Prior to implementing Dynamics GP it is helpful to plan out all the system users and the security needs for them. If you have implemented Dynamics GP for versions prior to 10.0 and have not worked with the new Dynamics GP security yet, you may want to forget everything you have learned about Dynamics GP security in the past, as it has been completely overhauled starting with version 10.0.
Dynamics GP security is now pessimistic. Considered long overdue by many consultants and system administrators, this means newly created users will not have permissions to anything and will need to be explicitly granted any and all permissions.
The components of Dynamics GP security are:
Operations: These are the lowest level security building blocks. Operations include access to windows, reports, tables, tools, posting permissions, and SmartList objects.
Tasks: Groupings of operations. Tasks typically group operations across common fairly low-level functions, such as creating customers...