Boyer & Associates is pleased to announce Layla Doctor as our newest Microsoft Dynamics project manager. From Y2K programming to ERP to CRM, Doctor has the perfect mix of experience for her new position. Doctor graduated with a bachelor’s degree in computer science in 1996. Shortly after, she emigrated from the Philippines when she landed a job as a programmer prepping U.S. systems for Y2K. She did well, but the stress of constantly thinking about codes and bugs – even in her off time – prompted her to look for a different IT role.She took a job doing app support for New Jersey-based ADP. At the same time, she enrolled into a master’s program for project management at DeVry University in Illinois. She thoroughly enjoyed her classes … [Read more...] about Boyer hires new Microsoft Dynamics project manager
Boyer hires new ERP support consultant
Boyer & Associates’ ERP support team is growing. We’re pleased to announce the addition of Lin Shi as a support desk consultant for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and NAV.Shi has 13 years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV as both a developer and consultant. She got her degree, a double-major in Accounting and Management Information Systems, from the University of Houston and was immediately recruited for an internship. Shi spent five years as a Microsoft Dynamics NAV developer for the Rand Group before switching gears to serve as a functional consultant for an end user in the oil and gas industry.“I realized that I actually enjoyed that a lot more than development,” Shi said. She worked for Superior Energy Services … [Read more...] about Boyer hires new ERP support consultant
Business Central Account Schedules now called Financial Reports
For users of Account Schedules in Business CentralMicrosoft is rolling out their 2022 release wave two enhancements of their cloud ERP solution (upgrading Dynamics 365 Business Central to version 21.0). We want to make users aware of a minor change that affects anyone who has previously used Account Schedules for financial reporting.With the wave two release, Microsoft has renamed their Account Schedule tools within the cloud ERP. Account Schedules are now called Financial Reports. There are some minor differences in the pages, but the basic design and idea are the same. Here are the renamed pages:Account Schedule Overview = Financial ReportsAccount Schedules = RowsColumn Layouts = Column DefinitionsAdditional Information: If you … [Read more...] about Business Central Account Schedules now called Financial Reports
NextApp Foundation: A proactive CRM and Power Platform implementation plan
Boyer & Associates has a unique Microsoft CRM and Power Platform implementation plan. This monthly plan, called NextApp Foundation, is perfect for customers who are looking for a proactive implementation approach to maximize their technology investment. NextApp Foundation was designed for short- and long-term customer success.Different From Traditional ProjectsNo unexpected chargesNo change orders when priorities changeNo resistance to adding new functionalityNo mid-project resource changesNo going dark for months to “build”No extra cost for answering simple questionsFoundation DetailsBuild new apps, dashboards, views and functionalityOngoing support, training and guidanceWork with a dedicated Microsoft expertKnown annual cost of … [Read more...] about NextApp Foundation: A proactive CRM and Power Platform implementation plan
How to fix Power Automate trigger errors
Recently, we ran into a few Flows in Power Automate where the trigger was failing whenever a filter criteria was defined in that trigger. The error details stated:“Exception parsing aib_processingstatus eq 914700001 submitted for attribute filterexpression of callback registration. Target entity: aib_documentautomationprocessing. Exception: Microsoft.Crm.CrmInvalidOperationException: Unsupported AttributeType for AttributeTypeCode:FileType at Microsoft.Crm.ObjectModel.CallbackRegistrationTypeMapFactory.Get(AttributeMetadata attributeMetadata, EntityMetadata entityMetadata) When we opened a ticket with Microsoft support, they suggested we remove the filter criteria and instead add a trigger condition. To add a trigger condition, … [Read more...] about How to fix Power Automate trigger errors
What’s new in Dynamics 365 Business Central?
See the latest features coming in Wave 1 2021 updateMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Business Central receives automatic upgrades twice a year. Plans for the next release are chock full of user accessibility features to improve the overall use of the product. Below is a compilation of some of the top new features coming directly to your computer later this year.Getting started in Dynamics 365 Business CentralOnboarding a new company within Dynamics 365 Business Central gets easier with each new release. This time Microsoft has added “getting started checklists” to optimize initial setup. They’ve also improved in-app help functionality with visual aids that allow users to learn the system on their own.Interested in the built-in Power BI capabilities? … [Read more...] about What’s new in Dynamics 365 Business Central?
Dynamics Offers Nonprofits Power of Choice
Most people who are searching for nonprofit accounting software want to see a few solutions, get strong references and if possible buy the solution that someone they trust is already using and liking. Boyer & Associates has three strong Microsoft ERP solutions that hundreds of nonprofits throughout the Twin Cities use. Which one would work best for you depends on the type of organization you run. Arts Organizations, Foundations Tout GP’s Easy Integration Many of our clients in the Arts find Dynamics GP a strong candidate. Many of these organizations are looking for software to integrate in a proven and seamless way with either a point of sale or a fundraising package. Simple grant management can be done in Dynamics GP and some of the … [Read more...] about Dynamics Offers Nonprofits Power of Choice
The Timecard Dilemma with Dynamics SL
Those of you that use Dynamics SL for Professional Services work tend to love Dynamics SL’s project series. There are very few bothersome areas since the modules cover in good depth some of the most important things to you-Utilization? There’s a module for it. Flexible Billings, there’s a module called “Flexible Billings”. Time and Expense entry and approvals-yep, you guessed it-there’s a module for it that allows you your choice of a rich client or a web client. There is a transaction creator module called “Project Allocator” that creates billable transactions from: timecards, expense reports, vendor purchase orders turned ap vouchers…even journal transactions. Project Allocator appears to be designed into the product from the beginning … [Read more...] about The Timecard Dilemma with Dynamics SL
An Interview with Microsoft Executive Pat Fitzhenry, Director Global ISV Recruitment and Enablement
Pat Fitzhenry has been a friend of mine since the late 1980’s. Pat has always had a special place in the hearts of the many of us that have loved, sold, and supported Dynamics SL. Pat was the one that wrote the PC Magazine review in 1985 that “put Solomon Software (Dynamics SL now) on the map”. Pat was working for Price Waterhouse and those PC Magazine reviews meant everything to software developers at the time. If it weren’t for Pat, I would probably still be living in Pennsylvania rather than Minnesota- doing accounting related work in some capacity. Pat joined Solomon Software in 1987 as Western Region Vice President. He held a number of roles during his 13 years at Solomon including VP of CPA Programs and Relations, Independent … [Read more...] about An Interview with Microsoft Executive Pat Fitzhenry, Director Global ISV Recruitment and Enablement
Be Thankful Dynamics GP Users
Yesterday was Thanksgiving 2011 here in Minneapolis, MN, USA. More than 97% or our 250 or so Dynamics clients have renewed their plans. We have roughly the same number of Dynamics SL clients as Dynamics GP clients so, as you would guess, most clients renew their plans on both sides. ERP/Accounting Software has a reputation for being “sticky” due to the expense and disruption of change and in this economy not too many are buying or changing systems. Most are upgrading because it costs less and they can migrate all of their data-rather than only some of it. So if you are a Dynamics GP client right now-what do you have to be thankful about on this day of thanks? There are many reasons and I want to share them with you. 1. Dynamics GP still … [Read more...] about Be Thankful Dynamics GP Users
