With the release of Dynamics GP 2018 R2, Dynamics GP users have the opportunity to take advantage of a vast range of powerful new ERP and Financial functionality. This slide deck gives some useful insight into these new functions and what benefits they could provide to your business.

2. Financial Enhancements Sales Optimization
Top Feature Requests
Purchasing Usability • Hide Business Analyzer for all users
• SmartList Designer Favorites display in navigation lists
• Mass update inactive from navigation list
• Increase Dynamics GP password maximum length
• Password expiration notification
• Web client with workflow org accounts (June tax release)
• SmartList for Deposits on Unposted Documents
• SmartList Letter Writing Assistant in web client
• Monthly Recurring batches
• Exclude Items on HITB report with zero quantity or value
• Transaction level post through GL
• Payroll check register FICA totals
• Start Date/end Date for pay code
• Shared max for benefit and deduction codes
• Duplicate Check numbers for Bank trx Entry, Payroll
manual checks, Misc Checks
• Checkbook ID defaults on computer check batch
• Allow partial purchase on a purchase requisition from a PO
• Add Vendor document number to Purchasing All-in-One
• Email PO Other Template from PO Entry
• Display Vendor Hold Status
• Don't display Inactive checkbooks in Lookup
• Print Invoice in Functional from SOP Navigation
List
• Sales Transaction Workflow
• Print and email SOP document at the same time
• Customer/Combiner retain ship to addresses
• Additional Sort options in SOP Item Inquiry
• Email customer statements

4. Monthly Recurring Batches
• For Monthly and
Bimonthly recurring
batches, now have the
option to "Use last day
of the month" for the
Posting Date
• Receivables Batch
Entry
• Payables Batch
Entry
• Inventory Batch
Entry
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day

5. Exclude Items on HITB report with zero quantity or value
• Additional options
added to Inventory
Historical IV Trial
Balance
• Include Items
with zero
quantity
• Include Items
with zero value
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day

6. Transaction level post through GL
• Additional Option
added to Posting
Setup to allow
transactions to post
through GL if
marked to post
through
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day

7. Duplicate check numbers
• Option in Checkbook
maintenance
extended to include
• Bank transaction
Entry
• Payroll manual
checks
• Miscellaneous
Checks
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day

8. Payroll check register FICA totals
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day
Report has
employee and
employer FICA
amounts and now
there is total for
both

9. Start Date/End Date for pay codes
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day
• Have a start date/end
date available on
Employee Pay Code
maintenance
• This will be used
when building the
pay checks as to
whether to include
the selected pay
codes

10. Shared maximum for benefit and deduction codes
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day
• Added a new window
for the maximum
shared amount for
benefit and
deduction codes
• Looks at the YTD max
and compares to
calendar year max
amount here

12. Checkbook ID defaults on computer check batch
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day
• Default Checkbook ID
defaults in when
creating a computer
check batch
• Select Payments
• Edit Payment
Batch
• Batch Entry with
computer check

13. Allow partial purchase order on purchase requisition from a PO
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day
• When creating a
Purchase Order
allows the user to
enter in a quantity
less than the total
quantity requested
• Have the ability to do
this when creating a
PO from one or more
requisitions

14. Add Vendor Document Number to Purchasing All-in-One View
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day
• Vendor Document
Number will display
on Purchasing All-in-
One Document View

15. Email PO Other Format from PO Entry
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day
• Option to email using
PO Other format
• On Purchase
Order Entry
• On Purchase
Order Inquiry
Zoom

16. Display Vendor Hold Status
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day
• Display Vendor Hold
Status
• Vendor Inquiry
• Transactions by
Vendor
• Purchasing All-
in-One Viewer
• Payables
Transaction Entry
Zoom
• Warn entering
Vendor on Payables
Transaction Entry

17. Don’t Display Inactive Checkbooks in Lookup
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day
• Checkbook Lookup
option to exclude
Inactive Checkbooks
• Ability to set this as
the default display

19. Print Invoice in Functional from SOP Navigation List
• Add a drop-down
list on the Sales
Transaction
Navigation list
• Option to print
invoice in
functional or in
originating
currency
• Default will be
originating
currency
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day

20. Sales Transaction Workflow
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day
• New Workflow for
Sales Transaction
Entry
• Credit Limit is
an option
• Email message for
Sales Transaction
• Workflow History
is displayed on
inquiry windows

21. Print and email SOP document at the same time
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day
• When select to print SOP
documents will also be able
to email at the same time.
• Sales Transaction entry
• Sales Transaction
Inquiry Zoom
• All Sales Transaction
List
• Sales Order
Transactions Lists

22. Customer/Combiner retain ship to addresses
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day
• Change Customer ID
with Customer Modifier
will retain Ship to
Address Name

23. Additional Sort options in SOP Item Inquiry
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day
• Sort by option is
new; added
Document Date to
filter items for date
range
• User can change the
scrolling window
display with sort by
option

24. Email customer statements
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day
• Added Email option
to Customer
Maintenance to
make it simple to
send a customer
their statement

26. Hide Business Analyzer for all users
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day
• Ability to shut off
Business Analyzer
for the Home Page
and/or Navigation
Lists at the system
level
• Using customize
options, individual
users can then
choose to turn
Business Analyzer
back on in desired
locations

27. SmartList Designer favorites display in navigation lists
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day
• SmartList Favorites
created using
SmartList
Designer will now
appear in the
SmartList
Favorites navigation
lists

28. Mass update inactive from navigation list
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day
• Add ability to
Inactivate or Reactivate
a group of master
records from the
Navigation Lists
• Accounts,
Checkbooks,
Customers,
Vendors, Items,
and Employees
• Vendors list can mass
set Temporary status
• Visual indicator added
next to inactive records

29. Increase Dynamics GP password maximum length
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day
• User password
increased to a
maximum length of 21
characters

30. Password expiration notification
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day
• Provide user with a
notification 7 days in
advance of their login
password expiring

31. SmartList for Deposits on Unposted Sales Transactions
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day
• New
SmartList
default

32. SmartList Letter Writing Assistant in web client
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 Feature of the Day
• Letter
Writing
Assistant
works in
web client

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Applicatio
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