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September 8, 2014

Ending Dynamics ERP SMB exams ‘not a decision we took lightly’ says Microsoft’s Jeff Edwards | MSDynamicsWorld.com

Microsoft responds. Ending Dynamics ERP SMB exams ‘not a decision we took lightly’ says Microsoft’s Jeff Edwards


I respectfully disagree.


I have met, worked with and trained more than enough partners and consultants to know that the average consultant still has a long to way to go to really be up to date on the latest Dynamics GP release.


I also continue to argue that in online/Azure/cloud first world we will inevitably see consolidation of the technology layer into fewer players with fewer people. One big data center needs fewer administrators than 100 companies who have administer servers on premise. This argues for a better understanding of how to manage a business inside of GP, not how to manage technology.


Finally, if the Dynamics team has budgetary and P&L responsibility for all of the exams created they have other problems. For GP, the exam has barely changed in 5 versions, so the cost of updating should be minimal. Secondly, partners pay to take the exams so there is a revenue stream associated with them to offset the costs. Online training is going to deliver cost without offsetting revenue.


I still think that eliminating the exams was a mistake on Microsoft’s part and that it removes one of the few incentives for consultants to stay up to date.


 


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Published on September 08, 2014 09:00

Weekly Dynamic: Remove Security Records

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So you’ve finally updated your security from the automatic security import from version 9, or maybe your business has changed and you’ve consolidated a bunch of security settings and now you need to get rid of some roles, tasks or alternate/modified dictionaries. Its important to clean this up so you don’t accidentally assign security improperly using old setup.


It’s actually pretty easy to clean these up. GP offers a Remove Security Setup Records Utility in Administration>Utilities.


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The window is pretty straightforward. Pick the type of records to remove, set the range of records, and hit process.


Cleaning up security is important and this provides a nice way to make that easier.


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Published on September 08, 2014 06:18