Distribution businesses need real-time visibility into sales, order management, inventory, purchasing, production and services—and accounting information. Customers and employees now expect to have complete information at their fingertips. Maybe you’re considering a new or upgraded ERP system? Cloud solutions can help, but only if they’re built the right way. Do you know the difference between … Read more
Here’s a quick and great way to speed up your reports – enable pre-filtering in Microsoft Dynamics 365. Pre-filtering is a feature that allows users to restrict the parameters of the data they are grabbing. It leverages the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Advanced Find filtering. For example, you may want to enable pre-filtering when running a … Read more
Have you ever needed to move a field from one Acumatica tab to another? You might want to organize your fields on the tabs to match your process. It will make your day go faster and easier. I’m going to show you how, without needing an Acumatica developer to help. However, keep in mind that … Read more
What is a portal? A portal is a website you can customize for your customers, partners, or employees. It is connected to your Microsoft Dynamics 365 environment so users are able to externally: Submit and review cases or knowledge articles Create and review sales opportunities Utilize forums for discussions, questions, or suggestions Can you envision … Read more
Crestwood Associates recently attended the 2019 Acumatica Summit and WOW, what a great week! Here are some of our highlights: We spent lots of face time with our clients, peers, and experts Christine and I attended the sold-out “Women in Technology” Luncheon We learned about great features in the new release of Acumatica 2019 R1 … Read more
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue has a new requirement for wage payers and information filers for 2018. Yes, any employers and payers doing business in Wisconsin are required to file wage statements (W-2s) and information returns (e.g.,1099-MISC) with the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR); however, for 2018, there is a new requirement. New Requirement: If … Read more
We want to make sure you get the most out of your Microsoft Dynamics GP system. Crestwood Associates holds free, monthly webinars on various Dynamics GP topics. Here are some of our recent recordings. If you’re interested in attending our webinars, you can register here for our upcoming sessions. Need more help with Dynamics GP? Email our … Read more
Some businesses experience that holiday season lull, but not Crestwood Associates. It was all hands on deck to roll out seven – yes, seven – new Acumatica implementations in December and the beginning of January. Wow, we were busy. Kudos go out to our incredible team of rock stars! Each one of our clients had … Read more
If one of the hats you wear at work is that of a project manager, you know how frustrating it can sometimes be to tie together all of the details involved in a single project. You have assets to purchase and allocate, employee time sheets to approve and assign to the project, client invoices to … Read more
Whether you are shipping, receiving or need to manage existing inventory, you need a robust and intuitive set of tools to maximize efficiency and productivity. Business Central is designed with supply chain efficiency and management in mind and can help you solve some of the most common frustrations and issues our clients experience. An overview … Read more
Get a Head Start on Year-End 2018 Start early and make 2018 a little easier. Here’s a checklist to get a head-start and prepare your Dynamics GP system for year-end. System Review: Be sure that your Backups are working correctly, and test the Restore process prior to Year-end. Not sure how to do this? Just … Read more
What is Dynamics 365 Business Central, again? Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is Microsoft’s subscription-based ERP solution that provides a full range of accounting and operational functionality. For more details about the product as a whole, check out this blog post and intro video. One of the most important pieces of any ERP system is the … Read more
The choice to upgrade to a modern cloud solution from a legacy system is imperative if a business wants to thrive. But such a significant investment of time and money should be researched thoroughly and most probably will require evidence of your Return on Investment. Acumatica’s Whitepaper, ROI Analysis of Replacement ERP, provides the tools for … Read more
Repost from Avalara Economic nexus is here. Is your business prepared? Before the Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. (June 21. 2018), states could only tax sales by businesses with a physical presence in the state. Wayfair changed that long-standing rule. The court found the respondents’ … Read more
The new release of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 is full of customer-suggested improvements, new features, and Roadmap items. Thank you to everyone for submitting ideas to make Dynamics GP even better. The new version is out on October 1st – here are some of the features we are excited about: Financial Enhancements Exclude items … Read more
Acumatica has proven their commitment to their customers again, this time two – fold. New Release – Acumatica 2018 R2 First, with their recent release of Acumatica 2018 R2, Acumatica took ideas submitted by end-users and developed them into enhancements and tools in this new release. These new features address three specific areas: Customer … Read more
Keeping up with technology is never-ending, and it can be difficult and costly. But it doesn’t have to be. More and more businesses are choosing to simplify, protect, and secure their business systems by moving to the cloud. Click to download the free whitepaper: 7 Pitfalls to Avoid as You Transition Business Software to the … Read more
If you are looking to power your digital transformation, look no further. Microsoft has published the release notes for the next big Dynamics 365 update in October 2018. There are so many new features and enhancements, I almost don’t know where to start. If you are looking for something specific, here is the link to the full … Read more
The Field Service Schedule Board in Dynamics 365 for Sales (CRM) provides an easy-to-see look at resource availability, current bookings, available time slots, and more. When setting up the Schedule Board, you can (and should) configure your preferences for sharing with others in your organization. Within the Schedule Board, when you create a new view … Read more
I was invited to attend Acumatica’s Construction Edition Partner Meeting in sunny Miami Beach. It was a great opportunity to meet many of the innovative executives, developers, and programmers behind the new Construction Edition of this ERP software. Their pride and enthusiasm was contagious. They showed software demonstrations and shared stories of their journey into … Read more
Now that you’re using a Refreshable Data Connection between your Microsoft Dynamics GP system and Excel, you might find that you’re missing a field or two. It’s not as hard as you’d think to edit the data connection and add in those missing fields. I’ll explain how. If you’re not using this feature yet, you … Read more
Do you have daily imports for Microsoft Dynamics SL that you wish you could automate? Maybe you’ve inquired about automating them, and were told “if you had the Application Server, you could automate it then.” Well, good news: you don’t need the Application Server module. You can create a simple process for automating an import … Read more
Did you know that you could integrate OneNote with your Dynamics 365 environment? This will allow you to easily access a OneNote notebook directly from the 365 dashboard, adding additional functionality that the Customer Notes feature in 365 doesn’t support. You can easily share customer notes, and add images and drawings. Requirements: D365 Online version … Read more
Crestwood’s Story: The Beginning Together, Brian McGuckin and Tim Thompson founded Crestwood Associates back in 1998. Tim and Brian first meet when they both worked at Ernst and Young. Approximately a year later, they decided to start their own business out of a 3 flat in Chicago on West Waveland. Crestwood became a Great Plains … Read more