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Dynamics GP Technical Airlift 2013 - Registration now OPEN!

Jay Manley [MSFT] — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:27:08 GMT

The Microsoft Dynamics GP Team invites Dynamics GP VARs and ISVs to join us in Fargo, ND, on September 18-20, for Technical Airlift 2013, hosted by GPPC.

The Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Airlift focuses deeply in the product and sales cycles, but also give attendees a unique look into what's coming and future plans - beyond what you'd get at other events. If you're a developer, presales consultant, or implementation consultant for Microsoft Dynamics GP, you don't want to miss this event!

Who Should Attend?

Pre-sales, implementation consultants, and developers for Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Why Attend?

Technical Airlift offers attendees a forum to:

Discover what's all-new for Dynamics GP in Friday's "What's Coming" session
Gain knowledge and best practices about Dynamics GP
Make more connections within the Dynamics GP community
Engage with Microsoft staff
Earn CPE credits
Learn more about GP Partner Connections

Registration is open now and space is limited. Register today to reserve your seat!

Event Details

Dates: September 18 - 20, 2013

Where: Microsoft Campus - Fargo, ND

Visit http://gptechnicalairlift.com for more details or to register!

Come Early!

For even more in-depth training covering three special topics, join us on September 17, for our Support Pre-Conference Training. We will have three full-day tracks focused on HR/Payroll, Web Client, and Reporting/BI. For more details, visit http://gptechnicalairlift.com/support-pre-conference-training/

Business Portal for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 is Here

Pam Misialek — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:28:39 GMT

Business Portal for Microsoft Dynamics is now available. It's ready for download.

There are several important technical points you all should be aware of. Kelly brings us all of the details on her blog post.

http://community.dynamics.com/gp/b/dynamicsgp/archive/2013/05/10/business-portal-6-0-for-microsoft-dynamics-gp-2013-is-now-available.aspx

Youtube Video on Business Analyzer

Errol Schoenfish — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:06:55 GMT

Our Development team put together a fun Youtube video that highlights the capability of viewing critical business information without being connected to the corporate network. Enjoy!

http://youtu.be/H_0aM7UzUHk

Errol

Dynamics GP Stories...we all have them or live them...

Jay Manley [MSFT] — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:10:07 GMT

But has your story been captured? What do I mean by that?

If you attended Convergence over the last few years, you'll notice that we often talk about our customers, and what successes they have had with Dynamics GP. We're always interested in those stories, but often don't know how to find out about them or who to contact. And we *WANT* to tell your story! So, what are we looking for?

If you are a customer using Dynamics GP, especially if you're using Dynamics GP 2013, and you have an interesting story to tell about how Dynamics GP has benefitted your company, let us know! Do you have an interesting story around your deployment of the new web client? Or maybe there is a feature that has really saved you a lot of time already? Or, maybe its the way that it works with so many other Microsoft products? If you have something that you even think might be interesting, let us know!

If you are a partner and have implemented a customer on Dynamics GP, again, especially if they are on Dynamics GP 2013, and that customer has an interesting story, let us know!

We want to tell these stories to more people. We want to improve others experiences with Dynamics GP through the learning of how others are taking advantage of the great functionality to really capture a quicker return on investment.

What can YOU do to help? Email us at mbsgp@microsoft.com and tell us your story.

Why is your story interesting? Tell us what the story is!
What benefits have you gotten from your Dynamics GP 2013 usage?
Who can we contact to help flush out the story further? We would like a name, email, and if possible phone number of who we can contact to help build the story out.

Remember, only you can prevent forest fires...and bring us HOT stories! Now lets hear from you!

Jay Manley

New version of Dynamics Business Analyzer Windows 8 App has been published to the Microsoft Store.

Errol Schoenfish — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:51:26 GMT

The latest Microsoft Dynamics Business Analyzer release has been published to the Microsoft Store!

This release includes 3 key areas:

Improved Sample Mode Experience – sample mode
includes more reports and the ability to select reports by role or individual
reports. Sample mode mimics the experience the users will have when
running with the application configured.
Improved Performance – report meta data is
cached which helped improve the overall performance of the application
Off Domain Support – users no longer have to be
on the same domain as the SSRS Server. The application enables users to
enter and store credentials.

If you have the existing Business Analyzer installed you will need to reconfigure and reselect the reports you want displayed on your home page once you install the update. Also, it may take some time for the store to recognize that an update is available so if you want this installed sooner than later you can just uninstall the current application and install from the store.

Yummy! Yummy! Dynamics GP RapidStart Puts Blackberries in My Tummy

Jay Manley [MSFT] — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 03:40:23 GMT

For those of you not aware, RapidStart is all-new with this release of Dynamics GP 2013. It's no longer the product it had been, it's all new and works like you do. It has some great new features, like allowing you to save configurations after you have created them, allowing you to build a library of configurations, saving you a ton of time later.

And the story isn't only about partners - customers are benefitting as well. We have customers now using the tool to roll out additional companies in their system, and they are seeing an 80% reduction in the time that it takes to configure a new company.

RapidStart Configuration allows you to save the work in-process, and complete sections as you get the information in - just the way a consultant works. And RapidStart Migration allows you to bring in data from QuickBooks, Peachtree or from a specially formatted Excel spreadsheet that we provide.

What is really exciting is customers are now demanding that partners use this exciting tool so that they can put the hours where they are of higher value - Reporting, Business Intelligence, and other ERP tweaks that add much more value than configurations.

So, how does that get us to blackberries? You have to read Gloria's blog to find out!

http://www.computeration.com/yummy-yummy-dynamics-gp-rapidstart-puts-blackberries-in-my-tummy/

Jay Manley

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Service Pack 1 Now Available: What's Next?

Pam Misialek — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:29:00 GMT

I'm sure most of you know already that Service Pack 1 is now available! Now is a great time to plan your upgrades.

What's coming up next?

Business Portal for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 on SharePoint 2010 will be coming soon. (Either this week or next week) Support for SharePoint 2013 will come at a later time.

Latin American Spanish and French-Canadian will be coming in May. This translation will be Service Pack 1.

Our strategy is to release service packs every 6 months or so. We have not announced an official date of the next service pack. We will also have a Feature Pack in the future.

For detailed information on the service pack, check out this blog post.

http://community.dynamics.com/gp/b/dynamicsgp/archive/2013/04/19/service-pack-1-for-microsoft-dynamics-gp-2013-is-now-available.aspx

My Name Should Be...Opportunity Prodigy. What should yours be?

Pam Misialek — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:08:36 GMT

At Convergence in Social Experience Area, you had the chance to find out what your name should be. If you attended the event, I'm sure you saw people with name tags that looked like this.

I found out today that the cool app is online, www.nametaganalyzer.com, developed by Pang Ngernsupaluck of Microsoft. You can tie it to your linkedin profile.

Thanks to ArcherPoint for blogging on it. http://www.archerpoint.com/blog/Posts/final-thoughts-convergence-whats-your-should-be-name

So, I am an opportunity prodigy. What should your name be?

Pam

Save the Date: Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Airlift

Pam Misialek — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:32:45 GMT

Partners, save the date for tech conference! Plan to send your developers and consultants.

Date: September 18-20

More info to come on sessions, training classes and more.

http://gptechnicalairlift.com

Microsoft Dynamics GP Web Client Training - Last Chance to get registered for classes at the end of the month in Fargo!

Jay Manley [MSFT] — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:32:32 GMT

Now Accepting Partner Advisory Hours as Payment

We will offer another session each of the Microsoft Dynamics GP Web Client for Functional Consultants and the Microsoft Dynamics GP Web Client for Implementation Consultants classroom training sessions in Fargo on
April 29-30 and May 1-3 respectively.

NEW!

For these sessions, partners have the option of selecting Partner Advisory Hours (PAH) as a payment method. We will apply PAH at the rate of 1 Partner Advisory Hour per 2 hours of training, or a partner would need:

8 PAH available to complete payment for the 2-day Functional Consultant Workshop (or, $799 via standard payment options)
12 PAH available to complete payment for the 3-day Implementation Consultant workshop (or, $1,299 via standard payment options)

This new payment option will apply only to the GP Web Client Courses. We will not be able to accept partial payment via PAH. If a partner does not have sufficient PAH available to cover the cost of the workshop(s), they must pay via standard methods.

Action requested:

If you're thinking about attending, please register today as the classes are nearing capacity. Time is limited and space is limited to attend!

Agendas for the classes can be found at: https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/worldwide/northamerica/training/instructorlead/gpwebclient.htm

Jay Manley