Printable guides

The topics in this section include information about, and links to, the printable guides that are available on the Microsoft Download Center for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013.

Document	Description
Analytical Accounting	Explains how to set up Analytical Accounting, which you can use to create, interpret, and analyze reports that are based on your company's chart of accounts. Also explains how to enter and use analysis information for transactions. This analysis information includes non-monetary information.
Business Analyzer	Describes how to set up Business Analyzer to access reports from the desktop.
Business Portal Administrator’s Guide	Includes information for administrators who set up and provide access to Business Portal 6.0 or 6.1, manage its daily use, create back office queries, and generate reports. Describes the Business Data Catalog and includes reference information about users and roles.
Cashbook Bank Management	Explains how to set up Cashbook Bank Management, which you can use to manage banking information, import bank statements into Microsoft Dynamics GP, and reconcile transactions. Also explains how to enter and reconcile information, and includes information about inquiries, reporting, and routine procedures.
Date Effective Tax Rates	Describes how to set up various tax percentages for a tax detail ID, based on various date ranges, as specified by the tax authority. The tax percentages are used for transactions that occur in the specified date ranges. Also explains how to regenerate taxes and describes related reports.
Electronic Bank Management	Explains how to set up Electronic Bank Management to enter or import the transactions that appear on bank statements. Also explains how to enter and reconcile information, and includes information about inquiries, reporting, and routine procedures.
Enhanced Intrastat	Explains how to set up the system to collect statistics about the trade of goods between countries/regions of the European Union (EU). Also explains how to generate Intrastat returns that are specific to various countries/regions.
Export Financial Data	Describes how to export the ACCON account balance report for Belgium and the ETAFI account balance for France to a format that can be imported by the legal authorities of Belgium and France.
Fixed Asset Enhancements	Describes how to set up and calculate depreciation for low-cost and low-value assets.
Fixed Asset Management	Explains how to set up assets, account groups, physical locations, and other information to manage your asset records. Includes information about transactions, routine procedures, integrations, inquiries, and reports.
General Ledger	Describes how to set up, enter, and maintain account records and transactions. Explains the various types of accounts and how to set up a chart of accounts, enter beginning balances and history, and set up budgets. Also includes information about reports, and routine procedures.
GST and Australian Taxes	Explains how to install the Australian tax features, and how to set up and use Goods and Services Tax (GST), Pay As You Go, Business Activity Statement reports, and Pay As You Go reports. Also explains how to enter and view tax information.
Installation Instructions - Desktop Client	Contains the installation checklist and instructions for installing the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Desktop Client and its additional products. Also explains how to set up a company and an account framework.
Installation Instructions - Web Client	Contains the installation checklist and instructions for installing the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Web Client.
Integration Manager User's Guide	Describes how to install Integration Manager and explains how to create and run integrations. Also describes how to use VBScript and includes adapter reference information. Before using this guide, you should know how to set up an ODBC data source and execute queries using SQL statements, and also be familiar with VBScript syntax.
Inventory Control	Explains how to set up inventory preferences and records, and how to enter and post transactions and work with stock counts. Also contains information about reporting, year-end closing, and inventory reconciliation and adjustments.
Multilingual Checks	Explains how to set up and use Multilingual Checks, which you can use to print check amounts in words, and in languages other than the system language.
Payment Document Management	Explains how to set up the system to enter sales and purchasing transactions by using payment methods other than cash, checks, and credit cards. For example, particular kinds of payment documents are used in some European and Latin American countries/regions.
Payables Management	Describes how to set up and maintain vendor information, enter and post transactions and batches, report on payables activity, and complete period- and year-end procedures.
Planning for Security	Helps you determine how to make your Microsoft Dynamics GP data as secure as possible. Includes security recommendations for Microsoft Dynamics GP, as well as servers, networks, and other components of your implementation.
Purchase Order Processing	Describes how to set up Purchase Order Processing, and how to enter, print, issue, and manage purchase orders and receipts. Also explains how to analyze this information and complete routine procedures.
Receivables Management	Explains how to set up, enter, and maintain customer records, sales territory records, salesperson records, and transactions. Describes how to analyze and report on information and complete period- and year-end procedures.
Sales Order Processing	Describes how to set up Sales Order Processing and enter and print quotes, orders, invoices, back orders, and returns. Also includes information about generating purchase orders from sales documents, working with allocations and fulfillments, and analyzing sales information.
Scheduled Instalments	Explains how to set up and use Scheduled Instalments, which you can use to split the total amount of an invoice into two amounts that are due on different days.
SQL Server Reporting Services Guide	Explains how to install and set up Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services for use with Microsoft Dynamics GP reports.
System Administrator's Guide	Describes how to customize, maintain, and protect your system and its data, including password setup. Also includes technical reference and troubleshooting sections. This manual is intended for system administrators, controllers, IS staff, and those who maintain or troubleshoot a complex Microsoft Dynamics GP implementation.
System Setup Guide	Describes how to set up company, tax, and user information, such as payment terms and user access. Suggests additional tools for setting up and customizing Microsoft Dynamics GP, and includes organizational structures and business alerts information.
System User's Guide	Introduces the Microsoft Dynamics GP system and interface. Includes information about integrations, data processing, and reports.
U.S. Payroll	Explains how to set up codes, records, employee classes, and tax information. Also describes how to enter transactions and print reports.
Upgrade Instructions	Contains the upgrade checklist and other information about upgrading to Microsoft Dynamics GP Release 2013. Describes the data conversion process and contains additional upgrade procedures for specific modules and integrating products. Note If you are not able to download the attached scripts in the Upgrade Instructions, you can download the GP2013UpgradeSQLScripts.zip file that includes these scripts.
VAT Daybook	Explains how to set up and use VAT Daybook to create value-added tax (VAT) reports that are based on the reporting requirements of EU customs agencies. Also includes information about additional features for users in Spain, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
What's New in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013	Briefly describes the features and enhancements in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013.
Workflow Administrator's Guide	Describes how to set up the Workflow system, and how to create individual workflows, or approval processes. Also explains how to set up approval workflows for purchase orders, sales quotes, credit limit overrides, and financial batches. A workflow defines how a document or batch flows through the system by indicating the users who must approve the document or batch, and the conditions under which those users must approve the document or batch.
Workflow Installation and Upgrade Guide	Explains how to install Workflow components on a web server that is running Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 or Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010. Also describes how to upgrade to Workflow for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013.