Winthrop Development Consultants is pleased to announce Build 14 of Batch Posting Service Toolkit (BPST) for Microsoft Dynamics GP was released on 08-Apr-2024.
This build adds the ability to transfer Sales Order Processing batches.
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#MSOffice Changing the Aptos font back to Calibri in Microsoft Outlook (Updated)
Microsoft have done many great things over the years but have also made some bad (maybe awful) decisions in my opinion. This includes discontinuing Zune and Windows Phone and Xbox Kinect as well as the addition of Clippy to Office or the removal of the Start Menu in Windows 8.
However, the latest change that I am less than impressed by is the changing of the default Office font (technically Typeface) from Calibri to Aptos. This article explains how to restore Calibri as the default in Microsoft Outlook.
#Dynamics365 #SuperUsers Dynamics 365 Community Super User
It is with great pleasure that I can announce I was selected to join the Dynamics 365 Super User program for their Season 1 kickoff!
I look forward to contributing further with the Dynamics 365 Community and help guide the community with continued success.
#MSDynGP 2024 Report on the Future of Dynamics GP
Last week, AccountingWare, the people behind the ActivReporter reporting tool for GP, released the updated 2024 version of their report on the future of Dynamics GP. You might remember that I asked for my readers to complete the two surveys on the future of Microsoft Dynamics GP, well this is the resulting report from the second survey.
This report (based on 149 respondents) again confirms anecdotal evidence that most of the Microsoft Dynamics GP customer base is happy staying with Dynamics GP for the foreseeable future, and also that most of the few who are moving off GP are moving away from Microsoft’s ERP solutions.
#VSIT Visual Studio Integration Toolkit build 19.1 released
Winthrop Development Consultants is pleased to announce Build 19 of Visual Studio Integration Toolkit (VSIT) for Microsoft Dynamics GP was released on 19-Jan-2024.
This build includes enhancements to the new Custom Forms module along with improvements to the installer systems. The User Guide Manual has now grown to 95 pages, plus their code examples and sample project also provided.
#MSDynGP Understanding the Modern Lifecycle for Dynamics GP
There have been a number of articles on the future of Microsoft Dynamics GP with the change to the Modern Lifecycle in 2021 and the announcement about ceasing new customer site sales in April 2023.
[Edit] GPUG All-Star, SQL Guru and good friend Kerry Hataley has consolidated all the information from Microsoft into a single article and also produced a Dynamics GP Consolidated Timeline based on the official Microsoft Roadmap, product lifecycle information and the April 2023 announcement.
#MSDynGP Dynamics GP’s Future So Bright Survey Results
At Community Summit 2023 in Charlotte, NC, USA we had a session on the future of Dynamics GP immediately after the GP General Session. The Dynamics GP Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades session interviewed customers, partners and ISVs to discuss their commitment to the Microsoft Dynamics GP platform.
During the session there was a quick live poll, as well as the link for a more detailed survey was shared.
Merry Christmas 2023 and Happy New Year 2024
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone.
I hope you have all had a wonderful Holiday season so far and have taken some time off from work and are spending it with your family and friends.
As 2023 draws to a close, I am very happy with how the year has treated Winthrop Development Consultants. We released new builds of all our products with some great new features and had a very successful trip to the USA for Community Summit, which included receiving a GPUG All Star Award for 2023 and the Community Summit Legends Award.
#MSDynGP Surveys on the Future of Microsoft Dynamics GP
In April 2023, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Dynamics GP will not be available for sale to new customers after April 2026. While the announcement has very little effect on the existing customers, there have been lots of discussions on the future of Microsoft Dynamics GP and its client base.
Microsoft has indicated that they will be supporting the product to 2028 & Beyond. That “& Beyond” clause will be very dependent on what the existing customers using GP do. If the existing customer base continues to use GP and pay their annual enhancement fees, Microsoft’s management will be able to justify continued support beyond 2028 due to the income stream.
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#MySummitNA Community Summit 2023 Wrap Up and Thank You
I have been meaning to write this wrap up article for the Community Summit 2023 conference in Charlotte, NC, USA for the couple of weeks.
After the conference, I spent two weeks in the UK visiting family and also cycling 160km in three days across the entire country, coast to coast at its narrowest point along Hadrian’s Way (Cycle Route 72) which roughly follows Hadrian’s Wall.
#GPUC23 One week to go for GPUC 2023 Conference
Community Summit 2023 is over for another year, but your Microsoft Dynamics GP learning opportunities are still coming. Next week, the Great Plains User Conference (GPUC) will be held at the home of Dynamics GP, the Microsoft campus in Fargo, North Dakota, USA. The conference is open to all GP users globally.
If Fargo, is too far away, the conference organizers, Implementation Specialists, have also thoughtfully offered a virtual option. However, I can guarantee that you will get the most learning and networking out of the conference if you can be there in person.
#MySummitNA 2023 Community Summit Legends
While at Community Summit 2023 in Charlotte, NC, USA, Dynamic Communities announced the Community Summit Legends for 2023.
I am extremely proud to be included as a member of this fantastic group, which also includes Amber Bell (The Training Dynamo) and David Laster from GraVoc from the Microsoft Dynamics GP community.
#MSDynGP Microsoft Dynamics GP v18.6 ISV Pre-release installers now available
Some more great news after the release of new builds of our products.
This morning (Perth Time) I had an email from Terry Heley from Microsoft with a link to a pre-release (ISV Drop) of the upcoming Microsoft Dynamics GP version 18.6 (October 2023) release. This download is provided to the ISV community to help them prepare for the final code when it is released.
Discontinued Builds for Winthrop Products
This article should help clarify which old builds are discontinued, what this means, and why the builds are discontinued anyway.
With the release of the latest builds for GP Power Tools, Batch Posting Service Toolkit and Visual Studio Integration Toolkit, we have also announced that builds containing the known security vulnerability will be discontinued at the end of 2023.
This is not discontinuing products, we are fully committed to Microsoft Dynamics GP and continuing our products and product development on the platform.
#MSDynGP Commitment to Microsoft Dynamics GP
Winthrop Development Consultants as an ISV (Independent Software Vendor) is fully committed to the Microsoft Dynamics GP product and its ecosystem.
Our products are designed to work only with Microsoft Dynamics GP and have been created based on missing features and functionality that the GP community have asked for.
#GPPT GP Power Tools build 30.1 released
Winthrop Development Consultants is pleased to announce Build 30 of GP Power Tools (GPPT) for Microsoft Dynamics GP was released on 21-Aug-2023.
This build includes two new features as well as support for Visual Studio Integration Toolkit’s new Custom Forms module along with a number of enhancements as well as improvements to the registration and installer systems.
This article lists some of the major new features and enhancements. It won’t list everything but to give you an idea of how much has been added, the user guide manual has grown from 592 pages in build 28 to 713 pages in build 29 and now to 744 pages in build 30.
#VSIT Visual Studio Integration Toolkit build 18.1 released
Winthrop Development Consultants is pleased to announce Build 18 of Visual Studio Integration Toolkit (VSIT) for Microsoft Dynamics GP was released on 21-Aug-2023.
This build includes an entire new Custom Forms module along with a number of enhancements as well as improvements to the registration and installer systems. The User Guide Manual has now grown to 90 pages, plus their code examples and sample project also provided.
#BPST Batch Posting Service Toolkit build 13.1 released
Winthrop Development Consultants is pleased to announce Build 13 of Batch Posting Service Toolkit (BPST) for Microsoft Dynamics GP was released on 21-Aug-2023.
This build includes improvements to the registration and installer systems.
#GPPT GP Power Tools – Solving Your Pain Points Webinar hosted by sa.global
I am really looking forward to joining forces with John Kirsch from sa.global to co-host a free GP Power Tools webinar. The session will be an introduction and demonstration of GP Power Tools, showing how it can solve you pain points and make the lives of GP Users, Administrators, Consultants and Developers simpler and better.
#StarWarsDay: May the Fourth Be With You 2023
Today is Star Wars Day. May the Fourth Be With You. Always…
Or at least until the end of the day.
I found an interesting article from last year which explains the history of Star Wars Day and thought the readers of my blog would enjoy it.
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