Microsoft Dynamics SL

Microsoft Dynamics SL is a business management solution specialized to help project-driven midsize organizations obtain reports and business analysis, while helping increase efficiency, accuracy, and customer satisfaction. By enabling you to automate and streamline projects across company divisions and locations, Microsoft Dynamics SL helps you manage people, projects, and profitability. With powerful Microsoft Dynamics SL solutions for professional services, operations, field services, and construction management, you can be confident that projects are estimated correctly, completed on time, and meet your customer's requirements.

The newest version—Microsoft Dynamics SL 7.0—extends the reach of business information with Microsoft SQL Server business intelligence technology to improve collaboration, reporting, and analysis. Easier integration and extensibility of information has also been enabled by the technology upgrade to Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. Many other new features have been added to increase the efficiency, flexibility, and security of everyday business operations.

Modules to handle your business needs

Microsoft Dynamics SL consists of modules that integrate smoothly with one another. Each module delivers a different feature or application that is an essential component of the comprehensive business solution.

When combined with Microsoft SQL Server technologies, Microsoft Dynamics SL consolidates data across applications and platforms. This data can then be extended into tools such as Microsoft Business Portal. With this feature, employees can access up-to-the-minute Web-based reports tailored to the specific information they need, no matter where they are.

Microsoft Dynamics SL enables your people to work more productively, regardless of their role. Some examples are shown in the table.

Role	Description
Employees	Employees can enter requests directly into the system and managers can approve or reject requests as they are submitted. Purchasing managers can use the data to obtain price breaks on approved purchases, saving your company both time and money. Item Request Entry and Item Request Approval are available through a Web browser using Business Portal.
Accounting staff	Manage accounts using a simplified bank statement reconciliation process that gives business decision-makers up-to-the-minute knowledge of their account balances.
Information technology (IT) staff	Schedule reports to run as frequently as needed with enhanced functionality in the Application Server module. Provide specific individuals in the organization with access to the Application Server computer without interrupting the production and completion of Application Server requests.
Employees, customers, and vendors	Simplify access to information in your Microsoft Dynamics SL database. You can enter and approve requests from any location; look up inventory item availability; and provide customers and vendors with the access they need to view specific information within your system—all from a Web browser.

In addition to providing applications for financial management, customer relationship, field service, supply chain management, and payroll, Microsoft Dynamics SL helps your employees manage complex accounting jobs and work projects from a single interface. Microsoft Dynamics SL creates an efficient bridge between documents, spreadsheets, and project accounting transactions; automates time and material billing processes; and creates invoices automatically using predetermined business rules to calculate costs.

For example, you can create flexible tiered hierarchies to reflect different labor rates and billing structures on the project management side. You can then automatically allocate the appropriate charges and revenues to the general ledger. 

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