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ExactTarget is a marketing automation solution that works with CRM 2011 to boost your email marketing, social media marketing, and campaign management to mobile marketing and landing pages.  Learn how you can step up your marketing capabilities with ExactTarget and Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011.

Learn how you can improve your demand planning while implementing lean concepts with Demand Solutions.

Title: Lean Forecasting with Demand Solutions

Speaker: Fred Tolbert, Demand Solutions

As we have said before the Year End close process is a bit  different from the Month End close.  There are routines that will need to be run on each sub-module before you close out  the General Ledger module.  Microsoft posted a really informative site on the subject.  See below link.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dynamicsgp/default.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0

But before you begin closing Dynamics GP here is what I call  the “First Important Step”

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Join us to learn about the flexibility provided by Accountable Software. Forms Printer allows you to customize the documents that come out of GP and the delivery method in which you send them.

Title: ISV Spotlight: Accountable Software - Forms Printer

Speakers: Lisa Frank, Accountable Software

It is almost time again to process 1099s.  To refresh our GP knowledge  I’ve included the links to a 4 part series I did a while back.  The process is the same for v2010 and v10.

(Part 1)

http://www.dynamicscare.com/blog/index.php/dynamics-gp-2010-vendor-1099-details-window

(Part 2)
http://www.dynamicscare.com/blog/index.php/dynamics-gp-10-and-1099s-part-2-tracking-the-w-9/

(Part 3)
http://www.dynamicscare.com/blog/index.php/dynamics-gp-10-and-1099s-part-3/

(Part 4)
http://www.dynamicscare.com/blog/index.php/dynamics-gp-10-and-1099s-part-4/

In this presentation, we will discuss what you should think about before deciding to implement Dynamics CRM Online 2011.  We will also provide a model of considerations after the decision has been made to implement Dynamics CRM Online 2011.

AX 2012 has moved to role based security.  See what is standard out-of-the-box and how to assign users, add additional profiles, and easily make adjustments to existing profiles.

Title: Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012 Security

Speaker: Merrie Cosby, I.B.I.S. Senior Consultant

Join us to learn best practices in lean and green technology in manufacturing to improve your business in 2012.  Getting lean is more than just a software upgrade; it’s a mind shift, a cultural philosophy and methodology to deliver more to your customers with less.  For over 22 years, I.B.I.S., Inc. has worked with manufacturers to eliminate the waste and redundancies in their systems.

Title: Going Lean and Green in 2012

Speakers: Michael Gooding, I.B.I.S. AX Consultant, and Russell Goble, I.B.I.S. Manager of Manufacturing Solutions

Being a professional takes effort, and being a young professional requires even more effort and consideration.  I have been in the game a year and a half now and am still learning how to walk the walk and talk the talk in this IT world.  For our success, it is imperative that young adults such as me practice habits of professionalism from the start of our careers without compromising our own personalities.  We may be young and goofy at times, but we must balance the switch that turns the ‘play’ button off and the ‘work’ button on.  This post explores how I have evolved from a wide-eyed student into a strong consultant. Read the rest of this entry »

Creating personal Advanced Find views from within the Dynamics CRM application is a very helpful analytical tool. You can leverage preferred column headers and filter criteria, and you can access the views anytime you need to without having to recreate the criteria. Sharing is simple, allowing you to give other members of the CRM application access to the filter criteria that you’ve created. But static analysis of your CRM data can only be so beneficial – especially for those of us who rely on more visual analytics.

Now, it’s good to know that from within the 2011 version of Dynamics CRM, you have access to charting, which allows you to leverage a visual depiction of your CRM listviews. There are numerous out of the box charts that provide value, and you have the ability to create new charts if you wish to do so. There are some limitations, such as multi-series charts and scatter graphs, but the options available are very robust. Read the rest of this entry »