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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Financial Management

By : Ian Grieve
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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Financial Management

By: Ian Grieve

Overview of this book

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 is a mature accounting software, ERP application, which is aimed at making life easier for financial professionals. This book is to assist readers in improving their use of Microsoft Dynamics GP by showing them how to get the most out of the financial aspect of the system. Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Financial Management is intended to add value to your organization by making use of additional modules and processes by introducing readers, new or experienced, to some of the financial management modules of Dynamics GP, such as Analytical Accounting, Cash Flow Management, and Encumbrance Management. Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Financial Management introduces the six essential financial modules. You will get acquainted with accounting to enable reporting, before gaining an oversight into inflow and outflow of cash. Budget studies cover all aspects of budget use in Dynamics GP for comparing actual figures against the budgets created and maintained within the system. The final chapters cover PO Commitments and Encumbrance Management; two sides of the same coin. Both modules allow for the control of purchasing by either committing or encumbering the transactions and preventing overspending.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Financial Management
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Account Rollup Inquiry


Account rollups are inquiries built to allow users to see different GP accounts and their budgets rolled up together, and to provide drill back capability to the details. Additionally, these queries can include calculations for things such as budget versus actual comparisons and calculations.

To an extent, Account Rollup Inquiries function as "Management Reporter Lite", in the way they allow users to access the same functionality of reporting on actual and budget figures for accounts in periods and drill down to see the same details. Account rollups are quicker to use as the more restricted functionality makes them less complicated.

To create an Account Rollup Inquiry for the 2017 SALES budget, follow the given steps:

  1. Open the Account Rollup Inquiry window in Dynamics GP by clicking on Financial from the Navigation Pane on the left, and clicking on Account Rollup in the area page under Inquiry | Financial.

  2. Enter BUDGET-SALES in the Option ID field.

  3. Tab out of Option ID...