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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

Creating a cash flow forecast


Microsoft Dynamics GP Cash Flow Management supports the creation of unlimited cash flow forecasts, one of which can be defined as the default.

To create a default cash flow forecast which includes transactions against all checkbooks from all series, perform the following steps:

  1. Open the Cash Flow Forecast window in Dynamics GP by selecting Financial from the Navigation Pane on the left, and then clicking on Cash Flow Forecast in the area page under Setup | Financial.

  2. Enter DEFAULT in the Forecast ID field.

  3. Mark the Default checkbox.

  4. Enter Default Cash Flow Forecast in the Description field.

  5. Mark the All checkbox in the Include Checkbook ID(s) frame.

  6. Mark the Open and Work checkboxes for Receivables Management.

  7. Mark the Sales Order Processing Documents checkbox.

  8. Mark the Open and Work checkboxes for Payables Management.

  9. Mark the Purchase Order Processing Documents checkbox.

  10. To include "what if?" transactions mark the Cash Flow Transactions checkbox.

  11. Enter 13 in the Weeks...