Public Service Announcement

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageFor many years the Microsoft Dynamics GP Community Forum was one of the best places to get help and discuss all things relating to our wonderful Microsoft Dynamics GP / Great Plains product.

That was until 08-Nov-2024 when Microsoft, in its wisdom, consolidated the forums and combined the Microsoft Dynamics GP forum with the Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics SL and Microsoft Dynamics 365 forums into a single forum, the Finance | Project Operations, Human Resources, AX, GP, SL Community Forum.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageRecently, I was contacted by Amiee Keenan from The ISV Society and asked if I wanted to join her for a session discussing the future of Microsoft Dynamics GP and why you should come to Community Summit in San Antonio.

Of course I agreed, and we recorded the What’s the Buzz podcast live last Tuesday.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageSadly, the day has finally arrived. We knew it was coming for many years. Since the premature (since retracted) announcement by Mike Morton at Community Summit 2022, it has been expected sooner rather than later.

As of the 25th September 2024, it is official. Microsoft Dynamics GP product development will cease completely in 2031 with new feature development and product support stopping a little earlier.

Read on for full details and links …

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageWinthrop Development Consultants is fully committed to the Microsoft Dynamics GP product and its fantastic community. We put a huge amount of effort into making the lives of the members of the GP Community easier, simpler and less stressful.

As part of this stress release effort and to help provide advanced networking opportunities, we are very proud to sponsor the PowerGP Online Party at Community Summit 2024 in San Antonio, TX, USA.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageMicrosoft Teams is a great screen sharing tool for collaboration and support (once you can successfully log into the correct organization). However, a change made to the default policy settings a little while ago has meant that External Meeting Participants (anyone from outside of the organization) are unable to request or take control.

If you have ever had to “drive” someone through a complex set of steps when they are unfamiliar with the application’s interface, you will know that this makes support time consuming and very frustrating.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageMicrosoft have done many great things over the years but have also made some bad (maybe awful) decisions in my opinion. This includes discontinuing Zune and Windows Phone and Xbox Kinect as well as the addition of Clippy to Office or the removal of the Start Menu in Windows 8.

However, the latest change that I am less than impressed by is the changing of the default Office font (technically Typeface) from Calibri to Aptos. This article explains how to restore Calibri as the default in Microsoft Outlook.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageThere have been a number of articles on the future of Microsoft Dynamics GP with the change to the Modern Lifecycle in 2021 and the announcement about ceasing new customer site sales in April 2023.

[Edit] GPUG All-Star, SQL Guru and good friend Kerry Hataley has consolidated all the information from Microsoft into a single article and also produced a Dynamics GP Consolidated Timeline based on the official Microsoft Roadmap, product lifecycle information and the April 2023 announcement.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageAt Community Summit 2023 in Charlotte, NC, USA we had a session on the future of Dynamics GP immediately after the GP General Session. The Dynamics GP Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades session interviewed customers, partners and ISVs to discuss their commitment to the Microsoft Dynamics GP platform.

During the session there was a quick live poll, as well as the link for a more detailed survey was shared.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageIn April 2023, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Dynamics GP will not be available for sale to new customers after April 2026. While the announcement has very little effect on the existing customers, there have been lots of discussions on the future of Microsoft Dynamics GP and its client base.

Microsoft has indicated that they will be supporting the product to 2028 & Beyond. That “& Beyond” clause will be very dependent on what the existing customers using GP do. If the existing customer base continues to use GP and pay their annual enhancement fees, Microsoft’s management will be able to justify continued support beyond 2028 due to the income stream.

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