Tag: GP

  • 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 and try to get through it a little bit faster! Today’s post is about what happens during the Depreciation routine…

  • 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 that, in some cases, had occurred in prior years by the time we got around to doing the retirement in…

  • 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 frequently I’ll be writing. I am pulling out notes from 3 or 4 years ago when I first noodled this…

  • 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 to know what they can get into, right? The purpose behind the rpt* roles was for SSRS (SQL Reporting Services)…

  • 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 good first step about addressing that IMHO. Why is this so great? Take a look at all of the other…

  • 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 success, which means I need to do some more learning around how to navigate Business Central. In the meantime, here…

  • 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 installed it on my Surface Go, so I could try it on this device as well as check out the…

  • 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 a consultant posted a “tip” (link removed) on this on the GPUG Open Forum, where there was a dangerous suggestion…

  • 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. What is it? The Miscellaneous Check window was added to Dynamics GP a few versions ago. It was intended to…

  • 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 Isaac Olson wrote on the official GP Support blog that there is updated documentation on the import and export functions…

  • 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 have another FabrikamDay party in 10 years. It’s a Monday… be prepared! 🙂 A calendar showing the new Fabrikam Day…

  • 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 Version: available since Dynamics GP 2013 R2 History If I’m not mistaken, this feature first came to light before it…

  • 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 situations where it’s easier to manage smaller budget upload files, perhaps by department or cost centre, and after they’re imported…

  • 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” this new feature! Summary URL: https://community.dynamics.com/blogs/post/?postid=784ce3ea-cca2-41ee-9481-14ff80726fce Version: available since Dynamics GP 2015 How To This is fairly straightforward: there is…

  • 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 either locally or on Azure storage. Originally introduced in GP 9, the Backup to Azure was added to this feature…

  • 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 Know topics and write a short blog to illustrate the feature. I won’t be covering all the features, but I’ll…

  • 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 that may be useful! Account Framework When Dynamics GP is installed, one of the few non-editable decisions [1] to make…

  • 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 me a couple of years, I’ll forget, and find my blog post!). This story starts with a client, who requested…

  • 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, they may be scared away from buying or continuing to use Dynamics GP. The messaging has been at times exceptionally…

  • 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 both the exams that exist today (Financials and Install/Config), I felt it was a good chance to help improve the…

  • 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 may end up being more than one post, as I think there are multiple “quirks” going on here. This one…

  • 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 about to recommend using the Reporting Ledgers in GP to record some IFRS adjusting entries. Good thing I did some…

  • 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 nothing else, I needed to change the title “Check Remittance” to anything but the US spelling of cheque! I did my…

  • 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 topic so I figured today’s a good time to get this post written while it’s fresh in my mind. The…

  • 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 post. The transaction is assigned to a batch.” Many users would have seen this before and know immediately what the…