What's New GP 2015 to GP 2016 R2
Microsoft is continuously adding new features to improve reporting, increase collaboration and decrease inefficiencies. Take a look at some of the recent improvements made to Dynamics GP from Dynamics GP 2015 to Dynamics GP 2016 R2 and perhaps you will discover a recent enhancement that will make your organization run more...dynamically.
All-in-one Document views
The All-in-one view makes it simple to review a document and anything related to it, such as an order or payment, in a simple intuitive inquiry. This was introduced in Dynamics GP 2015 R2 for purchasing and Dynamics GP 2016 for sales and inventory.
The usefulness of All-In-One Views is found in the ability to click on a transaction in the window and have all related transactions display. So if a vendor calls in and asking about an invoice, you can enter in the invoice number and see any payment, receipt, credit, PO, miscellaneous charge or finance charge related to the invoice, all in one screen!
Workflow
One of the most useful new features of GP has been the implementation of Workflow. Workflow was introduced in GP 2013 and at that time Workflow was only applicable to payables. Each subsequent release of GP has expanded on the Workflow functionality as it has implemented new features and included it in more modules.
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GP 2015 |
GP 2015 R2 | GP 2016 |
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| General Ledger batch approval | Payables Transaction Approval | Word templates for batch approval workflow |
| Project expense report approval | Ability to include document added to transaction or record in email for approval | Workflow condition management |
| Vendor Approval | Workflow reassignment notifications | |
| Receivables batch approval | ||
| Employee skills approval | ||
| Payables batch approval |
SmartLists
SmartList is one of THE best features of Dynamics GP because it makes it so easy to inquire, extract and analyze Dynamics GP data. Recent enhancements to SmartList make it easier to view data and save favorites.
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GP 2015 R2 |
GP 2016 |
GP 2016 R2 |
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Display debits before credits |
Import and export SmartLists from SmartList Designer |
SmartList favorite protection |
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Analytical Accounting Transaction SmartLists now include more data |
SmartLists created in SmartList Designer have default columns defined in the SmartList Options window |
SmartList Designer SmartLists available in Advanced Lookups |
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Default SmartList Visibility – the ability to set a SmartList to be visible to the System, a specific company, a User Class or a specific user ID. |
Export numbers to Excel, formatted as numbers |
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Create SmartList from the Favorite using SmartList Designer |
Web Client
The web client lets users access Dynamics GP with just a web browser on any device. Each version brings new features and improvements to the web client.
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GP 2015 |
GP 2016 |
GP 2016 R2 |
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Invoicing |
More updated appearance |
Power BI on Web Client Home page |
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Canadian Payroll |
Support for additional browsers and mobile devices |
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Open Web Client windows using search |
Management Reporter
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GP 2015 |
GP 2016 R2 |
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Management Reporting navigation integration |
Support secure connection (https) to Management Reporter service |
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Additional Management Reporter Integration Options means that you can choose either General Ledger and/or Analytical Accounting data when building reports |
Other/Misc. New Features
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GP 2015 |
GP 2015 R2 |
GP 2016 |
GP 2016 R2 |
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Intercompany Enhancement - Inquiry screens shows more, including destination company and offset accounts used. |
Automatically deposit cash receipts |
Configurable OData Service points added |
Indicate the name of person editing a batch in the message "Batch is being edited by another user" |
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Intercompany Enhancement - Change made in originating company is also made destination companies. |
Date effective tax rates |
OData Service deployment enhancements |
Distribution Line Display opens expanded |
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Warning of vendors that have purchase orders - displays a warning that open purchase orders exist in the system before the transaction can be saved or posted. |
Enable email on all Purchase Order and Sales Orders document types |
Power BI reports can be added to home pages |
Credit Limit Warning Calculation for unposted Credit Documents |
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Fixed Assets year-end close report |
Sales visual for customer over credit limit |
Budget import exception report |
POP to FA Link to Include Taxes |
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Edit and re-send email messages that contain sales of purchasing documents |
Self Service user type added |
Scotia Bank EFT format added as a default EFT file format |
Link credit card invoices to original invoices |
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Additional Payment Terms options |
Historical Received Not Invoiced Report |
Analytical Accounting user access settings |
Add Bank Rec history table and do transaction history removal |
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Mask Employee Social Security Numbers on Reports |
Payables batch credit card payment option |
Save Fixed Asset ID with suffix |
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Combine General Ledger Inquiry |
Deposit cash receipts batches automatically |
SafePay file displays Check Name from the Check |
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Time Management App |
Prepay purchase order total |
Display Tax Percent for Historical Transactions |
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Service Based Architecture |
Cancel PO when linked to a Requisition |
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Scriptable Provisioning & Management |
Document Attach - Ability to scan multiple pages |
Project Accounting -Timesheet Status Report |
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Document Attach - Edit attachments that flow to transactions |
Project Accounting - Line Item Distributions added for all transaction entry windows in Project Accounting |
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Project Accounting enhancements – document attachments |
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Project Accounting enhancements - Project Accounting fields in Purchase Requisition Entry |
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Project Accounting enhancements - Add Unit Cost field in PTE Employee Expense window |
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Project Accounting enhancements - Project Time Entry reports added |
Voting on New Features
Have you ever copied the Security of one user to a new user? Or sent a broadcast message to all users in the system? These are just 2 examples of new GP features that Prophet has suggested, that have become implemented in new releases of GP. Microsoft doesn’t choose the new features with each release arbitrarily, they listen to what their customers are asking for. It’s this type of collaboration between Microsoft and their user base that ensures their products are always up to date and able to meet their customers’ accounting needs.
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