Customers sometimes stay on a version of their ERP system too long. There are many reasons for this: The users are used to the system and their processes in it. The system has been customized so much to meet their needs that it is very expensive to upgrade. In a company with a large user [...]
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Choosing the Right ERP Partner Can Be Almost as Difficult as Choosing the Software
The explosion of internet purchasing has taught consumers to pit vendors against each other in relatively short order to compete for your business via comparison shopping. In a market where anything can be purchased from anywhere in the world, we all want the best products without paying the most expensive prices. Merchants of these goods all compete [...]
continue reading...Five Things To Consider When Searching for an ERP System
After spending over 10 years as an end user, decision maker, and stakeholder in the ERP selection process, I have compiled a short list of elements to consider when choosing your next purchase. ERP systems can be very similar in certain aspects, but very different in others. Some systems are more economical, others offer ease [...]
continue reading...Microsoft Dynamics GP and SharePoint 2010: A Perfect Match
One huge benefit from purchasing a Microsoft ERP system is the Microsoft “stack” of products that stand as the backbone and seamlessly integrate with each other. Products such as Office, SharePoint, SQL, Access, Virtualization products, and of course, Windows operating systems all work much easier with a Microsoft ERP system. SharePoint 2010 is a product [...]
continue reading...Year End Tips for ERP Customers
We are in full Year End mode. Everyone is working to get their year-end process to move smoothly. We have some suggestions to help make your Microsoft Dynamics GP or any ERP system year end close easier: Check the posting types of your accounts. Make sure to check that your accounts have the correct posting [...]
continue reading...Successful Upgrade of Microsoft Dynamics GP 9 Healthcare Customer to Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010
A health care association in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago recently upgraded from Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 to Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010. The organization has been using Microsoft Dynamics GP for over 10 years. Because of both the tremendous additional functionality and the fact that mainstream support for Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 ends on January [...]
continue reading...How CA Field Level Security Solves Checkbook Access Issues in Dynamics GP
Guaranty Title Service, a company based in Fond du Lac, WI, has multiple offices and multiple users accessing multiple checkbooks in their Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 system. With the stock Dynamics GP system, all checkbooks are available to all users and this situation was not desirable to the senior management staff. An add-on module such [...]
continue reading...Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Overview
Microsoft has released Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 with almost 200 SQL Server Reporting Services (“SSRS” or “SRS”) reports. They are accessible from the home page as a dashboard consisting of customizable metrics (SRS reports) with drilldown capabilities. They can also be deployed to a Microsoft SharePoint Services site where consumers outside of the Dynamics GP [...]
continue reading...Success Story: Investment Firm Combines Two Versions and Upgrades to Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010
A Chicago-area investment firm has successfully upgraded their Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 system to Dynamics GP 2010 while combining and upgrading a subsidiary’s Dynamics GP 10 system. The firm was eager to take advantage of the license model transition from Microsoft that offers existing customers the chance to gain tons of additional functionality for a [...]
continue reading...Utilizing WennSoft and Microsoft Dynamics GP to Manage Your Service Business
While Microsoft Dynamics GP has a very wide range of functionality to address nearly every industry, in some cases a third part ISV (Independent Solution Developer) can offer a depth of capabilities that extends Dynamics GP to better meet the specialized needs of a specific industry. One third party solution that Crestwood has had great [...]
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