Dynamics GP 2013

Check your calendar, Microsoft has announced that the next version of Dynamics GP will be released in the second half of 2012.  Rumor is that the release will mostlikely be around the September or October timer frame.

Dynamics GP 2013 is the final name for the new release, although is has long been known as GP 12 internally.  (The current release, Dynamics GP 2010, is known as GP 11, which is a continuaiton of the of GP naming convention.  Interestingly, the next version is code-named as GP 14.  What happened to GP 13?  Is Redmond superstituous?  seems like it).

GP 2013 will continue the long tradition of seeing many new enhancements to the product, with the marketing team saying "over 100 new items", while the product dev team talks about over 150 enhancements.  Whatever the number, this is truly a feature rich enhancement, adding tons of functionality to the product.  And when did the marketing team start underselling the number???

A few of my favorite new features for the product include:  Prepayments for Purchase Orders, Analytical Accounting codes for Bank Reconciliation and for Fixed Assets, General Ledger to Inventory Sub-ledger reconciliation report (this has been around for both GL to AP and for GL to AR, nice to get the Inventory sub-ledger added), and reason codes for inventory adjustments and transfers.

The single biggest enahancement, however, is the introduction of a Web Client for Dynamics GP 2013.  Freed from the shackles of the desktop client, Microsoft has separated the Accounting Logic layer from the Presentation layer.  Going forward, the accounting logic resides on the server/host, while the presentation layer is deployed to the desktop OR to the BROWSER.  That's right, GP 2013 is going to be "in the cloud".  Remote access without a vpn, Citrix or Terrminal Server setups, choices on platforms (laptop, tablet, netbook, mobile device) and browsers (no full details yet, but certainly more than just Internet Explorer.  If they include the Safari browser, the Apple world just opened up for Dynamics GP again).

TMC attended the Convergence event in Houston earlier this year, and the energy around GP 2013 was palpable.

Very exciting stuff, can't wait to see more details.  I will share them as soon as I get them!

John

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