Microsoft Dynamics GP

Effective now through May 31, 2013, current Microsoft Dynamics GP and SL customers can receive up to a 20% discount off the Microsoft standard list price for additional user licenses purchases. A minimum purchase of one user license is required, up to a maximum of 20 additional user licenses.In addition, if you sign-up for this offer you'll receive one Management Reporter training class FREE (an $800 value).  The June class is full but July and August classes have room.   If you have questions or are interested in taking advantage of this great offer, please contact Carol Simonson at (763) 412- 4315 or csimonson@boyerassoc.com.Thank you! … [Read more...] about Dynamics Promotion through May 31, 2013

Each year we hold a client event for both our Dynamics GP  and Dynamics SL clients and event the attendance continues to grow This year the events are being held on May 15 (Dynamics SL) and May 22 (Dynamics GP) at the Microsoft Technology Center in Edina, MN.Now our Dynamics GP consultants  may rightfully be able to claim a good part of the success on the Dynamics GP side, but both sessions (GP and SL) equally draw great interest from attendees.  So why do they keep coming back for more? Here are   my five top answers to why more and more people attend these Microsoft Dynamics ERP events each year.1. 50 Tips in 60 minutesMost users like to learn better ways to do their work. There are always new features and functions of the products … [Read more...] about 5 Top Reasons to Attend Dynamics GP and SL User Group Events

If you are extremely interested in Dynamics GP and our Boyer twice a year meetings are not enough for you, please consider joining the Dynamics GP User Group (GPUG).  Kristen Hosman, from the Boyer staff, is a member and would be happy to be your host for the next meeting.  Some of the meetings are virtual so you don’t even need to leave work.  Kristen has attended the GPUG Summit as well and can share with you what that was like last year.The Dynamics GP User Group (GPUG) is a place for users to share their experiences and learn more about GP. The group is made up of Partners and users who share the ambition of utilizing GP and all it has to offer. The community of users gets together remotely and face-to-face to share knowledge and best … [Read more...] about GPUG Thrives in Minneapolis

If you are a Dynamics GP Version 10 or Version 2010 user, you may think this post is going to be mostly about the 150 new features that are part of Dynamics GP 2013.  …but “What’s New in GP 2013?” has already been covered by a few good bloggers.This post is about the slew of additional value that Microsoft is providing to its user base simply for paying your annual enhancement plan and transitioning to GP 2013.The first thought that comes to my mind is that unlimited payroll users are free.  We had a client 3 years ago pay over $40,000 for payroll and HR.  Now most of the costs to making this transition are in paying us to setup their payroll.  Here in Minnesota more than in other places I’ve lived (Illinois, Pennsylvania) people avoid … [Read more...] about Real Value in Upgrading to Dynamics GP 2013

Many Dynamics GP clients use statistical data in combination with financial information to create key metrics that management uses to track the performance of a company.  What many people don’t realize is that you can utilize Unit Accounts in GP to add metrics to existing financial reports.What are Unit Accounts? Unit Accounts are like Posting Accounts except that they are for non-financial or statistical data. Instead of currency, they track units.For example, a company might use Revenue per Headcount to measure the efficiency and productivity of its employees. Unit Accounts for headcount by department would need to be set up in the Unit Account Maintenance window (Financial>Cards>Unit Accounts.)Tip: It is best to select all … [Read more...] about How to use Dynamics GP Unit Accounts to enhance your management reports

 One of my favorite things about Microsoft’s Annual Dynamics User Group Meeting or “Convergence” each year (second only to seeing my buddy Pat Fitzhenry from Microsoft) is spending time with the Independent Software Vendors whose unique products make our strong but broad out of the box Microsoft ERP offerings into unique solutions for organizations.This post will be dedicated to the ISV’s I plan to visit first while in New Orleans on March 18th.1. Binary Stream. This firm offers three products that helped start our year well in 2013. Binary offers a Multi-Entity Management program that allows many entities or balance sheets to reside in one Dynamics GP database. My second favorite product is their Advanced Recurring Contract … [Read more...] about 5 Key Dynamics ISV’s to Visit at Convergence 2013

How many times in a year do you have interest in a product that could solve problems but you don’t know if it’s worth the hassle of speaking to a salesperson?  For me, I would say this happens often.  For instanace, I read this unbelievable book called “Traction” and I tried unsuccessfully to self-implement the concepts that it presented.  The book had great points and I was frustrated-but certainly not willing to quit.  I had to sit through a 90 minute presentation in order to learn that the consultant charged $3,000 per day to help implement the process.What if I could learn this online without having to sit through a 90 minute pitch?  Would I be interested?  You bet.That’s when I realized how valuable this Quick Quote Tool is that we … [Read more...] about Dynamics GP Quick Quote Tool

It’s January.  Today was a single digit temperature day here in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  The Twin Cities have great health clubs however.  Ours has a sauna, and whirlpool-and I needed both.Another hot thing this frigid winter day is Dynamics GP 2013.  Microsoft keeps investing heavily in this product and with its ISV (Independent Software) Community, it's arguably the best middle market ERP product in the U.S.  Here are some of the things I find exciting about this upgrade.Microsoft invested 78,000 hours of development time into this product.  Many of Microsoft’s competitors in the middle market are less than 20 million in sales and could not possibly make this type of hours commitment to an new version of their product.  Dynamics GP … [Read more...] about Dynamics GP 2013 is Here

Have you ever wanted to or needed find a table behind a window or the name of a field on a screen?  Dynamics GP comes with a built in way to assist you with that.  Select the Microsoft Dynamics GP menu, Tools, Resource Descriptions. There are three options on that menu Tables, Fields, Windows. Note: the same menu is available from any window in Dynamics GP. Go to that menu and select Windows, you will see the window below:You can view information about any product that is installed on the machine you are working. If you want to get information about a window other than Microsoft Dynamics GP select that Product. The Series typically relates to where the window lies within the Dynamics GP menu structure. The Customer Maintenance window is … [Read more...] about Dynamics GP-Finding that Table Name

At Boyer, we have a number of Independent Software Vendors, especially on the Dynamics GP side of our practice, that we consider tremendous.  Most of the ISV’s we sell are quite honestly reactive.  We have a client that needs the software to do punch out for requisitions and work with a certain vendor’s medical materials management software…so we research, demo, have the ISV demo to the client and like magic…problem solved.  Microsoft has to take some credit here due to their screening process of ISV's but generally the quality is great.We have both a strong Dynamics SL practice and a strong Dynamics GP practice.  For both products we have found more of a long term opportunity for improvement than a reactive “solve this problem for this … [Read more...] about Four Characteristics of a Stellar Microsoft ERP Independent Software Vendor (ISV)