MDGP 2013 Feature of the Day: Mandatory Arrears Templates & Reminders

Microsoft Dynamics GPMicrosoft have started the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Feature of the Day series on the Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP Blog.

The twenty third feature they’ve announced is Mandatory Arrears Templates & Reminders.

This feature is another of those in the US centric Human Resources series.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Deduction in Arrears now supports templates for calculating and posting mandatory arrears. Template creation and mandatory arrears reminders make the calculation process easier and more automated.

Mandatory arrears reminders are reminder tasks. You specify whether a reminder is generated and what security task drives the recipients. Additionally, multiple sets of arrears can be posted at once using the new batch posting feature. The Mandatory arrears reports now include template data.

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How To Install Windows 8

WindowsWell, Windows 8 has landed on MSDN and TechNet for subscribers and is due for general release in, I believe, October.

This means it is time to interrupt the scheduled posts on installing the Web Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP. Having got my hands on an MSDN version I thought a quick run through on how to install it might be in order.

I am installing this into a virtual machine so I can have a little test before replacing one of my main systems with it.

I mounted the ISO image from MSDN in the virtual machine settings and launched the VM. The first part of the installer shows the new Microsoft Windows Metro Modern logo;

Windows 8 Setup - Modern Logo

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MDGP 2013 Feature of the Day: Select Printer at time of Print

Microsoft Dynamics GPMicrosoft have started the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Feature of the Day series on the Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP Blog.

The twenty second feature they’ve announced is Select Printer at time of Print.

At present in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010, and before, users can only print to their default printer. This new feature in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 allows users the flexibility to select the printer to print to at the time of printing.

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Mark Polino’s Weekly MS Connect Suggestion — Allow Bank Transactions Through The Intercompany Module

Microsoft DynamicsContinuing Mark Polino’s weekly DynamicAccounting.net series of posts recommending an MS Connect suggestion.

This weeks is a vote on allowing bank transactions through the intercompany module.

If you’d be interested in seeing this change made, please go to Connect and vote.

MDGP 2013 Feature of the Day: Multicurrency Apply in RM Cash Receipts

Microsoft Dynamics GPMicrosoft have started the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Feature of the Day series on the Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP Blog.

The twenty first feature they’ve announced is Multicurrency Apply in RM Cash Receipts.

In Microsoft Dynamics GP2013 Receivables Management you can apply multicurrency cash receipts against invoices as you enter them.

This will speed up data entry time and reduce the number of steps you currently take to apply invoices and payments.

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How To Install The GP Web Services – Installation

Microsoft Dynamics GPThis is the second in a series of posts covering the installation and configuration of the Web Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP. The first post covered the prerequisites and, in this post, I’m going to cover the actual installation process.

The Web Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP are installed using the same Microsoft Dynamics GP setup utility.

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MDGP 2013 Feature of the Day: Certification, Licensing and Training Management

Microsoft Dynamics GPMicrosoft have started the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Feature of the Day series on the Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP Blog.

The twentieth feature they’ve announced is Certification, Licensing and Training Management with a subtitle of Delete History Records & Advanced Warning Notice.

This particular feature applies only to the US and Canada as it is based in the Human Resources module which is very US/Canada centric.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Certification License and Training can now provide advanced warning when certain certificates, licenses or training credentials are due to be renewed. Additionally, a user can delete certification, license & training history records from the history windows.

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MDGP 2013 Feature of the Day: Relate/Link Items for Suggested Sales

Microsoft Dynamics GPMicrosoft have started the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Feature of the Day series on the Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP Blog.

The nineteenth feature they’ve announced is Relate/Link Items for Suggested Sales.

With this feature it is now possible to link together items for suggesting during the entry of a Sales Order Transaction.

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How To Install The Web Services For Microsoft Dynamics GP – Prerequisites

Microsoft Dynamics GPI’ve been fairly busy recently so I’ve largely settled for posting the GP 2013 Feature of the Day posts. Over the last few days though I’ve had a bit more time so I thought I’d start another series of How To posts. This one will span across a couple of weeks and spawn at least one other series of posts for a related product.

In the first series we’re going to take a look at installing the GP Web Services themselves, but before we can do so we need to make sure all of the prerequisites are in place.

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MDGP 2013 Feature of the Day: Reconciled Indicator

Microsoft Dynamics GPMicrosoft have started the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Feature of the Day series on the Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP Blog.

The eighteenth feature they’ve announced is Reconciled Indicator.

With the introduction of the Reconciled Indicator users will be able see at a glance whether a payment has been reconciled within Microsoft Dynamics GP.

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