Are you wondering what is in store for the release of Microsoft Dynamics SL 2015? Read on to learn more about the new features that Microsoft is bringing to the table and how these features will simplify the way you work.

Project enhancements: The built in functionality and flexibility of SL 2015 make it a great fit for a wide range of industries, but this release will especially reflect the growing needs of project companies. The project enhancements with SL 2015 will impact the way you work with your customers while providing greater project management to your staff.

•Multi-Company Processing: Project processes and project reports have been enhanced for customers operating across more than one company. Processes and reports are no longer restricted to the current company, but can now be run for any company from just one login.

•Multi-Company Security: Project lookup lists now display the project and its associated company, and only users with rights will have access to view projects.

•Multi-Currency Project based currency: Both the Company base currency and the Project currency are stored for project transactions. In situations where the currencies differ, project transactions will be traced in both currencies, enhancing reporting options.

•Taxable Items: AP sales tax, applicable to voucher and adjustment entries, now flow to the project/task identified in the detail lines.

•Base Resource Management: An amazing new web app, which we will discuss further, will offer a project dashboard allowing you to assign resources to projects/tasks.

Reporting Enhancements: Focused on enhancing reporting for the everyday accounting user while expanding the availability of reports to the non-accounting user.

•Reports – Emailing: Reports can be previewed and now emailed as an attachment with just the click of a button.

•Report Formats: Support has been added to allow for unlimited report formats.

•Possible Values List: The same filter capabilities used in quick query to narrow our lookup options now work in all look up lists, providing a more intuitive search.

•Quick Query- Refreshable Excel Files: SL has been enhanced to support the creation of refreshable excel tables as well as pivot tables. Easily connect your data to excel to analyze your data.

Web Apps: This feature will play a HUGE role in SL 2015. Web apps provide browser-based access to view and enter data through a tablet, smartphone or desktop machine.

• SL 2015 Web Apps: In addition to the CU1 features in SL 2011, Microsoft Dynamics SL 2015 Web Apps will include:
  • Project Communicator
  • Project Timesheet Entry
  • Project Maintenance and Inquiry
    • Billing Information Maintenance
    • Project Maximums Maintenance
    • Percent Complete and Revenue Recognition Setup
    • Address Maintenance
    • Contract Value and Revenue Information
  • Budget Revision Maintenance, Approval, Inquiry and Analysis
  • Budget Maintenance and Inquiry
  • Project Delegations Approval
  • Project Invoice Approval
  • Item Request Entry and Approval.

• Basic Resource Management Web App: This will allow project managers to quickly view resource assignments by project.

• Source Code for Web Apps: Offering the ability to customize screens by adding/removing fields or by adding code.

You asked, Microsoft is delivering. Even with a mature offering like Dynamics SL, the product suggestion tool has allowed Microsoft to learn and act on the growing needs of their customers. Microsoft Dynamics SL 2015 is designed to reflect these needs and have a widespread impact on many industries, especially for those that use project tracking across multiple business settings. Making processes simpler is the focus for the entire product and these enhancements are “just the beginning.”