Microsoft Interview with Analyst Ray Wang takes a look at how disruptive business models impact organizations and what technologies support them. Every 5-10 years there is a disruptive business model that emerges and Microsoft Dynamics 365 is it folks.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 enables you to be more productive by seamlessly integrating with Office 365 applications and providing a familiar user experience. Dynamics 365 brings together two worlds of business processes and personal productivity. This means tools such as Outlook and Excel are integrated into business processes, roles and jobs allowing employees to stay in the context of their task and improve productivity.
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Creating a Budget in GP
Importing/Exporting from Budgets
To Create a Blank Budget from GP
1) Open the budges window in GP: Financial >> Cards >> Budgets
2) Click NEW, and select “using Budget Wizard for Excel”.
3) This will open the Budget Wizard. Click NEXT:
4) Enter an ID for this budget. Enter a description and select how to base the budge and the date range/year. Click NEXT.
5) Select “BLANK BUDGET”. Click NEXT.
6) Select actual amounts. If you do not want to pull any actual amounts, don’t make a selection in this window. Click NEXT.
7) Select the account types you want to include. Click NEXT.
8) Select which accounts you want to include from those account types: all or specific accounts. GP will allow you to be specific in this window. Click NEXT.
9) Verify the accounts you want to include in your budget.
10) Select if you want to use a new workbook, or an existing workbook. If existing, navigate out to the workbook you want to use. Click NEXT.
11) GP will give you a snapshot of your options. Verify they are correct. Click FINISH.
12) The wizard will now have you set up your budget file name. Enter a file name and click OPEN.
13) GP will now send the file to excel, and it will open when completed.
14) Enter your budget information into the blank budget and save the file.
To Export an Existing Budget:
You can export an existing budget that is already created into excel in order to update and re-import to GP.
1) Open the budges window in GP: Financial >> Cards >> Budgets
2) Select the budget you want to import from, then click EXCEL.
3) Click on Export to Excel.
4) GP will allow you to create this file as a new workbook or select an existing workbook. If exporting to an existing workbook, browse out the file name and select it. Click OK.
5) Name the new file name if you are creating a new workbook.
6) GP will export the file to your new workbook.
7) Once completed, the spreadsheet will open up. Enter/change your figures for the new budget.
8) Save the file.
To Import a Budget file into GP:
1) Go back into Financial >> Cards >> Budget. Click on Excel and select IMPORT FROM EXCEL.
10) The budget wizard will open for the import:
11) Select your option for what type of file you are importing: new or an existing. If existing, search out to find the file. Click NEXT.
12) Enter an ID for the new budget. Fill in a description if needed and select your base and date. Click NEXT.
13) Select your file with the new budget information by clicking on BROWSE, then selecting the file and clicking OPEN.
14) GP will ask you to select the worksheet that has your budget information. Highlight and click NEXT.
15) The wizard will give you a snapshot of your options to review. If correct, click FINISH.
16) GP will import the file.
17) Once the file is imported, you will see it in your listing.
18) Select the budget file you just imported, and click OPEN. You can open in GP or in Excel.
19) In GP, you can select an account within your budget and see your changes/entries.
Technology has enabled some pretty amazing things, but being in two places at once still isn’t one of them. Fortunately, the Internet of Things (IoT) has enabled companies to use and share their expertise more efficiently, increasing productivity without needing to increase manpower.
Originally published on LinkedIn by: Satya Nadella – CEO at Microsoft
Two years ago, we set out with an ambition to reinvent productivity and business processes. In a world of infinite information and computing and finite attention and time, we aim to help everyone get more out of every moment and change the nature of digital work within organizations of all sizes.
We pursue this ambition in service of our customers’ digital transformations. Businesses of all sizes in every country will not just use digital technologies, but become digital companies themselves. Each company is attempting to digitally transform to achieve the same four outcomes – to engage customers, empower employees, optimize operations and transform products.
And let’s be clear – digital transformation won’t happen with another bolted-on cloud app or a giant implementation of monolithic and closed business application packages that take half a decade to customize and deploy, and another for employees to begrudgingly learn how to use.
Digital transformation requires systems of intelligence that are tailored to each industry, each company, each micro-task performed by each person. Systems that can learn, expand and evolve with agility as the world and business changes.
Last year, I made the decision to bring our Dynamics business into the mainstream engineering, marketing and sales teams. Last Thursday, we took a major step forward with the introduction of Microsoft Dynamics 365, to empower business users with built-in insights and intelligence within the business applications they’re working in – apps like field service, sales, finance, operations.
This has been a dream of the industry, but also for me personally since 2000 when Microsoft acquired Great Plains. When I led that group, we dreamt of doing things for our customers and partners that are now only possible because of widespread adoption of the cloud, proliferation of data, devices and sensors, and agile development environments.
Realizing this dream requires unlocking data stored in silos and monolithic suites of applications so customers can combine them to derive new insights, extend and modify their business processes quickly, and surface them in the communications and collaboration tools millions of people use at work every day. Therefore, it requires us to reinvent business processes taking both a people-centric and platform-centric approach.
Each system of intelligence needs to be centered around a person and encompass anything that the person needs to do in the context of their role. This means removing the impedances that exist between the business solutions people work across today; breaking down barriers between productivity, collaboration and business processes; and creating a new customer-centric business model aligned to the realities of these roles today.
Perhaps most importantly, systems of intelligence require a platform where any business or ISV can add unique value to a company’s digital transformation by extending and integrating its existing systems and business processes.
Business leaders, imagine a world where your employees are empowered with predictive insights, prescriptive advice and actionable next steps.
IT professionals, imagine a world where you can quickly build and deploy what you want and pay for just the capabilities you need.
Developers and ISVs, imagine a world where you can build systems of intelligence to transform business for every company of every size in every industry.
Partners, imagine a world where your SaaS apps can be easily discovered by millions of customers and other partners.
Digital workers, imagine a world where you can respond to a customer request or replan production as easily as you can find a new restaurant or book a ride.
It’s here.
Microsoft Dynamics 365:
The motivating force behind everything we do and everything we build is to empower our customers to make things and make things happen. Together with our customers and partners, we are reinventing business processes for a world where devices, data, intelligence and connectivity can be everywhere.
We have a unique approach to building the technology and platforms that will drive widespread digital transformation for every company, in every industry and every country. This will generate tremendous opportunity for our partners around the globe.
Steve’s been with SMB Suite since 1998 and has been involved with nearly every aspects of the Company’s business as a strategist, professional services executive, cloud solutions architect, and senior consultant. In his current role, Steve is responsible for SMB Suite’s revenue and oversees the execution of ERP, CRM and BI projects for customers across a broad range of industries. Steve combines his expertise in MS Dynamics GP, CRM and other Microsoft products with a strong foundation in accounting and business to identify gaps and streamline customers’ processes. Prior to co-founding SMB Suite, Steve was previously Corporate Controller for MEHLE Behr and, prior to that, Audit Senior for Ernst & Young. Steve holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Jeremy is responsible for SMB Suite’s technology vision, strategy and implementation and is the architect of the Company’s Dynamics Cloud Platform. Highly adept in every facet of managed services, ERP systems and e-commerce platforms, Jeremy’s expertise spans the implementation and support of business and financial software solutions, as well as the customization and integration of SMB Suite’s cloud ERP technology stack. He holds numerous Microsoft and industry-related certifications, and was primarily responsible for designing the Company’s progressive business services platform in the early days of the Cloud. Prior to SMB Suite, Jeremy served as the financial analyst, systems administrator, and information systems liaison for a $2 billion financial services corporation.
Monty is responsible for SMB Suite’s day-to-day operation and, most importantly, its customers. As a leader, motivator and mentor, Monty creates loyal high performance teams willing to “walk through walls” to accomplish their goals. Prior to SMB Suite, Monty served as President of The Bradshaw Group (TBG), a global distributor, manufacturer, and repair facility for digital printers. In this role, he was the Company’s ambassador to its most important domestic, European and Latin American customers and TBG achieved a best-in-class Net Promoter Score of 74 for its superb customer satisfaction. Prior to TBG, Monty served as the General Manager of Sam’s Clubs three highest grossing U.S. stores and was named Regional Operator of the Year in 1999. Monty holds a BBA in Marketing from Texas Tech University and is an active member of Business Navigators. He has been active in Vistage International, Executives in Action, the Dallas/Fort Worth Retail Executives Association, as well as, A.P.I.C.S., the leading professional association for supply chain and operations management. Monty also volunteers with Hunger Busters and ManeGait, a therapeutic horsemanship organization.
David is a proven financial and information technology professional with expertise in providing business accounting software and computing solutions. He began his career by starting and managing a successful independent consulting practice for several years. He then launched the local systems consulting unit of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneurial Services Group, leading the office into the hi-tech consulting arena. After successfully developing the unit for Ernst & Young, David founded NextCorp (which became SMB Suite in 2013) to serve the business software needs of clients throughout the US. David has made SMB Suite one of the best cloud ERP providers in the industry. In addition to being a successful entrepreneur and leader, he is a software and technology specialist, holding certifications in various Microsoft and other technologies.