Hope everyone had a wonderful long weekend and now it is back to work. I wanted to ask have you installed service pack 3 for GP 2010. Below are the top 5 reasons why to install service pack 3.
1. Service pack 3 for GP 2010, which is a larger service pack with lots of change, will be included in the year-end updates due to release November 2012 (US) December 2012 (Canadian Payroll). To relieve some stress from your daily work load, install the update now so you have time to test areas of change specific to your company. Then you will have a stress free year end with minimal changes in the update (Let's hope!)
2. There are issues fixed in this service pack for Human Resource & Payroll that over 25 customers have reported. Check out the list I have below about what other customers are talking about.
3. One of the below fixes is impacting my business on a daily bases.
4. If you don't your behind the time.
5. Because Terry Heley told me to do it!
As I stated above we had a lot of change in Service Pack 3 so I wanted to highlight a few of the areas in more detail for you, check out the below site or PDF for a complete list of changes.
Payroll Recurring batch date
This is an oldie but a goody. If you create a recurring batch, let's say for monthly with your Transaction date from 6/1/2012 date to 6/30/2012, located in the Payroll Transaction Entry window, expand to the detail line. Run a payroll with this batch.
The issue was the dates were not advancing to the next pay period, they would stay the same. With service pack 3 installed the dates will now advance, how cool is that?
Employee / Employer Medicare & Social Security Liability on check registers
Did you realize we have 4 check register reports?
1. Reprint check register
2. Manual check register
3. Direct deposit check register (used when direct deposit is active)
4. Check Register (used when you do not have direct deposit)
When we released the employee / employer FICA changes back in 2011, many customers wanted to see the liability split out between employee and employer. We originally had it lumped into one total, which is more difficult to verify your payroll deposit is the correct amount.
Per customer request, once you install service pack 3 on all registers, you will see it split out employee / employer with totals. Look to see it added to the Period End Payroll Summary report in our next release GP 2013. Other area customers feel it would be useful.
Position History has incorrect effective date
Have you ever noticed how you can save to history for position changes, but the effective date in position history is zero? This is listed under Cards | Payroll | Employee | Additional Positions button, click History and expand the line item.
Once you install service pack 3, we will not go back and fix existing information, but going forward as you save changes, you should not the correct date being listed.
The OSHA reports on GP 2010
Have you printed an OSHA 300 or 300A report in GP 2010? If you have you would have noticed words were cut off in many sections of the report. This was due to a font sizing issue, this worked fine on GP 10 (as always). In support we created package files for customers as workarounds, but it was permanently fixed in service pack 3.
Payroll reprint pay check
We have seen some minor oddity's with the reprint pay check feature in GP 2010, so fixing those minor items. Over 5 issues fixed around this area.
I could go on and on, but I know this is long enough, go take the challenge and install GP 2010 Service Pack 3 today!
https://mbs.microsoft.com/customersource/downloads/servicepacks/mdgp2010_patchreleases.htm?printpage=false
As a reminder going into year-end, 10 customers will get a year-end update
Even though the lifecycle states 10/2012, we will give 10 customers the 2012 year end update for US and Canadian Payroll and round 1 2013 tax tables for U.S. Payroll.
This will give the customer till end of December, then they will need to upgrade soon after, which is a hectic time.
Have a great week!
Terry Heley
Microsoft Dynamics GP Cheerleader