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What's New in Microsoft Dynamics GP 18.6 October Release

Oct 05, 2023

Microsoft Dynamics GP 18.6 (October Release) Fixed Items


Distribution

  • The Historical Received/Not Invoiced SRS report now includes items where the quantity is matched but the extended cost is different.
  • The Sales All-In-One view might encounter errors when viewing a document with a 001-extension created from SOP, failing to display the original RM document with the same number.
  • Sales Order Processing (SOP) Blank Picking Ticket Bin Sequenced and SOP Blank Picking Ticket Order Entered templates will not print when the "Print Separate Picking Ticket Per Site" option is selected and sent to the printer.
  • On the Sales Order Processing (SOP) Blank Return form, the totals section table now remains intact and does not split when there isn't enough room on a page for the entire table.
  • Users will no longer encounter the error message, "The budget does not exist for this PO," when processing a shipment on a Purchase Order with Project Accounting data originating from a Requisition.
  • The Unit of Measure (UofM) now seamlessly flows from Requestion to Purchase Order and functions correctly for POs originating from Sales Orders.
  • Users can now drill back to Project Accounting transactions directly from the Purchase Receipts Quantity Sold Details window, streamlining the workflow and improving efficiency.


Financials

  • When emailing a reprint of vendor remittances, customized fields added from the email message setup are not included.
  • An error occurs when attaching a document to the Deposit Entry window: "You cannot post. The fiscal period that contains this posting date has not been set up."
  • The Final Notice for Collection letter for <<InvoiceDetails>> does not print. There is an issue with the Letter Writing Assistant where the Collection Letters Final Notice is not generated as expected.
  • The Financial Summary Inquiry window is missing the redisplay option, affecting the user's ability to access this function within the window.
  • The Cash Receipt feature is missing from the Mass Customer E-mail settings window, creating an inconsistency in the options available to users.
  • Fixed Asset information might be incorrect when transferring an asset twice with a Transfer Date prior to its Depreciated To Date. This results in discrepancies in the asset details after the transfer process.


Payroll and Human Resources

  • Letter Writing Assistant fails to print Human Resource Test information.
  • Payroll Recreate Pay stub prints VOIDED for all paystubs when printing a group of paystubs.
  • Restricting Payroll SmartList Employee Summary to a specific year does not return all employees for that year.
  • Inactivating an employee OVERTIME code through Quick Assignment window ONLY results in incorrect pay factor increase.


System/Install/Upgrade

  • Letter Writing Assistant prints symbols when using special characters (such as ééééààààà) for customer, vendor, and employee name fields.
  • SmartList Designer displays an error message: "You do not have access to the selected series for non-power user."


Workflow

  • Workflow notification emails fail to send when more than one user is CC'd and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is enabled.
  • Duplicate Final Approval completion emails are being sent in Workflow when Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is enabled.


Web Client

  • Display issues in SOP Document Inquiry.


Modern Auth (MFA) – Multi Factor Authentication and GP

  • Implemented the ability for a shared mailbox with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) support in Dynamics GP.
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is not compatible with the Single Tenant authentication option in Azure App Registration.
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) fails to send emails when there is an invalid email address associated with a Customer having multiple addresses.




Microsoft Dynamics GP 18.6 (October Release) New Features


Microsoft has scheduled dates through November when details of each new feature will be released. You can view feature blogs and the upcoming schedule here. We encourage you to review the benefits in the 18.6 release:


  • Financial Summary Inquiry Redisplay
  • Reverse Fiscal year end close by Company
  • Customer Statements display open items
  • Email/Reprint Vendor Remittance with customized message fields
  • ALL Payables 1099 forms print with LINES and BOXES!!
  • Print Cash Receipts and email - enhanced
  • Drop Down List Selection for Batch Source Navigation Lists
  • Print Sales Order Processing blank picking ticket template
  • Set Unit of Measure from the PO Requisition to the Purchase Order
  • Format Workflow emails with item decimals
  • Project Time and Expense Workflow My Expenses/ Delegates List
  • Project Time Expense Workflow my Timesheets List
  • Payroll Year-End Wage Report Formatting
  • Letter Writing Assistant Expiring Test in Human Resource
  • Letter Writing Assistant Final Notice Collection Letter
  • Completely Delete Document Attachments
  • Shared Mailbox with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
  • Modern Authentication - Single Tenant App Registration



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