Many of the clients I work with have commission plans for their salespeople and ask about the capabilities and features of Microsoft Dynamics GP for commissions tracking. The software product itself has basic commissions functionality, and there are some 3rd party ISV products that specifically handle more complex commissions requirements than are found in the [...]
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Data Flow in Microsoft Dynamics GP
In working with Microsoft Dynamics GP users, we’ve found a common area of confusion abount the flow of data in the core modules – Payables, Receivables, General Ledger, Inventory, and Sales Order Processing. While the concepts are the same, the behavior is a bit different for each of these modules. Effectively, there are 3 sets [...]
continue reading...Seven Ways to Make the Accounting Department More Efficient
Efficiency is the name of the game these days. It’s no secret that “doing more with less” is the mantra of almost every business in the US today. In that quest for efficiency, a close examination of the accounting department might be one area that’s been overlooked in the past. In this excellent article from [...]
continue reading...Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Features: Recurring Cash Receipts
A new feature in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 allows you to easily enter cash receipts for recurring payments. This feature is especially useful for companies that receive the same payment amount from their customers on a regular basis, whether it is weekly, monthly or quarterly. Prior to Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010, a company would enter [...]
continue reading...Work Gets Easier With the New Email Features in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010
Have you had time to check out the new email features in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010? There are third party vendors that have written applications in previous versions of Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly known as Great Plains) that include this function, which is now included. In prior versions of GP you needed to purchase Adobe [...]
continue reading...How Secure Are Your Financial Systems From Unauthorized Users?
There are new Security options in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 that are simple changes, but make a tremendous improvement to the process from earlier version of the software. There is now a checkbox you can mark that allows the Security Administrator to “view only” selected: Operations assigned to tasks Tasks assigned to roles Roles assigned [...]
continue reading...New Budgeting Features in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010
Have you had time to check out the great new budgeting features in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010? I have been showing quite a few customers how the new budgeting feature in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 will be a time saver in the accounting department. Many customers have different departments within their organization that create their respective [...]
continue reading...Forrester: 2010 Software Spending Devoted To Existing Systems More Than Emerging Technologies
I came across this interesting report from industry analyst, Forrester, which talked about the backlog of upgrades for ERP, CRM and industry-specific software waiting to take place in 2010. Efficiency and cost-cutting are still high priorities as we all watch our pennies and look for ways to make technology work harder for us. 2010 will [...]
continue reading...Microsoft Dynamics GP Reports That Stand the Test of Time
We often are asked by customers to write reports from the data in Microsoft Dynamics GP. While there are a number of reporting tools that can be used (Crystal, SQL Reporting Services, and Excel), regardless of the tool, we always develop the report logic in a SQL server stored procedure and simply return a “flat” [...]
continue reading...Will Healthcare Reform Affect Your Business?
No getting around it. People are passionately divided on the issue. And if you’re a business owner, large or small, it will probably have some affect on you. I read a good article at Manta today about it and was somewhat relieved it wouldn’t go into effect until 2014. A couple of key things I [...]
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