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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Cookbook

By : Mark Polino
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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Cookbook

By: Mark Polino

Overview of this book

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.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.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!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
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
Preface
Index

Providing clean vendor information by properly closing Purchase Orders


It's not unusual for a Purchase Order to be left open in Dynamics GP due to a vendor's inability to deliver goods. However, when the time comes to close an incomplete Purchase Order, too many users simply change the P.O. line quantity to match the quantity delivered and close the P.O. The problem with this process is that it reduces visibility into the performance of a vendor. By changing the quantity ordered there is no way to track the fact that the vendor didn't deliver the goods.

A better way to close a Purchase Order is to put any undelivered amounts in the Quantity Canceled line. This makes performance information available to SmartLists and Excel reports, making it possible to analyze the performance of a vendor over time. As an example, an analysis may show that it may make sense for a firm to pay a little more to a reliable supplier instead of dealing with the frustration of product outages.

In this recipe, we...