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GP #LifeHacks 200: Replace Management Reporter with Jet Basics Shawn is back with a LifeHacks series on Jet. Read the full text.

When did that G/L Account get added? Jen explains how to find out when an account was added. Read the full text.

Lucas Miller offers options for Dynamics GP Workflow: Adding Originating amounts to notification e-mails Read the full text.

Login Performance Issue When Not Internet Connected David Musgrave details a potential login performance issue when not connected to the internet. Read the full text.

All Workflow Approvers Need A Display name in AD Ian Grieve reminds us that workflow approvers need to be setup completely in AD. They need an email address, a display name, etc. Sloppy or incomplete AD setup will screw up workflow approvals. Read the full text.

[In this series, we’re looking at quick fixes to improve GP security.] When people hear “three-way” in a conversation, inventory is usually not the first thing that comes to mind. When someone says “Three way match” in an accounting system, they are typically referring to the purchasing process where the receipt of goods is matched to a purchase order and the invoice is then matched to the receipt, i.e. three matching…

As of late, I have been very interested in all things "Motion" as it relates to developing PowerApps applications - see #PowerApps: Motion Patterns with Parametric Equations . Although, most of the apps you will see tend to be around solving business problems, you cannot really dismiss the capabilities of PowerApps as a gaming platform. The Basics In this article, I explore a simple object proximity and collision detection…

The GP February Hotfix is out with VAT Fixed, Canadian Payroll fixes and some other bit. Find out more at: https://community.dynamics.com/gp/b/dynamicsgp/archive/2019/02/12/microsoft-dynamics-gp-january-hotfix-2019-including-electronic-vat-changes-has-released For more details on Electronic VAT and how it’s implemented in GP, check out the documentation. Read the full text.

Dynamics GP Update 1099 Information If you don’t have 1099’s out yet, you’re really late, but just in case, iSolutions has info on updating 1099 info. Read the full text.

[In this series, we’re looking at quick fixes to improve GP security.] Full disclosure, controlling customer payments is not the easiest fix, but it’s really important. While most people involved in accounting understand the basic risks around payables transactions, there is also a long history of fraud around receivables. In many cases, this involves intercepting payments and then manipulating the accounting…

We are pleased to announce that the latest release for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 and Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 is now available for download and includes the Making Tax Digital functionality. Check out the documentation and the downloads for GP 2018 and GP 2016 now.

As of late, I have been experimenting with motion in Microsoft PowerApps. This has actually helped me to revisit different mathematical models describing the motion of objects throw a two-dimensional space. As a result, I have created this video explaining how to create the following motion patterns: Lissajous Curve Rose Curve Spiral Curve Hypothrocoid You can download the msapp file from the PowerApps Community Apps…

Ian Grieve is walking us through implementing SmartConnect. Here’s the link to the start of the series: Implementing SmartConnect: Series Index Read the full text.

My write-off doesn’t add up! Jen Kuntz explores why a write off might not look like it adds up. Read the full text.

I’ve got a new piece up at MSDW: Don’t Rely on Microsoft Dynamics GP’s Secondary Controls. You can check out the piece here: https://msdynamicsworld.com/story/dont-rely-microsoft-dynamics-gps-secondary-controls Like so many things, the world of software security has changed and secondary passwords stored in plain text in the database then revealed in plain text in the interface, just don’t meet the standard…

[In this series, we’re looking at quick fixes to improve GP security. ] Most people involved at all in accounting understand that if a user has access to manage vendors and payments that it is pretty easy to create false vendor records and generate payments to those false vendors. In other words, it’s the fast lane to fraudville. Only slightly more complicated are similar schemes involving customers. Payment…

If you’re using GP in the UK or otherwise need to work with UK VAT, be sure to check out this new post from MS. Microsoft Dynamics GP: Information about the VAT 100 Return Read the full text.

Be sure to check out Ian Grieve’s newest post: Payables Management Batch Posting Date Disabled When Workflow Active Read the full text.

From Angela Ebensteiner comes a pile of Manufacturing Implementation Scripts and Documents. Read the full text.

[In this series, we’re looking at quick fixes to improve GP security. ] When we look at controls, every company, even the smallest companies, even organizations that don’t really know what controls are, uses the most ubiquitous of controls, bank reconciliation. It’s one of the few regular, independent checks of what goes on in a company. I’ve seen senior accountants get fired for poor bank reconciliation management…