What's New in Dynamics GP?
Modern Life Cycle
New Release - Microsoft Dynamics GP 18.5 (GP 2023)!!
If you have been following along, Microsoft has committed to at least 2028 for new releases and feature improvements! They are holding true to this word as we are seeing some good improvements and fixes arriving in these new builds.
If you’d like to read into the Modern Life Cycle more, here are the details: Software lifecycle policy – Dynamics GP | Microsoft Learn
The overall summary is that you need to be doing at least one Update Per Year to stay on a Supported path with Microsoft. Fortunately, the new updates are quite simple and not as involved as upgrades in the past. Stay Up To Date! If you get behind a year or more, you get into the same situation of doing more complex upgrades.
As an example of a supported (tested by Microsoft) upgrade path to 18.5.XXXX (October 2022 Release) or 2022 Year-End would be from GP 2016 16.00.814 or later and GP 18.3.1173 or later.
What's New in Dynamics GP 18.5?
Application Level Features
- Summary Display in Bank Reconciliation for EFT
- Account Category & Segment Look up Option
- Add Batch Number & Source to Navigation List
- Checkbook Register and Balance Inquiry revitalized
- Payables 1099-NEC form prints with LINES and BOXES!!
- Print Cash Receipts and email
- Credit Card Payment post in Summary to Bank Reconciliation
- Reprint Bank Reconciliation Posting Journal Options
- Add Date Range to the Bank Transaction History Report
- Inactivate Vendor Address Record
- Auto posting to General Ledger from Payables when you use Transaction Level Posting
- Print and email Purchase Order Processing Documents at the same time (Just like SOP)
System Level Features
- GP 18.5 now supports Windows 11, SQL Server 2022, and Windows Server 2022 (SQL 2014 Dropped)
- Complete automation of Workflow posting thru email approval (building from 18.4 feature)
- Workflow Option for No Approval Needed
- Enable View Workflow History on Reversing Journal Entries
- Add time option to Scheduled Check Links (building from 18.3 feature)
- Modern Authentication in Web Client
