What’s New in Dynamics GP 2013 R2: Microsoft highlights workflow, requisition, BI in new webcast

Many new features have shipped with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 R2. The reason: Microsoft's goal is to get features - especially requested features - to users more quickly.

"So if a feature is done, it will be included in the next release that is coming up," said Microsoft's Theresa Nistler in a recent MSDynamicsworld.com webinar. Nistler focused on the features that existing customers have been asking for in Workflow, Requisitions, System, Business Intelligence and Financials, Distribution and other core areas. Nistler is a Sr. Program Manager with the Microsoft Dynamics GP team.

"We will build the releases around what we will call major features," she said. "So with R2 there are a number of major features, Workflow is one of them, Requisition is another. In order for the R2 release to ship, we needed those features to be done, any of the other smaller features were also included in the R2 release and now we're moving on to the next major release later this fall."

Microsoft has extended the functionality around a limited user in Dynamics GP 2013 R2 by creating a limited user role - a person who can come in and do very minimal processes in the system but can also look at data and do an inquiry. "It's a get in, get out type of operation," she said.

Nistler also noted that Microsoft took some of the functionality from Business Portal and began incorporating it into the core Dynamics GP. Business Portal is going to be discontinued in future GP releases. 

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