The Dynamics GP Blogster

It's that time of the year again! Time to say goodbye to the outgoing year, 2012, and receive the new one, 2013, making all sort of resolutions that we never seem to be able to achieve and with good measure, since most of us are simply consumed with the daily grind that lifting our heads up to take a breather and see the forest from the trees seems difficult and sometimes downright impossible. 2012 however was a very good year and gave me tons of stuff to write about. In retrospect, 3 conferences, 2 virtual conferences, the release of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and the Web Client are simply a subset of the activities that allowed me to write some really cool stuff that you expressed through your comments to enjoy. Without further due, here is a list of the "best articles of 2012" written on this site (in no particular order): 1. Microsoft Dynamics Convergence 2012 Houston . Convergence Houston in March of 2012 was a very cool experience and probably one that I will ne...

The Dynamics GP Support and Services team has just released 24 new videos on the Microsoft Dynamics Community YouTube channel focusing on Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 features. Videos cover all aspects of the application, including the brand new Web Client - 11 videos alone on this subject. Link to the original article is provided below as it contains link to all 24 videos: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Features on YouTube - CHECK IT OUT! Until next post! MG.- Mariano Gomez, MVP IntellPartners, LLC http://www.IntellPartners.com/

Today is the BIG DAY! Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 has been released! PartnerSource: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Product Release Download page Microsoft Download Center: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 What's New With that said, I wanted to move forward and start to look at some really cool stuff you can do with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and the Web Client. Now that I've had a chance to deploy the Web Client on a number of sandboxes here in my test lab and pretty much have all the on-premise deployment down, it's time to show you one more cool stuff: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and Web Client deployment on Microsoft Azure platform. Windows Azure is an open and flexible cloud platform that enables you to quickly build, deploy and manage applications across a global network of Microsoft-managed datacenters. You can build applications using any language, tool or framework. And you can integrate your public cloud applications with your existing IT environment. T...

12/12/12 only comes once in a lifetime - at least in our lifetime - and whether the Microsoft Dynamics GP Development team believes in superstitions or not, the fact is they worked against the clock to deliver the product to manufacturing yesterday. By the way, the Development team spent a whopping 78,000 hours building the BIGGEST RELEASE EVER! of Microsoft Dynamics GP. Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 RTM commemorative banner What started out as the lone idea of a developer has now crystalized into tens of thousands of hours building the most notable feature to be delivered with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013: the Web Client. I had the distinct pleasure as a Microsoft Dynamics GP MVP and partner to participate in the beta testing process and I have to say I am very proud to have worked with some of the most talented individuals one could wish to meet. In the process, I learnt a great deal about the development considerations, product architecture, deployment, and troubles...

Well, we knew this moment was coming. The "Feature of the Day" series at Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP is over as Microsoft Dynamics GP is now released to manufacturing (RTM). The end of this series marks tens of thousands of hours of work that went into making this THE BIGGEST RELEASE EVER in the history of the product. Enjoy the final set of features. Feature of the Day: Manual Prepayments Purchase Order Entry: Prepayment Amount field Purchase Prepayment Entry window: Manual Payment option Manual Payment Posting Journal Original article: Feature of the Day: Manual Prepayments Link to presentation: GP2013 Manual Prepayment.ppsx Learning script: Purchase Order Computer Prepayments Feature of the Day: Web Client Web Client Original article: Feature of the Day: Web Client Link to presentation: GP2013 FOD Web Client.ppsx Feature of the Day: Web Client User Interface Web Client User Interface Original article: Feature of the Day: Web...

By now, you are aware that the planned release date for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 is December 19, 2012. As such, the "Feature of the Day" series will be concluding soon. Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP brought 4 more features last week, ranging from HR/Payroll to Encumbrance, to Purchase Order Processing and Payables Management. Feature of the Day: FICA Tax Sheltered Annuity Changes Deduction Setup window Employee Deduction Setup window Original article: Feature of the Day: FICA Tax Sheltered Annuity Changes Link to presentation: GP2013 FOD FICA Medicare and Social Security TSA.ppsx Feature of the Day: Encumber General Journal Transactions Encumbrance GL Transaction Entry and Journal Inquiry Original article: Feature of the Day: Encumber General Journal Transactions Link to presentation: GP2013 13740_GL Encumber FOD.ppsx Feature of the Day: PTO Detail & History and PTO Exception Reports PTO Detail & History Inquiry Original arti...

I have a secret to tell... At the past GPUG Summit in Seattle, I presented a session,  ITP16 Advanced Microsoft Dynamics GP Administration with the Support Debugging Tool . The session concluded with a demo of the Splitter Control feature implemented with the all too popular  Support Debugging Tool . The few individuals in attendance were very impressed, since SmartList resizing had always been a royal pain in the rear for them. If you have been following the Developing for Dynamics GP blog lately, my dear friend and partner of many presentation battles, David Musgrave has now detailed the secrets of the Splitter Control and provides the code to implement it using the Support Debugging Tool . SmartList with the Splitter Control (shown inside the red circle) The Splitter Control uses some cool unsupported Dexterity features so please play with this stuff in a test environment. IF you find anything cool or uncool about it, and you would like to express your feeli...

Couple days aback, Microsoft announced the planned release date for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013, in a combined press release which included updates on Microsoft Dynamics AX and Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Release Candidate 0 build Of interest to this community, of course, is the target release date of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013, which has been planned for December 19. As we all know, plans can change, but bar some major issue, we should be seeing RTM pretty soon. Currently, Microsoft is testing Release Candidate 0 (build 12.00.1273) and is probably getting prepared to compile a new build for partners in the beta program. Still not ready? Take a look at my article 5 Ways to Prepare for the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Web Client  over at MSDynamicsWorld  (free registration required). Other resources to help you get there can be found on this blog and on the Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP blog's Feature of the Day series. Until next ...

As we approach the release date of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013, the Feature of the Day series will inevitably begin to die out. However, the features are here to stay, so hopefully this series remains a place for you to continue learning about the new features long after the RTM version of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 hits the market. Let's see what goodies we had in the basket for last week. Feature of the Day: Custom Fields in Advanced HR User Defined Field Setup window Original article: Feature of the Day: Custom Fields in Advanced HR Link to presentation: GP2013 FOD Advanced HR Custom Fields.ppsx Feature of the Day: Use Multiple Budgets with Encumbrance Management Encumbrance Budget Setup window Original article: Feature of the Day: Use Multiple Budgets with Encumbrance Management Link to presentation: GP2013 13929_Enc Budget Combine FOD.ppsx Feature of the Day: PTO Manager Enhancements PTO Options window Original article: Feature of the Day: PTO...

Over the past two weeks, I have downloaded, installed, and been playing with my latest demo toy: Excel Dashboards for Microsoft Dynamics GP! In all fairness, this is not a new product, but rather a research being conducted by the Microsoft Dynamics GP Product Management team on the subject of Business Intelligence. However and to drive the topic, they have created a really cool dashboard using Microsoft Excel 2013, which I also happen to be running on my machine. Excel Dashboard Installation The first thing to do is to download the dashboard which you can find here . Of course, most of the settings are tailored for my friend and Microsoft Program Manager, Jared Hall 's computer, who kindly put this dashboard together for your delight, so some work is needed to make things work. Once you have downloaded the spreadsheet, you will need to follow each of the steps provided on the Instructions sheet in the workbook, including running an embedded stored p...

My latest article is out over at MSDynamicsWorld . In it I take a swipe at 5 things I believe you should be doing today to get up to speed with the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Web Client. Of course, these are only my observations. If after reading you feel there's something else to add, please feel free to drop a comment. 5 Ways to Prepare for the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Web Client Until next post! MG.- Mariano Gomez, MVP IntellPartners, LLC http://www.IntellPartners.com/

Microsoft is pulling out all the stops in New Orleans for its Convergence 2013 event. On March 21, 2013, Matchbox Twenty will be closing out the event, live from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center . Matchbox Twenty From left to right: Paul Doucette (Drums), Kyle Cook (Banjo), Rob Thomas (Piano/Lead Vocal), and Brian Yale (Bass Guitar) Matchbox Twenty is an American pop rock band, formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995. The group currently comprises Rob Thomas (lead vocals, piano), Paul Doucette (drums, rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Kyle Cook (lead guitar, backing vocals), Brian Yale (bass guitar), and touring drummer Stacy Jones (drums). Matchbox Twenty rose to international fame with their debut album, Yourself or Someone Like Yo u (1996), which was certified diamond in the United States and multi-platinum in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Their second album, Mad Season , released in 2000, charted in the top three on the Billboard 200 and was certified 4x ...

Since Week 16 brought little movement in the Features department - Pam was out of town and Jay, well I really don't know - I saw it fit to combine it with week 17 features into one Digest article for your reading pleasure. On we go with the Futures of the Day. Feature of the Day: Payroll integration to Payables Payroll Vendor Setup window   Original article: Feature of the Day: Payroll integration to Payables Link to presentation: GP2013 FOD PIP Voucher Integration FOD.ppsx Feature of the Day: Inactivate Item/Site Site Maintenance window Item Quantities Maintenance window Original article: Feature of the Day: Inactivate Item/Site Link to presentation: GP2013 FOD Inactivate a Site and Item Site.ppsx Feature of the Day: Create Equipment from Manufacturing Service Setup window: these options will only display with Manufacturing module installed Original article: Feature of the Day: Create Equipment from Manufacturing Link to presentation: GP2013 FO...