MDGP 2013 Feature of the Day: Rename Customer Address User Defined Fields

Microsoft Dynamics GPMicrosoft have started the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Feature of the Day series on the Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP Blog.

The fifth feature they’ve announced is Rename Customer Address User Defined Fields.

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MDGP 2013 Feature of the Day: Print on Picklist Shortage Enquiry

Microsoft Dynamics GPMicrosoft have started the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Feature of the Day series on the Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP Blog.

The fourth feature they’ve announced is Print on Picklist Shortage Enquiry.

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Mark Polino’s Weekly MS Connect Suggestion — Multi-Company Support In One Database

Microsoft DynamicsContinuing Mark Polino’s weekly This weeks is a vote on adding support for multiple companies within one database. This is the first of mark’s suggestions to vote on that I’m slightly sceptical of.

Generally, a second company is dealt with in a separate database when it is a separate legal entity. If it’s not then it’s handled within the account framework (i.e. the first segment is defined as the company code); I can’t really envisage the technical approach that might be needed for a third way. Perhaps it’s just a failure of the imagination and someone can enlighten me.

If you’d be interested in seeing this change made, please go to Connect and vote.

MDGP 2013 Feature of the Day: Inventory Transaction Reason Codes

Microsoft Dynamics GPMicrosoft have started the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Feature of the Day on the Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP Blog.

The first feature they’ve announced has been a long time coming. A regular question I’ve been asked by clients when implementing the Inventory Control module is how a reason can be assigned to the adjustment or variance and the best that could previously be done was to use part of the Batch ID.

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MB3-861 Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Installation & Configuration Certification Acquired

Microsoft Certified Technology SpecialistWell, I’m just back from the Prometric test centre with an updated Microsoft Dynamics GP certification. I gained the Microsoft Dynamics GP 10 Installation & Configuration certification a few years back and, as it was about to expire, I’ve just been and passed the GP 2010 replacement.

The new one is MB3-861 Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Installation & Configuration.

Consumer Preview Of New Microsoft Office Available

Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft have just announced the availability of the Consumer Preview of Microsoft Office which delivers Office as a cloud service using all the innovations of Windows 8.

Okay, that sounds like a press release because it is; it was quoted from Microsoft’s press release. The Consumer Preview is available here and offers lots of new functionality and integration with Windows 8.

Full details of the new features are here but there is no news on the eventual pricing. I am a little suspicious of pricing with the tie-in to the cloud and especially the Sky Drive service.

I’ve signed up and will be taking a look first thing tomorrow morning when I get to work (probably badly timed as the second thing I have tomorrow is a Microsoft Dynamics GP exam.

Licensing Changes Coming With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013

Microsoft DynamicsThat’s right, changes are being made to the licensing model of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013; Business Ready Licensing (BRL) is being replaced by Perpetual Licensing (PL). While details are still being released, with many still in draft form, it looks like there will be two licensing levels; Starter Pack and Extended Pack.

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Microsoft Dynamics GP and Schrödinger’s Cat

Microsoft DynamicsOne of the points I make (repeatedly until I see a confirmation they’ve done so) to clients when implementing Microsoft Dynamics GP is that they need to make sure that a maintenance backup of the SQL databases and other resources are being made.

In some cases the maintenance backup is a once a night job, other clients have had one done every twelve hours with log backups made every hour. As long as a regular backup is being made I’m happy and stop nagging them.

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