Month: November 2017

The Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP blog has started a series Feature of the Day posts for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 RTM; as the most recent versions have been, these posts are in the form of PowerPoint slides; I am reposting them here so they can be read more easily as well as adding my won commentary.

The series index for this series of posts is here.

The nineteenth Feature of the Day is a set of enhancements to the HR and Payroll modules. I did think about splitting this post apart as I did for the Purchase Order Processing Feature of the day Posts, but these modules are not targetted at the US and Canada, so I have nothing to add to them.

Therefore they’re all in this one post.

There are six new features across HR and Payroll:

Turn off Garnishments Reports in Posting Setup

The Garnishment reports (Garnishment Detail Report and Garnishment Detail Report now default to Ask Each Time, but can be controlled via the usual options:

Change department code in all files

Allow the user to select an existing department code and modify it to a new department code (all files including history tables are updated):

On the 1st of December, Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 RTM is due for release. I am, as I usually do, running a series of “Hands On” posts where I step through the installation of Microsoft Dynamics GP and additional products and then will move on to taking a look at the new functionality which has been introduced.

These posts will be posted over the coming days and weeks, and may be interspersed with posts on other subjects, so make sure to check back regularly.

Continue reading “Hands On With MDGP 2018 RTM: Series Index”

The Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP blog has started a series Feature of the Day posts for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 RTM; as the most recent versions have been, these posts are in the form of PowerPoint slides; I am reposting them here so they can be read more easily as well as adding my won commentary.

The series index for this series of posts is here.

The eighteenth Feature of the Day is actually a set of distinct feature enhancements to the Purchase Order Processing module around the handling of purchase requisitions and orders. I am breaking this down into three separate posts, as the changes are not related beyond being about purchase requisitions and orders.

The final enhancement is the addition of a print button to the Purchase Requisition Entry window which allows the requisition to be printed:

I’d say I have very mixed feelings on this one, but, to be entirely honest, my feelings are actually very much on the negative side. One of the reasons for using requisitions is to have approval workflows. With a requisition needing to be approved before being purchased, there is no way for a PO to be emailed or printed; I realise this print option doesn’t print a PO, but it does print the requisition. This opens the system to potential abuse.

This can be limited through the creation or modification of security tasks which do not give access to this window; or the report could be customised to be in a format which could not be presented as if it was a PO.

The Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP blog has started a series Feature of the Day posts for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 RTM; as the most recent versions have been, these posts are in the form of PowerPoint slides; I am reposting them here so they can be read more easily as well as adding my won commentary.

The series index for this series of posts is here.

The eighteenth Feature of the Day is actually a set of distinct feature enhancements to the Purchase Order Processing module around the handling of purchase requisitions and orders. I am breaking this down into three separate posts, as the changes are not related beyond being about purchase requisitions and orders.

The second of the changes, is making the purchase order number easily visible to the requisition originator.

The PO number has been made available in two places. The first of them is on the Dynamics GP home page. The Procurement panel has been updated too have a new PO Number in the Requisition List:

Continue reading “MDGP 2018 RTM Feature of the Day: Make PO Number Visible to Requisition Originator”

The Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP blog has started a series Feature of the Day posts for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 RTM; as the most recent versions have been, these posts are in the form of PowerPoint slides; I am reposting them here so they can be read more easily as well as adding my won commentary.

The series index for this series of posts is here.

The eighteenth Feature of the Day is actually a set of distinct feature enhancements to the Purchase Order Processing module around the handling of purchase requisitions and orders. I am breaking this down into three separate posts, as the changes are not related beyond being about purchase requisitions and orders.

The first of the three features is a new option to the Purchase Requisition Entry window on the generation of a purchase order which will pop up the Purchase Order Transactions navigation list and show the generated orders:

From the screenshots supplied by Microsoft, it isn’t apparent how the option works, but this is potentially very useful, in that it will allow the originator to convert the requisition to an order and then, from the navigation list, be able to email or print the purchase order.