Category: Microsoft Dynamics GP

Microsoft Dynamics GP offers businesses in the manufacturing industry robust functionality. Challenges manufacturers and distributors face often revolve around one concept—supply and demand. Not having the ability to supply customers with the products they desire can be extremely frustrating when trying to develop lasting relationships. To prevent this supply shortage from reoccurring, using an integrated ERP system like Dynamics GP can ensure your supply chain management is on point and accurate!...

Dynamics GP makes voiding payables documents simple. However, voiding some payables documents can lead to this error message:   GP does not let a user void a document where the unapplied amount is greater than zero. So, how exactly do we void a partially applied payables transaction? There is no short answer, but there is a workaround that involves these steps: Fully apply the transaction. (This might involve creating a...

 Scheduled payments are not used extensively in Microsoft Dynamics GP, but they can be quite helpful. Any time a company needs to set up invoices or loans in payables that are paid in installments, then scheduled payments can be utilized. They are available in both the receivables and payables management modules and work similarly in both. This post will look at the feature in Payables Management. The first step is...

Any Dynamics GP user has had issues with posting batches at some point or another. There is a plethora of reasons that a batch would fail to post. Some reasons include:   Posting to a closed period Debits and credits do not equal each other The distribution amount does not equal the actual amount   If a user tries to post a batch that contains any of the errors above,...

The Fiscal Period Modifier tool is part of a larger toolset called Professional Services Tool Library (PSTL for short). The PSTL is now a standard feature in Microsoft Dynamics GP that has many valuable tools available to users that used to only be accessible via Microsoft support or your implementation partner. Before using any of these tools, be sure that you are logged in as ‘sa’ and make a backup of the...

    Managing inventory levels is a daunting task for many businesses who rely on a constant flow of products. When inventory levels are nonreflective of what a business has in stock it can create more than one problem internally and externally. Inaccurate inventory levels can produce added costs from rush shipments and additional orders. Many businesses struggle with how to combat inventory issues that repeatedly minimize their success. By implementing a...

    After initially setting up items in GP, a user might need to change the number of decimal places for the currency of an item in Microsoft Dynamics GP.  Some reasons include: Items might have been set up incorrectly A user might have started purchasing a product from a different supplier, or international supplier and with the currency exchange rates, you want to track 3 or 4 decimal places You purchase...

In today’s post, I will be showing you how to get the e-mail functionality to work for Payables EFT Remittances in Microsoft Dynamics GP. This feature allows users to electronically send money, in addition to sending an email to the vendor with details about the payment. Some vendors can require this and GP can assist a user with fulfilling this requirement.   The first part of this resolution will involve testing...

    As new improvements come about in your ERP solution it can be overwhelming trying to keep track of all the changes. This guide will break down improvements made to Project Accounting, Management Reporter, and Power BI in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016. As of December 1st, 2016, Microsoft has released Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 R2. With the release comes a small collection of new features and improvements. This post will cover a few...

When choosing the proper software to implement for your small to medium size business (SMB) it can be tricky to determine what program best suits your business needs. If your business is at the forefront of development it can be especially challenging to fully grasp the areas of your business that need tending to. Thankfully, empowering ERP solutions like, Microsoft Dynamics GP, are designed to grow with your changing business...