February 13th, 2012 by Adam
The air is definitely a little colder these days, making it the perfect time to fly south for a little R&R. In an effort to reduce workload, allowing for a little extra R&R, a number of our clients have chosen to implement Electronic Reconciliation. Through this module, one can download their bank statement & process into Dynamics GP, eliminating much of the manual work associated with the bank reconciliation process. Setup is a simple process & is completed in one simple screen. Downloading files is a standard process through most banks. By implementing this simple module, companies can save a considerable time each month in the administrative process.
Adam MacIntosh is a Senior Project Manager with WebSan Solutions Inc.
Tags: Dynamics GP, Electronic Bank Reconciliation, Microsoft Dynamics GP
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February 7th, 2012 by Neal
Not to steal the thunder from a certain 80’s classic film, but times and systems are moving pretty fast at WebSan Solutions Inc. WebSan is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with Allstream Communications – a partnership allowing us to upgrade our data centre infrastructure to include a blazing fast fibre optic link to the internet and our core network.
How fast? Using a twelve strand single-mode fibre optic cable we not only have capacity to meet all of our current needs, but we have enough future capacity to expand into multiple Gigabits of bandwidth, all transmitting at 299,792,458 m / s, the speed of light.
What does this mean for you? Simply, it means faster access to your data – and for some, way faster than if you ran it yourself on premise. It also means dealing with high infrastructure costs and enhancing your technical options are details you and your IT team won’t need to sweat over when you run your environment on our hosted Microsoft Dynamics GP infrastructure.
We’re the experts – and now our hosted Microsoft Dynamics GP offering is even better with this enhanced performance boost.
Contact us now to experience Dynamics GP on the fast and wild side.
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January 31st, 2012 by Mabelle
What if I told you there was a way you could eliminate up to half of your spending on costly resources while increasing your company’s productivity? The answer is simple – consider implementing cloud technologies in your day to day operations.
In today’s competitive world, companies are always looking for ways to stand out from their competition. Businesses in fields such as accounting, healthcare, marketing, consulting or law spend their precious resources, time and energy managing operations which range from collecting time and expenses and approvals to invoicing customers and collections.
Considering the benefits in terms of cost, manpower, control and accessibility, it’s no surprise that many corporate companies are now looking into implementing a cloud solution for the business software they use to manage administrative or financial tasks. The following explains how cloud technologies can benefit not only regular businesses, but service businesses as well.
- It saves you money and time – As previously mentioned, service companies spend their valuable time and money collecting expenses and time from their field personnel while they should be focusing on delivering value to customers. By including cloud technologies like web-based time and expense reporting in your company, you can reduce paperwork, and costs by allowing employees to access data at various locations.
- It increases productivity – Cloud integration breaks traditional boundaries in business. With cloud, businesses are now able to communicate, share files, and interact with clients or employees around the world with more ease. Projects can continue to move along even when employees are away for travel or not in the office.
- It can help gain a greater competitive advantage - Cloud based integration can help gain new customers and boost market share because of its ease of use and how it enables you to focus more time on your customers.
- It can enable better customer satisfaction – In a service based business, you want to spend the majority of your time and energy on your customers. Utilizing cloud can help simplify IT operations and improve your customer experience.
- You gain better control of your business – Cloud technologies make navigating through your company’s data and information effortless. It also makes delegating tasks less complicated due to increased accessibility to your company’s files and documents. For a growing service business, it can help a company quickly adapt to market demands.
Competition in the services business market continues to increase. By taking advantage of cloud technologies, like Cloud Dynamics GP by WebSan, you can stay ahead of the curve and focus on what’s important – the customer. So, why not try it out?
Contact us now at 416-499-1235 or info@websan.com.
By: Mabelle Gonzales, Marketing Coordinator at WebSan Solutions Inc, a Canadian Certified Microsoft Dynamics Partner.
Tags: cloud computing, cloud computing hosting, cloud computing service, cloud dynamics gp, cloud technology
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January 23rd, 2012 by Rahim
I don’t have anything against a mouse – a computer mouse that is – but sometimes I find I can be more efficient using the keyboard. Over the years, you have probably gotten so familiar with some keyboard shortcuts that you find yourself even using the shortcut keys when you speak instead of the actual function it is used for – “Just Control+V that in the email.”
Sound like you? If it does, you may find some of these Microsoft Dynamics GP Keyboard Shortcuts to be quite handy:
- ALT+F: Activates the File menu in a GP window
- ALT+E: Activates the Edit menu in a GP window
- ALT+M: Activates the Microsoft Dynamics GP menu on the main toolbar
- ALT+R: Activates the Reports menu on the main toolbar
- ALT+A: Activates the Transactions menu on the main toolbar
- ALT+I: Activates the Inquiry menu on the main toolbar
- ALT+C: Activates the Cards menu on the main toolbar
- ALT+H: Activates the Help menu
- CTRL+L: Opens a Lookup Window
By: Rahim Jiwani, Application Specialist, WebSan Solutions Inc.
Tags: Microsoft Dynamics GP, Shortcuts
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January 17th, 2012 by Natalie
Before I start telling you the advantages of a partner that hosts Microsoft Dynamics GP than just using a Microsoft Hosted/Azure environment, let me first explain the difference between them, so you can better understand what they mean.
A “Partner -Hosted” solution is either an independent software vendor (ISV), system integrator (IS) or a Value- Added Reseller (VAR) that offers hosted cloud solutions through a licensing partnership with Microsoft . A “Microsoft Hosted/Azure” environment is an internet cloud service hosted directly in Microsoft data centres.
The advantage of a “Partner-Hosted” solution is that you are actually working with people who not only have expertise in hosting software, but also possess a deep understanding of the Dynamics GP system. Some people find that it’s very important to build a trusting relationship before they do business; finding a Microsoft Dynamics partner who not only provides hosting solutions, but is Certified as well can reduce cost and provide for a better solution in the long run. When using Microsoft hosted/Azure environment there’s a fixed cost and little to no room for negotiation, if price is very important to a client then going with a partner would be a better solution. Companies that are in Canada might not like the idea of having their data hosted on an Azure environment because it’s US based. It’s important to many Canadian companies to keep their data in Canada.
In future blogs I will be taking more about a partner hosted solutions and how beneficial it can be to you.
By: Natalie Williams, Marketing Coordinator, WebSan Solutions Inc., a Canadian Certified Microsoft Partner
Tags: Azure, Great Plains Canada, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Hosted, Partner Hosted
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January 5th, 2012 by Natalie
Sending an email should be easy to compose and send, it also should be easy to reply and forward to different people. Hotmail has one of the simplest ways of navigating and organizing emails but the problem with that is companies don’t use Hotmail as their main choice in email. So say the email system that you’re using is giving you a hard time by not sending emails properly or sending all your emails to the junk folder, many of these problems can be frustrating and make you appear to be unprofessional. Here are a few benefits of using email integration in Microsoft Dynamics GP.
- Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 allows users to effortlessly email single and/or numerous documents. You can also emails from a list in the system. You have the option of choosing a document that you want to send to a specific customer or vendor and should retrieve it in an email.
- With email integration you can send documents as HTML, PDF, DOCX, or DOCX.
- You can customize messages for each document and/or customer/vendor combinations.
- You can also combine many documents and send them all at once in a single email.
So if you think your company needs a new email system and perhaps a new online accounting software system, why not kill two birds with one stone?
By: Natalie Williams, Marketing Coordinator, WebSan Solutions Inc., a Canadian Certified Microsoft Dynamics Partner
Tags: Email Integration, Great Plains Toronto, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Online accounting software
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December 21st, 2011 by Rahim
For some of the more technical Microsoft Dynamics GP users, you may want a little more control and customization when reporting on your GP data. SmartLists provide a fairly quick and dynamic option to custom reporting, but they may not be visually satisfying. On the other hand, integrating BI360 with GP will allow you create very clean and organized reports in an Excel-like environment, but won’t give you that rudimentary control that your technical mind may crave. If you’re looking for some sort of middle ground between these two options, take a look at SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) for Dynamics GP.
The key to creating effective SSRS reports is having a good knowledge of SQL – or at the very least, a fairly strong knowledge of databases. This is what scares away some users, but for those that have this type of background, SSRS Reports could be your salvation in the pursuit of both visually appealing and fully customizable reports.
While SSRS Reports can be easily viewed within Dynamics GP, they are created in Microsoft Report Builder – a separate software program that is offered for free by Microsoft. Using Report Builder allows you to take a custom SQL query that you have created (either from scratch or by using Report Builder’s intuitive Query Designer) and turn it into an appealing report. With the ability to easily create tables, charts, and even visual scales/gauges, you can turn a simple list of data into a work of art!
If you have SSRS Reports deployed in your GP environment, you can view them by going into any series and selecting the “Reporting Services Reports” item in the Navigation Pane.
SSRS Reports in Dynamics GP
By: Rahim Jiwani, Application Specialist, WebSan Solutions Inc.
Tags: Microsoft Dynamics GP, Reporting, SQL Server Reporting Services, SSRS
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December 9th, 2011 by Adam
With the weather getting a little colder, we all know the Holidays are fast approaching. It is around the Holidays that many, like myself, begin to travel to see loved ones. This year in particular, I have a lot of travel lined up. This got me thinking about how popular Dynamics is around the world. So with that said, here are some quick facts about Dynamics GP’s worldwide popularity …
- Dynamics is most popular in North America, the Middle East, Singapore, UK, Australia & Ireland.
- Dynamics GP, originally called Great Plains, was developed in Fargo, North Dakota by Great Plain Software.
- There are currently over 300 000 Dynamics customers around the world, spanning 41 languages
Adam MacIntosh is the Senior Project Manager with WebSan Solutions Inc., a professional services consulting firm specializing in helping companies get the most out of their ERP systems. You can contact Adam at Adam.MacIntosh@WebSan.com or at 416-499-1235 ext. 213.
Tags: Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Great Plains
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December 1st, 2011 by Natalie
Buying accounting software is a big decision you have to make when the time is right for your company. It’s a harder decision, especially when you’re a small business owner and you don’t have much skill in accounting. Some people might wonder if online accounting software is for them. What I’m going to do is point out the pros and cons of inquiring online accounting software. Hopefully some of these pros and cons will give you an idea if it’s for you or not, make sure you do your research and find the right accounting software for you.
The Pros of using online accounting software:
- Some software’s are very straightforward to use even though you don’t have much financial knowledge. Their job is to help especially small business owners with the necessary tools to operate their business.
- It’s easy to make updates because it can be done automatically.
- You can check up on your financials everywhere and anywhere you are, because of the fact that all of your finances are online.
- The software company has online support just in case you need a question to ask, or if you have a concern that needs to be looked into, so you never overwhelmed with software that you don’t understand how to use it.
- Accounting software’s have mechanisms to back up your data so if there’s a problem with your account at least nothing has happen to your data.
The Cons of using online accounting software:
- There’s still the risk of hackers getting in the software systems, it is only a slim chance because these software have a lot of security protection. But there’s always a possibility.
- Make sure you have an up-to-date internet connection because if your computer is really slow running, well so will be your accounting software.
- Mobility is a good thing about online accounting software but be careful if you ever have to log in a public computer or even a friends computer make sure you log off properly because you don’t want just anyone looking at that information.
By: Natalie Williams, Marketing Coordinator, WebSan Solutions Inc., a Canadian Certified Microsoft Dynamics Partner
Tags: accouting solutions, Hosted Accounting Software, Online accounting software
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November 23rd, 2011 by Natalie
A while back Microsoft offered two new cloud based services that can be very beneficial to your company if you are already in the cloud or if you’re planning on moving to the cloud.
Microsoft has announced the first two accounting offerings for Dynamics GP 10.0 and GP 2010. Payment services and commerce services are the new two new services that are cloud based. Payment services has credit and debit card that is processed from Dynamics GP. Payment services works with: VISA, MasterCard, Discover Card, American Express and PayPal. The good part about it that there will be the same existing data entry screen and you don’t have to install or integrate new software and your customer benefits from this service because they have more options to make payments.
A commerce service has item catalog functions also with integration to Dynamics GP, using the same tool used to connect Dynamics CRM to Dynamics GP. This service is to support a business to consumer website it also allows you to extend your sales reach. The great benefit about commerce service is that you can expand your sales across different channels and enabling online shopping therefore using another resource to increase your sales.
By: Natalie Williams, Marketing Coordinator, WebSan Solutions Inc., a Canadian Certified Microsoft Dynamics Partner
Tags: Cloud, cloud dynamics, cloud services, dynamics cloud
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