Andrew Karasev

Dynamics GP Consultant Newsflash: First Steps in Discovering Great Plains on your new accounting job

If you just got new position as Controller, VP Finance, AP, AR or Payroll employee and your new company deploys Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains as its Accounting, ERP or MRP system, do not panic, read this small publication to get initial highlights.  

During over ten years of Great Plains consulting practice we received numerous calls from people in your shoes, so we believe we are very close to your situation and typical FAQ on Dynamics GP.  Of course, feel free to call our office directly, see number and email below:

1.       Dynamics GP Security.  You should ask your Great Plains administrator to verify your Dynamics GP security role.  If on version GP 10.0, and when you feel sort of weak support internally, please ask to give your account Poweruser role.  One of the most annoying problems is access to Modified GP Report Writer reports, when your account is granted the rights to use Modified reports, but your GP administrator installed your GP workstation in default mode, where your computer is not set to use centralized REPORTS.DIC

2.       Access to Dynamics GP add-ons.  If you are required to use something like Fixed Assets, Collection Management, Field Services, Manufacturing, please check with your GP administrator, that he or she installed these modules on your GP workstation.  Important thing here is current Service Pack – normally you cannot just insert GP CD #1 and begin add-ons installation, you will need to apply service pack for required Dynamics GP add-on

3.       Unlocking Great Plains batch.  If you got but in posting limbo, first you got to do is to try batch recovery: Tools->Routines->Batch Recovery.  Here you have to read recovery results, if transaction review is required – you got to print batch edit list and make required corrections.  If this doesn’t help – have your Dynamics GP admin to unlock the batch in SY00500 and SY00800 tables

4.       Getting help from your Dynamics GP VAR.  If you not aware who your Great Plains Reseller is, feel free to call Microsoft or out office

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