Chapter 7. Preventing Errors in Dynamics GP
Microsoft Dynamics GP is a robust Enterprise Resource Planning system. However, any software system is vulnerable to the possibility of errors. Errors can be caused by user actions, software bugs, network issues, hardware failures, or other sources. In this chapter we'll look at some ways to prevent errors in Dynamics GP:
- Preventing posting errors by managing Batch Date
- Reducing out of balance problems with Allow Account Entry
- Ensuring entry in the correct company by warning about test companies
- Protecting Dynamics GP with key security settings
- Providing clean vendor information by properly closing Purchase Orders
- Preventing account selection errors with segment names
- Ensuring proper year-end closing by checking Posting Types
- Preventing sales of discontinued inventory
- Correcting errors by backing out, correcting, and copying journal entries
