Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 features

Posted by Casey Horgan

Microsoft Dynamics GP: quick to implement, simple to use business solution from Microsoft with the power to support your business ambitions. The following information comes from Microsoft:​

• Key benefits
• System-wide features
• Financials
• Distribution
• HR and Payroll Employee Self Service
• Business Intelligence
• Companion Apps

Key benefits

Expanded workflows

Expanded workflows help streamline financial, purchasing, sales, payroll, and project expense related approvals. These new native workflows enable customers to quickly customize their solutions and accelerate business approvals.

Service-based architecture

This lowers the cost and time required for customers and partners to create and modify business solutions built on Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Single sign-on

The single sign-on (through integration with Microsoft Azure Active Directory) helps users work seamlessly across Microsoft Dynamics GP, Office 365, and other cloud-based applications.

Lower-cost self-service user license

As part of Dynamics GP 2015 release, Microsoft is also introducing a lower-cost self-service user license type for users who need only very light functionality within Dynamics GP. The self-service user CAL is a named user that will be applied per individual.

System-wide features

Scalable deployment

Scalable deployment models fit any sized organization's needs, and grows as you do.

Identity management

Identity management through authenticating users with either Windows or O365 (Azure AD) Identities. Log into Microsoft Dynamics GP Web Client using organizational account credentials.  The operations themselves are included in the GP security model just like forms and reports so you can assign access to tasks and roles as you see fit.

Copy Home Page

Copy Home Page settings and content to other users. Copy Area Page settings to other users.

Navigation

New navigation list for Management Reporter reports. View, edit and create Management Reporter actions.

New architecture

New architecture that provides a developer with the ability to access any sanScript based functionality within core or third party dictionaries.  Developers can utilize prebuilt operations or create their own using the familiar sanScript language and then expose those operations through a REST based API.

Workflow 

R2: Purchase Order Approval, Timecard Approval, Timesheet Approval
2015: GL Batch Approval, Payables Batch Approval, Vendor Approval, Receivables Batch Approval, Employee Skills Approval, Direct Deposit Approval, Employee Profile Approval, W4 Approval, Expense Report Approval

Management Reporter integration

Management Reporter integration options include controlling what data Management Reporter uses for General Ledger and/or Analytical Accounting reporting for each company.

Financials

Intercompany enhancements

• View distributions of intercompany transactions from other companies.
• Void the whole intercompany transaction, including destination company distributions, from the originating company.

Fixed Assets year-end close report

• Printed as part of year-end close
• Prints for all books and assets impacted
• Includes end-of-year information for an asset

Payment terms

• Due date option using transaction date
  
• Add days to due date
• Additional due options
• Additional discount options
• Options: Next Month, Months, Month/Day and Annual

Distribution

Edit email for historical documents

• Edit email for historical Sales documents
• Edit email for historical Purchase Orders
• Edit email for RM Statements
• Email historical PM Remittances
• Edit email for PM Remittances

Payables warning when open PO

New warning message added when entering payables transaction for a vendor with an outstanding PO or un-invoiced receipt

Invoicing for Web Client

Invoicing Module is now available in the Web Client

​HR and Payroll Employee Self Service

Project employee expense report

Project Employee Expense Report and Project Timesheet Entry replace all of the functionality of both Business Portal T&E and PDK.

Employee profile workflow

• Workflow available for Employee Profile information
• Set up workflow for your business process
• Route using Active Directory hierarchy

Employee skills and training

Part of self service for employee to view and maintain their education and tests. Employee can view skills and training history

Manager skills and training

• Part of self service for manager to view and maintain their employee's education and tests
• Manager can view employee's skills and training history
• Driven from navigation lists

Employee W-4

• An employee can edit their W4 information, add or change the additional withholding, update the number of deductions and reduce the potential for data entry errors
• With workflow, the payroll administrator can route the W4 informationappropriately
• Set up employee W4 workflow for your business process
• Route using Active Directory hierarchy

HRP Pending Approval Nav List

• Navigation list for HRP Workflow Approvers
• Displays all workflow tasks assigned to a user across the HRP Workflows
• Can complete workflow actions across active workflows

Employee profile

Employee is able to view and edit their employment information. Address, dependents, emergency contacts and position history available.

Manager team profile

Manager is able to view and edit their team members' data, Address, dependents, emergency contacts and position history available.

​Employee skills workflow

• Workflow available for Employee Skills (for education and tests)
• Set up workflow for your business process
• Route using Active Directory hierarchy

Employee benefits

Employee can view their benefits with employer and employee contributions

Employee paystubs

In self service, an employee can now view or print their paystubs from the paystubs navigation list

Employee Direct Deposit

• An employee can edit their deposit information, add accounts or change the distribution reducing the potential for data entry errors
• With workflow, the payroll administrator can route the deposit information appropriately
• Workflow available for Employee Direct Deposit
• Set up workflow for your business process
• Route using Active Directory hierarchy

Business Intelligence

Refreshable Excel reports

• Continue to add new functionality
• Enable tighter integration with Smartlist Designer and Excel

Companion Apps for GP 2015

Business Analyzer Release 7

• Cross platform
• Content management improvements
• Support for Management Reporter content

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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 system requirements
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