What Happened? Many users are reporting a problem with Microsoft Dynamics GP after the latest update: when you attempt print using Report Writer reports, black boxes instead of images appear on the reports. The following Windows updates (all from March) were affected: “KB5000808” “KB5000809” “KB5000802” “KB5000803” “KB5000812” “KB5000822” This only affects Report Writer reports (Word … Read more
This event has passed, but you can still view the recording! View the Recording The Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) is a refundable payroll tax credit for wages paid and health coverage provided by employers whose operations were either fully or partially suspended due to a COVID-19-related governmental order, or that experienced a significant reduction … Read more
Microsoft has outdone themselves again with all the customer requested and new features in the latest 2020 version of Dynamics GP. Along with all the enhancements, they have screenshots, detailed information, and user comments with each and every feature. Below, are the links to the individual pages. Financial Enhancements Non-Employee Compensation (NEC) for 1099 form … Read more
Save Time with Superior Usability Acumatica continues to enhance the user interface and flexible workflows. In 2021 R1, there is new mobile image recognition capabilities, better side panels, improved notifications and dashboards. Create CRM contacts from business cards using mobile image recognition AP Document recognition inventory ID search Navigate to external URLs from generic inquiry … Read more
Did you miss the Power Platform webinar? Have no fear, we recorded it. Click the button below to watch now! Watch Recording Here If you have a computer (and I suspect you do!) you may have heard about Power Platform. Then you may have scrolled by, thinking you don’t have a use for it. … Read more
Gone are the days of once-per-decade upgrades for Microsoft Dynamics products – Business Central is committed to twice-yearly updates called “waves.” April 1st, 2021 marks the general release of the latest wave – 2021 wave 1. Microsoft is promising to bring hundreds of new features in this release, spanning across all the Dynamics 365 applications, … Read more
This live event has passed, but you can still View the recording here! Wait until you see what’s in store for this new release! Highlights of the major usability updates, like side panels on entry screens and auto-refresh High-level overview of new native Payroll module Massive updates to the Manufacturing Edition New reporting options … Read more
The future is digital, and the future is here… is your business ready? As we move further into 2021, there’s an app for almost everything. Which means, you can buy almost anything online. Your customers already are buying online – so if your business isn’t selling online, you’re behind the times. But, waiting to sell … Read more
The Intelligent Cloud is a wide term, used within the cloud services, but many of us with small- to medium-sized businesses (and ERP systems to match) wonder why or how we would use it? What is the Intelligent Cloud? First, the general idea of Intelligent Cloud is that the cloud technologies and applications that we … Read more
I have always enjoyed using Microsoft Outlook for the desktop but every now and then I will jump to the online version just to check out the new features released. In this blog, I’m going to show you how to quickly react to emails, use prediction text, and pin important emails. Reactions Currently, Microsoft Outlook … Read more
Sure, Tom Brady just scored his fifth Super Bowl MVP award. However, Acumatica recently announced its latest slate of Acumatica MVPs, and the Crestwood Associates team brought home six MVPs! So, who’s the real G.O.A.T.* here? This marks the second consecutive year in which Crestwood was the most awarded company; i.e. no other Acumatica partner … Read more
This event has passed, but you can still view the recording! View the Recording Come join us to learn how Microsoft Office 365 and Teams together with DynamicPoint’s Invoice Automation app, EasyAP365, can be used to automate each step in your organization’s AP Invoice process. The agenda will include: Invoice Submission OCR Review and … Read more
The trophy case at Crestwood Associates is expanding yet again. Against some stiff competition, Crestwood came out on top as Velixo’s Partner of the Year for 2020. Velixo is an award-winning provider of Excel-based reporting solutions for cloud ERP solutions, namely Acumatica. “It’s such a treat to be named Velixo’s Partner of the Year. Our … Read more
Crestwood Associates (a leading Microsoft Dynamics and Acumatica partner) is shaking up their leadership, leaving them poised for growth. SCHAUMBURG, Ill. February 12, 2021 — Among a flurry of new hires, the top of the organizational chart of Crestwood Associates is getting a makeover, as well. Most notably, a new CRO and COO. John Gabrys … Read more
Back in November 2020, I wrote a blog on how to Clean Up Your Microsoft Outlook Inbox by Creating Rules. Today, we will cover how to forward your incoming emails to other email accounts in Microsoft Outlook. Why would I want to forward my emails you ask? You may want to redirect emails to other … Read more
Getting your entire team on board when introducing new software is always a challenge. User adoption can make or break a new system, no matter how good it is. Like ERP or CRM, no two systems are alike, so finding the best solution that will fit your business needs plus the needs of your team … Read more
This live event has passed, but you can still View the recording here! Whether you’ve been using Microsoft Dynamics GP for years or only a few weeks, there is always a reason to brush up on the updates to your software and hone your skills. Join us as we reveal our top list of … Read more
I recently had a client who was trying to create a Report Writer report for a new Check Format. They were adjusting one of the existing check formats to create a Check Stub Stud Report. In order to do this, they had to move the first stub section to the body. They also had to move … Read more
Fresh off the press: here is what you need to know for January. Hopefully you’ve taken care of your 1099s and W2s, and are ready to take on 2021! U.S. Payroll Tax Update for Microsoft Dynamics GP Round 2 is here! As of January 22, all 50 states have been updated. Log into CustomerSource and … Read more
Around Summit last year, Acumatica announced a new implementation method called “FastTrack Deployment.” It was designed as a means of speedily getting a business up and running on the new system, using a series of pre-defined settings in the various modules – all at a fixed fee (more on this later). To paraphrase Todd Kuhns … Read more
Everyone will remember the year 2020 for the pandemic, but it wasn’t all bad. Crestwood has a lot to be thankful for in 2020. First, we moved to a great new office in Schaumburg, IL. Everyone is settled in and enjoying our new space. We also helped many of our clients get set up to … Read more
Let’s get personal in this blog post – in your author’s former life, I worked in a manufacturing plant. We had an ERP, too, and I had my hands in all aspects of the Warehouse Management System, from sales order processing to shipping/receiving to purchasing to payables/receivables (those reports don’t write themselves!) While interfacing with … Read more
Have you ever found yourself scrolling through hundreds of pages searching for specific information? Keyword searches are time consuming and do not necessarily locate what you need. So, how do you manage to find that info? The answer, you build a Table of Contents (TOC). In my previous blog, I talked about adding Styles to … Read more
Please note: if you are using the FIRE system to file 1099-MISC/-NEC, the file structure is incorrect. Please reach out to your CAM or Crestwood support IMMEDIATELY for help installing the customization package to fix this issue. See the filing dates for 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC details. The problem: (Per Acumatica help files) The 1099-MISC and … Read more