Microsoft’s Teams development team is at it again! There are so many new features released in July that are sure to make your next Teams meeting a successful one. Check out the new meeting features: Search Function Need an old recording but don’t know the date it was recorded or where to look? You can … Read more
It was an amazing couple of days at Acumatica Summit 2021 last week. Joining sessions, walking the Marketplace halls, and spending time learning what Acumatica 2021 R2 has in store for us. At Summit, the Crestwood team (not to brag) won six – yes SIX – MVP awards for being “passionate community members that are … Read more
Crestwood Associates ranks in yet another top ERP reseller list. ORLANDO, Fla. (PRWEB) July 16, 2021 — Crestwood Associates has again been named to Accounting Today’s list of Top 100 VARs for 2021. The top 100 resellers are chosen from organizations that sell and implement Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and accounting software, and are ranked … Read more
If you’re wondering what you can do to make your cloud environment more secure, you are certainly not alone. The incentives are higher than ever for attackers, and with the proliferation of internet connected platforms and applications, there are more avenues to exploit than ever before. Here are some tips you can use to reduce … Read more
In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, it’s easy to send a refund to a customer and the customer doesn’t need to be set up as a vendor record. If a credit memo document was posted for the customer, the refund can be applied to that credit memo. Or the refund can just go against the … Read more
Acumatica Summit 2021 in Las Vegas did not disappoint. So what’s new in the Acumatica payroll system?Advanced functionality, improved performance, and superior support were some of the financial management highlights Crestwood clients are excited about. Day one, we heard from Jon Roskill, CEO at Acumatica. “We innovate our business and industry functionality at remarkable speeds, … Read more
Microsoft is the most common name in software and Azure, its Cloud offering, has quickly risen to be the number one choice for businesses using Cloud. As of last year, 57% of Fortune 500 companies relied on Azure for at least part of their Cloud solution. Why is Azure so popular? There are a number … Read more
Microsoft released the updated lifecycle roadmap for Dynamics GP. The dates show active development and support well into the future, 2028 and further, which indicates GP is here to stay. Since the October 2019 release of GP, Microsoft follows the Modern Lifecycle policy, which offers you continuous support and servicing, including fixes, new features, and … Read more
Something you may not know in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: monthly payables invoices can be set up in the Recurring General Journals window. The amounts can remain fixed or variable based on your needs. They will need to be posted each month and then they will remain out there for the next month with … Read more
I won’t keep you in suspense – MACROS! Yes, you can use the Macros tool in Microsoft Word to record any repetitive action and save yourself time and money! Even though Microsoft offers a number of import tools for Dynamics GP including Integration Manager, Table Imports, and eConnect and there are third-party tools available to purchase, such as Scribe … Read more
I could not personally tell you how long I have been waiting for Microsoft to release their Webinar platform in Teams. I could tell you the anticipation grew with every email from Microsoft teasing the release. Here at Crestwood we have been actively using GoToWebinar.com for all our webinar needs for as long as I … Read more
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central always aims to make our lives easier. Did you know that in addition to the Purchase Invoice window, you can also enter payables invoices directly into the General Journal window? Even if the expenses need to be distributed across multiple G/L accounts, this method can be used. Another great feature … Read more
As part of our ongoing commitment to improving daily life for our customers, we have begun a regular cycle of updates to our Crestwood’s Add-On Products for Acumatica. Our dedicated developer is taking all the feedback we get from users, making changes and incorporating them into the next “release” of the products. This blog will … Read more
Updating Scribe Insight for Dynamics 365 Regional Discovery Service Deprecation Microsoft is deprecating the WS-Trust security protocol and regional discovery service, which is used to authenticate connections in Scribe Insight. What does this mean? It means that when Microsoft runs this update on your D365 CE tenant your current Scribe D365 connection will not work. … Read more
According to the Justice Department, ransomware attacks are now elevated to the same priority level of terrorism. Dealing with cybersecurity right now is as important to the US government as dealing with global terrorism after 9/11. So what gives? JBS, a Brazil-based company responsible for 1/5 of the United States’ cattle supply, was hit by … Read more
The 2021 mid-year release for Dynamics GP is officially here! The big thing to note is this: this is the LAST update for Dynamics GP 2016. If you are currently running GP 2016, you will not receive a year-end update for the 2021. Be sure to reach out to your Crestwood CAM about planning your … Read more
A comparison of Dynamics GP and Dynamics 365 Business Central No cost to upgrade: Business Central is Free vs. GP $3,200 per upgrade Dynamics GP upgrades average $3,200 plus user time to verify and check features, balances, and reports; whereas, Business Central automatically upgrades your system to the current version for free. Built for remote … Read more
Schaumburg, IL and Orlando, FL – June 10th, 2021 Crestwood Associates has again been named as one of Bob Scott’s Top 100 VARs for 2021, for the ninth year in a row. The Top 100 resellers are chosen from organizations that sell and implement Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and accounting software. “Nine consecutive years is … Read more
There are two questions eCommerce firms operating in a digital economy must be able to answer: What is an ERP solution and what are the best ERP solutions for eCommerce? The first question is easy, but the second one is more subjective. Let’s start with what an ERP solution is… Simply put, a cloud-based ERP … Read more
We’re at it again! If you loved reading all of our Cliff’s Notes on New Features for Projects in Acumatica 2021 R1, you’ll be even more intrigued with what has changed in the user interface. User Interface Form Subtitle Changes The Subtitles of the Forms have changed and include the Record Type, Record ID and … Read more
THE most powerful tool for business insights on the market right now is a big part of Microsoft’s Power Platform: Power BI. With Power BI (which stands for “Business Insights”), you can leverage your data to easily build reports and dashboards with interactive visualizations. And, not just Dynamics data either – even Acumatica, QuickBooks, or … Read more
If you live on the East coast, you likely had some early pandemic flashbacks recently; stories of a gas shortage threw people into a gas-buying frenzy (indeed making that gas shortage narrative a true one). Social media was filled with photos of people in pickup trucks filling barrels with gasoline and videos of motorists physically … Read more
I know you probably love reading all the release notes for the new versions of Acumatica, but I’ll save you some time and give you the cliff notes. Here is a list and screen shot of the new projects features in Acumatica 2021 R1. Projects Inactivate Account Groups An Active check box has been added … Read more
Database backups are an essential part of any business continuity and disaster recovery strategy. Using cloud products like Microsoft Business Central includes disaster recovery services such as backups and storage. Here is the overview of backups and restores for Business Central. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central online service uses Azure SQL Database as the underlying … Read more