| Microsoft Business Solutions officially supports at | | | | |
| this time Dynamics GP versions 10.0 and 9.0. | | | | 2. Updating Payroll Tax. If you are on |
| Older versions: 8.0, 7.5 | | | | SQL Server platform, you can still get tax table |
| Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise 7.0 and 6.0, | | | | update. The technology is simple — we |
| Dynamics and Dynamics C/S+ of versions 5.5, | | | | use current version of Dynamics GP 10.0 to |
| 5.0, 4.0, Great Plains Dynamics on Pervasive SQL | | | | update taxes in Dynamics database and then we |
| 2000 or Ctree, Great Plains Accounting for DOS | | | | copy UPR tax tables to your Dynamics database |
| and Windows 9.5, 9.2, 9.1 and earlier — | | | | |
| obviously should be either supported by Great | | | | 3. Closing the year. Please, be sure |
| Plains VAR, or consultant or self supported by | | | | you have made a backup of your Great Plains |
| your IT team. In this small publication we would | | | | company DB, then in Routines financials, close the |
| like to review typical Dynamics GP or former | | | | year. Closing the year moves open transactions |
| Great Plains legacy version support routines: | | | | in General Ledger to historical tables, which is |
| | | | | pretty large DB reshuffling, especially if you are |
| 1. Going over 2 GB MSDE database | | | | on Pervasive SQL 2000/Btrieve or Ctree |
| limit. This problem is attributed to Dynamics GP | | | | |
| 7.5 and 8.0 on MSDE 2000 DB. The solution is | | | | 4. Purging history in AP, AR, GL. In |
| simple — you have to call your Dynamics | | | | Accounts Payable module transactions, such as |
| GP Reseller and have them request new | | | | Vendor invoice and your Payment go to history |
| registration key from Microsoft Dynamics | | | | automatically when you apply payments and |
| subdivision of Microsoft. Even if you are | | | | credit memos to invoices and debit memos. |
| currently not enrolled in Dynamics GP annual | | | | Then they are ready for history purge. In |
| enhancement program (which might be likely the | | | | Accounts Receivables — transactions stay |
| case, otherwise — why would you stick to | | | | in open tables, even upon applying Payments to |
| legacy historical version of Great Plains | | | | Invoices. Transaction purge helps you to meet |
| Dynamics?). In the case when you are not sure | | | | free hard disk space requirements for older |
| who is your Great Plains Partner, call Microsoft | | | | Windows Servers. Purging history is available in |
| directly or our office, see the phone below. New | | | | Utilities menu |
| reg key should allow you to move Dynamics GP | | | | |
| to MS SQL Server 2000 Standard. If you need | | | | 5. Legacy Great Plains support |
| Database maintenance to send DB size back | | | | nationwide. |
| below 2GB — call us for help | | | | |