Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 RTM: Installing GP PowerShell

Microsoft Dynamics GPNow that Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 RTM is available, I thought I could follow my usual pattern of posting a series of posts on how to install and configure both Dynamics GP, but also the additional products which ship with it. You can find the series index for these posts here.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 has seen the introduction of some PowerShell cmdlets. This is something new in the Dynamics GP arena which I am going to need to investigate. The first step in this, is to install GP PowerShell. This is done by starting the setup.exe on the GP 2015 installation media and, under Additional Products, select GP PowerShell:

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015

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Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 RTM: Installing the Microsoft Dynamics GP Add-in for Microsoft Word

Microsoft Dynamics GPNow that Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 RTM is available, I thought I could follow my usual pattern of posting a series of posts on how to install and configure both Dynamics GP, but also the additional products which ship with it. You can find the series index for these posts here.

One of the very useful additions in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 was the ability to create invoice, remittance and other types of documents in a Word Template rather than having to do it all in Report Writer (although Report Writer is still needed if you want to create a custom field or make other fields available to the Word Template). While much of the editing and changing of formatting can be done using Word as is, if you want to add any new fields then the Microsoft Dynamics GP Add-in for Microsoft Word is required on any machine which will be used for doing this.

To install the Microsoft Dynamics GP Add-in for Microsoft Word open the setup.exe from the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 installation media and, under Additional Products, select Microsoft Dynamics GP Add-in for Microsoft Word:

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Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 RTM: Integration Manager First Run

Microsoft Dynamics GPNow that Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 RTM is available, I thought I could follow my usual pattern of posting a series of posts on how to install and configure both Dynamics GP, but also the additional products which ship with it. You can find the series index for these posts here.

The first run of Integration Manager is something needed on each client. When staring Integration Manager for the very first time it is important to Run as Administrator.

When Integration Manager starts for the first time, you will be prompted to Register Now or Register Later; if you choose the latter option, Integration Manager will close:

Integration Manager

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Hands On With Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 RTM: Integration Manager Installation

Microsoft Dynamics GPNow that Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 RTM is available, I thought I could follow my usual pattern of posting a series of posts on how to install and configure both Dynamics GP, but also the additional products which ship with it. You can find the series index for these posts here.

Integration Manager is a handy tool to have around; it allows easy integration of CSV or text files from a multitude of sources (once a suitable integration template has been created).

Its installation process is straightforward. Start the steup.exe and, under Additional Products select Integration Manager:

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MS Connect Suggestion Sunday: AP Invoice Approval Workflow

Microsoft Dynamics GPIt seems that quite a few of the MS Connect suggestions I am selecting to post about are in the area of Workflow 2.0 which was a fantastic addition to Microsoft Dynamics GP; I’ve expressed before my delight at the retirement of Business Portal and the original Workflow modules. Workflow 2.0 was introduced in Dynamics GP 2013 R2, was then further enhanced in GP 2015 and the roadmap shows further enhancements will be coming in future.

However, there is always room for user suggestions for improvements to functionality which is where the MS Connect site comes in. Jared Hall has logged a suggestion that approval workflow be added for individual Payables Management invoices; this is a feature that I know several of my clients would be interested in this function as invoices need to be approved by different budget holders and it isn’t always easy to separate these invoices into batches by budget holder.

The suggestion can be found here where you can also cast your vote.

If you have an MS Connect suggestions you want publicised, contact me with details.