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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Reporting

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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Reporting

Overview of this book

Resources such as the book you now hold in your hand are critical to taking the extra step in uncovering the trends locked deep within your data. Not only will this book offer insight into the many reporting tools currently available for GP, it will also offer a unique perspective on how each reporting tool can be used to meet specific challenges faced by your organization" - Errol Schoenfish, a member of the Microsoft Dynamics community for over 24 years Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 is a sophisticated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system with a multitude of features and options. Microsoft Dynamics GP enables you to create and manage a variety of reports that help small and mid-size businesses effectively manage their financial and operational data. This book will show you how to create and manage reports, know what tools to use and when, how to use them and where to find the data based on how it's being entered into the system with Dynamics GP. This book will empower you with the tools and reports necessary to use Dynamics GP data in making key business decisions. The book addresses the many challenges and frustrations a company may face when preparing to build new reports. Then it moves on to explain how to find your data in the GP system and company databases. The book then dives deep into topics such as SmartLists, SL Builder and Excel Report Builder, Report Writer, SSRS Report Library, and Analysis Cubes Design and Management Reporter amongst others. With this knowledge in hand, you will be capable of selecting the most effective tool for the current reporting environment.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Reporting
Credits
Foreword
About the Authors
Acknowledgement
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Rendering reports in Microsoft Word by utilizing the new Dynamics GP 2010 Word template feature


Users who are familiar with versions prior to GP 2010 may be surprised to see a new feature when printing certain reports in GP 2010. As seen in the Report Destination window image below, users are now given a choice of selecting a Report Type of Standard or Template.

The Template option is a new feature for GP 2010 that allows users to print certain standard GP reports in Word template format! Once a report is printed to Word template, the contents of the report can be reformatted, the report can be saved to a file directory location for later reference, or it can also be included as an email attachment. In short, this option brings a fresh, new look to the report generation process in GP 2010!

Before a report can be printed in Word template form, however, it must be template-enabled, a process which requires use of Microsoft Dexterity. While this is beyond the technical level of this book, we...