We’ve been looking at how to customize your Dynamics GP application over the past few entries. This article describes how to customize, or even personalize, your Dynamics GP tool bars. The Microsoft Dynamics GP toolbars contain specific tasks that you can complete for selected categories, such as transactions or cards, and are customizable on a per-user basis. (more…)
If you follow the Gilchrist Scott newsletter, you know that the latest installment had me touting the benefits of Rockton’s Mentor Software application. Well, I was excited to see that I am not alone in my thoughts… Mariano Gomez, who authors The Dynamics GP Blogster, recently posted some great feedback on Rockton’s Mentor application. So, if you have any interest in learning how to navigate around Dynamics GP any better or find yourself looking for the field containing the data you need for a report, you really should give Mentor a look.
As you may have read in my previous post, Microsoft Dynamics GP has finally released a Historical Inventory Trial Balance. Now that several months have passed and we have been working with this report more and more, I wanted to share with you some of the things that we have learned. (more…)
A great deal of new customers we work with are interested in migrating off of an entry level accounting solution like Quickbooks or Peachtree and into an integrated solution. When a company starts using Microsoft Dynamics GP, there are a number of items that they find very surprising. I found a blog that was posted by a colleague of ours that I thought was great - check out the ERP Software Blog!
If you’ve been following my blog posts I’m sure you have been waiting anxiously for Part 3 of the ‘Customizing GP‘ series! It’s the little things that can make our day-to-day tasks that much easier. This post is about GP Shortcuts. Shortcuts allow you to quickly open frequently used GP windows and other resources outside of GP while being logged into Microsoft Dynamics GP.
Shortcuts are displayed in the upper part of the navigation pane when your Home Page is displayed. Shortcuts function just like the Quick Links on the Home Page. One-click navigation to a GP window, a SmartList, a website, or an external program. The setup is very similar as well. (more…)
Let me start by saying that I am not typically in the practice of using my blogging space to promote products or services, but when I see a product which I believe can potentially save so much time and headache, I feel compelled to spread the word…
If you sell goods and services in multiple states, you know how critical it is to make sure the taxes are calculated and reported correctly. Making mistakes costs money in a multitude of ways. If you’re using Dynamics GP, you can stop creating Sales Tax Schedules and Details for every taxing authority in play. You can even stop creating returns for all of those entities. How? (more…)
Customizing GP can make your work day just a little bit easier, and maybe save you some time as well. I can’t tell you how much I like the Quick Link functionality within GP 10.0! It can be setup for GP Windows and Navigation lists as well as external programs, files or websites. Set some up today and experience the ease of Quick Links!
To setup new Quick Links or to modify existing, first go to the ‘Change Details’ pencil icon
SP4 for GP v10 has been released. This is an especiialy important service pack to implement if you are running payroll. There are a couple of “hot fixes” to also run if you are using Smartlist Builder, for example. Visit this page on CustomerSource to learn more and to download the service pack for Dynamics GP 10. If you are having issues accessing CustomerSource, please contact us.
