Workflow automation can help you gain efficiency, respond quickly to changing conditions and gain control over your audit trails. Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 helps you deliver flexible workflow capabilities that automate alerts and notifications for key business tasks.
2. Agenda
Workflow Overview
Workflow Architecture, System Requirements,
Server Configuration Options
Common Scenarios
Extending Workflow with SharePoint Platform
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5. Dynamics GP Workflow
Integration with Business Processes
Integration between Microsoft Dynamics GP, Windows SharePoint Foundation and
Outlook
Support for users outside of Dynamics GP
Collaboration
Add comments during the approval process
View Workflow history in Dynamics GP and SharePoint
• Who, Action taken, Date/Time stamp, Comments
Flexibility
Multiple approval paths/scenarios
Out of Office Settings
Escalation Settings
6. Workflow Benefits
Consistent Processes
Automatic Notification
Access Through SharePoint and Outlook
Audit Reports
7. Workflows in Dynamics GP 2010
GL, PM, RM Batch Release
SOP Quote Approval
SOP Credit Limit Override
Purchase Order Approval
HR Personnel Maintenance Approval *
Vendor Approval *
Employee On-Boarding *
* - New with GP 2010
9. System Requirements
Component 32-bit 64-bit
Internet Information IIS 6.0 IIS 7.0
Services (IIS) IIS 7.0
SharePoint Windows SharePoint Microsoft SharePoint
Services 3.0 Foundation Service 2010
Microsoft Office Microsoft SharePoint
SharePoint Server 2007 Server 2010
Enterprise Edition 320bit
SP2 or later
Internet Explorer (IE) IE 7.0
IE 8.0
Other Applications Web Services for Dynamics GP 2010
13. Simple Workflow - Approval
1 2 3 4
Alicia Ellen Sara Charlie
Phyllis Always Must Must Must
Submits a Require approve approve if approve
Purchase Approval if greater greater than if greater
Order than $1,000 $10,000 than
$20,000
14. Simple Workflow - Action
1 2 3
Alicia Ellen Sara
Phyllis Review Enter Must Always
Submits a Signed Payment Approve
Contract Terms
Vendor If Payment
Always Terms are
Blank
15. Parallel Workflow
1 2 3
Inga Phyllis Charlie
Must always Must Must
Approve approve approve if
if greater greater than
Alicia than $20,000
Submits $10,000
a
Purchase
4 5 6
order
April Ken Sara
Must Must Must
approve if approve if approve if
the BUYER greater than greater than
ID is Alicia $10,000 $20,000
16. Branching Workflow
1 Michael
Must approve
if the Vendor is
Astor Suites
4 5 6
Kevin Sara Charlie
2 David
Susan Must Must Must
Submits a Must approve approve if approve if approve if
Purchase if the Vendor is greater greater greater
Order Crawfords, Inc. than than than
$5,000 $20,000 $50,000
3 Nancy
Must approve
if the Vendor is
Getaway Inn
17. Workflow Reporting
Completed Tasks
by Approvers report
Completed Tasks
by Workflow Step report
Completed Documents report
Active Tasks report
Task Summary report
18. PO Requisition “Lite” Scenario
Kevin – VP of Sales
• Enters purchase request for new notebook computer for his new
salesperson
Tim – IT / Charlie – President
• Tim may authorize purchase requests up to $2,000
• Charlie must authorize any purchase request over $2,000
Charlie – President
• Approves purchase request
• PO is automatically created in GP
Products Used: Technologies Used:
• Office InfoPath • SharePoint Designer
• Office Outlook • Dynamics GP Web Services
• Dynamics GP • Windows Workflow Foundation
• Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services
19.
20. Integration Manager & eConnect Webcast
Integration Manager & eConnect for
Microsoft Dynamics GP
Day: August 19, 2010
Register by: August 18, 2010
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