Microsoft has released their “What’s new in Dynamics GP” for version 18.2. There are some really great enhancements in this version! Check out the full list of Dynamics GP 18.2 new features below.
There is a new option in Payables Setup for very long descriptions of up to 200 characters. The long description displays on the following pages:
The description prints on the following checks in Payable Check Entry (single invoice):
The long description prints on the PM Blank Document in Payables Transaction Entry.
The long description does not post to the general ledger.
The window display length of the fiscal periods window is extended to give you an expanded view of the fiscal periods.
The Journal Entry Inquiry window now has a new field that shows the user who posted the entry.
The User Who Posted field shows for both open entries and historical entries.
The Class ID is now part of the scrolling window.
If you change the class ID, the assigned GL accounts will default and can be edited. The class ID now displays in the Fixed Assets Transfer and Fixed Assets Mass Transfer windows.
You can now attach documents in the following windows:
In Edit Payment Batch window, there is a visual cue to identify vendors that are set up to receive EFT payments.
In the Apply Sales Document window, you can now see the check or card number that was entered on the payment at the time of entry.
In the Build Payroll Checks window, you can now specify if the check must include additional federal, state, or local taxes. The fields are selected by default to retain existing functionality.
The additional withholding settings are saved with the Default ID.
You can specify a remittance address ID for vendors for use when creating the invoice from Payroll.
This includes Deduction/Benefit Quick Assignment functionality.
You can bulk-assign codes to one or more employees for the following codes:
Go to the Quick Code Assignment window from the Deduction Setup window, and then mark all or unmark all or individually mark the employee(s) you want to assign the code to.
You can also save the current view as the default view.
The Reason field now captures the reason for the change to an employee’s information when the hire date, adjusted hire date, or last day worked fields are entered or edited in the Employee Maintenance window. The same applies when the HR status is updated on the Employee HR Maintenance window that modifies those dates. The reasons and dates are then saved to the employment history for the employee.
You can now reprint pay statements for an entire check run. In the Reprint Journals window, choose Reprint Pay Stub, specify the Audit Trail Code, and this will print a duplicate pay stub report for all employees included.
A number of updates have been made to the workflow area in Dynamics GP.
You can now set up a workflow for editing or adding user security.
You can now set up a workflow for editing or adding users.
You can now set up a workflow for modifying security roles.
You can now set up a workflow for modifying security tasks.
You can now export a workflow to a .json file. Then you can copy that to another workflow or another company.
When you import an exported workflow from a .json file, you must specify the name of the new workflow. To import a workflow, the workflow type must match.
After import, set up workflow approvers and message options.
In the new Edit Workflow Approver window, the manager of that workflow can modify who a task is assigned to.
Workflow managers can delegate workflow tasks, and the SA account can delegate workflow tasks.
The vendor approval workflow has changed for you to submit to workflow if the vendor hold status changes, or when the document attach status updates for the vendor.
With these new search options, users do not need to change dates in search criteria.
You can now view by:
In the User Access Setup window, you can change the sort order of the companies that the user can access by company name or company ID.
Type to search and find a company by name.
Specify if you want to include inactive users in the User Access Setup window.
You can add more than 32 report options to a report group.
You can now copy report options from another report to a current report, make changes, and save changes.
You can set date filters in the Item Stock Inquiry window to restrict the view. Choose Redisplay to filter data based on the From and To dates.
You can now specify if you want to exclude inactive items from the Item Price list.
The transactions window is minimized when you choose Go To for a PO when you receive a warning that a PO exists for that vendor.
The purchasing transactions navigation list displays on top, and the Payables Transaction Entry remains open with the transaction entered.
Return to the transaction entry to post or delete the transaction.
You can now specify what happens when a new PO is created with the following three options:
A new field, Inactive, is added to the default Item SmartList. You can add it as an available column to other SmartLists that are based on the Item list.
Write the User ID to the item record when added or updated. You can add the field as a column in Item SmartList query.
You can now insert rows from Excel into the General Journal using the Dynamics GP web client.
Please refer to the following link for further information on the above: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-gp/whats-new/version-october-2019. Of course, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time!
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