MDGP 2018 RTM Feature of the Day: Print Purchase Requisition

Microsoft Dynamics GPThe Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP blog has started a series Feature of the Day posts for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 RTM; as the most recent versions have been, these posts are in the form of PowerPoint slides; I am reposting them here so they can be read more easily as well as adding my won commentary.

The series index for this series of posts is here.

The eighteenth Feature of the Day is actually a set of distinct feature enhancements to the Purchase Order Processing module around the handling of purchase requisitions and orders. I am breaking this down into three separate posts, as the changes are not related beyond being about purchase requisitions and orders.

The final enhancement is the addition of a print button to the Purchase Requisition Entry window which allows the requisition to be printed:

Purchase Requisition report

I’d say I have very mixed feelings on this one, but, to be entirely honest, my feelings are actually very much on the negative side. One of the reasons for using requisitions is to have approval workflows. With a requisition needing to be approved before being purchased, there is no way for a PO to be emailed or printed; I realise this print option doesn’t print a PO, but it does print the requisition. This opens the system to potential abuse.

This can be limited through the creation or modification of security tasks which do not give access to this window; or the report could be customised to be in a format which could not be presented as if it was a PO.

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MDGP 2018 RTM Feature of the Day: Make PO Number Visible to Requisition Originator

Microsoft Dynamics GPThe Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP blog has started a series Feature of the Day posts for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 RTM; as the most recent versions have been, these posts are in the form of PowerPoint slides; I am reposting them here so they can be read more easily as well as adding my won commentary.

The series index for this series of posts is here.

The eighteenth Feature of the Day is actually a set of distinct feature enhancements to the Purchase Order Processing module around the handling of purchase requisitions and orders. I am breaking this down into three separate posts, as the changes are not related beyond being about purchase requisitions and orders.

The second of the changes, is making the purchase order number easily visible to the requisition originator.

The PO number has been made available in two places. The first of them is on the Dynamics GP home page. The Procurement panel has been updated too have a new PO Number in the Requisition List:

Home page

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MDGP 2018 RTM Feature of the Day: On PO Generation Show Purchase Order Transactions Navigation List

Microsoft Dynamics GPThe Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP blog has started a series Feature of the Day posts for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 RTM; as the most recent versions have been, these posts are in the form of PowerPoint slides; I am reposting them here so they can be read more easily as well as adding my won commentary.

The series index for this series of posts is here.

The eighteenth Feature of the Day is actually a set of distinct feature enhancements to the Purchase Order Processing module around the handling of purchase requisitions and orders. I am breaking this down into three separate posts, as the changes are not related beyond being about purchase requisitions and orders.

The first of the three features is a new option to the Purchase Requisition Entry window on the generation of a purchase order which will pop up the Purchase Order Transactions navigation list and show the generated orders:

Purchase Order Transactions Navigation List

From the screenshots supplied by Microsoft, it isn’t apparent how the option works, but this is potentially very useful, in that it will allow the originator to convert the requisition to an order and then, from the navigation list, be able to email or print the purchase order.

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How to Install Microsoft SQL Server 2017: Install the Database Engine Services

Microsoft SQL ServerIn this short series of posts, I am going to be covering the installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2017; the installation process for this version is somewhat different to previous ones, in that SQL Server Management Studio and SQL Server Reporting Services have been separated out from the main installer.

The series index can be found here. I am not a SQL expert and this series of posts is intended only for use on demo or test environment and not production ones.

In this, the first post of the series, I am going to install the core part of Microsoft SQL Server 2017, which is the Database Engine Services. To do this double click the Setup.exe on the installation media.

Click Installation and then select New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an existing installation:

SQL Server Installation Center - Installation

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How To Install Microsoft SQL Server 2017: Series Index

Microsoft SQL ServerWith a new version of Microsoft Dynamics GP about to be released, it’s time to refresh my test environment; as well as the upcoming release of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018, Microsoft SQL Server 2017 is also now available.

In this short series of posts, I am going to cover the installation of the SQL Server components needed for an installation of a demo/test Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 (not including SSAS or SSIS).

I am not a SQL expert and this series of posts is intended only for use on demo or test environments and not production ones.

How to Install Microsoft SQL Server 2017
Install the Database Engine Services
How To Install Microsoft SQL Server 2017: Install SQL Server Management Studio
Install SQL Server Reporting Services
Configure SQL Server Reporting Services
Avoiding Max Request Length Error in SSRS
SSRS 2017 Not Supported on a Domain Controller
Download SSRS 2017