David Meego - Click for blog homepageUpdate now to the latest builds for your version of Microsoft Dynamics GP.

This article provides advanced warning that old builds of Winthrop Development Consultants products for versions GP 18.0. or later will be discontinued at the end of August 2025 and will no longer be able to renew their subscriptions.

It is vital the customers update their installs of our products to get all the new fixes, features and enhancements that their annual subscription entitles them to.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageToday, I received an email from Terry Heley of Microsoft confirming that the End of Support date for Microsoft Dynamics GP has been extended by 3 months from 30th September 2029 to 31st December 2029.

This extension enables the Microsoft Dynamics GP development and support teams to release an End of Year (EOY) update to meet any of the payroll and tax requirements to complete the year.

Read on for more details and links …

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageWishing everyone a Merry Christmas and very Happy New Year.

2024 has been a successful, but challenging year. Here at Winthrop Development Consultants, we spent 6 months working hard and finally creating the dream of “No Code/Low Code” customization across the entire Microsoft Dynamics GP product, as well as Virtual Fields.

The result was GP Power Tools Build 31 including the new Form Control module which was released in August. Then, just one month later Microsoft announced the End of Support dates for Dynamics GP.

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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 homepageOn 25th September 2024, Microsoft announced they will end product support and updates for Dynamics GP on the 30th of September 2029 (with security patches ending on the 30th of April 2031). As a result, many Dynamics GP users are making decisions on their future plans with GP.

This survey from AccountingWare, the people behind the ActivReporter reporting tool for GP and previous reports from surveys, is intended to learn more about what other GP users think about this announcement, and what strategic plans GP users will make as a result.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageThe Great Plains User Conference is fast approaching. The GPUC 2024 event is hosted by Implementation Specialists in Fargo, ND, USA (in person and virtually) from 18th to 22nd of November 2024.

Winthrop Development Consultants is proud to be a sponsor for the conference. If you have not registered yet, please consider signing up to attend the 4 days of sessions either in person or virtually.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageHere is a reminder that the free DynamicsCon November 2024 Virtual Conference is happening tomorrow on Wednesday 13th November 2024.

Winthrop Development Consultants is proud to be the champion sponsor for the Microsoft Dynamics GP track. Please attend for some free training for Dynamics GP and the other Microsoft ERP and Business Applications.

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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 homepageWinthrop Development Consultants is a proud member of the Microsoft Dynamics GP community and we continue to invest in the community we love by being a sponsor at three upcoming conferences, the first starting in a week’s time:

  • Sponsor for the Microsoft Dynamics GP focused GPUC 24 conference (18th to 22nd November 2024) in Fargo, ND, USA in-person and virtually, hosted by Implementation Specialists.

In preparation for these conferences, we have used the great video creation tool, Renderforest, to update our product introduction videos for our latest builds and create a video for the amazing new GP Power ToolsForm Control module.

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