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IT Vendor Courses   Microsoft Great Plains Training Courses

M8343: Great Plains V8.0 Foundation I

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Course Duration: 1 day

Course Code: M8343

Course Description:

The one-day Great Plains® Foundation course explores the basic elements of Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains. Topics covered during this session include: system and company setup procedures, how to use key reports and inquiries, how to use SmartList to expand inquiry and analysis capabilities, business alerts, process server and tips for the user to personalize shortcuts and checklists to streamline business practices.

 

Customers wishing to learn the basic features and to develop a working knowledge of the typical day-to-day procedures required to effectively use each Great Plains module.

 

The class is targeted toward data entry clerks, administrators; office managers, CEO’s, and consultants who need to understand the technical aspects of Great Plains Foundation and gain foundational knowledge of the application functionality.

Prerequisites:

Before attending this course, students must have:

- General knowledge of Microsoft Windows®
- Completed the Great Plains Tutorial
- Basic knowledge of accounting principles

This course includes the following modules:

Introduction

• Great Plains Series
• Integration
• Toolbar
• Menu Bar
• Window Components
• Keyboard Equivalents
• Notes: Record-Level, Window-level and OLE
• Online Documentation
• User Preferences

SmartList

• Types of SmartList objects
• Creating SmartList Favorites
• Linking to related Great Plains windows
• Exporting data to Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel
• Add Great Plains windows, macros and external links to the Shortcut Bar
• How to make it easier to navigate in Great Plains using Shortcuts
• How to manage a large number of shortcuts

Great Plains Reports

• Report Options
• Report Groups
• Combined Groups
• Named Printers
• Process Monitor

Posting Setup Procedures

• Transaction Posting Methods
• Posting Setup
• Posting Accounts Setup
• Source Documents
• Audit Trail Codes
• Batch Inquiry

Company Setup Procedures

• Switching Users and Company
• Company Information
• Global Features
• Internet Information
• Fiscal Periods
• Account Format
• Credit Cards
• Shipping Methods
• Payment Terms
• Custom Links
• Company Reports

 

To make an enquiry for this course to be run ONSITE at your location, click here or call Sales on +44 (0) 20 7620 0033.

Perpetual Solutions are a global provider of onsite training solutions throughout London, UK and the rest of the world. For scheduled training our UK partner network provides an unrivalled choice of courses.

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