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Let the Countdown Begin: Convergence 2012 Houston

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Save the Date

The Microsoft Dynamics® Convergence® 2011 conference was a smashing success, and now is the time to look toward a new frontier. Start planning now to join us next year for Convergence 2012.

March 18 to 21, 2012
George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas

 

Convergence is the best opportunity for you to get a firsthand look at the latest innovations that will help you optimize your business and improve your bottom line.

A World of Reasons to Attend

Convergence 2012 is “A World of Opportunity.” It will be an experience rich with business value where you’ll learn, share, and establish new relationships. Since this Convergence is actively targeting a global audience, the opportunity for you to make new and valuable connections is greater than ever before.

 

We Hope to See You There

Contact us if you have any questions about Convergence 2012. We look forward to seeing you in Houston next March!  

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What can a Dynamics GP Light User do?

Monday, August 1st, 2011

There’s been so much buzz about Dynamics GP Light Licenses lately, and why shouldn’t there be?  When you have the ability to access data, turn it into business intelligence and deliver insight to your team, we would be putting our head in the sand by not asking about it.

 

Understanding and complying with Microsoft’s licensing rules requires some education, but it’s not complicated when limited to Dynamics GP.   

 

What can a Dynamics GP Light User do?

·         Perform real-time analyses with refreshable Excel reports

·         Access the library of key metrics via SQL Server Reporting Services – Charts, Metrics, KPI’s

·         Gain insight using Analysis Cubes

·         View financial statements with Management Reporter

 

How does the Light User access this information?

·         Using a web browser, Light Users access information through SharePoint, including:

o   Role Center Dashboards

o   External Lists

o   Business Portal Applications such as Time & Expense and Requisition Management

o   Workflow Approvals

o   Enterprise Search

 

Why buy a full Microsoft Dynamics GP User License when you can get a Light License and real time data for under $200? (What CAN’T a GP Light User do?)

·         A GP Light User can NOT log into the GP Application or perform any tasks within the program.

 

How do you know when you need a Light License in order to be in compliance?

·         GP Light Users are perfect for a non-GP User who is accessing a report, query, or application that uses the Dynamics databases, for example:

o   Executive Centers and Dashboards

o   Excel Reports (Smartlist Builder and Microsoft Excel Reports)

o   SSRS, Crystal, and other reporting tools

o   Visual Studio, Access, or other development applications that produce or update GP data

o   Workflow in Dynamics GP

o   Business Portal’s Order Management and Requisition Management

o   Payroll and HR Self Service suite

 

Still not sure?  Contact us today to get the answers you need to take advantage of the price and opportunity to deliver intelligence rather than meaningless data.

 

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Posted in Best Practices, Dynamics GP, FRx / Reporting, Microsoft, Technology |

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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Microsoft Dynamics GP keeps up with $17.6 billion Jobs Bill

Monday, April 5th, 2010

If you are thinking of hiring; now is the time.  There are two new tax benefits available to employers hiring workers who were previously unemployed or only working part time.  This is part of the new $17.6 billion Job Bill, or officially known as the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act which was signed by the President in mid-March. 

What this means for you:

·         Tax Benefit 1:  For every “Qualified” employee (defined as Unemployed for the previous 60 days or worked less than 40 hours in the previous 60 days) Employers will not have to pay FICA tax on these employees from 2/3/10 – 12/31/10.   

·         Tax Benefit 2:  For each worker retained for at least a year, businesses may claim an additional general business tax credit, up to $1,000 per worker, when they file their 2011 income tax returns

 

In Dynamics GP Payroll, it will work similar to the following (details to be worked out):

1.    A “Qualified” employee is someone that has been unemployed for the previous 60 days or worked less than 40 hours per week in the previous 60 days.  These employees will be flagged in Employee Maintenance in a new field.

2.    A new 941 report will have at least 2 new fields:  1. Number of employees in the date range that are qualified, and FICA amount the employer can reduce.

3.    Before the Q2 941 report is run, the Dynamics GP code change will need to be made and the employees flagged.

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Posted in Dynamics GP, Microsoft, Specific GP Modules |

The Blog of All Blogs!

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Well, for GP users and partners anyway!

It’s here - the official Microsoft Dynamics GP Blog! Point your browser to: http://blogs.msdn.com/gp/ and add it to your RSS Feeds, your reader - however you track worthwhile blogs, track this blog! It is going to be authored by the product management and marketing team for GP. It promises to not only give us the inside scoop on what’s going on with GP but also give us the opportunity to give our feedback.

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Microsoft Releases a Dynamics GP Test Drive Environment!

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

I cannot say how many times I have had customers and prospective customers request the ability to get in there and “play” with a module or GP in general before they spend the money. I personally think that is a very reasonable request given the money being spent and the impact it will have on one’s business. Well, in response to these and similar requests, Microsoft has made a live Test Drive environment available online, which can be accessed here: www.DynamicsGPtestDrive.com. In addition to some videos for you to watch, there are very specific roles or functions to choose from and from there, you are able to access an actual instance of Dynamics GP running on a Virtual Server. To guide you, there are step-by-step instructions on performing the desired tasks, from logging-in to viewing a report.

There is part of me that recognizes that this is very useful and is appreciative to Microsoft for making this available, but there is another part of me that feels that while it is cool, certain expectations have to be set. (more…)

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Posted in Dynamics GP |