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What’s New in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Manufacturing?

by Frank Hamelly
Senior Consultant, I.B.I.S., Inc.,

We don't often see a focus on manufacturing in the Microsoft Dynamics GP blogs, forums, or articles.  Considering the recent uptick in manufacturing in the U.S., a little attention to the enhancements in GP 2010's manufacturing functionality might be appropriate.

As you may know, GP has long provided very robust manufacturing features.  With every release of GP, it just keeps getting better.  Here are three improvements rolled out with GP 2010.

  1. Navigation enhancements in the Sales Forecasting window (see image below):
    1. Red arrow - ‘Issue To' has been changed to ‘Site ID' to indicate the Site in which the supply items are to be stocked.
    2. Green check mark and yellow highlighting - use the scrolling arrows to browse records in earlier or later periods. Using the scrolling arrows leaves the cursor on the same line item.  This allows you to enter Forecast Quantities for the same item after advancing to a new period.
    3. Red circles - Item Number lookup, Item Number sort order, UNIT COST sort order. 
      1. Use the Item Number lookup to open the Sales Forecast item lookup window.
      2. Use the Item Number sort order button to sort Items in the results pane in ascending or descending order. 
      3. Use the UNIT COST sort order button to sort items in the results pane by unit cost in ascending or descending order.
    GP 2010 Sales Forecasting

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About Frank Hamelly

Frank Hamelly, Sr. Dynamics Consultant with I.B.I.S., Inc., in Charlotte, NC,  is a business and technology professional with over 25 years experience implementing and supporting various ERP systems and business process re-engineering initiatives across all organizational areas and across various industries, for small, mid-sized, and Fortune 500 companies.  He has held numerous positions in Accounting, Finance, Customer Service and Information Systems.  His application experience includes SAP R/3, Baan, Fourth Shift, Peachtree, MAS 90/200, Quickbooks and Microsoft Dynamics ERP.  His industry experience includes manufacturing, , distribution, telecom, aerospace, life sciences, utilities and media.  Frank studied Business Administration with an Accounting concentration at the University of Pittsburgh.  He is a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP), a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), and has been named a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) each year since 2008.  He writes articles for Dynamics-related web sites and is a regular speaker at Microsoft Dynamics Convergence, GPUG Summit, MSDynamicsWorld's Decisions Virtual Conference, a trainer and presenter for the Great Plains Users Group (GPUG) and has been a reviewer for various books written by fellow MVPs.  Frank is author of the blog GP2themax with 5,000 visits per month.

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