Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 cookbook : solve real-world Dynamics GP problems with over 100 immediately usable and incredibly effective recipes / Mark Polino.

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Annotation Microsoft Dynamics GP is an Enterprise Resource Planning system, essentially an accounting system on steroids, designed for mid-sized organizations. The implementation of Dynamics GP is usually considered to be complex, and people often realize there must be more efficient ways of working with the system. This book will show readers how to improve their use of Dynamics GP and get the most out of this tool quickly and effectively.<br /><br />This book picks up where implementation training leaves off. Whether you are new or experienced you will find useful recipes for improving the way you use and work with Dynamics GP. The clear recipe steps and screenshots make implementing these solutions easy for users of any level and will be sure to improve your efficiency with the Dynamics GP system.<br /><br />The book starts with recipes designed to enhance the usefulness of Microsoft Dynamics GP by personalizing the look and feel of the application. Most of the recipes are designed to give tips for a typical installation of Dynamics GP, including core financials and distribution modules. The book then moves through recipes that include automating Dynamics GP to allow users or administrators to focus on value adding tasks, harnessing the power of SmartLists to leverage both simplicity and power, connecting Dynamics GP to Microsoft Office 2007, exposing hidden features in Dynamics GP, and much more!<br /><br />By following the clear recipe steps and screenshots in this book, you will learn what is required to improve your efficiency with the Dynamics GP system<br /><br />Find solutions to common Dynamics GP problems, and effectively manage your business processes.

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Personalizing Dynamics GP; Introduction; Improving visibility by setting Required; Fields to bold and red; Getting faster access to data with; the Shortcut Bar; Reducing clicks with Startup shortcuts; Personalizing the Home page by; selecting the right role; Speeding up access to data with; Quick Links; Rearranging Navigation to make it easier; Jumping to the right location with; Breadcrumbs; Managing personal reports with My Reports; Viewing open items with the Task List

Visualizing information with Home page Metrics; Accessing accounts faster with; Favorites in Lookups; Cleaning up the mess by fixing; AutoComplete errors; Chapter 2: Organizing Dynamics GP; Introduction; Speeding up account entry with; Account Aliases; Gaining visibility with Horizontal; Scroll Arrows; Streamlining payables processing; by prioritizing vendors; Getting clarity with User Defined fields; Developing connections with Internet; User Defined fields; Gaining additional reporting control; with Account Rollups; Remembering processes with an; Ad hoc workflow

Improving financial reporting clarity bysplitting purchasing accounts; Speeding up lookups with Advanced; Lookups; Going straight to the site with Web Links; Chapter 3: Automating Dynamics GP; Introduction; Using Reminders to remember important; events; Controlling reporting dates with; Beginning and Ending Periods; Automating reporting with Report Groups; Speeding up entry by copying an; Inventory Item; Improving consistency with Shortcuts; and User Classes; Speeding up month-end close by; Reconciling Bank Accounts daily; Automating processes with Macros

Getting early warnings with Business AlertsSplitting AP across departments; automatically with Control Account; Management; Getting control of accruals and; deferrals with Recurring GL batches; Speeding up document delivery with e-mail; Chapter 4: Harnessing the Power of SmartLists; Introduction; Sorting data to get the information you want; Speeding up access to information; with SmartList Favorites; Getting warnings with SmartList Alerts; Improving information returned with; SmartList Search; Controlling data with SmartList; Record Limits; Tailoring SmartLists by adding Fields

Controlling access by sharing orrestricting SmartList Favorites; Renaming Fields for clarity; Chapter 5: Connecting Dynamics GP to Microsoft Office 2010; Introduction; Getting control of Outlook features on; the Home page; Building analyses by Exporting; SmartLists to Microsoft Excel; Delivering flexibility by exporting; Navigation Lists to Excel; Improving reports by sending; SmartLists to Word; Communicating with customers; using Letters from Microsoft Word; Skipping the exports by using Prebuilt; Excel Reports; Improving performance by globally; turning off Outlook integration

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