The Technology Corner – Microsoft Office 2010 and Microsoft Dynamics GP v10

Thanks to the MVP Award Program, I got a hold of Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Technical Preview. While the Technical Preview copy has been out since the beginning of July via Microsoft MVP Connect Services, I have just come around to installing it and testing the traditional Dynamics GP operations with SmartLists and Navigation Lists. I have to say I am pretty impressed, but before we get there, let’s take a look at a few Microsoft Office 2010 improvements.

The New Startup Splashes

Well, the old saying has it that “food enters through the eyes” and Office 2010 is not the exception. Microsoft has departed from the old boring splashes to some really modern polychromatic animated art. Here are a few artworks for some of the most recognized products within the suite.

The installation process went pretty smooth and I was surprised to see all my Microsoft Office 2007 components upgrade without a hitch. Visio continues to be provided as a separate install, but even this wasn’t a deterrent to installing the product. The startup process for all these applications is fairly fast when compared to previous versions of Microsoft Office, even the 2007 version.

The Features

Microsoft Office 2010 is jam-packed with new features, but hear it directly from the Microsoft Office Product Management team.

See What’s New in Microsoft Office 2010

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Microsoft Dynamics GP

I am currently running Microsoft Dynamics GP v10 Service Pack 4 on Windows 7 Enterprise. Upon launching Dyanamics GP I thought I would encounter my first issue with the Home Page perhaps not being able to address the new version of Microsoft Outlook 2010 components.

However, it seems that Microsoft Office development team made a concious effort to preserve the COM automation interfaces for compatibility with other applications that have come to rely on these objects. Next step involved testing SmartList exports to Microsoft Excel 2010 and Microsoft Word 2010. I went ahead and selected the Account Summary SmartList and click the Export to Excel button. The test completed successfully as shown in this video:

Microsoft Office 2010 – The Movie

Finally, I leave you with a really cool teaser released on YouTube. I am sure more of these will pop up as the release date approaches.

If you are currently participating in the Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview please feel free to add your comments to this post sharing your experiences. In particular, if you are testing Microsoft Dynamics GP with the Technical Preview, I would like to know of your findings.

Until next post!

MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MVP
Maximum Global Business, LLC
http://www.maximumglobalbusiness.com/

Microsoft Small Business Summit Online

MVP Frank Hamelly’s gptip42day

Folks, if you are not taking advantage of MVP Frank Hamelly’s gptip42day daily columns featured in his gp2themax blog, you are missing out on some of the best “from the trench” tips you will ever find (Mark, your “50 tips in 50 minutes” are very good too, so no offense).

Frank explores some of the hidden, dark secrets of Microsoft Dynamics GP in a friendly manner and presents real life examples of their usage and how they affect your daily work. Kudos to Frank!

Until next Post!

MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MVP
Maximum Global Business, LLC
http://www.maximumglobalbusiness.com

Congratulations to Mark Polino, MVP!

“I would do this stuff without recognition from anyone…”

Dynamics GP MVP Mark Polino has been granted another clean bill of health by Microsoft, renewing his current status as MVP for the 2010 year. Mark has been a regular contributor to the Microsoft Dynamics GP user community newsgroups, the Microsoft Dynamics GP partner forum, and has been featured as one of the Microsoft Dynamics Top 100 most influencial professionals in 2009. Mark also runs one of the most succesful blogs in the community, DynamicAccounting.net, where he is constantly featuring articles around the Dynamics blogosphere and his customary columns, Weekly Dynamic and Weekly Review.

Be sure to stop over at DynamicAccounting.net and congratulate Mark for his MVP renewal achievement.

Related Links

The Microsoft MVP Award Program Blog – Click here.

Until next post,

MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MVP
Maximum Global Business, LLC
http://www.maximumglobalbusiness.com/

GPUG now in full gear in Chicago

The GPUG Summit is now in full gear in Chicago and you can check the first pictures on the Microsoft Dynamics Community Facebook wall.

“Spin the Wheel” chance to win a Convergence 2010 pass and 120GB Zune

Microsoft Dynamics Communities conference booth

Is that Mark Rockwell?

The UnRuly Ladies

The GPUG Summit features a wealth of information-packed Educational Sessions and Role-Based Tracks that deliver Dynamics GP knowledge and experience designed to help organizations optimize the functionality, flexibility, performance and return on investment benefit offered by Dynamics GP.

Be sure to keep up with the Facebook wall or check the live blog at http://www.gpug.com/

Until next post!

MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MVP
Maximum Global Business, LLC
http://www.maximumglobalbusiness.com

Code Named "Version 11" now formally Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010

V11? No more. I could not help noticing that on the Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Conference 2009, they were no references to Microsoft Dynamics GP “v11″, and rather every sessions GP related has introduced the future product as Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010.

It’s no secret the Product Management and Marketing team had been thinkering on whether to continue with the consecutive versioning, or adhere to the year versioning approach used by all other Microsoft products. I guess it’s clear now! The new product release name coincide with multiple “2010″ products we will see from Microsoft:

Microsoft Office 2010
Microsoft SQL Server 2010, code named Killimanjaro
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010

Until next post!

MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MVP
Maximum Global Business, LLC
http://www.maximumglobalbusiness.com/

Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Conference 2009 Update

It’s official! I will be co-presenting two sessions with no one other than Mr. David Musgrave at the next Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Conference, to be held in Fargo, North Dakota from November 9 through November 11.

This is my first experience presenting at a Microsoft event and I am sure to have a lot of fun delivering it, but also sharing knowledge and getting to meet a lot of you who are planning to be there. The following is a summary of our sessions:

Session Title: Customizing the Microsoft Dynamics GP Client with Visual Studio Tools, Dexterity and Modifier with VBA
Presenters: David Musgrave, Mariano Gomez
Session Description: Get an in-depth analysis of the various client-side customization tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP, including Modifier with Visual Basic for Applications, Dexterity, and Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP. This session will help you understand how each of the tools can be used to create user-interface customizations as well as help you develop the ability to make sound decisions on the best tool for a particular purpose.

Session Title: Troubleshooting Your Developed Solution
Presenters: David Musgrave, Mariano Gomez
Session Description: Do you know the vital development considerations necessary for effectively troubleshooting a packaged solution? Learn them and much more! We will highlight best practices, illustrate real-world examples, and provide and discuss requirements for the Certified for Microsoft Dynamics program. Plus, we will show how the Support Debugging Tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP can be used to help with both development and system administration.

Register now for great prices, but don’t forget to review some of the wonderful training classes that will be available before and after the conference event.

Related Articles

Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Conference 2009 – Click here

Until next post!

MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MVP
Maximum Global Business, LLC
http://www.maximumglobalbusiness.com/

More ways to follow The Dynamics GP Blogster

A few months aback I announced the availability of The Dynamics GP Blogster blog site on Amazon’s Kindle. However, did you know you can follow me on other social media networks as well?

Follow me on Facebook

Follow me on Twitter

Follow me on the Microsoft Dynamics Community website

Follow me on LinkedIn

Whatever Social Networking tool you use, be sure to keep up with the latest Microsoft Dynamics GP articles from yours truly, The Dynamics GP Blogster.

Until next post!

MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MVP
Maximum Global Business, LLC
http://www.maximumglobalbusiness.com/

International ACH Transaction (IAT) functionality for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0

For those of you awaiting key EFT enhancements in Microsoft Dynamics GP, here is a bit of news published back in July — a bit late, but still worth sharing.

The National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) have published new specifications for International ACH Transactions (IAT). As of September 18, 2009 the new IAT code will need to be in place that requires participants to identify international transitions and to code these transactions as IAT transactions.

Additional information regarding the specification can be found at
http://www.nacha.org/IAT_Industry_Information/

Microsoft Dynamics GP 10 will support the new International ACH Transaction (IAT) ACH format changes with the release of Microsoft Dynamics GP 10 service pack 4. The electronic file transfer (EFT) formats will be changed for Microsoft Dynamics GP Payables and Receivables modules.

Note: The Royal Bank of Canada file format specification changes will also be included in 10 service pack 4.

The latest word on service pack 4 is that it will be available on the week of August 24.

Until next post!

MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MIS
Maximum Global Business, LLC
http://www.maximumglobalbusiness.com/

Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Conference 2009

The dates are in! Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Conference 2009 will be hosted in Fargo, North Dakota from November 9 through November 11. The Technical Conference is geared towards Microsoft Dynamics GP developers, implementers, and technical resources in general.

In addition, David Musgrave is working through Microsoft to have me as a co-presenter of two of his sessions. If no arrangements are made, I still will be attending the Conference and the sessions where I expect to meet a good number of you. The sessions being presented by David are as follow:

• Customizing the Microsoft Dynamics GP Client with Visual Studio Tools, Dexterity and Modifier with VBA. Get an in-depth analysis of the various client-side customization tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP, including Modifier with Visual Basic for Applications, Dexterity, and Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP. This session will help you understand how each of the tools can be used to create user-interface customizations as well as help you develop the ability to make sound decisions on the best tool for a particular purpose.
• Troubleshooting Your Developed Solution. Do you know the vital development considerations necessary for effectively troubleshooting a packaged solution? Learn them and much more! David will highlight best practices, illustrate real-world examples, and provide and discuss requirements for the Certified for Microsoft Dynamics program. Plus, he will show how the Support Debugging Tool for Microsoft Dynamics GP can be used to help with both development and system administration.

Hopefully, everything can be sorted out as it will be my honor to co-present with David.

Until next post!

MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MVP
Maximum Global Business, LLC
http://www.maximumglobalbusiness.com/