Tag: Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release

This post is part of the Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features – Top Feature Requests series where I am going hands on with the top feature requests of the new version of Microsoft Dynamics GP; it is part of the larger Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features series.

The first enhancement from the top requested features is the ability to copy a report option. This allows you to replicate one report option under a different name, make some changes and then save the changes, allowing you to quickly set up standard options on a range of report options.

To copy a report option, enter the new Option name and click the Copy button on the action pane:

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This post is part of the Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features – Top Feature Requests series where I am going hands on with the top feature requests of the new version of Microsoft Dynamics GP; it is part of the larger Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features series.

This post is the series index for the top feature requests made to Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release

Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features – Top Feature Requests
Copy Report Option
Filter Item Stock Inquiry by Date
Exclude Inactive Items on Item Price List Report
Minimize transaction when Go To is selected for PO that exists
Save setting for how to show new POs
Inactive field added to Item SmartList
Show the User ID in the Items SmartList
Paste from Excel in Web Client

The series index will, if you’re heading this on azurecurve|Ramblings of a Dynamics GP Consultant, automatically update as posts go-live.

This post is part of the Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features – Workflow Enhancements series where I am going hands on with the workflow enhancements of the new version of Microsoft Dynamics GP; it is part of the larger Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features series.

The seventh and final enhancement to workflow is that the vendor approval workflow has been amended so changes to the hold status or when a document is attached, the vendor needs to be resubmitted for approval. When the hold status is changed or a document attached, the user will get this message and need to resubmit the vendor:

There is no way for this message to be avoided by the user.

I can understand a change to the hold status needing to be approved, but I don’t really understand why attaching a document should require this, and I can see it causing some problems for clients. It would have been better for the document attachment needing to be approved, to be an option than always enforced.

Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features – Workflow Enhancements
User Workflow
User Security Workflow
Security Roles Workflow
Security Tasks Workflow
Export and import workflows
Change approver for active workflow tasks
Vendor approval enhancements

This post is part of the Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features – Workflow Enhancements series where I am going hands on with the workflow enhancements of the new version of Microsoft Dynamics GP; it is part of the larger Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features series.

The sixth workflow enhancement to Microsoft Dynamics GP is the introduction of an Edit Workflow Approver window (Administration » Setup » Company » Workflow » Edit Workflow Approver), where the manager(s) of a workflow type (as well as the sa and DYNSA users) can modify the user to whom a specific task is assigned.

The example below shows a GL Batch being reassigned to a different user; the down chevron button can be used to add a comment for the reassigned which will show in the workflow history:

When you load the window, make your selections at the top, make sure you then hit the Redisplay button to see any tasks which can be reassigned. The default view is by the Workflow Manager which is set to the user logged into Windows.

This window is a very useful addition which has been requested by a number of clients previously. If a user is off unexpectedly, or leaves, then being able to easily amend the approver for pending tasks is something users expect to be able to do.

My only issue with the window is the Default user delegate and comments boxes don’t seem to work.

Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features – Workflow Enhancements
User Workflow
User Security Workflow
Security Roles Workflow
Security Tasks Workflow
Export and import workflows
Change approver for active workflow tasks
Vendor approval enhancements

This post is part of the Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features – Workflow Enhancements series where I am going hands on with the workflow enhancements of the new version of Microsoft Dynamics GP; it is part of the larger Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features series.

The fifth workflow enhancement is not a new workflow type, but the long overdue addition of the ability to import and export a workflow process. With this new enhancement, you can now export a workflow to a json file which you can use to import into an entirely separate Microsoft Dynamics GP implementation.

This means that you can copy a workflow from a development server into a live environment or, in the case of someone like myself who works for a partner, from our development system to a client’s system.

When you import a workflow process from a json file, you must specify the name of the new workflow (it defaults the name from the selected json file, but you can override the default name).

To export a workflow process, open the workflow to export and click Export/Import and then click Export:

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This post is part of the Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features – Workflow Enhancements series where I am going hands on with the workflow enhancements of the new version of Microsoft Dynamics GP; it is part of the larger Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features series.

The fourth workflow enhancement is the addition of a new workflow for approval of modifying security tasks. As with the security roles workflow there is an audit retained so that any changes need to be approved before they take effect:

This workflow type works well with amended tasks needing to be approved before any of the changes take effect.

Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features – Workflow Enhancements
User Workflow
User Security Workflow
Security Roles Workflow
Security Tasks Workflow
Export and import workflows
Change approver for active workflow tasks
Vendor approval enhancements

This post is part of the Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features – Workflow Enhancements series where I am going hands on with the workflow enhancements of the new version of Microsoft Dynamics GP; it is part of the larger Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features series.

The third workflow enhancement is the addition of a workflow approval for the modification of security roles. This means that you can amend a security role, but it doesn;t take effect until after the changes have been approved. This is accomplished by holding the changes in an audit table until approved.

The workflow process is maintained in the same way as any other workflow process:

This workflow process works well; I tested by amending a security role and the user it was assigned to could not see any of the tasks added to the role until after the changes had been approved.

Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features – Workflow Enhancements
User Workflow
User Security Workflow
Security Roles Workflow
Security Tasks Workflow
Export and import workflows
Change approver for active workflow tasks
Vendor approval enhancements

This post is part of the Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features – Workflow Enhancements series where I am going hands on with the workflow enhancements of the new version of Microsoft Dynamics GP; it is part of the larger Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features series.

The second workflow enhancement is the addition of a user security workflow type. With this workflow, any change to a user’s security needs to be approved before it becomes active. There is an audit of the changes held, so that the users current security access is not impacted by the changes, until after they are approved. The workflow is created and maintained in the same way as any other workflow:

I did some testing and this workflow worked well. I was able to update the roles for a user and not have them take effect until approved. The fact the user workflow doesn’t work is, I believe, irrelevant as tghis is the workflow which will control what the user can do in Dynamics GP.

Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features – Workflow Enhancements
User Workflow
User Security Workflow
Security Roles Workflow
Security Tasks Workflow
Export and import workflows
Change approver for active workflow tasks
Vendor approval enhancements

This post is part of the Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features – Workflow Enhancements series where I am going hands on with the workflow enhancements of the new version of Microsoft Dynamics GP; it is part of the larger Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features series.

The first of the workflow enhancements is Workflow approval for the adding of new or amending of existing users. The workflow process is created in the same way as existing workflows:

I created and tested this workflow type and cannot get it to have any effect. Whether I create a new user or amend an existing one, the user account is fully usdable without any approval being done, even when the user shows that it is pending approval.

Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features – Workflow Enhancements
User Workflow
User Security Workflow
Security Roles Workflow
Security Tasks Workflow
Export and import workflows
Change approver for active workflow tasks
Vendor approval enhancements

This post is part of the Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features – Workflow Enhancements series where I am going hands on with the workflow enhancements of the new version of Microsoft Dynamics GP; it is part of the larger Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features series.

This post is the series index for the workflow enhancements made to Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release

Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release New Features – Workflow Enhancements
User Workflow
User Security Workflow
Security Roles Workflow
Security Tasks Workflow
Export and import workflows
Change approver for active workflow tasks
Vendor approval enhancements

The series index will, if you’re heading this on azurecurve|Ramblings of a Dynamics GP Consultant, automatically update as posts go-live.