Dynamics GP vs. AX on MSDynamicsWorld

My article - Microsoft Dynamics AX or GP: Understanding the fundamental differences is up on MSDynamicsWorld. This is a topic that comes up for discussion in my company (which resells both GP, and AX), as well as prospects. Would love to hear your inputs on this as well.

12 Free Technology Sessions by MVPs in Sydney (Saturday, 22 Mar)

Microsoft has organized MVP Community Camp – which includes 12 sessions delivered in person at the Sydney office on Mar 22. I am presenting a session showcasing how easy it is to “Setup Dynamics GP on Azure in 50 minutes”.

Additional sessions include sessions by

• Erdal Ozkaya on Windows 8.1 and social media security
• Andel Hernandez on C++ REST SDK
• Leon Tribe on Dynamics CRM
• Robert Crane on Getting started with Office 365
• Mark O’Shea on Windows 8.1 for an office 365 world

See the complete list below.

To register to for the Sydney event : https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032578429&Culture=en-AU&community=0

There are also live webcasts for people who can’t attend in person.

To read more about the MVP ComCamp : 9 Countries, 24 Cities, 17 MVP Presenters - MVP ComCamp

Sydney - March 22, Saturday @ MS Sydney Office Sessions

Convergence 2014 Day#1 Opening Keynote Highlights

Kirill Tatarinov spoke about how Windows Azure and Microsoft Dynamics was the ERP system for the Sochi games. He called this the “Era of the customer”

Investments in Devices, and the Microsoft Cloud are a key area of focus for Microsoft. 

Microsoft Dynamics GP Customer City Harvest was on the main stage reviewing how this not for profit business helps over 2 million New Yorkers.  They discussed how they use CRM online, with GP on premise to build a world class system with their limited IT budget.

New Version of the most awesome tool for Dynamics GP is out.

David Musgrave has just announced the release of Build 18 for the Support Debugging Tool. This is now a part of my Dynamics GP demonstrations to IT departments, and has helped wow people quite a few times.

Support Debugging Tool Build 18 released

Some of the new features I am excited about -

• Added Re-install Button to About Support Debugging Tool window, so that Menus, Toolbars, Quicklinks and Security settings can be easily re-installed and re-applied to all users.
• Added feature to automatically show currently selected Window and Field information in the Resource Information window.
• Added Option to create or update Security Task and Security Role based on the Resources and Security Objects captured by the Security Profile window.

Quit Skipping Convergence

from @mpolino: Why Microsoft Dynamics GP Users & Pros can't afford to skip Convergence.

Quit Skipping Convergence

New from @mpolino: Why Microsoft Dynamics GP Users & Pros can't afford to skip Convergence.

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Microsoft Dynamics Advocates

How good are you with naming things ?

The Dynamics GP Product Management team is looking for suggestions on the new Stampede (Nov 10 – 12 ) in Fargo this year. My suggestion is “Convergence : Frozen Edition” . Then again, I have never been asked to name anything for quite some time now.

The Power of a Name. Help us Name the New Fall Event

DAVID MUSGRAVE is planning to be there – making the 36 hour trip from Perth, Western Australia. So will most stalwarts in the Dynamics GP community – start planning! I am definitely planning to be there.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Not for Profits whitepaper and fact sheets

I was recently asked regarding how Dynamics GP worked with Not for Profits, Microsoft has a whitepaper specifically for Not for Profit Accounting.

This covers the following modules specifically for Not For Profits -

Encumbrance Management allows obligations for goods, materials, and services that have been ordered but not received can identified and identified as “encumbered.” This module helps prevent overspending by ensuring that total actual expenditures plus related encumbrances (ordered goods, materials, or services) do not exceed budgeted amounts. Purchase orders are “encumbered” if they are under budget or if they are over budget and authorized. Purchase orders that have not been encumbered cannot be printed or received. Get fact sheet here http://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/download/details.aspx?id=31579

Grant Management integrates with Analytical Accounting lets you track accounting transactions relating to a grant, helping to streamline the grant management process and keep a closer eye on daily transactions and expenditures. Integration with Analytical Accounting also lets you create budgets for grants and other transaction dimensions. For example, Grant Management ensures that a transaction is within a grant’s start and end dates and the transaction is within budget. Get Grant Management fact sheet here - http://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/details.aspx?id=31725 

Control Account Management enables companies to operate one general ledger account while also to keeping track of payables per segment ID, where each segment is associated with a different department, fund, or program. Control Account Management can automatically redistribute payables control account balances based on the segment ID of each expense account.

Interfund Management reconciles accounts that are in different companies or divisions. With Interfund Management, “due to” and “due from” transactions automatically are created to help you keep individual fund accounts in balance. When general ledger transactions are posted, they are analyzed to determine if the effects on each fund are balanced. If entries are needed to keep the fund accounts balanced, they automatically are generated. Interfund Management can designate any segment of a Microsoft Dynamics GP account number as the “fund” segment.

In addition, if you are using Workplace - WorkPlace Encumbrance Management interface makes WorkPlace Requisition compatible with the Encumbrance Management functionality in Dynamics GP.

In his book Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Financial Management Ian Grieve covers Encumbrance Management in a detailed chapter.