Sneak Peek Into Dynamics GP 2010 (v11) – Part I

Hi All

Microsoft recently launched the BETA version of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010, which is called GP v11. I have decided to post some information on the new additions and improvements on the product in the next couple of articles for the community.

Note that this is just a BETA version and not a final release. So there are changes which can be expected, when the final version is released.

Remembering the Login and Default Company

Dynamics GP 2010 has the capability of remembering the login and the default company where the user logs in most of the time. With this functionality the user can by-pass the couple of login screens and get into the application directly when the application icon is double clicked.

This functionality can be enabled in the system preferences window which can be accessed from Microsoft Dynamics GP >> Tools >> Setup >> System >> System Preferences.

Facility to See Reminders as a Cue

We can now display smartlist reminders as a cue on the home page of GP. This is more of a nice to have feature which is provided in Dynamics GP 2010.

Word Templates for Sales & Purchase Documents

The users can now print key documents like sales quotes, orders, invoices, purchase orders, receivables statements, and other receivables and payables document in word format, instead of having to print in the report writer format.

The key benefit from this enhancement is that the modification of the format of such forms is made much easier as GP allows you to create customized versions of these templates using Microsoft Word. This eliminates the hassles of report writer modification of these templates, and which can be done by the users themselves with minimal Report Writer experience. We can also create new templates and use them (just like the power of the letter writing wizard).

Emailing Documents

We now have the functionality to email the key documents mentioned above to the customers and vendors. We can define email templates and either attach these documents as HTML, DOCX, PDF, XPS on the email (or) embed the contents of these documents in the email body itself.

We can also create customized messages for different customers and vendors so that these messages can be used when emailing the specific customer (or) vendor.