Friday, August 31, 2012

GP2013 Perpetual Licensing

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 is scheduled to be released at the end of 2012.  The new release includes a new pricing model called Perpetual Licensing.  Clients will be offered a Starter Pack and an Extended Pack - no more BRL Advanced Mgmt or BRL Business Essentials.  Preliminary pack structure is below.

Keep an eye on our blogs for more information about Perpetual Licensing and GP2013.






























**NOTE: Italic items were previously available only on Advanced Management




Monday, August 13, 2012

MS Module Discontinuation Notice

Effective December 1, 2012 the following functionality will no longer be available for purchase on Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Concur Expense IntegratorConcur Expense Integrator, currently available a la carte on Modular Business Licensing (Professional and Standard) and Business Ready Licensing (Business Essentials and Advanced Management), will be discontinued. New or existing customers who wish to add a Concur Expense solution can download it after December 1, 2012 at no charge on PartnerSource or CustomerSource. Please refer to this link for more information on Concur Travel and Expense.

Impacted Geographies: Anguilla, APOC United States, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, The Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada. Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sain Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom, United States, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands

Risk Management Suite (Audit Trails and Electronic Signatures)Audit Trails and Electronic Signatures, currently available a la carte on Modular Business Licensing (Professional and Standard). Risk Management Suite (including Audit Trails and Electronic Signatures), currently available a la carte on Business Ready Licensing (Business Essentials and Advanced Management), will be discontinued worldwide. New or existing customers who wish to purchase Risk Management solutions can find information on Microsoft Dynamics Marketplace where CfMD solutions may be offered. Merit Solution will continue to support the existing Risk Management Suite.

Impacted Geographies: Worldwide

Existing Customer Impact
The license keys for these modules will remain on existing customers’ accounts, allowing the continued use of the modules. However, existing customers will no longer be able to order additional modules from Microsoft.


Existing customers upgrading to Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 will no longer be able to use these modules.

Please contact support@collinscomputing.com or call (888) 391-6690 if you have any questions or concerns.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

SmartList Tips

To speed up the processing time of a smartlist add, "SmartlistEnhancedExcelExport=TRUE", to the DEX.INI.

Smartlist Search Tips:
  • % is used as a wildcard search
  • _ is used for one character search
  • [ ] is used for single or multiple character searches
  • Search showing all vendors with States starting with an "M" or "N" (below screenshot)