MDGP 2016 R1 Feature of the Day: OData Service Deployment

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 R1 is seeing the introduction of a new complimentary product: an OData service which will allow reports on Dynamics GP data using any reporting tool (such as PoweBI) to be created:

The main features of are:

Separate install under Additional Products
Use GP Security to control access to data
Supports tables, views and stored procs as data sources

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MDGP 2016 R1 Feature of the Day
HTML 5 Web Client
Web Client Search
Sales All-In-One Document View
Inventory All-In-One Document View
Project Accounting on Requisitions
Payroll Document Attach
Payables Credit Card Payment Run
Excel Export as Numbers
Inactive Pay Codes Lookup
Prepayments on Purchase Orders
Payroll Posting Accounts
Budget Import Exception Report
Analytical Accounting User Access Settings
Export/Import in SmartList Designer
SmartLists from Favorites
Word Templates for Batch Approval Workflow
Workflow Condition Management
Workflow Reassignment Notification
Named Self Serve User
Automatically Batch Deposit Cash Receipts
Manage or Edit Attachment Flows
Budget Import Duplicate Accounts Import Exception Report
PowerBI Reports on the Home Page
OData Service Deployment
OData Service

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