August is here, bringing those last golden days of summer before the pace picks back up. Whether you’re squeezing in one more vacation, tackling a backlog of projects, or already planning for Q4, this is the perfect time to take stock of what’s working in your business systems and what could use a tune-up before things get busy again.
We’ve got some great articles in this issue to help keep your ERP running smoothly through the dog days of summer, so you can spend less time troubleshooting and more time enjoying what’s left of the season.
Acumatica & Microsoft D365 Business Central
Configure Security Roles Easily in Acumatica
Do you really know who has access to what in your Acumatica system—or did IT just copy a coworker’s permissions and call it done? This guide breaks down how role-based security actually works, plus the common mistakes (like cloning the Administrator role) that leave businesses exposed to unnecessary risk.
How Cloud ERPs Can Optimize Cash Flow with Digital Tools
82% of small businesses that fail attribute their failure to poor cash flow management—and for distributors, the gap between paying for inventory and collecting from customers is often the culprit. Learn how ERPs can help.
Manage Subcontract Costs in Acumatica
Learn how Acumatica Manufacturing Edition treats subcontract vendors as work centers right inside your production orders, automatically generating POs and posting costs so you can catch margin erosion before it costs you the next bid.
Comparing AI Across Acumatica, Business Central & Dynamics GP – What You Need to Know
Every ERP vendor claims to have “AI now”—but does that mean the same thing for your system? This side-by-side comparison breaks down what AI actually looks like in Dynamics GP, Business Central, and Acumatica today, from Copilot’s built-in bank reconciliation and AP automation to Acumatica’s upcoming AI Assistant, so you know exactly what to expect (and what to ask for) on your platform.
Microsoft Dynamics GP
Who Posted That?
Every accountant’s favorite mystery: a journal entry appears on your balance sheet that nobody remembers approving, and suddenly everyone’s playing detective. Turns out Dynamics GP already has your “whodunit” answer built in—this quick guide shows you exactly where to find the culprit (er, the user) behind any entry, past or present, no magnifying glass required.
Dynamics GP Automate with Macros
Still retyping the same customer records or clicking through the same ten steps every month end? Dynamics GP’s built-in Macro Recorder—no extra cost, nothing to install—captures those repetitive tasks once and plays them back on command, and can even be edited as plain text to loop through dozens of records pulled from a spreadsheet.
How Do You Manage Deep Work?
Feeling like your team is busy all day but somehow never gets to the “real” work? A new analysis of over 140,000 employees found that people spend just about 39% of their tracked time in deep focus, roughly 2-3 hours per day, with the rest lost to meetings and constant interruptions that can take up to 20 minutes to recover from.
This quick read from Hubstaff breaks down why focus time is disappearing and offers practical ways to protect it—without adding more tools or longer hours to your team’s plate.
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