Month: March 2018

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 RTM has now been released and I have been taking a Hands On look at the installation and configuration of the new version.

I am now going to take a hands on look at the new and enhanced features introduced in Microsoft Dynamics GP. Rather than do this as a continuation of the Hands On series I wrote in December, as originally intended, I am going to split it out into a separate hands On With the features post. The series index is for this new features series, can be found here.

The eighteenth feature of the day is SmartList Favourite Password Protection.

In Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 R2, SmartList Favourite Protection was introduced; however, this protection was via a global password for all SmartList Favourites.

In this 2018 new feature, Microsoft have added the ability to set a separate password for each favourite.

To do this, click the Favorites button. Enter a Name for the SmartList and enter the required password in the Password field.

Click Add:

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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 RTM has now been released and I have been taking a Hands On look at the installation and configuration of the new version.

I am now going to take a hands on look at the new and enhanced features introduced in Microsoft Dynamics GP. Rather than do this as a continuation of the Hands On series I wrote in December, as originally intended, I am going to split it out into a separate hands On With the features post. The series index is for this new features series, can be found here.

The seventeenth feature of the day is Copy User Access Across AA Dimensions.

Analytical Accounting is one of those modules which I, and a lot of other consultants, will try to guide clients away from. It is overly complex and time consuming to setup, use and, most certainly, to report from.

This new feature should, somewhat, simplify the configuration of access to alphanumeric dimensions by allowing the granted access to be copied between users.

To do this, open the User Access to Trx Dimension Codes window (Administration area page >> Setup >> Company >> Analytical Accounting >> User Access) and click the Copy button:

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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 RTM has now been released and I have been taking a Hands On look at the installation and configuration of the new version.

I am now going to take a hands on look at the new and enhanced features introduced in Microsoft Dynamics GP. Rather than do this as a continuation of the Hands On series I wrote in December, as originally intended, I am going to split it out into a separate hands On With the features post. The series index is for this new features series, can be found here.

The sixteenth feature of the day, is Display Sales Hold Status, which saw the introduction of a hold flag to the Sales Transaction Entry window (Sales area page >> Transactions >> Sales Transaction Entry):

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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 RTM has now been released and I have been taking a Hands On look at the installation and configuration of the new version.

I am now going to take a hands on look at the new and enhanced features introduced in Microsoft Dynamics GP. Rather than do this as a continuation of the Hands On series I wrote in December, as originally intended, I am going to split it out into a separate hands On With the features post. The series index is for this new features series, can be found here.

The fifteenth feature of the day, is Remember System Password.

The new feature means that the system password now only needs to be entered once per session:

If you have ever needed to build a new security model for Dynamics GP, you will have become heartily sick of having to enter the system password multiple times. In fact, every single time a protected window was opened, the password needed to be entered.

This feature is a most welcome one, but has one drawback. Once entered, the system password is remembered for the rest of the session. This means if you enter it for a user, such as, for example, to give them access to the VAT Return window, they can then access any other window which is usually protected with the system password.

This shouldn’t generally be a problem as the security roles would have locked down the security windows so normal users wouldn’t see them, but it is something to be aware of and consider.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 RTM has now been released and I have been taking a Hands On look at the installation and configuration of the new version.

I am now going to take a hands on look at the new and enhanced features introduced in Microsoft Dynamics GP. Rather than do this as a continuation of the Hands On series I wrote in December, as originally intended, I am going to split it out into a separate hands On With the features post. The series index is for this new features series, can be found here.

The fourteenth feature of the day is Web Client Changes; this feature groups together three features.

The first of the features, is the extension of the AutoComplete from the desktop client into the web client. This means that when an ID has been entered once, it will be remembered and listed when the user starts to type the ID again (within the limits of the AutoComplete User Preferences:

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