No, not Jennifer Garner, these are account aliases. Account aliases are shortcuts to account numbers. They've been around forever but they seem to be rarely used. It may be that accountants just get in the habit of memorizing a select group of account and looking up everything else. I confess, I fall into that group, but I think with a little discipline, I could learn to like account aliases.


Account aliases are set when you create an account and…

Lisa Price at I.B.I.S. had a nice tip today that I had never thought of. When companies are transitioning to Microsoft Dynamics GP, they often make changes to their chart of…

Account Aliases in Dynamics GP are shortcuts to accounts in the chart. They are setup in the chart of accounts window (Cards-Financial-Account). Aliases are designed to be a friendlier, faster way to access accounts. Up until recently I've not been a big fan for several reasons. You still have to hit an arrow to enter the alias, you can do it in the account box. Also most companies lean toward one of…

No not Jennifer Garner these are account aliases. Account aliases are shortcuts to account numbers. They've been around forever but they seem to be rarely used. It may be that accountants just get in the habit of memorizing a select group of account and looking up everything else. I confess, I fall into that group, but I think with a little discipline, I could learn to like account aliases.

Account aliases are set when you…

Account Aliases in Dynamics GP are shortcuts to accounts in the chart. They are setup in the chart of accounts window (Cards-Financial-Account). Aliases are designed to be a friendlier, faster way to access accounts. Up until recently I've not been a big fan for several reasons. You still have to hit an arrow to enter the alias, you can do it in the account box. Also most companies lean toward one of two extremes, they use…