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Dynamics GP Events you do NOT want to miss – Get them into the Budget Now!

Friday, July 15th, 2011

Convergence 2012 – March 18-22, Houston, TX

GP Partner Connections 2011 – November 6-8, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas

 

DYNAMICS CUSTOMERS:

Convergence 2012:

The Customer event that cannot be matched…..  Convergence is the place to be if you’re a Dynamics Customer, Partner, ISV or Consultant.  With more learning opportunities than you can possibly jam in, you cannot afford to miss this conference.  Get this in the budget now and save your spot at this event where thousands of Dynamics users share tips and tricks and best practices for using Dynamics to gain the intelligence you need to meet your business goals. 

Sign up now to get email notifications on conference agenda, travel, and registration information. 

http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/convergence/houston12/

Need more convincing?  Check out our March 2011 blog:  Convergence 2011 - Premier Microsoft Dynamics event

 

DYNAMICS GP PARTNERS

Partner Connections 2011:

If you’re a Dynamics GP Partner, ISV, Consultant, or Technical Sales Engineer and pride yourself on being the best in this changing field of applying business requirements to software and technology, you do not want to miss this event!

The agenda is a mix of workshops, roundtable discussions, general sessions, classroom training, and of course… fun in Vegas.

Register by October 1, 2011 and it’s only $499

http://dynamiccommunities.com/GPPartnerConnections/conference.html

 

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How can Business Ready Licensing (BRL) for Dynamics GP save you money?

Monday, June 13th, 2011

At Gilchrist Scott, LTD, we know how important the relationship between clients and their Microsoft Dynamics Business Partner is.  You have made the wise decision to invest in Microsoft Dynamics GP. Now is the time to ensure that you are taking full advantage of all the Microsoft Dynamics features and capabilities to enable confident decision making, drive business productivity, and reduce operational costs.

 

BRL (Business Ready Licensing), was introduced in 2006 to help Dynamics customers get more value from their existing and new solution.  The bundle offers a wide range of functionality to support your business process.  Prior to 2006, customers purchased their solution using Module-based Licensing, adding new modules as needed.  This placed the value in the functionality, whereas BRL places the value in the number of users so customers don’t have to worry about which modules to buy initially.  You own the entire bundle, and may activate unused functionality as needed.  

 

With the special  promotional offers out there, many of our clients are able to move to BRL at a fraction of the cost that it was even a few short months ago. This will enable existing clients to access dozens and dozens of new modules, and freeze their annual enhancement at their current list price.

 

If your company is interested in a License Model Transition, now is the time to do it.  Microsoft’s year-end promotions offer this transition at a deeply discounted rate, but only until June 24th.  Please contact us now to discuss!

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Dynamics GP Payroll Year End Update - 2010

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

Watch for Dynamics GP (Great Plains) - US Payroll year end update tentatively scheduled for 11/18/10.

Form Changes included in the year end update will include W-2, Hire Act (ends 12/31/10), W-3, and Payables 1099-INT.

Microsoft Payroll and Technical Support experts are recommending all Dynamics GP Payroll users install the year end update. We recommend you do this before the year-end crunch. It’s best to get the year-end update out of the way rather than waiting until you’re ready to process W-2’s.

GP Update Target Release Dates for Version 9,  10 SP 5,  GP 2010 SP 1
US Payroll Year End - 11/18/2010
Canadian Payroll Year End - 12/16/2010
US Payroll Round 1 2011 tax update - 12/16/2010
Business Portal W4 form change – 12/16/2010

Watch for the 2011 Tax update with the following changes (known so far):
Earned Income Credit phased out
Social Security limit remains unchanged from 2010
State changes: California, Kentucky, Minnesota, New York City

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Customized Microsoft Dynamics GP Training

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

“Personally, I am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.”  Winston Churchill

I found this quote intriguing.  At first it made me chuckle, but after reading it a few times I found a lot of truth in it.  Many times we are willing to learn, but aren’t always willing to take the time to learn.  Or perhaps find the teaching style we desire is not readily available.    Proper training is crucial for success.  You made an investment in your accounting and business software when you purchased Microsoft Dynamics GP and in order to get the most out of it you need to know how to use it! 

We at Gilchrist Scott have been providing Microsoft Dynamics GP training for more than 15 years.  We don’t follow the boiler-plate, scripted training you might find elsewhere.  Instead we truly believe that each customer’s needs are different and that means training should be tailored to suit your needs and is specific to what you do.  We take a very hands-on approach to learn about your business and your internal accounting and business processes.  This enables us to customize our training to deliver the most efficient and beneficial use of your application. 

We not only provide training during the initial implementation, we also provide update or refresher training sessions for new versions or functionality within Dynamics GP as well as training for new hires or new responsiblities.  We offer individual, group, onsite, and remote training.  We also offer process documentation for your business.

If you’d like to learn more about Gilchrist Scott’s training offerings, give us a call at 207.761.2133 or email us at support@gilchristscott.com .

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What’s New in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 – Foundation Enhancements

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Foundation Enhancements will be the final entry of my ‘What’s New in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010’ series.

Below are some of the awesome changes:

Emailing

·         Email Functionality

With the new e-mail functionality in Microsoft Dynamics GP you can embed documents into the body of an email or send as an attachment!

Home Page

·         View Reminders as Cues

You can choose to view pre-defined reminders as text or cues on your home page.  A cue is an icon that increases or decreases in height to indicate the number of records in a particular reminder category.

·         View Reporting Services Metrics!

·         Create your own metrics on your home page!

Lookups

·         Set a default view for many lookup windows!

Define and save a default lookup view for your master records.  This is available for Item, Account, Employee, Customer, Vendor, and Salesperson lookups!

Microsoft Dynamics Online Connect

Connect displays a series of slides that allow you to perform self-help support, get information and perform training from the Microsoft Dynamics GP home page!

Navigation Pane

Now you have control over which series buttons and associated lists for modules display for users!

Right-click menu enabled

You can right-click in a text or numeric field to see a shortcut menu which contains options from the Edit menu!

Security

·         Display security roles and tasks

Restrict roles and tasks assigned to a user instead of viewing all tasks, roles, and items!

·         Copy user security settings

Save time and improve accuracy by copying one user’s security settings to another!

·         Automatically log on to GP and a company

Users now have the option to log on to GP and a specific company automatically!

Word Templates

Predefined Word templates for several document types based on the standard reports in GP.  Create your own or modify an existing template, and then assign the template to a company!

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What’s New in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 – Distribution Enhancements

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

As a follow-up to my previous blog regarding Financial Enhancements included in the new release of Dynamics GP 2010, I thought I’d share some of the exciting changes in Dynamics GP Distribution modules:

Inventory

·         Exclude discontinued items from Items Lookup!

You can exclude all discontinued items or exclude only discontinued items with no quantity available from the Items lookup window! 

Purchase Order Processing

·         Roll down promised date and promised ship date changes!

You can now change the promised date and promised ship date and roll down the date changes to the line items on the PO.

·         Receive in-transit transfer items!

Automatically receive in-transit transfer items using the Select In-Transit Items window and the Receivings Transaction Entry window.

·         Link invoicing to whether any received goods are returned!

Choose whether returned goods are replaced on the original purchase order, when to close purchase orders that include returned goods, and how to invoice returned goods.

Sales Order Processing

·         Print back ordered items on picking tickets!

Have you contacted your Microsoft Dynamics GP partner to plan for your upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 yet?

 

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Collaboration is Power - New England Microsoft Dynamics GP User Group 2/23/10!

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Someone once described TEAM as Together Everyone Achieves More.

This is a concept that will be tested and, most likely embraced, by the group of professionals coming together for the first ever NE Dynamics GP User Group being held at ecomaine on 2/23. In this time of cost cutting, do-more-with-less, everyone should consider collaboration as a way to learn, grow, and create efficiencies that traditionally were accomplished through expensive training programs and consulting engagements.

Great minds are coming together for the Dynamics GP User Group to talk about the new Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 (Dynamics GP V11), Tips and Tricks, Roundtable discussion, and to create an agenda for future meetings that will result in achievements not found in traditional learning. Welcome to the new world of collaboration where we connect and work with others and benefit from the team approach!

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Dynamics GP Resources

Monday, February 9th, 2009

In our busy lives it is so easy to try to ‘tough it out’ on our own and sometimes spend too much wasted time spinning our wheels. For me, this can be a source of frustration. As I consider this, I wonder if our customers are feeling similar things. Perhaps something has been missed along the way. I wanted to share with you some of the different resources you benefit from being a customer of Gilchrist Scott, Ltd. and Microsoft Dynamics. (more…)

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