more)
Miscellaneous Check doesn’t support multicurrency
Today’s #TipTuesday is more of a “PSA” (public service announcement) than a usable tip. A question on the Dynamics Community forums reminded me that it’s not obvious that this particular window only supports Functional currency. … (more)
Updated documentation for CanPay Import/Export
Hey, will you look at that? The community has been begging for updated documentation for Dynamics GP for a while now and who gets some love first? Canada! Woot! Woot! Ya, baby… The Good News … (more)
Dynamics GP 2018 is released!
Today, December 1, 2017, is the release day for Dynamics GP 2018! Along with the release, we get a refresh in #FabrikamDay, to April 12, 2027, so put that in your calendar, as we will … (more)
Copy & Paste Journal Entry from Excel
This is my fifth post in the Did You Know series, tying into Pam Misialek’s series on Inside Dynamics GP. Today’s topic is the Copy-Paste from Excel feature for Journal Entries in Dynamics GP. Summary URL: https://community.dynamics.com/blogs/post/?postid=e51c226e-7e81-4187-8dac-08562e9d60cf … (more)
Combine Budgets
This is my fourth post in the Did You Know series, tying into Pam’s series on Inside Dynamics GP. Today’s topic is the ability to combine budgets into a master budget. This is very useful for … (more)
Fixed Assets Year End Close Report
This is my third post in the Did You Know series, tying into Pam Misialek’s series on Inside Dynamics GP. This will be a fairly short post, as there is nothing to configure to “get” … (more)
Backups from within Dynamics GP
This is my second post in the Did You Know series, tying into Pam Misialek’s series. This feature allows users to create a one-off backup of a database from within Dynamics GP and save it … (more)
Reconcile a Chequebook without Transactions
I’m going to attempt to piggyback on the Did You Know series Pam Misialek started on June 1, 2017, on the Inside Dynamics GP blog. My goal will be to look at the Did You … (more)
GL Account Tables & Account Framework
This will be a short post. A question came up today on the GPUG forums that reminded me to blog about this one. So, I thought I’d create a short article with some of the tidbits … (more)
Transaction Descriptions & POP to PM MS Connect Suggestion
Time for one of those obscure issue blogs, that won’t affect very many people, but the odd person might find this very useful to clarify what they are or are not seeing happen (and give … (more)
Does Dynamics 365 mean the death of Dynamics GP?
No! A thousand times no! I hate click-bait headlines, but based on the confusing messaging out there, it seems we have to have one for people to pay attention to. If users don’t know who to believe, … (more)
Fun with Writing Dynamics Pros Exam Questions
Several months ago, I volunteered to sit on an exam sub-committee with the Association of Dynamics Professionals. This simply means I volunteered to help write and review exam questions for Dynamics GP exams. Having passed … (more)
Mgmt. Reporter Quirk – Tree Filters & Unit Restrictions
I’m just catching up on my “to blog” folder and finding a few Dynamics GP or Management Reporter topics that I intended to write about a few months ago. This is another one that actually … (more)
Mgmt. Reporter & Reporting Ledgers
This will be short and sweet. Management Reporter only supports the Dynamics GP Reporting Ledgers feature when using the Data Mart connector. I was working with a client on some new reports and was just … (more)
Dynamics GP Word Template Error & Compatibility Mode
A client of mine is implementing Dynamics GP EFT for Payables (yay, no more cheques soon!)… and I needed to modify the Remittance Form that gets emailed to the vendors when they are paid. If … (more)
Year End Close & the Inactive Account Myth
This was a blog I was planning on writing earlier this year but the topic had slipped my mind. Earlier today I was browsing the forums at GPUG and one thread reminded me of this … (more)
Transaction vs. Batch Posting
I was working with a new Dynamics GP user recently, and one of the issues that they asked me about was an error they received when they tried to post a cash receipt transaction. Error: “You cannot … (more)