How to Add a Shortcut to Management Reporter to the Financial Reports Menu in GP
Create a Financial Reports Shortcut in GP
Are you looking to streamline your workflow in Dynamics GP? Adding a Management Reporter shortcut to your Financial Reports menu will allow you to launch the Report Designer from with Dynamics GP. Follow these steps to create the shortcut.
Click on the Home tab in the Navigation List. Then go to the left side of the screen and right-click to open a shortcut menu. From the menu select Add > Add External Shortcut. This will open the Add External Shortcut Window.
On the Add External Shortcut Menu enter a name for your shortcut. Then, on the command line, browse to the executable that will launch Report Designer. In a default installation the path is: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics ERP\Management Reporter\2.1\Client\ReportDesigner.exe. Click Done after the path has been added.
The new Management Reporter shortcut will now appear under Report Shortcuts. Simply click the Management Reporter shortcut and it will launch Management Reporter, allowing you to generate your financial reports quickly and easily.
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GP Tip: How to bring back the navigation pane
Have you ever had the Navigation Pane disappear while using GP? Here’s how you can bring it back yourself!
The solution is to click the Layout Button in the top right corner of Microsoft Dynamics GP. Unselect and then re-select the Navigation Pane option.
When you select the Navigation Pane option the Navigation Pane will then be displayed in GP.
That’s it!
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GP Tip: Dynamics GP – Account Rollups
The GP Account Rollup Inquiry screen allows you to summarize information from GL several accounts and display this information in several ways such as Current and Previous years, Actuals vs. Budgets with variances. Use this as a quick way to view a sum of a group of related accounts.
1. Go to Financial > Inquiry > Account Rollup 2. Enter an Option ID 3. Press the Tab key 4. Select Yes to add this option 5. In the Sort By drop-down list, select the G/L account segment you want to use to sort the information that will be displayed. 6. Select the number of columns of information you want to display 7. For each column of information, enter the column heading you want to use, and the Type of information you want to display. If you selected Budget type, click on the lookup icon to the right of Selection to select your Budget ID. If you selected Calculated type, click on the blue arrow to the right of Selection to open the Account Rollup Inquiry Calculated Column window.
8. Enter restrictions to define the account segment ranges you want to use in this inquiry. You can set up multiple ranges for a single segment. 9. Click on Save 10. Go back to the Option ID you created and click on Redisplay. You can choose to display either Net Change amounts or Period Balances. 11. Click to select an amount then drill-down on one of the blue underlined column headers to see the account breakdown.
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Dynamics GPManagement Reporter for Beginners FAQ
Microsoft’s Management Reporter tool can be extremely useful for Dynamics GP users to create a financial report such as balance sheet , trial balance , income statement , and really any kind of financial statements . Here are answers to several frequently asked questions about the Microsoft Dynamic GP Management Reporter tool:
What’s the most current version of Microsoft Management Reporter available? The most current version of Management Reporter is Management Reporter 2012. It’s the Cumulative Updates (service pack update versions) that you want to keep your eye on since it’s unclear as to whether there will be full future versions of Management Reporter released. The most current version and service pack (CU16) is: 2.12.16002.0
What version of Management Reporter will work with my current Dynamics GP version? We’re so glad you asked! It does make a difference. Here are the versions of GP that the most current version of Management Reporter will work with: GP 2013 GP 2013 R2 GP 2015 GP 2015 R2 GP 2016 GP 2016 R2 GP 2018
If you’re thinking about using Management Reporter or upgrading GP, be sure to investigate version compatibility. Not sure where to find this information? Contact us at support@cssi.com and we’ll help you find the information you need.
What if I’d like to upgrade Management Reporter? Contact us atsupport@cssi.com for more information. We’re happy to help you out! We can also support and train you on report design, using this report designer to create multiple reports, and setting up your data warehouse / management reporter database.
How do I know what version of Management Reporter my organization is currently running? In Management Reporter, click on Help and select About Management Reporter
On the About Management Reporter screen, look for the version information:
Is there more than one way to add a row to the reporting tree in Management Reporter? a) Right-click and select to insert the new row amongst existing rows: Click to edit the reporting tree:
Right-click where you’d like to add the new row and select Insert Reporting Unit:
b) Select the row where you’d like to insert the new row and click the Insert Row button:
c) Copy and paste an existing row Right-click and Copy the row you’d like to duplicate and then right-click and Paste where you’d like it to be inserted
Most times I need to see results for the year so far, and other times I just want to see results for the current month. How do I change the timeframe for which an individual report runs? a) On the Report tab, you can specify which month you’d like set as your Base Period.
b) Click the Column details icon. c) In the Periods Covered field(s), select whether you want the fields to register as YTD (Year to Date) or PERIODIC (Periodic). YTD will show any data from the beginning of the year up to the month you’ve selected as your Base period. Periodic will show data only for the month you’ve selected as your Base period.
It’s easier for me to review field mappings in Microsoft Excel. What’s the easiest way for me to review the row definitions in Excel? a) On the Report tab, select the Rows details icon.
b) Copy the data fields in the Row Definition
Pro Tip: Instead of trying to manually select and copy all the fields, just double-click in the square in the top-left corner of the fields. It will auto-select all data fields in a snap!
c) Open a New Excel Book and paste the data.
Training GP Management Reporter Training Videos
Your Next Steps
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Management Reporter is a powerful interactive financial reporting tool used with Microsoft Dynamics GP and other ERP systems. Management Reporter allows Controllers, Accountants, and other Finance team members to create custom reports without the help of their IT team. Ease of use, native Active Directory integration, and scalability are just a few of the reasons why Management Reporter is a great reporting and financial statement tool.
In this recorded webinar, the CSSI Technologies GP team provides a tutorial on Dynamics GPManagement Reporter tutorial for beginners. This is part 1 of a 2 part series (see part 2 here – Intermediate Management Reporter Tutorial).
This Dynamics GPManagement Reporter tutorial includes:
Management Reporter overview
Report structure – report definition and how to build a report
Running reports – sample report outputs, and how to export reports to Microsoft Excel
Management Reporter can be used as a report designer for many different types of financial data reports:
CSSI can support you with report creation and training using Management Reporter, Power BI, and SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services) and other tools. Interested to learn how CSSI Technologies can help to support your Dynamics GP usage, or to learn about future webinars? Contact us:
