Plumbline Solutions - Software Consulting Services

February 2010 Newsletter

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It's full steam ahead! Things are moving fast! It seems like it has been mere minutes between wrapping up busy season and planning for Convergence! Plumbline has secured a Bronze booth this year to showcase ISV Add-On Solutions at the Convergence Expo. We hope you'll stop by the "SL Solutions Station" booth to see us! Here is a list of companies that will be represented in the booth so far this year, along with Plumbline Consulting: Accountable Software Bueno Software Effectuer Software EHTC JAAS Landfall Solutions Renown SilverBrook Unanet We still have room for Level 2 and Level 3 participation in the current booth– please send us an email if you would like to have exposure for your solutions at Convergence! We're also keeping a short list of Partners interested in Level 1 participation in the event we have enough additional interest to secure another booth. Details about all three levels of participation are available is the SL Solutions Station Overview document. Partners and ISVs wanting greater visibility for their solutions or services can also take advantage of advertising in the Convergence Issue of our newsletter (see "What's New"), or be highlighted as our "Solution of the Month" in an upcoming issue of the Plumbline newsletter. The Microsoft Dynamics SL User Group has also extended an invitation to the SL Community to attend their User Group Day activities on the opening day of Convergence. See the “Solution of the Month” article below for more details! Best Regards, Todd Michael Director Plumbline Consulting (419) 581-2973
Plumbline provides software engineering services for Microsoft Dynamics^® Channel Partners and Microsoft Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). We offer software development, application support, technology and business process consulting, with a focus on delivering excellence and building lasting relationships.
Attention SL Customers and SL User Group Members! The Microsoft Dynamics SL User Group is hosting a User Group Day on Saturday, April 24, 2010 as a kick-off to the Convergence Conference in Atlanta, GA. Spend the afternoon discussing challenges and solutions with other customers to gain valuable insight on how your constituents are streamlining their business processes. The event begins at 1:30. A general session will be held for SL User Group members and non-members. During that session, you will learn about exciting changes planned for the User Group, their vision and mission. You will meet the board members, and hear details about their upcoming fall conference. Lastly, find out what general and concurrent sessions should not be missed at Convergence! A series of concurrent sessions will follow the general session, and then they will reconvene for a general session that includes networking. Attending this event is a great opportunity to meet other SL customers and make new friends to attend the opening reception with that evening. Also, be sure to stop by the SL Solutions Station booth at the Expo to see what new add-on solutions are available for the Microsoft Dynamics SL product that may help your business. Information packages about the advantages of joining the SL User Group will also be available. While there, be sure to swipe your conference badge for a chance to win free attendance to the SL User Group Fall Conference! To find out more about the Microsoft Dynamics SL User Group Day, visit the user group website, or contact Carolyn Blaylock at cblaylock@leetechnologies.com. There were a number of issues when trying to send Payroll Direct Deposit Advice Slips in email using Quick Send. These Microsoft Dynamics SL 7.0 FP1 issues are now corrected. Read more about the situation on CustomerSource and PartnerSource. Want to know how to set up a payroll deduction for an employee Roth 401(k) or Roth 403(b) contribution in Payroll? Use this step-by-step guide! Restrictions on Dynamics SL database names Did you know that SQL Server imposes some restrictions on the naming of databases? Some of the "no-go" rules include: Database names cannot exceed 20 characters Database names cannot begin with a number Database names cannot contain special alpha characters. Read the PartnerSource or CustomerSource articles for more details. The direct deposit ACH file incorrectly contains pre-notes from multiple companies in Payroll in Microsoft Dynamics SL 7.0 Details about this situation and a link to download the hotfix are available here. How to configure an SSL connection for use with the Project Controller pages in Business Portal in Microsoft Dynamics SL This article provides detailed steps for setting up a connection for Windows Server 2008 with Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, and for Windows Server 2003 with Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0. CustomerSource also provides this information.	Mark your calendars for these upcoming events: Convergence 2010 Will be held in Atlanta, GA April 24-27. Registration is now open. Be sure to register by March 3rd to receive a $300 discount! SL Solutions Station at Convergence 2010 Expo You are invited to be part of this exciting event! For the second year running, Plumbline is sponsoring a booth at Convergence 2010 to bring together ISVs that have developed SL Add-On Solutions. We hope that everyone attending Convergence will take a moment stop by to see what new solutions are available for Microsoft Dynamics SL! For those interested in having their solutions represented at the booth, various participation levels are available. Learn more here. WPC The 2010 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference will be held in Washington, D.C., from July 12 to July 16. Check back for details coming soon! Name: Kim Bateson Background: Kim is a consultant with Plumbline, providing support services, partner and customer training, and assistance with escalation sites and implementations. Before joining Plumbline, Kim worked at Solomon Software as a support engineer for the financial, payroll, and project management accounting modules. She also held team leader and technical lead roles while at Solomon. Kim was a CPA in public accounting prior to working at Solomon Software. She has a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance and an MBA. Likes best about consulting: Kim finds consulting very enjoyable from the perspective that she gets to do something different every day. She also finds it rewarding because she gets to help partners and customers find solutions that improve their daily business lives. Hobbies: Kim enjoys golf, hanging out with her dog, working with teens at church, and taking walks. http://www.linkedin.com/companies/ plumbline-consulting

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Microsoft Dynamics SL Deltek Compete Partner Resource Kit

Partners competing in the Government Contractor segment will want to take notice of this collection of tools, customer testimonials and specialized training recently created to help increase your wins in this arena. As part of this resource kit, be sure to check out the SL Government Contracting Reports. These 13 reports are great sales tools to show how SL meets industry needs. Customers in this niche can read about the reports on CustomerSource.

Congratulations to Cardamel for highlighting their innovative Kova solution at the 2010 International Builders' Show last month! Cardamel was also featured as our Solution of the Month in the January issue of the Plumbline Newsletter.

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