Microsoft Solomon 6.0

1. Microsoft Solomon 6.0 Feature and Benefit Overview

2. Solomon 6.0 Benefits Simplify your business management experience with the enhanced functionality of Microsoft Business Solutions�Solomon 6.0. A powerful and comprehensive solution for project-, service-, and distribution-driven organizations.

3. Microsoft Solomon 6.0 Focus Run Projects More Effectively Manage Customer Accounts and�Improve Sales Efforts� Empower Your Employees and Boost Effectiveness Transform Data into Meaningful Information

4. Run Projects More Effectively The Project Manager�s Desktop Single access point for project information Project plans View resource assignments Project profitability Approve time, expense and invoices over the web Run Projects More Effectively Consolidate accounting and project data into one integrated system�accessible from anywhere�and watch your project efficiency, realization, and profitability grow. Microsoft Solomon 6.0 helps you improve utilization by easily assigning valuable resources to tasks. And US Federal Government Contractors and Construction companies will benefit from specific industry-focused enhancements. Brings together accounting and project management data Accessible anywhere, anytime Unified Project Desktop Time & Expense Project Financials MS Project Web Access Document Mgt. Run Projects More Effectively Consolidate accounting and project data into one integrated system�accessible from anywhere�and watch your project efficiency, realization, and profitability grow. Microsoft Solomon 6.0 helps you improve utilization by easily assigning valuable resources to tasks. And US Federal Government Contractors and Construction companies will benefit from specific industry-focused enhancements. Brings together accounting and project management data Accessible anywhere, anytime Unified Project Desktop Time & Expense Project Financials MS Project Web Access Document Mgt.

5. Manage Customer Accounts and�Improve Sales Efforts Group invoices according to: order, contract, purchase order, and more. Manage Customer Accounts and�Improve Sales Efforts Tap into powerful new features like Consolidated Invoicing to help communicate with customers more effectively and improve the productivity of invoicing.Manage Customer Accounts and�Improve Sales Efforts Tap into powerful new features like Consolidated Invoicing to help communicate with customers more effectively and improve the productivity of invoicing.

6. Empower Your Employees and Boost Effectiveness Simplify � The User Experience Microsoft Solomon 6.0 Easier to use Simplified navigation Easier to learn Business Portal 2.5 Simplified navigation Access Solomon datain Excel Key Performance Indicators Empower Your Employees and Boost Effectiveness An enhanced�user interface translates into lower�training costs by helping users navigate through the system more easily. And now you can harness the power of the Web to manage common tasks via Microsoft Business Solutions Business Portal and your Web browser. Empower Your Employees and Boost Effectiveness An enhanced�user interface translates into lower�training costs by helping users navigate through the system more easily. And now you can harness the power of the Web to manage common tasks via Microsoft Business Solutions Business Portal and your Web browser.

7. Transform Data into Meaningful Information Improve decision-making effectiveness with new reporting and budgeting tools Transform Data into Meaningful Information The latest reporting and budgeting tools, including Crystal 10 and Microsoft Business Solutions for Analytics�FRx� 6.7, make it easy to generate reports tailored to the needs of each individual user, and deliver them in a single, all-inclusive report book. Combination of Crystal 10, FRx Report Manager and Forecaster provides people with the data and presentation they need to run their business. The data in Solomon doesn�t mean anything, unless you can get it out. Transform Data into Meaningful Information The latest reporting and budgeting tools, including Crystal 10 and Microsoft Business Solutions for Analytics�FRx� 6.7, make it easy to generate reports tailored to the needs of each individual user, and deliver them in a single, all-inclusive report book. Combination of Crystal 10, FRx Report Manager and Forecaster provides people with the data and presentation they need to run their business. The data in Solomon doesn�t mean anything, unless you can get it out.

8. Significant New and Enhanced Features of Solomon 6.0 Improved, Role-Based Menu Interface: Empower people across your organization to navigate Microsoft Solomon systems more easily�and be more productive�than ever before. Integration to Business Portal 2.5: Access the information in your Solomon system securely via an Internet Browser. Review a snapshot of key performance indicators about your business, enter time cards, query data, and export it to Excel for further analysis. Unified Project Desktop: Heighten your organization�s productivity with anytime, anywhere access to Solomon information and processes via Microsoft Business Portal 2.5. Resource Assignment Capability: Easily allocate assignments for people and other resources (such as equipment) with new Project Controller processes that help managers and team members improve productivity and profitability. Consolidated Invoicing: Delight your customers by allowing them to specify the way that they want to be�billed (by shipper, contract, purchase order, addresses, and more).

9. Microsoft Solomon 6.0Foundation preview Enhanced menu navigation Role-based menu list Group customizations Integration to Business Portal 2.5 For the foundation area of the product, we�re pretty excited about the new features we�re delivering. The updated user interface will improve menu navigation and make it easier to simplify your desktop. It will also limit your menu items based on role and security access. Customizations can now be created for groups of users, making it easier to configure the same screen for two different teams within your organization according to their unique needs. And, Solomon will now be integrated with Business Portal, bringing you the power of that solution which Jeff mentioned a few minutes ago. For the foundation area of the product, we�re pretty excited about the new features we�re delivering. The updated user interface will improve menu navigation and make it easier to simplify your desktop. It will also limit your menu items based on role and security access. Customizations can now be created for groups of users, making it easier to configure the same screen for two different teams within your organization according to their unique needs. And, Solomon will now be integrated with Business Portal, bringing you the power of that solution which Jeff mentioned a few minutes ago.

10. Solomon Home Page Here is the new Solomon HomePage. Microsoft Solomon 6.0 offers and enhance menu system featuring a user specific, customizable homepage that shows only those screens and report for which the user has rights. The addition of a Favorite menu offers quick access not only to the frequently used Solomon screens and reports, but also to non-Solomon applications and URLs. It�s easy to switch companies if you use multi-company. And, we�ve made it easy to switch between open applications using this list on the bottom. Here is the new Solomon HomePage. Microsoft Solomon 6.0 offers and enhance menu system featuring a user specific, customizable homepage that shows only those screens and report for which the user has rights. The addition of a Favorite menu offers quick access not only to the frequently used Solomon screens and reports, but also to non-Solomon applications and URLs. It�s easy to switch companies if you use multi-company. And, we�ve made it easy to switch between open applications using this list on the bottom.

11. Required Fields Now Highlighted Navigating through a screen is easier with VCR style buttons in every screen. There is no more guessing which fields required data now that they are highlighted with a user defineable color.Navigating through a screen is easier with VCR style buttons in every screen. There is no more guessing which fields required data now that they are highlighted with a user defineable color.

12. Business Portal Now Integrated Easily setup Business Portal to meet the unique need of your business and organize user access by their appropriate rolls in the Business Portal Site Settings Center.Easily setup Business Portal to meet the unique need of your business and organize user access by their appropriate rolls in the Business Portal Site Settings Center.

13. Microsoft Solomon 6.0Financial Management preview

14. Prepayment Application and Reversal Make pre-payments to your vendors before receiving their invoice or reverse existing payment applications allowing them to be reassigned to another document.Make pre-payments to your vendors before receiving their invoice or reverse existing payment applications allowing them to be reassigned to another document.

15. New Timecard in Business Portal Allow employees to enter their own timecards whether they work in the office or remotely. Using Timecard Entry allows for accurate and timely recording of time worked. Allow employees to enter their own timecards whether they work in the office or remotely. Using Timecard Entry allows for accurate and timely recording of time worked.

16. Microsoft Solomon 6.0Project Management and Accounting preview Business Portal enhancements Unified �Project Desktop� Resource assignment

17. Executive Project Desktop Stay up to date with the many aspect of your projects in the Project Center.Stay up to date with the many aspect of your projects in the Project Center.

18. Executive Project Desktop The Executive View allow an expanded picture of projects success. In and area of concern is identified you can drill to identify the root cause. The Executive View allow an expanded picture of projects success. In and area of concern is identified you can drill to identify the root cause.

19. Resource Assignment Assign both human and non-human resources to the projects at the task level.Assign both human and non-human resources to the projects at the task level.

20. Microsoft Solomon 6.0Distribution preview Consolidated Invoicing - Ability to include multiple shippers on a single invoice Allocation of inventory from all modules

21. Today�s Process: One Invoice Per Shipper

22. Consolidated By PO Number

23. Consolidated By Contract

24. Consolidated By Buyer

25. Analytics and Reporting Forecaster � Available TODAY Windows Server 2003 support Pay Types ExpressLink improvement FRx � Available with Solomon 6.0 Automatic charting in Excel FRx WebPort available with all versions Faster report generation and printing New module: Report Manager Release Contents: FRx� Report Manager- A powerful, new module that makes it easy to pull together FRx reports and other output into one comprehensive report book. Report Manager automates the process of producing report books containing many different types of documents and files. Report Manager allows multiple output types including FRx DrillDown Viewer files, Microsoft Office documents and other reports produced from diverse reporting packages to be packaged together for posting to a network or FRx WebPort, or for delivery via email or print. Recipients view all documents contained in a report book using an enhanced version of the FRx DrillDown Viewer software. Headers, footers and consecutive page numbering is available in a printed report book. Report book generation can happen locally or via the FRx Report Server. Microsoft Excel graphing via FRx� instant!OLAP� software � FRx instant!OLAP is now included in every edition, from FRx� Desktop through FRx� Enterprise. Because of this, additional functionality has been added to FRx to allow users to use the capabilities of instant!OLAP to automatically format and generate a report directly into Excel. XBRL - The support of XBRL in FRx has been upgraded to the 2.0 taxonomy, which is now being adopted worldwide by governments, taxing authorities, regulatory bodies, financial institutions and the investment community for the distribution and consumption of financial information. FRx� Currency Translation - The FRx Currency Translation module has been enhanced to allow for greater flexibility in the calculation of translation rates. There are now two ways to calculate monthly average rates. Additionally, annual average rates can be calculated, thereby streamlining the maintenance necessary for Column Layouts when creating FRx reports. Users can now translate individual layers that represent transactions while comparing the total amount in the historical rates table to the appropriate general ledger total. This ensures that all transactions have been accounted for when converting data at the appropriate historic rates. FRx� WebPort - FRx WebView has been consolidated into FRx WebPort to form a single product module that is available to all FRx users regardless of product edition or general ledger. Users can quickly publish Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel documents with their FRx reports for easy access by others on a secure Intranet site. Improved Performance - Improvements to FRx 6.7 allow for faster report generation and quicker export of reports to the FRx DrillDown Viewer and printing options. Additionally, FRx has been upgraded to support Microsoft Access 2002 and changes have been made to the database access technology. Availability: FRx 6.7 will be available in April to ship with Great Plains 7.5 and Solomon 5.5. In June, it will certified for release with Great Plains 8.0 and Solomon 6.0. It will ship with Axapta 4.0 when it releases in December. We are presently working on an integration to Navision, but don�t have a timeframe to talk about at this time. If that changes prior to this session , we will update you so you can handle the question, should it come up. Release Contents: FRx� Report Manager- A powerful, new module that makes it easy to pull together FRx reports and other output into one comprehensive report book. Report Manager automates the process of producing report books containing many different types of documents and files. Report Manager allows multiple output types including FRx DrillDown Viewer files, Microsoft Office documents and other reports produced from diverse reporting packages to be packaged together for posting to a network or FRx WebPort, or for delivery via email or print. Recipients view all documents contained in a report book using an enhanced version of the FRx DrillDown Viewer software. Headers, footers and consecutive page numbering is available in a printed report book. Report book generation can happen locally or via the FRx Report Server. Microsoft Excel graphing via FRx� instant!OLAP� software � FRx instant!OLAP is now included in every edition, from FRx� Desktop through FRx� Enterprise. Because of this, additional functionality has been added to FRx to allow users to use the capabilities of instant!OLAP to automatically format and generate a report directly into Excel. XBRL - The support of XBRL in FRx has been upgraded to the 2.0 taxonomy, which is now being adopted worldwide by governments, taxing authorities, regulatory bodies, financial institutions and the investment community for the distribution and consumption of financial information. FRx� Currency Translation - The FRx Currency Translation module has been enhanced to allow for greater flexibility in the calculation of translation rates. There are now two ways to calculate monthly average rates. Additionally, annual average rates can be calculated, thereby streamlining the maintenance necessary for Column Layouts when creating FRx reports. Users can now translate individual layers that represent transactions while comparing the total amount in the historical rates table to the appropriate general ledger total. This ensures that all transactions have been accounted for when converting data at the appropriate historic rates. FRx� WebPort - FRx WebView has been consolidated into FRx WebPort to form a single product module that is available to all FRx users regardless of product edition or general ledger. Users can quickly publish Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel documents with their FRx reports for easy access by others on a secure Intranet site. Improved Performance - Improvements to FRx 6.7 allow for faster report generation and quicker export of reports to the FRx DrillDown Viewer and printing options. Additionally, FRx has been upgraded to support Microsoft Access 2002 and changes have been made to the database access technology. Availability: FRx 6.7 will be available in April to ship with Great Plains 7.5 and Solomon 5.5. In June, it will certified for release with Great Plains 8.0 and Solomon 6.0. It will ship with Axapta 4.0 when it releases in December. We are presently working on an integration to Navision, but don�t have a timeframe to talk about at this time. If that changes prior to this session , we will update you so you can handle the question, should it come up.

26. FRx Report Manager Multiple output types, including FRx DrillDown Viewer, Microsoft Office documents and other report produced from different reporting applications can be packaged together and emailed, posted to a network or FRx WebPort site, or printed for hand delivery. Multiple output types, including FRx DrillDown Viewer, Microsoft Office documents and other report produced from different reporting applications can be packaged together and emailed, posted to a network or FRx WebPort site, or printed for hand delivery.

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29. Microsoft Solomon 6.0 Summary