Are you using our AP Inbox Assist add-on for Acumatica yet? If you aren’t, you’re missing out. Never chase down paper invoices again. Streamline your experience, from receipt of invoice to approval to payment. Our custom-made product is better than ever with these new features. Here is a list of three new things you can do with … Read more
New in Acumatica 2018 R2: Using Attributes as User Defined Fields (No Programming Required!)
In a previous blog, we discussed how to add custom data fields to a form and also discussed the advantages and limitations of Attributes. Prior to the Acumatica 2018 R2 update, Attributes were only available for Customer Management (e.g. Leads, Contacts, Cases, Opportunities, Business Accounts, and Marketing Campaigns), Inventory Items, Projects, Employees, Vendors, and Customers. In … Read more
Jobs and Project Accounting in Dynamics 365 Business Central
If one of the hats you wear at work is that of a project manager, you know how frustrating it can sometimes be to tie together all of the details involved in a single project. You have assets to purchase and allocate, employee time sheets to approve and assign to the project, client invoices to … Read more
Video Series: Dynamics 365 Business Central
Over the course of seven weeks, Crestwood’s Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central experts presented a series of webinars, ranging from a high-level overview to deep dives into each individual module. What Is Dynamics 365 Business Central? Dynamics 365 Business Central is a cloud-based, all-in-one ERP solution for every department from accounting to sales. It looks … Read more
Service Management in Dynamics 365 Business Central
Having a centralized administration hub is becoming more essential than luxury in the modern age of low overhead digital business. Even companies or franchises competing at scale in the brick and mortar space benefit from the features that Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central platform offers. Whether your business is heavy on inventory or you are … Read more
Supply Chain Management in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Whether you are shipping, receiving or need to manage existing inventory, you need a robust and intuitive set of tools to maximize efficiency and productivity. Business Central is designed with supply chain efficiency and management in mind and can help you solve some of the most common frustrations and issues our clients experience. An overview … Read more
Do These 2 Things to Make Dynamics GP Year-End Easy
Get a Head Start on Year-End 2018 Start early and make 2018 a little easier. Here’s a checklist to get a head-start and prepare your Dynamics GP system for year-end. System Review: Be sure that your Backups are working correctly, and test the Restore process prior to Year-end. If you have questions or need some … Read more
Microsoft CustomerSource – The One-Stop Support Shop for Dynamics Customers
Microsoft’s CustomerSource is a valuable resource available to all Microsoft Dynamics ERP (Dynamics GP, Dynamics SL, Dynamics 365, etc.) customers who are currently on a support plan. CustomerSource is divided into several sections, such as KnowledgeBase, Online Learning, and Account Management. Each section has its own set of resources and functions. Here’s a quick guide … Read more
The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why You Can’t Afford to Sit on an ERP Software Decision
If not making a decision to implement or upgrade to a cloud ERP is the decision you choose to make, there may be a delay in growth. Read about the financial effects of your non-decision in the new Aberdeen Group Whitepaper, The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why You Can’t Afford to Sit on an ERP … Read more
Understanding Item Pricing & Discounts in Acumatica
Before you jump into the Acumatica screen to set up item pricing, you should think about what drives pricing on your products. Things such as: Stock or non-stock item Default price Sales price The customer The price class Discounts Currency Unit of measure Location Warehouse Markup percent And possibly more Note: Acumatica’s sales order entry … Read more
Microsoft Dynamics GP Dates Overview Guide
Many times I get asked questions about what all the different dates in Microsoft Dynamics GP do and or mean. All the dates in Dynamics GP can be confusing. So, I created this handy overview to help you out. Basic User Dates Thanks to Jen Kuntz for her post. User Date: Your “User Date” … Read more
Troubleshooting User Logins to Dynamics GP
Recently working with a customer we were trying to give a user access to a TEST company in Microsoft Dynamics GP. When trying to switch to the test company, the user was getting the following error: “The selected company is not configured as a company of the current Microsoft Dynamics GP system database. You must … Read more
How To Manually Update Payroll Taxes in Dynamics GP
With the Year-end fast approaching, there are some versions of Dynamics GP that are no longer supported. In 2018, any release prior to and including GP 2013. If you are using the payroll module in any of these releases you will not receive the Payroll Year-end Update hotfix that Microsoft releases in November 2018, and … Read more
Dynamics GP: Multi Entity Issues with Vendors, Customers, or Items not Being Available
I recently came across a client that had issues accessing new Items, Customers, and Vendors. The issue wound up being relatively simple; it was because when these things were setup in Dynamics GP, the Entity Relationship in Multi Entity Management was not setup. What is Multi-Entity Management? If you use multiple companies in Dynamics … Read more
Three New Features Coming Soon to the Collections Management Crestwood Add-on Module for Dynamics SL 2018
We are excited to give you a preview of some of the new features in Crestwood AR Collections Management for Microsoft Dynamics SL 2018. In addition, this functionality will be available as a Feature Pack for SL 2015 Users! Attach Statements to Emails – When you are mass producing Dunning Letter emails you will now have … Read more
Dynamics 365 Business Central – The Perks of the Financial Management Module
What is Dynamics 365 Business Central, again? Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is Microsoft’s subscription-based ERP solution that provides a full range of accounting and operational functionality. For more details about the product as a whole, check out this blog post and intro video. One of the most important pieces of any ERP system is the … Read more
Backup and Disaster Recovery Plans for Microsoft Dynamics SL, FRx, & Management Reporter (MR)
How would you answer these 3 questions? What would you do if you lost all your customer data? How would you recover from that? Do you have a plan in case of a disaster? Like it or not, data loss does happen. Systems fail, servers die, and power surges. If you don’t have a disaster … Read more
AWS and Acumatica: The ROI of Modern Cloud Solutions
The choice to upgrade to a modern cloud solution from a legacy system is imperative if a business wants to thrive. But such a significant investment of time and money should be researched thoroughly and most probably will require evidence of your Return on Investment. Acumatica’s Whitepaper, ROI Analysis of Replacement ERP, provides the tools for … Read more
Video How-To: Cutting Checks in Dynamics 365 Business Central
Processing vendor payments in Dynamics 365 Business Central functions slightly differently than the other Microsoft Dynamics platforms. This video provides a quick walk-through of cutting checks in Dynamics 365 Business Central (and keeping your vendors happy!) Watch this short video, and see how it’s done!
How Safe is Your Environment Against Attackers?
Even those lucky enough not to have first-hand experience know someone who has been affected by ransomware. The typical attack involves an email which at first glance appears legitimate and sent from a known contact. The user is tricked into opening email attachments or visiting malicious links that snuck through email filters. From there, the … Read more
How to Edit the CRM Source Pick List in Acumatica
In Acumatica you will find a number of drop-down or pick lists defined in Automation Steps. You can edit these lists however, it can be tedious and you don’t want to miss anything. Here’s a quick tutorial. Basics of Automation Steps Acumatica Automation Steps and also known as workflows. They consist of nodes and … Read more
Economic nexus sparks need for speedy sales tax registration
Repost from Avalara Economic nexus is here. Is your business prepared? Before the Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. (June 21. 2018), states could only tax sales by businesses with a physical presence in the state. Wayfair changed that long-standing rule. The court found the respondents’ … Read more
Creating a New Tenant by Copying Settings from Another Tenant
In Acumatica, you can use snapshots to easily create a new tenant by copying settings from another tenant. Snapshots can be used as templates to quickly and easily set up new tenants similar in configurations; such as a test environment. They can: Contain full or partial data Can be saved locally Can be imported and … Read more
Microsoft Excel – All you have to do is ask!
You now can ask Microsoft what you want to do in the search box on the ribbon. This new feature runs across the board in the Office 365 suite of apps. All you have to do is type a keyword or phrase into the “Tell me what you want to do” and bingo, the tools … Read more