The Management Reporter team has put together a really useful video on connecting Management Reporter to the demo company in GP.  The following link will take you to the video:

http://community.dynamics.com/pr…

We have seen several cases when customers upgrade to GP 10.0 or GP 2010 where EFT computer check batches in Payables Management are going to Batch Recovery and seem to get caught in a loop. When you free up the batch and view the Edit List, the error message says "Duplicate check numbers are not allowed".   The two most common reasons why this happens are:

1.  If the Next EFT Payment Number in the EFT Payables Options window in the checkbook (Cards|Financial|Checkbook|EFT…

New users for HRM Time and Attendance often don't realize the most current W4 template from CustomerSource should be downloaded each new calendar year to get the year stamp updated on the W4 form seen in Business Portal.  We get a lot of support…

It is getting close to that time of year where we have to start thinking about Year-end processing, specifically around Payroll.

There will be a guaranteed year end update this year, below are the tentative timeline, very similar to prior years:

Microsoft is anxiously watching to see what may be approved with the recent changes the President announced, if passed we will have more change yet for the 2011 year.
Please, no repeat of last year. :-)

Updated 11/17/2011

Check out the newer blogs around year end!  Good luck.

Announcing release of 2011 U.S. Payroll Year-End Update
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dynamicsgp/archive/2011/11/17/2011-u-s-payroll-year-end-update-releases.aspx

****New for the 2011 year, there is a Year-End Video!!!!****
Check it out....SO COOL! 
http://www.microsoft.com/showcase/en/us/details/91697dc7-4926-4144-8626-ca0eb8e284da

Install tips for year-end
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dynamicsgp/archive/2011/11/15/microsoft-dynamics-gp-payroll-year-end-release-instal…

It is fairly new way of how Social Security Administration (SSA) will distribute Social Security Numbers (SSN’s).  Unfortunately, this may take more upkeep on our end of the coding efforts around valid SSN’s.
In Microsoft Dynamics GP, our validation occurs in the system at time…

You can do this today if you have the product Payroll Extensions installed or on Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 install it is called Human Resources and Payroll Suite.

In this product there is an add-on for Payroll called Payroll…

With the release of Microsoft Dynamics GP 10, the payroll garnishment feature was introduced and then enhanced in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010. 
I still get several questions about how do I set up this…

There are a couple of things that have come up regarding performance issues with Word Templates.

1. You can see issues with performance if you have a logo on your template and the logo is too large. The logo needs to be within a certain size. If the logo is too large it can cause the printing of the reports to be slower. If you are adding a logo to a word template report, the logo should be no larger than 32KB. If the file is larger than that, you would need to make the file smaller or be aware you may…

Customers are upgrading to Business Portal 5.0 or 5.1 and Human Resource Self Service Suite e-mail notifications are not working as they did on prior…

There seems to a be a lot of questions around setting up Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) for Payables Management.  First, you will need to obtain the requirements from the bank and adhere to their requirements.  Hopefully one of the standard formats provided in Microsoft Dynamics GP will be what you need, but if not, then you need to map it as a customized format in GP.  We only support the standard formats available in GP so any additional questions may be considered a consulting engagement which is a billable service. Support wanted to document the most common questions we receive in a Q&A format for you below, so I hope this information will be helpful to you and eliminate the need for a billable consulting engagement.

Q1:  When does a support case for EFT assistance become a consulting expense?  How long can I keep an EFT support case open?

A1: Setting up the EFT file format would be considered a consulting expense.   Each support incident should be scoped to address 1 field or error message per case.  Each new question or error message that can be researched separately from the original scope defined in the case should be put on a new support case.  So if the bank rejects the test EFT file and gives you a new error message to troubleshoot, we ask that you open a new support case for the new issue. These guidelines are published in the Ebanking configurator section of KB 850201:  

 850201 Guidelines that Microsoft support professionals use to determine when a support case becomes a consulting engagement for Report Writer, SmartList Builder, SQL scripts, Business Alerts, VB Script, Modifier/VBA and eBanking Configurator Files
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;850201

Q2: Are you able to send 'invoice' information in the EFT file?

A2: Yes, this is called the 'Addenda' line.  You will need to map out the Line Type for the 'Addenda' line on the EFT file format according to your bank's specifications.

Q3:  Are you able to send multiple addenda lines in the EFT file?

A3: The functionality for addenda lines works differently in different versions of Dynamics GP, so the answer will depend on what version you are using.   In GP 10.0, you are able to send only 0 or 1 addenda line per payment.  GP 10.0 does not have functionality to include multiple addenda lines for one payment.  In GP 2010 RTM, you are only able to send 0 or All addenda lines per payment.  However in GP 2010 SP2, additional functionality was added so you can send 0, 1, or All addenda records for each payment by utilizing the newly added checkbox for "Detail Line Addenda" found on the EFT File Format Maintenance window.  More information on this topic can be found in KB 2551488.

2551488 Multiple Addenda Lines in the EFT file in Microsoft Dynamics GP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;2551488

Q4: Are you able to put multiple invoice numbers in one addenda line?

A4: No.  Each addenda line would store the information for each invoice that makes up the payment.   So for example, if you have 6 invoices that make up the payment, you would get 6 addenda lines if you chose to include al the addenda lines.  There is no functionality to include all 6 invoice numbers on the same addenda line. 

Q5:  Are you able to configure any EFT file format to produce a "Check Printing File" format? ( Many banks are now offering this service to print checks and require an XML format where each addenda line would be in its own remittance format.)

A5: No.  At this time, Microsoft Dynamics GP does not offer or support "Check Printing File" formats.  The xml format where the information for each remittance is listed in its own grouping would need to be a customization.  If you would like to request a customization for this, please open a support case to ask to be put in touch with MBS Professional Services and include a copy of your bank's requirements for the file format setup.   We also encourage you to vote on this product suggestion in the MS Connect product suggestion database so this functionality can be reviewed for a future enhancement:

https://connect.microsoft.com/dynamicssuggestions/SearchResults.aspx?SearchQuery=693612

Q6:  Does the EFT banking information flow through an upgrade?

A6:  The banking information on the vendor and the checkbook are brought through the upgrade.  The banking information on the vendor will be written to the SY06000 table and will use the vendor's main address found on the Vendor Maintenance card.  The only information that is not brought through the upgrade is the EFT file format.   You will need to re-set up the EFT file format in GP 10.0 or GP 2010, by either setting it up from scratch yourself, or picking from one of the standard formats already supplied in the pick-list.   It may be helpful to make screenprints of the file format setup in GP 9.0 to refer to.   GP 10 and GP 2010 have standard file formats available to choose from, as published by the National Automated Clearning House (NACHA).  We code to these standard published formats, so if your bank requires any other format, or a customization to the standard format, we would consider that to be a consulting request.

Q7:  What EFT file formats are supplied in GP 2010?

A7:  GP 10.0 and GP 2010 offer ten standard EFT file formats that are published according to the standard requirements set by the…