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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 Cookbook

By : Mark Polino, Ian Grieve
Book Image

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 Cookbook

By: Mark Polino, Ian Grieve

Overview of this book

The latest release of Dynamics GP 2016 offers a powerful, adaptable, and cloud enabled enterprise accounting software solution. The new version has experienced changes in serviced-based architecture, workflow, existing functionalities, and the introduction of plenty of new features. This book will help you get the most out of Dynamics GP quickly and effectively. This book picks up where implementation training leaves off. Whether you are new or experienced, you will find useful recipes to improve the way you use and work with Dynamics GP. 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 you 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, connecting Dynamics GP to Microsoft Office, exposing hidden features in Dynamics GP, PowerBI, and much more!
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 Cookbook
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Chapter 8. Harnessing the Power of SmartLists

In this chapter, we will look at ways to leverage the reporting power of SmartLists in Dynamics GP, including the following topics:

  • Changing the Favorites pane size and visibility

  • Sorting data to get the information you want

  • Improving information returned with SmartList Search

  • Tailoring SmartLists by adding fields

  • Renaming fields for clarity

  • Controlling data with SmartList record limits

  • Speeding up access to information with SmartList Favorites

  • Getting warnings with SmartList alerts

  • Controlling access by sharing or restricting SmartList Favorites