Microsoft Dynamics (Great Plains) GP 2010 will be launching in May
2010 with a host of new features and functionality.
We will be keeping this page updated with details of
the new features and benefits as they are released from
Microsoft over the coming months and we will also be
holding a pre-launch event to demonstrate the product.
New Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 PDF brochures are now
available on our brochures page
click here
Dynamics GP 2010 is the biggest release yet of Dynamics GP. There is
new functionality and enhancements within most areas of the product.
The tables below outline some of the new functionality for the main
system and financials modules.
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Feature
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Explanation
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Benefits
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NEW management reporter |
New Management Reporter which will replace Frx for General
ledger reporting |
Modern user friendly interface with functionality above that
offered by Frx although still retaining the same reporting
concepts.
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Predictive Modelling And Analysis with Excel |
Tools integrating to Excel include the Excel Reports which now
have are additional ways to use them including Power Pivot
tables and drill-back from Excel Reports to GP
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Better Management information |
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Additional SQL reporting services Reports |
Over 90 SRS reports are included that can be used via a web
browser, SharePoint, Outlook or within the dashboards .
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Improved out of the box reporting |
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Customisable Dashboards And KPI’s With Drill-Back |
There are now customizable dashboards built of SQL Reporting
Services (SRS) reports. Each user can decide which ones they
want to display, create their own and drill-back to GP from
these reports. |
Get Better Insight Into Your Data Using Dashboards And KPI’s
With Drill-Back
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Feature
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Explanation
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Benefits
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Remember user and company |
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 has options for a user to initially
log in, and have the application automatically log them in to
Microsoft Dynamics GP and their company at future logins.
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This option also speeds up login time for users and helps
administrators who are often overwhelmed with password reset and
administration issues.
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Copy user security settings |
Additional functionality to simplify the process of setting up
an individual's security access.
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Use the Copy User Security window to copy one user's security
settings to another saving time and ensuring common feature set |
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Display options for security |
New display options are available In the security windows,
a user no longer needs to scroll through the complete list of
items to see which have been selected |
Increases efficiency for the System Administrator as they assign
security access to users
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Feature
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Explanation
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Benefits
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Lookup Default Views |
Views can be set as the default view for lookups, and the next
time the lookup window is opened, it will use the assigned
default view
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enable quicker access to information for users. Also, options to
restrict inactive records have been added to lookup windows .
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Right Click functionality |
Right-click menu functionality has been added in a number of
places within Microsoft Dynamics GP.
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This takes advantage of functionality quite familiar to most
computer users. |
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Navigation Pane changes and enhancements |
User can hide the navigation pane if the module is registered
but is not selected in the Registration window |
creating a better user experience
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Additional Report Printing Options |
The Report destination window allows a user to select Standard,
which uses the Report Writer engine or Template, which uses
Microsoft® Word as the layout engine. |
These new options provide increased flexibility when printing
and generating reports in Microsoft Dynamics GP
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Home Page Cues |
Cues can be used instead of text for Reminders on the Home Page.
A cue is an icon that increases or decreases in size as the
number of records in a particular reminder category changes i.e.
overdue invoices |
creating a better user experience with visual cues |
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Microsoft Dynamics Online Connect |
The home page in Microsoft Dynamics GP hosts a new Microsoft
Dynamics Online Connect section that makes the benefits of the
Microsoft Dynamics Business Ready Enhancement Plan (BREP) easy
to find and access. |
The slides provide links to perform self-help support, get
product related information, and access training all from the
Microsoft Dynamics GP home page
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Unified Communications capabilities |
Communication with vendors, customers and employees from
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 is possible through instant
messaging, email, and direct phone calls using Microsoft® Office
Communicator |
Communication options with business contacts are enhanced in
Microsoft Dynamics GP with this new integration with Office
Communicator
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Feature
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Explanation
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Benefits
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Clearing recurring batch transactions |
If a recurring batch is entered and posted, the batch
distribution lines can be cleared, and the amounts posted to
accounts can be changed for the next posting of the recurring
batch
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saves time on recurring transactions |
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Budget Transactions |
Budget Transaction Entry allows you to enter budget transactions
and post them like regular transactions .
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allowing budget transactions provides a transactional based
history of modifications to budgets |
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Combine Budgets |
Combining multiple budgets is now possible with Microsoft
Dynamics GP 2010 |
helpful when multiple departments in an organization
create their own budgets, and it is necessary to consolidate
them into one budget.
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Reporting Ledgers |
includes features that meet compliance standards for
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). |
You can use multiple reporting ledgers and identify transactions
for local Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), IFRS,
or other accounting purposes
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Transaction Dimension Code Security |
The Analytical Accounting On The Fly security option will enable
users to have access rights to a transaction dimension they have
added |
saves time when creating transaction dimension codes |
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Feature
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Explanation
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Benefits
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Excluding Expired Discounts |
A new setup option is available that allows you to exclude
expired discounts from payments when using the Select Payables
Checks functionality
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reduce the volume of individual editing of checks using the Edit
Payables Checks window |
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Select Checks Options |
Additional flexibility has been added in the selection process
when using the Select Payables Checks window you can select
multiple ranges of suppliers/vendors .
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reduce the volume of individual editing of checks using the Edit
Payables Checks window |
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Recurring Cash Receipt Batches |
can create a cash receipts batch and assign it to a recurring
batch type |
speeds up data entry and reduces the risk of data entry errors.
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Negative Cash Receipts |
cash receipts may now be entered as a negative currency value . |
saves time entering transactions |