Last week, Scribe Software released the long awaited Scribe Insight 7.5. The biggest new feature of the release is support for Unicode, which is of particular importance for international users, however it also included over 24 bug fixes, several of which I have run into so having them finally resolved is great news! In addition, …
Tag Archive: GP
Nov
29
Benefit/Deduction Summary window in Microsoft Dynamics GP Human Resources
So here it is–year end…and it’s time to start preparing. You may be reviewing salaries, deductions etc. along with updating benefits in Human Resources. The Benefit and Deduction Summary window (HR/Payroll–Cards–Human Resources–Employee Benefits–Benefit and Deduction Summary) is a valuable resource when reviewing employee benefits. But did you know that the Retirement benefit information does not appear …
Nov
27
Microsoft Dynamics GP and Pennsylvania Local Tax Act 32
You’re wondering aren’t you? Will there be a tax update for the new Pennsylvania Local Tax Act 32? Well, thank you to Microsoft’s Terry Heley for once again clarifying the wild world of payroll and payroll taxes! On her blog (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dynamicsgp/archive/2011/10/06/pennsylvania-local-tax-act-32-will-microsoft-dynamics-gp-support-it.aspx) she reminds us that Microsoft typically does not support local taxes. Updates are for Federal, …
Oct
31
Yes Virginia, you CAN post to a closed fiscal period!
Consider this scenario: In preparation for your fiscal year-end close you have closed all the fiscal periods in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Fiscal Period Setup for that year. You have the new year created and users have been posting in that new year. You notice that the checkbook register balance has changed even though there …
Aug
02
Server Installation Progress (Not Responding)
If you’ve ever updated Microsoft Dynamics GP, whether it be an upgrade from v9.0 to v2010 or from SP1 to SP2, you’ve no doubt encountered the frozen screen with (Not Responding) added to all the windows. Traditionally, this means that the window has stopped responding and will probably not come back. What is our first instinct …
Aug
02
GP Client Installs but Doesn’t Launch
I ran into weird problem recently. Twice in fact. Doing a new install of Microsoft Dynamics GP on a client workstation, it installs just fine, but then when I try to launch GP Utilities, nothing happens. No error messages, nothing in the event viewer, no stalled process, nothing. Upon further investigation and revelation by the client, I find …
Aug
02
Helpful tips when upgrading Business Portal 4.0 (for GP 10) to Business Portal 5.1 (for GP 2010 and SharePoint 2010)
Are you preparing to upgrade your Business Portal (BP) implementation from v4.0 to v5.1 with the new release of SharePoint 2010 and 64-bit compatibility? There are a couple of things that you should take into account before attempting the upgrade. A lot of planning should go into your upgrade considering you are going to be …
Jul
01
Microsoft Dynamics GP – US Payroll tax update Round 6!
Yep, you read it correct…ANOTHER payroll tax update! This time the tax table changes are for North Dakota and Connecticut employees. This update also includes a code change. If you are not affected by any of the code changes then just install the tax table update. If you are affected or if you are a …
Jul
01
Microsoft Dynamics GP – Here we go again…more payroll tax changes! FUTA rate decreases!
Effective July 1, 2011 the FUTA rate will decrease from 6.2% to 6.0%. This tax is an employer expense and does not effect an employee’s pay check. So what do you need to do? There will be no code change from Microsoft because this unemployment rate is easily changed in Microsoft Dynamics GP. Go to …