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Social selling – How to engage customers beyond email and phone using LinkedIn

Jan 24, 2018

Are frustrated faces taking over your sales teams as prospecting fails to pay off? The conversion rate of cold calls is less than 1%, according to Keller Research Center. And honestly, let’s face it, even that number seems optimistic. As technology advances and social media plays a larger role in our lives, cold calls and cold […]

Dynamics GP User Tip: Changing Item Currency Decimal Places in Dynamics GP

Dec 20, 2017

Tired of your inventory item currencies showing the wrong number of decimal places in Dynamics GP? Solve that headache once and for all with this quick Dynamics GP tip. 1. Go to Inventory 2. Scroll down to Utilities 3. Select Change Decimal Places 4. Select the checkbox Change Currency Decimal Places 5. IMPORTANT: Enter an […]

Dynamics GP User Tip: Fixing format issue in SmartList Designer Excel exports

Dec 6, 2017

Have you ever come across column formatting issues after you’ve exported a SmartList to Excel? Sean Hunter, Turnkey’s Dynamics GP reporting specialist, probably knows why: In a recent customer request, we created a custom SmartList using Microsoft’s SmartList Designer in Dynamics GP (version 2013 R2 +). The design of the report was best completed by creating […]

Microsoft Dynamics GP for Manufacturing Tip – How to add “Insert Row” and “Delete Row” to windows

Nov 17, 2017

The following Dynamics GP customizations are for any current users who have upgraded to Dynamics GP 2013 R2 or newer and have Manufacturing installed. As you know in certain windows such as Item Transaction Entry and Purchase Order Entry the only way to delete a line was to select Edit and Delete Row. In Dynamics […]

Dynamics GP User Tip: Automatic Purchase Order generator for stock replenishment

Nov 14, 2017

Generate purchase orders automatically in Microsoft Dynamics GP Automating redundant tasks in Dynamics GP is a great way to simplify your workload and free up time for important tasks. The below process is used to automatically create replenishment for items that have fallen below minimum amounts required for stock levels. The process also identifies any demand […]

Dynamics GP User Tip: Emailing Documents from within Dynamics GP

Nov 9, 2017

While working on Dynamics GP implementations and other projects with our customers, the consultants and developers at Turnkey Technologies regularly come up with tips and shortcuts that can help simplify your workload. In this tip, written by our Dynamics GP Reporting Specialist, Sean Hunter, you’ll learn how to email documents right from within Dynamics GP! If […]

7th Inning Stretch: A Look at Baseball and Business Intelligence (BI)

Sep 5, 2017

As we begin September, many summer baseball leagues are coming to an end; however, the MLB season is still underway and some teams are trying to make that final push for a run at the post season. Which brings to mind one valuable strategy almost all MLB organizations have adopted; the use of baseball data […]

Looking for an ERP Consultant in St. Louis? Here’s an ERP Implementation Checklist

Aug 3, 2017

Your business is booming – and that’s something to celebrate. Unfortunately, you’ve started noticing a buildup of problems like balances that won’t reconcile at the end of the month, poor inventory management, and an HR team with nowhere to house important documentation. An ERP system can resolve these problems, allowing you to secure, control and […]

Don’t Wait for Talent to Find You – Recruit Now!

Jul 10, 2017

Recruiting is a daunting task that is becoming increasingly difficult to do efficiently and effectively. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the ratio of unemployed persons per job opening is approximately 1.3 which is lower than it was prior to the start of the 2009 recession. With fewer candidates looking for a job, organizations […]