Preface

Tens of thousands of Microsoft Dynamics GP users keep the accounting functions of their rms running day in and day out. They ensure that vendors get paid, customer payments are tracked, and the financial statements balance at the end of the month. In short, they provide the information critical to corporate decision making.

Of the many tens of thousands of people using Dynamics GP, the majority of them only ever use a small subset of the available functionality. They may get basic training when Dynamics GP is implemented or when they join the company; they learn enough to do their job but never look beyond this set of skills for ways to improve processes and become more efficient.

On top of this, many users start working with a particular version of Dynamics GP and continue to use the system in the same way as the years pass and upgrades are installed with many new features available.

The work gets done but good employees are left with a nagging feeling, an itch, that there must be a better way. This book is designed for those people who want to scratch the itch and learn how to get more out of Dynamics GP.

Many of the ways to get more from Dynamics GP do not require extensive knowledge of the system, merely a desire to learn and to make Dynamics GP easier, faster, and simpler. These features, tips, and techniques have been compiled into a set of recipes designed to let Dynamics GP users cook up solutions to their problems.

Like any good cookbook, the recipes are laid out into simple steps optimized for quick application and are easy to follow and get right in the first attempt. This easy gratification is designed to draw users deeper into the recipes with the goal of improving efficiency, allowing the time saved to be put back into other finance activities, or the simple pleasure of wrapping up the day and going home early.