Dynamics GP – You Own It … Why Not Use It? eBanking November 29, 2016

Meet Your Presenter Jeanne M. Corbley Senior Consultant Microsoft Dynamics GP BS – Accounting – Stevenson University BS – Information Systems – Stevenson University Over 20 years experience with Dynamics GP and Great Plains Fifth Year with Intellitec Solutions

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Dynamics-GP Roadmap Previous release​ Mainstream support available until Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 April 2020 Current release Mainstream support available until Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 July 2021 Next release​ Scheduled for Micr​osoft Dynamics GP 2016 R2 Q4 CY2016 Our commitment Ongoing.  Microsoft Dynamics GP will continue to be developed and enhanced. Our recommendation Upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 Take a look at Microsoft Dynamics 365 – Business edition. Get a better feel for what we’re working to achieve.

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eBanking Modules – Why? Enables you: To automate banking processes Interact with your bank electronically Help reduce manual labor Decrease fraud Increase productivity Improve cash management All in a secure environment

eBanking tip Consider putting an ACH block on any bank account in which you do not permit ACH debits Why? ACH debits allows fraudsters to potentially deduct money from your bank account

eBanking Modules Payables EFT (PM EFT) Receivables EFT (RM EFT) SafePay (Positive Pay) LockBox Processing Electronic Bank Reconcile

eBanking - Payables EFT (PM EFT) (note: the Receviables EFT is setup in a similar way) Sends vendor payments via electronic file to your bank What you do: Obtain vendor bank information and vendor permission, if needed Also, Vendor email info for sending remittances Setup the Vendor Cards with their EFT info under Vendor Address Maintenance>>EFT Bank We can help automate this for large amount of EFT Vendors Work with bank - ACH formats and sign up for service Specify a file path for the EFT file Make sure that IT locks this down Define/train who will place file on bank website Determine if bank requires Prenotes

eBanking - Payables EFT (PM EFT) What Intellitec does: Setup GP and EFT file format in GP We work with the bank on the file testing Setup GP Checkbook(s) with EFT Payables Options Note: GP Checkbook ID can’t contain spaces, dashes or special characters Setup one or more EFT File formats Single format or Based on Vendor Setup EFT Remittance with invoice information via Word template

eBanking - Payables EFT (cont’d) What Intellitec does, cont’d) Tests EFT remittance (email w/ Invoice info) Setup security to Payables EFT and documents it for you Trains you and your users Supports you on first production Payables EFT run Future support via our GP helpdesk

eBanking - SafePay (Positive Pay) Helps to reduce fraud by notifying the bank of all checks which have been issued.  Using the bank’s “positive pay” service, no checks will be paid without your prior electronic authorization. Consider additional protection with “Payee name positive pay” that includes payee name in addition to the usual Dollar Amount and Check number Works with Vendor Payments (including EFT) Does not include Credit Memos. Only Net amount of payment

eBanking - SafePay (cont’d) New GP security task: e.g., SAFEPAY – add Windows for series 3rd Party

eBanking - SafePay (cont’d) What you do: Work with bank to setup Positive Pay service and get NACHA standards documentation Determine if bank allows Voids in same file or how to handle them Do you want to include Payables EFT in the file, if applicable Determine who will generate SafePay file and who will upload to the bank Understand how to update Safepay info for bank manually on their website, if needed Create a folder location (a share) with security

eBanking - SafePay (cont’d) What Intellitec does: Setup SafePay Configurator to match bank file standard Test with the bank (this usually requires sending the file to the bank and adjusting it a few times) Setup security to SafePay and document it for you Train you and your users Support you on first production Safepay run Future support via our GP helpdesk Note: we also have a solution if you want to automate multiple SafePay file uploads at one time. Please contact us for details

eBanking - Lockbox Automatically import and apply customer payment information from a lockbox transaction file provided by your bank What you do: Work with bank – determine best location for lockbox(es) and sign up for service Specify a file path for the Lockbox file Make sure that IT locks this down Define/train who and how to obtain the bank lockbox file

eBanking - Lockbox What Intellitec does: Setup Lockbox Configurator to match bank file standard Test with the bank (this usually requires sending the file to the bank and adjusting it a few times Setup security to Lockbox and document it for you Train you and your users Support you on first production Lockbox import Future support via our GP helpdesk

eBanking - Lockbox Steps to Use: Navigate to the Lockbox Entry transaction screen, enter a batch ID, and click on, “Transactions” (Sales>>Transactions>>Lockbox) GP will read the file and attempt to match the bank information with existing open invoices in GP. Errors can be managed in the Lockbox Transactions screen. Click “Create Batch” to create a new, editable Cash Receipts batch in GP Receivables

eBanking – Lockbox tips Lockbox Apply Method - Select how you want the system to apply the Cash Receipts to invoices:  Note: The most common Lockbox Apply Method is 'Specific Invoices' with an Alternate Apply Method of 'None'.   --None - The cash receipts are brought in, but not applied until you manually apply them.  --Document Number - Cash receipts are first applied to the lowest document number, regardless of type.  --Invoice Number - Cash receipts are first applied to invoices, starting with the lowest document number.  --Due Date/Oldest Document - Cash receipts are first applied to any document with the oldest due date.  --Due Date/Oldest Invoice - Cash receipts are first applied to invoice type documents with oldest due date.  --Document Date - Cash receipts are first applied to the document with the oldest document date.  --Specific Invoices - Cash receipts are applied only to the invoice number you specify. If the specific invoice number is not found, you can define an Alternate Apply Method to be used. 

eBanking - Electronic Bank Reconcile Use a downloaded file from your bank to automatically clear bank transactions in GP Bank Reconciliation What you do: Download a file from the bank into Excel that has this info: Date, Type, Reference Number, Description, Debits, Credits Add columns to the Excel file: Transaction Amount (Debit plus Credit) Transaction Code CHK, DEP, DAJ, IAJ, XFR Record Type Code (Checkbook ID) Account Number (watch leading zeroes) Save the file as tab delimited text (w/out Column Header info)

eBanking - Electronic Bank Reconcile (cont’d) Confirm Checkbook has Bank Account number (Financial>>Cards>>Checkbook)

eBanking - Electronic Bank Reconcile (cont’d) What Intellitec does: Setup the Configurator for the file for a new Bank Format (Financial>>Routines>>Electronic Reconcile>>Configurator) Setup Download Maintenance window (Financial>>Routines>>Electronic Reconcile>>Transactions Download)

eBanking - Electronic Bank Reconcile (cont’d) What Intellitec does (cont’d) Tests with you, documents and trains Setup security to Electronic Bank Reconcile Future support via our GP helpdesk

eBanking - Electronic Bank Reconcile (cont’d) To process: Open Electronic Reconcile Download Transactions (Financial>>Routines>>Transactions>>Download) Choose Download and enter a confirmation number (from the bank or user specified)

eBanking - Electronic Bank Reconcile (cont’d) To process (cont’d) Click the Reconcile button Enter the Bank Statement Ending Balance, Bank Statement Ending Date and Cutoff Date Click on Transactions (click yes, if message)

eBanking - Electronic Bank Reconcile (cont’d) To process (cont’d) Any GP bank transactions that match a transaction listed in the Excel file, will be marked as Cleared Complete the bank reconciliation (Difference is $0) Print out the reports Click Reconcile

eBanking Modules Payables EFT (PM EFT) Receivables EFT (RM EFT) SafePay (Positive Pay) LockBox Processing Electronic Bank Reconcile

eBanking Modules – Why? Enables you: To automate banking processes Interact with your bank electronically Help reduce manual labor Decrease fraud Increase productivity Improve cash management All in a secure environment

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Dynamics GP – You Own It … Why Not Use It? eBanking Thanks for attending! Please contact me if you have future questions: jcorbley@intellitecsolutions.com