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Dynamics GP Support - Typical Issues and Solutions
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you have implemented Microsoft Great Plains in your organization and now facing some technical issues, especially when you are trying to close your first month of operations in General Ledger, Sales Tax, Inventory valuation and stock count - chances are high that you need external technical expertise. Similar situation is when you are taking controller position in the company and feel that you are starting from scratch in your Sales, Purchasing and Accounting departments. Dynamics is pretty complex ERP system and you should expect certain expenses and support budget - you are not the first and you are not...

Installing Dynamics GP Version 10-0 Overview For IT
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you are trying to install Microsoft Dynamics GP version 10.0 or upgrade in-house from earlier version of Great Plains Dynamics ERP, please read this small publication to get orientation. GP version 10.0 installation and upgrade is very sensitive to your Windows XP or Vista settings and OS service packs applied. In our unofficial opinion, if you are trying to keep corporate IT policy, sticking to Windows XP Professional and not allowing Vista Business or Ultimate, Windows XP SP3 is often the source of problems, consider staying on XP SP2 instead.

Dynamics GP Customization Tools Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP should be considered as popular platform, where you could alter existing business processes as well as add new custom functionality (create new Dynamics GP Dexterity add-on). Plus, there are user friendly tools, such as Modifier, Extender, where you can create modifications and add-ons not being Dexterity programmer (however you probably should be familiar with light VBA programming as well as SQL querying).

Great Plains Integrations Tools - IM, EConnect, Dexterity - Overview For Programmer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP is good platform for integration with your current and legacy applications: ecommerce, CRM, EDI, Microsoft Access and even non-Microsoft platforms, such as Oracle, Lotus Notes Domino, MySQL-PHP, DB2. In this small publication we would like to review Dynamics GP or Great Plains (as it was previously known) integrating tools and scenarios.

Great Plains Payroll Integration - Employees, Taxes and Timesheets - Overview For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP has US and Canadian Payroll modules, and this accounting application is often used by Payroll outsourcing companies to serve their customers as well as by large corporation to accrue and pay payroll checks, Social Security, Medicare, Federal and State Income taxes, plus W-2 printing and mailing to employees. In order to save on Dynamics GP user licenses, it is common to see simple or complex timecard custom made application on the front, often web based, where employees are logging their time on the daily base after each shift and then this timesheet logging application should be automatically or manually integrated with Great Plains Dynamics GP.

Great Plains Sales Commission Report - Highlights For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP serves wide spectrum of industries, and likely that very large percentage of Great Plains customers deploy Sales Order Processing module, especially if they also carry Inventory control and need Invoice or Sales Order itemization. In out-of-the-box Dynamics GP you should be able to setup basic commission schema for your sales persons and even sales territories, however real life is often different and requires commissions to be accrued on very complex rules.

Great Plains Implementation Recovery
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP implementation is a process, where you should expect high level of cooperation from your accounting, finance, IT, Sales, Purchasing, warehouse management, manufacturing and potentially other groups of employees. Plus it really depends on how yours and your Dynamics GP VAR priorities and implementation plans coincide, level of consulting, integration, customization, reports design expertise, carried by your Great Plains reseller.

SAP Business One Training Overview For Consultants
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP B1 is becoming popular ERP and MRP platform for smaller and mid-size businesses. For larger organizations, SAP BO may be also a good alternative, especially being implemented in subsidiaries and in international branches to be integrated to corporate ERP. In such scenarios corporate ERP could be SAP high end version or MRP from different vendor - transactions export from SB1 is simple and typically there are no issues in setting up ongoing GL integration and consolidation.

Great Plains User Training Overview For Consultants
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP is typically deployed in mid-size organizations, or if it is in the smaller firm, then likely that business processes are relatively complex, and this was potentially one of the reasons Great Plains was evaluated and chosen. As modern MRP and ERP applications, Dynamics GP is relatively intuitive, especially considering role-oriented pages with tight integration with Microsoft Office and Sharepoint.

Great Plains Dynamics GP Upgrade Overview For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP version update should be entrusted to a professional Great Plains consultant, as there are multiple scenarios, such as required service packs, upgrade paths (such as if you are on version 6.0 and need to get to version 10.0 - which intermediate steps should you make). If you have add-ons, you should first check with add-on ISV if the add-on is ready for the intended version.

SAP Business One - Crystal Reports Design Overview For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you have SAP B1 ERP implemented in your organization, you are probably already familiar with internal reports, queries, XL Reporter and in this small publication we would like to give highlights on Crystal Reports. Each reporting tool has its own pluses and drawbacks, and you should try multiple tools, if your reporting needs are broad.

Great Plains Dynamics GP Customization Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP and MRP application is successor of former Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise. Great Plains Software Dynamics accounting application was introduced in earlier 1990th as the future replacement for Great Plains Accounting for DOS and Windows. GPA as well as earlier Dynamics was available on competitive OS platforms: Windows and Mac.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Financial Reporting - FRx Overview For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP is very popular in USA, Canada, South and Central America, Caribbean among midsize businesses in Manufacturing, Services, Distribution, Pharmaceutical, Wholesale and Retail, Healthcare, Placement, Project Organization, Non-profit and other industries. It supports both ERP and MRP functionality, where its production modules suit fits to discrete manufacturing. Light manufacturing could be implemented directly in GP bill of materials module. There are several reporting tools, recommended for Great Plains: Report Writer, SQL Server Reporting Services, Crystal Reports, and of course, if you need powerful link to General Ledger, FRx reports is recommended.

Great Plains Dynamics GP Programming - Working With Comments
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains ERP was designed in earlier 1990thwith new Shell Great Plains Dexterity. Dex was in turn programmed in C++ to resolve operating system and Database platform dependency.

Great Plains Verticals Development Overview For Technical Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP in its core set of modules is ready for implementing in industries as ERP and MRP platform, however every business is unique with its business processes and workflows. If you are on the edge of your industry, chances are high that existing GP add-ons do not exist or do not do the job for your company. In this case Dynamics GP implementation requires customization, and new unique add-on development specially for your company.

Great Plains Dynamics GP Installation in International Context
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP, or how it is and was known Great Plains Dynamics is available for certain number of foreign countries, especially where English language is in use: UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Oceania, South East Asia, South Africa. Also in Canada it is supported for Quebec in French and in Central and South America plus Caribbean it is supported in Spanish. From time to time we see the situation, when multinational corporation in USA, having GP as corporate ERP and MRP is in need to deploy limited version of Great Plains for its international subsidiaries.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains East European Options Overview For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Great Plains Software Dynamics and eEnterprise were popular in Europe, prior to Microsoft acquisition of Great Plains Software, and since then Microsoft acquired also such ERP as Navision with strong European market presence. In those days of Navision purchase, Microsoft Business Solutions made a decision to market Navision, or current name Dynamics NAV in Europe and sort of deemphasize Dynamics GP Great Plains.

Great Plains Integration Manager - Working With Advanced ODBC Queries
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration Manager module is pretty simple, especially when your incoming data is prepared and structured in CSV or tab delimited text file. The same result if data is ODBC compliant and you can easily map it in the destination. However, very often you are in the situation when you cannot control the incoming text file and have to massage it in the query. In order to achieve this goal, you need to deploy Advanced ODBC queries.

SAP Business One Integration - Data Transfer Workbench Advanced Topics
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP B1 ERP and MRP platform should be seamlessly integrated with your legacy applications, such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server custom databases, ODBC compliant sources: Excel, MS Access, CSV and tab delimited text files. If you got initial training in SAP BO Data Transfer Workbench, you should be already familiar with Microsoft Excel and templates concept.

Great Plains Dynamics GP Reporting Tools and Reports Design Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP has multiple reporting tools: Report Writer, Crystal Reports, MS SQL Server Reporting Services, FRx, Microsoft Access reports, Excel reporting. Seeing such a variety of tools, you need to know that report design tool selection depends on the report nature.

SAP Business One EDI Custom Integration - Overview For Programmer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP B1 ERP and MRP application could be easily integrated with your Electronic Document Interchange channel, either for outbound (when you are ordering products from your vendors) or inbound (when your customers places their orders in EDI code). In this small article, we would like to give your SB1 EDI programming and deployment highlights: EDI as fixed length fields format.

SAP Business One Integration - Advanced Workbench Techniques
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP B1 is dedicated to small and mid-size businesses. This ERP and MRP enriched accounting application becomes more and more popular, especially since the release of SB1 version 2007A. The intuitive and very simple SAP BO interface often comes with the fact, that SAP Business One certified consultant comes without solid technical background in data conversion, customization, SDK programming and also in making ad-hoc SQL queries.

SAP Business One Implementation Scenarios- Rentals
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP B1 gets its ERP and small business MRP market share in US, especially with the release of SB1 version 2007A. In this small publication we would like to give you practical highlights on deploying SAP Business One in Rentals business, where you rent your serialized item and then service it while contract is active, incurring cost, such as spare parts and replacement, labor hours and expenses either covered by warranty or billable to the customer. SB1 is targeted for small and medium size businesses, and we expect it to get good ground in Chicagoland distribution hub related small assembly ...

Great Plains Customization and Add-Ons Development Highlights For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Traditionally, Microsoft Dynamics GP or former Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise customizations were programmed in Great Plains Dexterity, where you can make your screens working integrated into GP workstation and user security rules. Dexterity modifications are typically outsourced to Great Plains Technology Partner and Certified GP technical consultant. If you are doing modifications on your own and your are technically comfortable with Great Plains, then you can review eOne Extender.

SAP Business One International Implementation Highlights - USA and Brazil
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP B1 mid-size and small business ERP and MRP system is available in multiple countries and SAP normally certifies SB1 with local government reporting and tax agencies. The nicety of this relatively new accounting package is its flexibility, where you have basic business processes, covering such areas as inventory counts, picking and packing, customer and vendor consolidation, production, warranty contracts, customer service, CRM, even eCommerce. Plus SAP Business One has customization and modification tool, SB1 SDK, where you can add your unique custom add-on.

Great Plains Dynamics GP Integration With Counterpoint Point of Sale Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you are in retail business: deli store, for instance, chances are high that you are deploying Counterpoint Point of Sale and Retail Management application, from where you need to integrate records to your ERP. We will give you highlights if your back end ERP is Microsoft Dynamics GP or former name Great Plains. We have already described solution which work in the case of GP integration with Microsoft RMS, now is Counterpoint integration review time:

Great Plains EConnect Integrations and Customizations Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP could potentially go beyond its out-of-the-box standard functionality and you as software programmer and developer could deploy it as ERP platform for your company ecommerce, EDI, wholesale and other extensions and integrations. In this publication we would like to concentrate on eConnect programming and technology. Please, note that eConnect should be considered as solid SDK for C# and VB.

Great Plains - Crystal Reports Design Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP, or former ERP name is Great Plains Software Dynamics / eEnterprise gives you, programmer or software developer vide spectrum of report design tools: Crystal Reports, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, GP ReportWriter, MS Access, MS Excel to name some of the popular. In this small technical paper we would like to introduce you into Crystal Reports design for Dynamics GP, assuming that you are new to GP and need some starting help.

Great Plains Dynamics GP Customization and Programming Tools
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP, or former Great Plains Software Dynamics and eEnteprise have wide range of modification, software development, integration, EDI, reporting tools. However, please take into consideration the fact, that GP is mid-market accounting, ERP and MRP platform, meaning that its business logics and processes might be too complex for newcomers with natural good intention to help her or his company to deliver and implement tailored business logic in a few days or weeks.

Great Plains Integration Manager - Advanced ODBC Integration Review
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP has pretty cool and end user friendly integrating module: Great Plains Integration Manager. With Dynamics GP version 10.0, IM got revolutionary improvements in the form of eConnect connectors.

SAP Business One Implementation in Rentals Industry Example
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP B1 implementation is really very flexible and you often do not need third party SB1 ISV add-ons and instead discover how you can establish your unique business data entry procedure within SAP BO standard functionality. In this small publication we would like to give you highlights on how to automate mid-size rentals business in SAP Business One ERP.

SAP Business One Implementation - Transportation Industry Example
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP B1 increases the number of installations and implementations across the US and, having pretty modern design and flexibility, it offers alternative ways to traditional ERP rich modular functionality and add-ons by simply adopting SB1 standard logic and placing certain procedures to implement industry specific verticals. In this publication we would like to introduce cargo shipping or transportation industry setup example.

Great Plains Integration Example - Importing MS CRM Hours to GP Service Invoice
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP customization tools selection changed with the introduction of eConnect. If you are on version 9.0 or higher (current GP version is 10.0 - August 2008), we recommend you to deploy eConnect in GP integration routines programming. In this small publication we would like to orient you in Microsoft CRM consulting hours capturing and moving them into Great Plains SOP invoice for billing out to your customers.

Great Plains Customization - Sales Document Delivery by SQL Mail
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP or former Great Plains eEnterprise and Dynamics have multiple options for modification, integration, programming and reporting. In this small publication we would like to show you alternative way of delivering PDF printed Sales Documents to your customers via email. You should also be aware that in GP Business Portal you can achieve the same goal by first of all implementing Great Plains Business Portal and its Electronic Document Delivery module

Great Plains Customization - Report Writer Modified and Custom Reports Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In Microsoft Dynamics GP Report Writer is integrated reports modification tool, where you can modify such reports as Blank SOP Invoice form or Purchase Order to place your company logo there. More advanced and sophisticated customizing scenarios are when you are altering chosen report by opening it with Great Plains Dexterity project and adding custom functions. In this case you can place on SOP Blank Invoice form something, which doesn't belong to Sales Order Processing module - vendor invoice number (which is popular in the case if you are in transportation and you use agent settlement report, where your shippers ...

Great Plains Customization - Dexterity Code Upgrade Overview For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP add-ons are often written in Great Plains Dexterity - with new and sometimes alternative GP forms and windows where the buttons, have scripts and forms themselves have procedures and functions. These programming parts are written in Dex Sanscript programming language. Sanscript is sort of proprietary scripting language, typically you can get Dex programmer from GP ISV and customization partners, you should check with your Great Plains VAR for details.

Microsoft Small Business Financials Support - Reporting
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Former Great Plains Small Business Manager, recent version s 9.0, Small Business Financials is in essence GP Dexterity application with similar code base as regular Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP, but with scaled down functionality. SBF is available exclusively on Microsoft SQL Server.

Great Plains Customization and Development - Dexterity, EConnect, SQL Scripting
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP belongs to Microsoft Dynamics family of applications together with Axapta, Navision, Solomon, MS CRM. Great Plains is open for modification and custom programming and you as software programmer, who has reasonable background in accounting and MRP business processes and logic should understand your options in customizing GP.

Great Plains Conversion - How to Migrate Legacy Data to Dynamics GP
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you are implementing Microsoft Dynamics GP in your organization and you would like to do some data conversion from your old accounting or ERP application, then you should consider several levels of data migration and their feasibility. As we come through numerous data massage and migration cases, we would like to share our experience to help you with your homework.

Great Plains Custom Development - Dexterity, EConnect, SQL, VBA and Modifier
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP programming and software development is typical as GP ERP system itself is for wide variety of businesses: manufacturing, shipping & receiving, warehouse management & logistics, project organization, non-profit to name few popular. Great Plains has large number of horizontal and vertical solutions, often referred as third party modules or add-ons, however in some scenarios to tune standard logic or develop small in-house modification to GP is more feasible.

Great Plains Support - Web Sessions and Remote Access Technology
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP could be pretty efficiently supported remotely on the case by case basis and via such technologies as web session, remote desktop connection, VPN. Great Plains is based on Microsoft technologies: .Net, SQL Server, Dexterity, SRS, Sharepoint and all these are hosted in Windows Server platform, where remote support is natural.

Great Plains Mods - Dexterity, EConnect, SQL - GP Customizations Review
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Great Plains Dynamics GP has long history of custom programming, business logic adaptation, integrating scenarios, EDI, reporting. When you are implementing ERP for mid-size modern business, you often mean to cross the borders of pure accounting system and integrate it with MRP, warehouse management, order tracking (UPS, FedEx), barcode, POS and retail, shipping and receiving, supply chain management, etc.

GP Customization - Popular Add-ons and Dex Modification Scenarios
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains or current name of this mid-market ERP is Dynamics GP has various development and programming options: Dexterity, eConnect, VBA/Modifier, SQL stored procedures openness, SDK for Microsoft Visual Studio developer to name few popular. The topic is very popular as more GP MRP and accounting systems are in process of being installed and implemented. Special interest we expect from eCommerce developers, where such questions as automatic batch posting, Sales Order deposits application are very popular ones.

Great Plains Add-Ons - Dexterity Programming and Development
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP has large number of installations and successfully implemented for various industries: wholesale, retail, transportation & logistics, pharmaceutical, project organization, non-profit, government and others. GP has vertical and horizontal solutions, which you can purchase in the form of modules.

Great Plains Customization - How to Integrate Legacy Application With Dynamics GP
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains or current ERP name is Dynamics GP has various modification tools and SDKs. Your diligence duty is to review them on the top level to understand which tool will do the best job in the specific case. Let's begin reviewing tools in brief one by one, being sort of a bit technical, so it should be targeted to IT people, programmers and DBA.

Great Plains Customizations - Dynamics GP Add-ons
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP has various customization options and tools, which should fit to your specific modification need. However as typical mid-market ERP it requires tools research prior to performing custom programming.

Great Plains Setup - Installation, Data Conversion, User Training
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP system is targeted to mid-size businesses, and Small Business Financials is for smaller companies. It is common norm on the MRP market, when mid-size accounting software requires professional installing, support, data migration and reports design. Microsoft Business Solutions sells GP through its business partner channel, securing proper software implementation support.

Great Plains Installation - Overview For IT Professional
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP installing process is straight forward and simple if your company deploys versions 10.0 or 9.0. If you are still on earlier version or on Pervasive SQL or Ctree: 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5 or 5.0 - then installation requires either to be done by professional consultant or GP support person should be available on the phone during installation phase.

Great Plains Customization Technologies - Highlights For Software Developer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] When Microsoft acquired Great Plains Software and then integrated Great Plains into so-called Microsoft Dynamics ERP products family as Dynamics GP, modification tools became more Microsoft and .Net oriented, as you could expect. However in the initial design in earlier 1990th Great Plains Dynamics was intended as multi platform product and its fundamentals were built on new technology named Great Plains Dexterity.

Dexterity Customization - Support, Upgrade, Recovery, Great Plains Programming
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dexterity or former name is Great Plains Dexterity is Integrated Development Environment and programming language (Sanscript). Current version of Microsoft Dynamics GP is 10.0 and software programmers have broader number of customization tools: eConnect, SQL scripting, Visual Studio SDK, Modifier with VBA.

Great Plains Development - Dexterity, VBA, EConnect, SQL - Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP, current version 10.0 as of June 2008 is pretty flexible platform if you are looking for modifications, custom modules programming, add-ons and extensions. As many mid-size ERP GP has multiple customizing tools and you have to get some excurse into each one of them to select the best in your situation. Before rushing into modifications overview, please think through the fact, that GP is owned and supported by Microsoft Dynamics subdivision (former Microsoft Business Solutions) and as such you should expect it to be tightly linked with such Microsoft technologies as .Net, MS SQL Server, MS Office, Sharepoint, SRS (or SQL Server Reporting Services).

SAP Business One - Implementing the Future - Version 2007A
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP B1 is really innovative ERP, dedicated to small business with great ambitions: MRP, discrete manufacturing or production, CRM, advanced warehouse management and inventory (pack and ship), service contracts (including functionality for creative warranty contracts and even rentals), HR with its ability to track employee hiring and certification history, accrual to cash switch in financial reporting, great support for multi-currency and worldwide localizations. SAP staying behind with its accounting software reputation is worth to mention. These and other features make this ERP application to be included into ERP selection and evaluation worksheet.

SAP Business One Or Great Plains - ERP Selection Process
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SB1 is getting its popularity in US, especially with 2007A version release. GP at the same time is strong and traditional application, current version GP10.0 has large number of customers to this time, June 2008. The pricing of two are similar (if you are looking at GP Business Ready).

Great Plains Reporting - SRS, FRx, Crystal, ReportWriter, Dexterity
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP has all the advantages of reporting tools, available for Microsoft Windows in General (Crystal Reports writer is good example of industry reporting tool), .Net platform (here we would like to mention SRS or MS SQL Server Reporting Services), and application specific and recommended tools: FRx for financial reports and GP ReportWriter for integrated reports. Plus you have an option to create really custom report programmatically in Microsoft Dexterity, but this requires Dex programmer experience.

Great Plains Tech Support - Batches Recovery And Other Scenarios
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP, or former name Great Plains Software Dynamics/eEnterprise is currently available on MS SQL Server platform only. In the past this ERP application was available on Pervasive SQL and Ctree, including version for Mac (server was typically hosted in Windows hardware with Ctree/Faircom database).

Great Plains Autopost - Programmable Batch Posting In Ecommerce Integration
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you are eConnect developer, who is curious about Sales Order Processing batch posting options, this article should give you highlights. eConnect as SDK at the end of the way calls encrypted stored procedures, which allow you create, modify, delete so-called master records: customer, vendor, employee, customer address to give you few examples.

Great Plains ERP Custom Programming And Add-ons Development
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP has variety of modification tools: Dexterity, eConnect, SDK for Visual Studio Developer, then SQL stored procedures should be considers as advanced scripting option. In this small article we would like to give you introduction level highlights, assuming that you are in the MRP selection phase and your implementation requires customization, integration, programming, data conversion, and cross-platform reporting.

Great Plains Installation And Customization On Vista Workstation
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP workstation is compatible with Vista, including Vista 64 bit. However if you try to install it on Vista as it is, you will be getting error message: "An error occurred while using the BCP utility -- data was not correctly copied to the server." Actually all you need to do it to turn off User Account Control in control panel User Accounts.

Great Plains Automatic Batch Posting Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you know Microsoft Dynamics GP architecture, Dexterity business logic, you probably realized that standard Great Plains Integration tools, such as Integration Manager, eConnect, which are typically deployed in eCommerce integration scenarios, allow you create only so-called work transactions: SOP Invoice is the most popular transaction type. Work transaction is placed to the batch to be saved for future review and posting by GP user.

Great Plains Customization Overview Or How To Modify Dynamics GP
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP should be considered as ERP technical platform, which is open for software developers through such technologies as SQL Stored Procedures, Microsoft Dexterity, Extender, VBA scripting and Modifier, SRS, Crystal Reports, GP Integration Manager, MS Visual Studio SDK, eConnect, GP Report Writer to name the most popular. If you are programmer, who just got the project to alter or extend GP business logic, you need to review and compare modification instruments to select the best fit. Let's review popular customizations.

Great Plains Installation and Implementation Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP, or also commonly known as Great Plains is Microsoft SQL Server database application and at the same time it has its own IDE and programming language, known as Great Plains Dexterity. Dexterity in turn is written on C as a shell. Recent versions, such as 10.

SAP Business One Logic and Implementation Approaches
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP B1 functionality covers broad range of typical ERP topics: Financials, Banking or Bank Reconciliation, Sales and Purchases, Inventory, Bill of Materials and MRP (also referred as Production or Discrete Manufacturing), HR, Service (warranty contracts, also applicable to rental contracts), Sales Opportunity management or simply CRM which is customer relation management module. Let's review SB1 implementation scenarios and highlights...

Article Submission Alchemy or How Increase Your Page Rank, SEO and Internet Traffic
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:SEO] In the past if you were small business, there were no ways, but to place paid advertisement into local newspaper to attract some attention to your small retail store, restaurant, or repair shop. Internet opens unlimited and virtually free possibilities for you, however there are some conditions, or better to say, you have to know how internet search engines, such as Google, yahoo, MSN work and how to make them work for your business, attracting leads, potential customers, employees, vendors with better conditions, etc.

SAP Business One Implementation - Customer Specific Pricing
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP B1 ERP is targeted to small and mid-size businesses and the question about implementing new accounting application is this - which functionality is available in standard business logic, prior to considering adding third party modules or launching in-house customization. In this small article we would like to review SAP Business One pricing model.

SAP Business One - Extending It With SDK - Overview For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] It is always a good advise to adopt procedures and functionality available in out-of-the-box version of any ERP application, including SB1, however it is common, when standard logic doesn't allow to automate unique business processes, in this case you have to program modified logic in Software Development Kit. Let's review SDK in the format of this small article:

SAP Business One B1 Customizations Recovery And Support - SDK Programming
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP Business One Software Development Kit requires developer certification to offer the service to SB1 customers. However as you can imagine this doesn't secure that the certified developer will not have sort of learning curve syndrome or he or she will have to still come through some stages of getting programming experience on live customers. SB1 SDK has specific recommendations about user login and performance, and if you are discovering SDK on your own you may be getting into slow performance problem.

SAP Business One Implementation Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP B1 is relatively new ERP and MRP on the US and international accounting application market for small and mid-size businesses. SBO can also serve to large corporation in spoke-and-hub environment where your branch deploys SB1 with upstream integration to mySAP/R3 or in non-SAP ERP.

Great Plains Integration with Aspect - Restaurant Management Example
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Many mid-size restaurants, networks and even franchises deploys Aspect to consolidate Sales, Purchasing, Item Ingredients (or in essence bills of materials). Aspect also allows you to consolidate transactions from various POS terminals. Aspect in turn could be integrated with back office accounting application, such as Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains.

SAP Business One Implementation With SDK Programming And Custom Logic Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] As SB1 is becoming popular ERP and MRP platform for small and medium size businesses in USA, especially with expected release of SAP B1 version 2007, we expect more SAP Business One SDK customizations will be requested. We would like to make some comment on SB1 SDK modifications and their performance considerations.

SAP Business One Case Studies and Implementation Scenarios
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP B1 fits to majority of small and medium size businesses. We often see customer requirements to develop user interface custom features via SBO SDK or Software Development Kit, and later on, instead of using customization, users find the way of entering their sophisticated transactions in SB1 directly. We would like to give you several examples and how this ERP application fits:

Microsoft Small Business Financials - Support, Upgrade, Integration Overview For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SBF is part of Microsoft Dynamics GP family of ERP application, in the past this product was introduced by Great Plains Software as Small Business Manager. This application was originally initially created from the same code base as regular Great Plains Dynamics and so it is Great Plains Dexterity coded with the options if being modified in Microsoft Dexterity.

Great Plains Small Business Financials Upgrade Overview For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] This product in the past was introduced by Great Plains as Small Business Manager and currently it is part of Microsoft Dynamics family of ERP products. SBF is in essence scaled down version of Great Plains Dynamics with DYNAMICS.DIC - Dexterity written business logic dictionary. Current version is 9.0. It also has FRx reporting, version 6.7 is distributed with latest SBF.

SAP Business One SDK Programming and Customizations
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP B1 is modern small business and lower mid-market ERP and even MRP, as it has discrete manufacturing and material resource planning modules, as you can expect has neat and nice modern interface and technical exposure to programmers, especially C# and VB.net coders through SAP BO SDK or Software Development Kit.

SAP Business One Manufacturing Implementation Highlights For Executives
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP B1 is coming, and we expect high volume of new licenses sales, installations, integrations, customizations and demand for SAP BO custom reporting, especially with the release of version 2007. We already tried to give you various modules demo and presentation in our previous publications, now is the turn for SAP Business One Production and MRP modules.

SAP Business One Implementation - Rentals as Service Warranty Contracts
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP B1 is in expansion mode and we expect more new software purchases, data conversions, and installations. This might be the time when ERP implementation ideas are appreciated. The fact that SAP BO logic is relatively simple should not make you think that system doesn't fit to the majority of industries.

SAP Business One Deployment and Implementation - Service Warranty Contracts
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP B1 is small to mid-size business ERP application, and please try to tune your expectations to simplicity and reasonable customizability of SB1. If it doesn't fit exactly to your business processes as they are in your legacy MRP, then you should adapt as much of SAP BO standard logic as possible and only reasonably small circle of required custom features should be implemented via modification and programming.

SAP Business One Service Module Implementation Highlights for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Sap B1 is relatively new player on mid-size and small businesses ERP market and this definitely gives it some advantages. Sap Business One has modern design and intuitive interface with such cool data analysis features as drag and relate, where you can simply drag something like item number and relate it to Sales Invoices to see all of them, where this item was sold.

SAP Business One Implementation For Mid-Size Businesses - Licensing, Integration & Customization
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] When you plan to implement SAP B1 for small business, in most of the cases out-of-the-box installation with initial balances entry and following user training will do the job of placing your ERP into production. When, however you are mid-size business, where number of users is twenty or more, you will need such elements of implementation as modification, integration with legacy systems, EDI, possible initial historical data conversion and other custom programming adds-on.

Microsoft CRM Implementation - Contract Management in Service Organization
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 is powerful and at the same time very intuitive, plus it is web based, meaning that you can run nationwide company in MS CRM. Let's review the example on how to create, budget and log time against CRM contracts.

Sap Business One Version 2007 Implementation Highlights For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP B1 has all the power of SAP R3 or mySAP muscles behind. Meaning that this small and midsize business ERP is integrated upstream to large scale full featured SAP MRP. If you are multinational corporation or publicly traded company in USA we encourage you to review multiple SBO integration options.

SAP Business One Sales Module Implementation Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In this small publication we would like to give functionality highlights to application consultant or to the ERP selection team. SAP B1 version 2007 will be available soon and we think a lot of new software implementations will follow this summer.

Great Plains Grant Management Module Implementation notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP is excellent fit for mid-size and large non for profit organization. Great Plains has special suit of non-for-profit modules, and among them Grant Management. This module enables functionality, when you on behalf of sponsors opening the grand for bidding and later on releasing the funds as project progresses.

SAP Business One Implementation Notes - Financials Module
[Business:Management] ERP implementation term itself suggests something hard or at least not easy or not pleasant things to do. However if you are installing SB1 it is more likely not going to be the case, as installation, initial balances entry and modules settings are relatively intuitive and users or trainees are quick in getting basic SAP BO interface navigating skills.

SAP Business One CRM Implementation Notes
[Business:Customer-Service] SAP B1 ERP has integrated CRM functionality and you can purchase named user licenses for CRM only at half of the normal all-in-one user license price. Client Relation Management business logic typically fits to your sales people and considering typical business office, you may have as many as half of all office employee working in Sales department, CRM licenses might help your budget in Software purchasing and implementing. Let's review the functionality:

SAP Business One Implementation - Elegant Modern Small Business ERP
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] As long term accounting application users, looking for walking away from legacy MRP to something really new and cool on the market, you should be surprised by the originality and simplicity, naturally coming with SAP B1. Plus you can completely change its color schema, background picture, however in our opinion these bells and whistles are nice but not really something you are looking for. Let's review the features, which could be really nice, starting with licensing model...

SAP Business One Remote Support - Version Upgrade, Adding New Company, Modules Settings
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Modern VPN and web session technologies allow you to receive ERP remote support and by attending the same session as your supporting technician, you can communicate on what is the problem plus contribute to problem resolution scenario. In fact, it is even better to have somebody, who supports multiple SB1 customers nationwide and aware about all the potential problems and known cases, than somebody who serves you locally, but have to do very different implementation assignments every new day. Let's review remote connection and support techniques...

How To Post Your Article On Microsoft Or Linux Related Topics
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] If you are newcomer in articles, press release, news and blogs submission and publishing author we recommend you some guidelines to get quick start and help your web site to get more internet traffic plus improve its SEO positioning. Obviously we are not original folks who discovered some internet marketing tricks, but we are not keeping them in secret and hope you will be up to speed to the same success rate...

Microsoft CRM 4.0 Generic Customization, Data Conversion, Integration Overview
[Business:Customer-Service] Microsoft CRM, also referred as Microsoft Dynamics CRM has for now pretty long career path since 1999. So far MS CRM proved to be excellent solution for companies with the offices located in various business metros and needing web based coordination.

SAP Business One Deployment in Ecommerce Scenarios
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Ecommerce] SB1, which is unofficial abbreviation for SAP Business One small and mid-size business ERP from SAP is relatively new application and it was designed and programmed with the likely contemporary business models requirements. If you are planning to implement SAP B1 for ecommerce outlet, you should first work on the best scenario selection. Let us give you initial highlights, for further implementation design you should submit your specific case for analysis and recommendations...

SAP Business One Rapid Installation Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Traditional approach of small and mid-sized ERP implementation suggests consultant to stay in your office while installing, migrating your accounting data, setting up user workstations and Database maintenance plans. Often, however you figure out that your ERP consulting partner changes coming on site consultants at its discretion, and you are in disadvantage by being exposed to pretty various consulting styles and often see poor communication between previous and next specialist.

SAP Business One Implementation With Custom Barcoding Considerations
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you are small or midsize shop with warehouse management and relatively simple logistics and inventory control and you are considering to reshape your ERP infrastructure, we would like to give you some highlights on barcode for SAP Business One and SB1 general selection, installation and training guidelines 1. SB1 functionality. It is very generic and easily fits to the majority of small and even mid size business models.

Great Plains Implementation and Support Internationally Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP is well positioned to be implemented for mid-size multinational company, however you should check on the availability of your specific country localized version. We will try to give you initial highlights, or in other words - where to begin your internal research and evaluation: 1. GP international versions.

Great Plains SQL Technology Background - Tables Structure, Dexterity
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP, or as this ERP is currently known and popular among the IT community - Great Plains Dynamics is at this time Microsoft SQL Server based application. SQL means tables, their names, fields, data flow as it reflects business processes, such as Sales invoices entering, posting, customer payments against these invoices, voiding, etc. As you can imagine, Great Plains MRP is not just the collection of tables, it has software logic, which is realized in Microsoft Dexterity (or as it was formerly known Great Plains Dexterity).

Submit Article or Press Release as Part of Your SEO and Web Marketing Campaign
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:SEO] Writing articles, PR and internet blogging is essential success factor for web exposed businesses: all kind of ecommerce web sites, online exchanges and services. If you are on the top part of the first page, returned by Google, Yahoo, MSN on your keywords combination, you got the deal, otherwise if you are on the second page - you should be happy to get very small slice of the cake, where internet surfers catch you by entering deeply structured queries, meaning that they have more keywords there, and occasionally you are exposed. How do you inch up in the search engines?

eCommerce Shopping Cart Options For Great Plains Options - Overview
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Ecommerce] Microsoft Dynamics GP has very robust Sales order Processing module, which is typically the subject for e-commerce integrations, and in this small article we would like to review the possibilities. Microsoft Business Solutions promotes and primarily supports Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Portal Order Management module, which has such nice features as active directory user login and security, Sharepoint based shopping cart and others.

Great Plains Integration Manager Version 10.0 Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 has higher reliance on such new Microsoft technologies, as SQL Server Reporting Services or SRS, Sharepoint with its famous workflow (competitor to traditional Lotus Notes workflow) and of course eConnect (this is rising star in GP software programming and e-commerce development). If you was GP IM user or developer for earlier versions, you probably remember that IM required GP user workstation to be up and running (and so taking extra precious user license in system manager), plus all the forms got to be closed in IM GP instance, and this is understandable as Integration Manager deployed OLE server technologies (GP workstation was serving as OLE application server).

Great Plains Implementation for Large Corporation Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP is definitely one of the winners and breaking through ERP packages. In this article we assume that you are not small or midsize business, where accounting options are well known and openly available. Here we are giving recommendations to large corporate businesses.

Great Plains Implementation For Light Manufacturing And Assembly Business
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Microsoft Dynamics GP has full featured Manufacturing module, which addresses discrete production business needs. However before you try this route, you should ask the question: if we are small manufacturing company - why we need heavy weight lifting in manufacturing automation, maybe instead regular bill of materials should do the job for us?

Great Plains eCommerce - Order Management and Business Portal Notes For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you are consulting Great Plains Dynamics customers, you probably remember old good days when eCommerce solution could be built on eOrder module platform. eOrder was written in Interdev as ASP application, and as such could be modified deirectly in its ASP pages.

Great Plains For Restaurant Business - Typical Implementation And Integration
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP allows you to automate many typical and classical businesses, restaurants are typical GP deployment example. In this small article we will review typical scenarios and technical questions. As we often see that restaurant owners are not technical people or programmers - we will try not to use ERP and software academic language and be right to the point...

Great Plains ERP In eCommerce Environment - Combining Hosted Website With Business Portal
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Ecommerce] After seeing reasonable and multiple concerns, we would like to give you some directions for your homework, when you consider transitioning for your let's say "legacy" e-commerce website to new totally data driven eCommerce. Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 has pretty advanced Business Portal, where we recommend you to research Order Management module, which in turn is redesigned version of former eOrder.

Writing And Submitting Articles For The Fun - Strategy For Your Business - SEO Behind the Scenes
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] It is always good for your business to be recognized on the web through such search engines as Google,Yahoo, MSN, Alta Vista. If you master to publish your email address and phone number on the first search engine page relevant to your keywords - the internet leads market is at your mercy.

Great Plains eEnterprise Upgrade FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] High end version of Great Plains Software Dynamics was known under the name of Great Plains eEnterprise. In turn eEnterprise is successor of Great Plains Dynamics C/S+. eEnterprise licensing concept allowed you as eEnterprise customer to purchase such advanced modules as Manufacturing, Intercompany Processing, Customer Vendor Consolidation, Unlimited level of System manager users, Unlimited number of Payroll employees, and other nice options

Great Plains Dynamics on Ctree and Pervasive SQL Support Review
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Current version of Microsoft Dynamics GP, successor of Great Plains Software Dynamics and eEnterprise is 10.0. The latest version, supporting old DB platforms: Ctree and Btrieve was Great Plains Standard 7.5. Due to the fact that Microsoft Business Solutions deploys annual enhancement program requirements, if customer is not paying annual fee, it loses the option to get new version registration key and places itself in higher cost brackets for support cases, if support placed through MBS tech support department.

Great Plains Accounting for DOS and Windows Support FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] This ERP application was very popular in 1990th, before the time when Great Plains Software introduced Great Plains Dynamics. We still see customers, who are on GPA, and the version is normally 9.5, in some really complicated old cases it is 9.2.

Great Plains Support - How to Recover "Suspicious" Company Database
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains from time to time falls to the situation, when the problem really sits at the MS SQL Server level and you need to do SQL scripting in SQL Query Analyzer. Very good example of this is when you were recovering company DB from backup and for some reason restoration process failed and company is in permanent restoring limbo or marked as Suspicious in SQL Enterprise Manager.

How To Submit Your Article To Major Media Portals
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Article is very efficient vehicle to get more traffic to your website, increase its page rank, plus as a consequence to get more leads for your sales department. If you are novice in SEO or getting your website higher on the Google ranking, you should know the differences in search engine treating for article and press release. Let's review article submission strategy and its special niche in comparison to PR or video and text blogs:

Articles Submission Strategy or Where To Submit Your Article
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] When you are seriously decided to work on your website ranking, you should understand very simple thing - you can't move yourself on the top through some tricks and doing nothing after this - instead you have to contribute to your product consumers community by giving them really new and important information and you have to make it publicly known by placing non-commercial news in media portals. And the common format for this type of community work is Article. Obviously the more articles the better, however the quality of article, and unfortunately in nowadays reality there is such ...

Video Blogging - Shaping the Future of Your Website
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] Blogs are very efficient way to get external links to your website. When you publish article, blog or PR, it should show up on your media partner portal as well as on its syndicating subscribers. The best way to get maximal number of links is article, which is by nature new knowledge or contribution to the knowledge base of humanity, while press release is rather advertisement of the product.

Submitting Press Release or Article Hints
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] When you are at the point, where internet marketing is understood as the must, you should make your homework on how to submit internet article or press release. At this time (earlier 21st century), internet search engines are not really selective on what is commercial information and what is contribution to your product users community, meaning article.

Submitting Articles and Press Releases Hints
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Writing and getting published is one of the marketing strategies - if you sell something on the internet, your site should be in permanent competition for the higher page rank among major search engines: Google, MSN, Yahoo. In this small article we would like to share our tactics with you:

Submitting Articles To Internet Media Portals - Overview
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] When you plan to launch your respected internet website base business, you should think about establishing good relations with such folks as Google, Yahoo, MSN, Altavista, and other titans on the internet ranking and search market. This is where you need to decide if you would like to outsource this part of the business to internet search optimization subcontractor or face the issue personally. When you decide to deal with this on your own, you need to be aware about linking strategy and modern side of it - articles and press release publication in the free press media...

Great Plains Consultant Selection Advises
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions ERP family of products includes Dynamics GP, or former mid-size ERP name is Great Plains Software Dynamics. In this small publication we would like to give you highlights on GP consultant selection process plus set expectation on the implementation. As GP is for mid-size customers (meaning that it is not the best fit for small businesses, where Microsoft has Small Business Accounting and Small Business Financials, which in turn is scaled down version of Great Plains), you should not expect this MRP package to bee too modern - its strong points are coming from the ...

Great Plains Development - Dexterity, eConnect, .Net Programming
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP has several modification tools and SDK available - if you are software programmer, who needs to select the tool of choice to do specific job, please read this small publication to understand your programming options and pluses and minuses of each tool. Also, please take into consideration the fact, that Great Plains ERP was introduced to the market in earlier 1990th as Great Plains Software Dynamics and at this time it is matured system, which is pretty stable, but considering its size and all the available business logic - it might be too complex to do ...

Great Plains Consulting - Methodology, Certification, Customization FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP fits all the spectrum of mid-size businesses in USA, Canada and other English speaking countries. Please be aware that is your country utilizes Unicode chars, such as Chinese, Korean, Japanese, then Great Plains is not the best choice for you and you should check with Microsoft Business Solutions in your country or region to get info which MRP is marketed and supported - more likely Axapta and Navision. In this small publication we would like to give initial picture on Great Plains functional and technical consulting.

Great Plains Upgrade - Notes From The Field
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In this small article we would like to share our Microsoft Dynamics GP version update experience, where upgrade was done for relatively large GP databases: over 70GB the largest company and we had 5 companies of similar size. Upgrade path was 7.5->9.0 service pack 2 and then to 10.0 service pack 1.

Great Plains Dynamics GP Installation FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In order to be prepared to install on your own or select Great Plains implementation consultant, you should be familiar with GP database platform and technology. In early XXI Century, Great Plains Software and respectively Great Plains eEnterprise and Dynamics ERP was acquired by Microsoft. Microsoft formed Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions with head office in Fargo, ND, later on renamed into Microsoft Business Solutions, and finally in September 2005 into Microsoft Dynamics subdivision. Since the time of Microsoft acquisition, Great Plains was on the way of phasing out non-Microsoft DB platforms, such as Pervasive SQL 2000 (former Btrieve) and Ctree/Faircom - final version supporting these non-Microsoft databases was Microsoft Great Plains Professional and Standard 7.5.

Great Plains Integrations - How To Design And FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] When you plan to implement new ERP system, or advance existing one by integrating your legacy applications with your accounting system, implement EDI or Electronic Document Interchange interface, integrate custom business logic and put in into standard ERP routines, you need first to understand your options and the best ways to do whatever you decided to undertake. This article is the introduction and initial know how. We will assume that you are new to Microsoft Dynamics GP and not familiar with this ERP package in your initial MRP selection phase.

Great Plains Reports - How To Create And Typical Design Tools
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP reporting is essential part of GP implementation and post production ERP support. As for typical mid-size MRP application, you should expect multiple reporting tools, especially if you think about reports genre: financial reporting, business processes specific reports, etc.

Great Plains Microsoft Dynamics GP In Florida - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Florida ERP market is kind of specific, as such industries as Healthcare, Medical Placement & Staffing, Nursing homes support contracts are normal. If you look at all the USA sunbelt states, FL stays specific and apart, as elderly living assistance jobs demand is higher than in other sates. Related industries are drugs sales and pharmaceuticals.

Great Plains Dynamics GP - Programming, Integration, Customization
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains ERP is wide spread in USA and Canada, as well as in English speaking countries. As we see XXI century progressing, more technical skills are becoming the norm and so to say requirements in MRP system implementation, especially for mid-size and large corporate businesses.

Great Plains Implementation - Unofficial Opinion
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you are selecting your next ERP package, then this small article may be worth to read, especially if you are researching Microsoft Business Solutions Dynamics GP MRP option. Here we would like to share our experience and clients FAQ and concerns. We are certified GP VAR, so this article is my personal opinion, when I separate my point of view from Microsoft Dynamics subdivision and folks in Fargo.

Microsoft Great Plains - Implementing ERP System For Mid-Size Business
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP MRP product family has various options for small, midsize and large businesses. Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP package fits to midsize businesses in various industries: discrete manufacturing, services, staffing, project organization and constructions, wholesale, warehouse management, distribution and logistics.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Technical Notes or Under The Hood
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Nowadays Microsoft Great Plains or any other ERP application should be rather considered as the platform for integration of your peripheral applications: CRM, eCommerce, Custom Sales Order Processing, EDI (Electronic Document Interchange) and others. Plus of-the-shelf available business logic often requires customization, where you got to select appropriate software development tools to do the job.

Custom Emailing for Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP - SQL Mail
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] For Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP you can deploy Business Portal and BP module - Electronic Document Delivery, however it is not available for GP Business Ready product line, where you have to go for custom solution. In this small article we recommend you to use MS SQL 2005 mail: xp_sendmail extended stored procedure.

ERP Version Upgrade - Microsoft Great Plains Example and General Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you have been using your accounting and MRP application for the long time without investing into version update, now it might be time for you to consider getting updated. Assuming that you represent mid-size enterprise, you should expect that corporate ERP version upgrade is something that you should build the strong action plan for - to avoid your ERP shutdown time and possible rollbacks, if things are not going as expected.

Microsoft Dynamics GP - Typical Customizations
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains, currently new name in Microsoft Dynamics family is Microsoft Dynamics GP, originally this ERP package was created by Great Plains Software as Great Plains Dynamics in earlier 1990th as Great Plains Dexterity application. Microsoft Great Plains tailored business logic or professional modifications were initially made back in late 1990th in Great Plains Dex, this IDE has it own C-shell based scripting language - sanscript. MRP package at that time had similar customization capabilities: SAP had ABAP, Axapta - Morph X, X++, Navision - C/Side.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Customization Scenarios
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains version 10.0 has a lot of new features, including changes in architecture and especially user interface. These new features dictate change in GP 10.0 programming and custom development. If you are using Great Plains since earlier versions: 9.0, 8.0, 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5 or 5.0 and your company ERP deploys tailored Great Plains business logic, chances are high that customized logic was programmed in Great Plains Dexterity.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains Custom Logic Programming
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] When you have to deal with mid-market ERP application, such questions as modification, integration, data massage, fixing and conversion, cross-platform reporting are not trivial and require homework, prior to appealing to external consultants help. Here we would like to give top level introduction, which should give you directions on where and how to go deeper into the GP software development layers.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Implementation FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains as mid-size ERP requires professional approach to be implemented in mid-size organization. In this small article we would like to orient you, assuming that you are controller, IT director, or even programmer responsible for GP project.

Microsoft Great Plains Integration Manager 10.0 Technical Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP version 10.0 advanced such new technologies as eConnect in and this seems to be general trend to walk away from proprietary tools, such as Microsoft Dexterity to Microsoft specific platforms, such as .Net, COM+ and MS SQL Server Stored Procedures, as you know eConnect core contains encrypted stored procs. Historically Great Plains IM was based on OLE technology, where GP workstation was used as OLE server and business logic validation was done in GP forms, where OLE mechanism was entering fields values. Let's take a look at new and traditional features available in IM version 10.0, it is in our opinion in transition to be rewritten completely in eConnect, but at this time it is available with both traditional and eConnect connectors:

Microsoft Great Plains Version Update To 10.0 Latest Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] According to Microsoft Dynamics GP technical support, today on November 16, 2007 MBS release Service Pack 1 for GP 10.0, and by doing this ended long lasting GP upgrade path problem: if you were on GP 9.0 higher than SP2, then you had to wait with upgrading to GP version 10.0. In this small article we would like to stress some of the known issues fixed in 10 SP1:

Linux & Microsoft Dynamics GP - Implementation In Cross-Platform Environment
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] As more midsize and small business organizations are deploying open platform operating systems and tools, such as Linux with various blends and PHP/MySQL, we would like to share our experience implementing Microsoft Great Plains in these combined OS environments.

Distribution Front End Integration With Microsoft Great Plains - Technology Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you are Nationwide distributor and you are accepting sales orders via established and legacy Sales Order Processing application, which you will need to integrate with backoffice ERP, in our scenario with Microsoft Dynamics GP, then we would like to share our Great Plains implementation, customization, programming, report design and business processes mapping experience as well as integrating technology options

Linux PHP Sales Management System integration With Microsoft Great Plains Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP is Microsoft Windows and MS SQL Server application, it is heavily integrated with Microsoft Sharepoint and MS Office stack of products. If your Sales Processing system is based in Linux Redhat and is MySQL & PHP application, then you should know the answers on the connection technology to Microsoft Great Plains. In this small article we assume that you have PHP and MySQL developers in IT staff and all you need to do is to get some help in building the bridge to GP accounting backoffice

Custom Sales Order System Integration With Great Plains Microsoft Dynamics GP
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If your company is established business, which uses one or another in-house developed Business Management System and you are now in situation when you are moving the business to the new phase, where you need industry strength ERP system behind, or how now they name it accounting backoffice, you may be interested to read on how Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains can do the job for you. Of course, and this is not a big secret, GP integration needs to be designed and programmed by GP consultants, who will work in concert with your internal IT professionals.

eEnterprise - Old Great Plains Software ERP Application Reactivation
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you remember the XXI century story about Microsoft purchase of Great Plains Software - this is where eEnterprise, that was the last GPS ERP name invention ceased to exist in its MRP name consistency. Great Plains eEnterprise was renamed into Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains Professional, later on in September 2005, Great Plains was renamed into Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains Upgrade to Version 10 - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you are Great Plains customer and deploy GP ERP in your organization as accounting backoffice, you probably remember that upgrade to version 7.5, later on to 8.0 was very smooth and painless. Update to Great Plains version 9.0 was also relatively simple, however in its upgrade the role of Wizard was increased and if you are Great Plains Consultant, you kind of feel that you lost former control over upgrade process.

Microsoft Great Plains Installation Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Current version of Microsoft Dynamics GP, 10.0 is available on Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and 2000. If you are on older version, we'll also give you advise on where to find information.

Microsoft Great Plains Implementation FAQ - Financial Setup, Conversion, User Training
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP implementation process is similar to other mid-market accounting and MRP products: GP partner selection and sales cycle, business processes mapping, customization design if required, reports. Then you go to the actions: Microsoft Dynamics GP software licenses purchase, GP installation, initial data conversion and beginning balances, business specific users training.

Microsoft Great Plains 10.0 and 9.0 Upgrade - Technical Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] At this time (fall of 2007) Microsoft Dynamics GP customers are actively upgrading to GP version 9.0 and initial upgrades are performed to Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0. Version 10.0 will be in more active upgrade mode, when Microsoft will release GP 10.0 Service Pack 1, as current GP 10.0 upgrade path is limited to 8.0 SP5 and 9.0 SP2.

Microsoft Great Plains Integration Scenarios - EDI, eCommerce
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP, successor of Great Plains Software Dynamics and eEnterprise is very popular ERP platform, deployed as accounting back office and integrated with various business management system. Among the most typical scenarios of GP MRP integration are Electronic Document Interface EDI and eCommerce.

Programming Microsoft Great Plains - Overview For Software Developer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Each ERP application should be open for tailoring: modifications, custom logic, reporting, integration with legacy systems, EDI interface, etc. In some cases you may expect special modules or third party extension, however if you have simple customization need - you may undergo in-house GP programming project to make job done.

Microsoft Great Plains Modifications - Overview Plus Implementation And Integration Options
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Each ERP system should be considered as the platform, which could be tuned to fit your company business processes through custom programming, integration, reporting and existing logic modification. Microsoft Dynamics GP isn't exception and in this small article we would like to come through typical GP alterations scenarios.

Crystal Reports for Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains - Overview & FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP is successor of Great Plains Software Dynamics and eEnterprise ERP application, and Crystal Reports was always the reporting tool of the choice for Dynamics. Historically GP Dynamics was available on Pervasive SQL and Ctree platform, where Crystal Reports were limited, due to the limitation to Pervasive and Faircom ODBC drivers. The last version, available on Pervasive/Ctree was Microsoft Great Plains 7.5 and since version 8.0 GP Dynamics is available on Microsoft SQL Server only, and as you can expect, SQL Server opens all the possible horizons for reports development.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains Series and Modules FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Each ERP system has probably similar in general functional blocks, in some cases they are referred as modules. In the case of Great Plains Dynamics GP modules are combines into so-called Series: Financials, Sales, Purchasing, Inventory, Payroll, Manufacturing, Fixed Assets. In this small article, let's review Series-Modules structure and where Modules codes reside.

eEnterprise - Great Plains Old Version Upgrade Scenarios
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] The successor of eEnterprise is Great Plains Dynamics GP Professional, current version is 10.0 as of November 2007. If you are using eEnterprise, you need to consider update from your version, more likely 6.0 to GP 10.0. In this small article we would like to give you technical highlight on version upgrade process and decision making. Great Plains Software eEnterprise in its turn is successor of Dynamics C/S+, versions 3.2, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5

Great Plains eEnterprise Upgrade Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If your company implemented Great Plains Software Dynamics in late 1990th, eEnterprise was the brand name for high-end Dynamics: versions 5.5 and 6.0. Formerly the high-end version name was Great Plains Dynamics C/S+: versions 3.2, 4.0, 5.0.

Great Plains Integration Tools - Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration Manager
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP, current version is 10.0, as of October 2007 - is successor of former Great Plains Software Dynamics/eEnterprise. Great Plains Software specially created GPS Dexterity technology and programming language to be used as the shell to abstract Dynamics business logic from computer operating system, database and graphical platform (such as MS Windows and MAC OS) in earlier 1990th.

EDI for Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP - Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Electronic Document Interchange or EDI is popular bundle of various technologies, allowing you to submit or accept PO requests from/to your partners: vendors or customer. In this article we do not assume new "modern EDI" trends to think that XML format interchange is also EDI, we will think about EDI in traditional manner, where EDI is fixed length (text, with some exceptions) field format, where each line might be header, details (lines) and footer (trailer) with the options to have more flexible lines definitions.

Great Plains Version Upgrade - Microsoft Dynamics GP Installation Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains Dynamics GP version update technology seems to be straight forward - you insert new version CD and upgrade will be launched automatically with wizard. Proven Great Plains Dexterity technology will determine your current version and it will replace first GP workstation side files: Dynamics.exe, Dynamics.dic, Dynamics.set, etc., then it will begin Dynamics database tables conversion process (if new version has modified table structure, this table will be copied into temporary table, then dropped and recreated and then repopulated from temp table).

Integration Options for Microsoft Great Plains - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] ERP is typically considered as the platform, open for custom integrations, software development, reporting, EDI. Implementation and deployment requires interoperability with multiple computer systems, including legacy applications. Microsoft Dynamics GP, current version 10.0 as of October 2007, has excellent chances to fit your mid-size and even large corporate business requirements.

Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP Implementation Checklist
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If your organization is researching Great Plains purchasing and installation options, we would like to give you highlights. Current version of GP is 10.0 as of October 2007, version upgrades are outside of the scope of this article, where we would like to concentrate on ERP implementation options and scenarios

Microsoft Dexterity - Upgrading Custom Logic for Dynamics GP
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Great Plains Software Dexterity platform was designed in earlier 1990th to be a foundation for Great Plains Dynamics and Dynamics S/C+. Dex was built on the principles of operating system "independence" (C programming language was in time believed to provide shell recompilation, including graphical components) and database platform independence (nobody could say which DB platform will win: MS SQL Server, Sybase, Btrieve, Oracle, IBM DB2).

Microsoft Great Plains Version Update FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP version upgrade should be planned, it is not recommended to do it impulsively. In order to facilitate your homework we would like to give your highlights in technical and functional compatibility areas.

Great Plains Dynamics on Pervasive SQL Support FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Great Plains Software Dynamics is predecessor of Microsoft Dynamics GP or Microsoft Great Plains. In December 2004 Microsoft terminated support for version 7.5, the last version available on Pervasive SQL 2000 (former Btrieve) and Ctree/Faircom. Non Microsoft SQL Server version of Dynamics was recommended to be migrated to MSDE (MS SQL Server with restrictions).

Great Plains Dexterity - Microsoft Dynamics GP Customization Technology
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you remember ERP players in 1990th, you would probably remember the technology trends and stakes: nobody could really say which OS will win: MS Windows, MAC, SUN Solaris, UNIX; plus nobody could also predict which DB platform will stay: MS SQL Server, Sybase, IBM DB2, Oracle, or somebody else

Great Plains eConnect Posting Dilemma
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Great Plains ERP system is very attractive as back office accounting application, plus you have rich functionality of ERP/MRP business logic: Sales Order Processing, Purchase Order Processing, Discrete Manufacturing, Payroll, General Ledger, Inventory Control. If you are eCommerce developer, who builds your web site with MS Visual Studio.Net editions and C#, VB and SQL scripting, you should know your options to post GP batches, especially in SOP module directly from your e-commerce application.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Great Plains Remote Support - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains ERP has rich accounting and business processes automation functionality, however in this small article we would like to concentrate on remote support, version upgrade, technical problem solving scenarios and if you need to get info on specific GP modules features: GL, SOP, POP, etc

Great Plains Dynamics Upgrade Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If your organization deploys GP Dynamics or eEnterprise ERP versions 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5, 5.0 or 4.0 you should consider upgrade scenarios, plus you should also consider reenrollment into Microsoft Business Solutions annual enhancement program to get license keys to newest versions, such as 10.0, 9.0 and 8.0.

eConnect eCommerce Posting Server for Dynamics GP - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you are eCommerce .Net c#, VB or SQL developer, you need to know eConnect - Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains SDK for e-commerce developers architecture and limitations. eConnect was specially built up for eCommerce programmers, however at the same time it complies to GP Dexterity architecture frameworks, such as GP batches and transactions posting is GP user prerogative.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains eCommerce Considerations
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] This topic is really popular among eCommerce developers and programmers, especially from Microsoft .Net side: ADO.Net and C# and VB eCommerce coders. Ecommerce custom programming is not the open issue for general public as it requires industry considerations, industry biddings among business to business providers on behalf of end customers.

Investing in Healthcare Recruiting - Risks and Opportunities
[Investing] Hospitals and healthcare are definitely on the reliable growth pace. Current industry trend is really reverse to what you would expect, being new to this sector - this is shortage of nurses and medical professionals, meaning that it is rather challenge to find certified applicants, and not really to get new contracts from healthcare organizations.

Investing in Medical Staffing Industry - Notes, FAQ and Reviews
[Investing] Investing is risky activity by its nature, plus add to the consideration the fact that US economy, as we write these lines in September 2007 maybe already in crisis or will face economic issues in 2008. When you think about investing into stocks, you probably want to be reassured that your decision is economically feasible and you will outperform the market.

Investing in Healthcare - Medical Staffing Sector Notes
[Investing] Medical staffing and placement industry investment notes - medical professionals contracting & outsourcing, staffing challenge for small healthcare organizations, and more.

Healthcare Investment - Medical Placement Industry Notes & FAQ
[Investing] Investing is risky by its nature, so here we would like not to assure you that some industry is "better", but rather give you pluses and minuses of healthcare temporary staffing and when it is good idea to invest and when to avoid investing to this industry niche.

Microsoft Great Plains 10.0 Integration Options, Part Two
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In the previous article "Microsoft Great Plains Integration Notes" we described standard integrating options and tools - GP Integration Manager, eConnect, SQL Stored Procedures and Dexterity. This is addition to the first article and here we will describe advanced scenarios - EDI (Electronic Document Interchange), combining Dexterity with eConnect to address multiple companies in GP user interface, GP integration with Java based applications.

Microsoft Great Plains Integration Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP, current version 10.0, deploys MS SQL Server 2005 or earlier versions. If you are software developer, it is probably first that enlightens you - design custom integration with SQL stored procedures or views. However you should first get the idea on the majority of available programming and integration tools to make the best pick for your customization project.

eCommerce Development for Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP 10.0 - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 is SQL 2005 application, however direct SQL scripting to feed or integrate eCommerce orders or invoices and payments might be complicated, due to rich GP business logic and its required validation in data integration. As eCommerce typically sends sales data to Great Plains Sales Order Processing module, which is really eConnect covered area, we recommend you first research Microsoft Dynamics GP eConnect technology, we will review eConnect in brief in this article below.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains and MS CRM Tandem as Corporate ERP
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics ERP products family includes both Great Plains and Microsoft CRM, so it is initial good sign for you if you are making MRP research for your company. Let’s take a look at additional features of Microsoft Dynamics products and try to compare and figure out trends

eCommerce Programming for Great Plains Dynamics GP - Introduction
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If your organization deploys Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains ERP and you are thinking on connecting it to your eCommerce site, we would like to give you initial introduction - where to start digging GP, tools, integration options, limitations, pluses and minuses and others typical FAQ. Current version of Great Plains is 10.0, we assume that it is reasonable to be at list on version 9.0, prior to begin ecommerce connection project – otherwise you will be reprogramming your integration with version upgrade. If you are on older versions, especially on Pervasive SQL 2000/Btrieve or Ctree/Faircom (this might be the case if you are on GP 7.5, 7.0, 6.0 or earlier), we recommend you first upgrade to MS SQL Server based version.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Data Conversion Techniques
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains, current version is 10.0 as of September 2007 - in certain situations requires legacy system data conversion, migration and initial massage to be "convertible". Data migration might be annoying routine, especially when you have to dig out tons of tab delimited texts, however it may define GP implementation success.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Integration FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP is Dexterity based application, its integration is enabled via such tools as GP Integration Manager, eConnect, Microsoft Dexterity, SQL Server Stored Procedures, Visual Studio .Net C# and VB development where programmers deploy ADO.Net

Crystal Reports for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 - Overview for Developer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains has long tradition to deploy Crystal Reports, where it's embedded reporting tool ReportWriter does not provide required reporting flexibility, especially for high quality reports with graphical elements, such as logos, advanced fonts, plus where you need advanced reporting logic

Old Great Plains Dynamics Versions Support, Recovery And Upgrade
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In best case scenario you as Microsoft Dynamics GP customer who is following the recommended version updates and who is currently is on version 9.0 or 10.0. However it is also common, when you have GPS Dynamics, eEnterprise and Dynamics C/S+ for historical records lookup and when your old company is now "on the shelf".

Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Visual Studio Development Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you are eCommerce programmer and plan to dive into Microsoft Great Plains e-commerce web design and software development world, we recommend you some initial topics to consider as preliminary research. If you have experience with Microsoft C# or VB.Net programming, it might not be enough to work with GP, because Great Plains has its own proprietary platform, Great Plains Dexterity (now this IDE is named Microsoft Dexterity).

Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 - Project Green Advances or Future ERP Trends
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In around 2003 Microsoft stated about Project Green that it will be merging several Microsoft just acquired ERPs, such as Great Plains, Solomon, Navision, Axapta into future so-called Project Green, where the best features of Great Plains (more likely financials and Payroll), Navision (Manufacturing), Solomon (Project Organization or project Accounting). In 2005 Microsoft Business Solutions was renamed into Microsoft Dynamics and its participating ERP/CRM were also renamed respectively into GP (Great Plains), SL (Solomon), NAV (Navision), AX (Axapta) and Microsoft Dynamics CRM (Microsoft CRM).

Website Integration to Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains - Overview For Programmer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] There are several third party tools on the market, which allow you to create from scratch new eCommerce web site and integrate it with Microsoft Dynamics GP. However the reality of eCommerce business is often the fact that such eCommerce website is already in production and works fine - and there are no plans to redesign it in order to establish connection with back office ERP.

Custom Development for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Great Plains
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] ERP implementation, customization, integration and reporting are always important and hot topics in internet media. Microsoft Great Plains version 10 is in fact successor of Great Plains Software Dynamics and eEnterprise (scaled up version of Dynamics, targeted to large corporate clients).

Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Implementation - Traditional ERP Approach
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Great Plains, as it was formerly known, became part of Microsoft Dynamics family of ERP products in September 2005 together with Navision, Solomon, Axapta and MS CRM. Interesting enough - the association of Dynamics with former name of Great Plains Software Dynamics - this MRP was predecessor of Microsoft Great Plains.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Opening The door
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains version 10.0 is released and at this time, August 2007, upgrade activity is picking up. You can upgrade directly from version 9.0 sp2 or 8.0 sp5. If you have older version of Dynamics GP - you should decide on upgrade strategy, for you upgrade will be two or even more steps, where first you should upgrade to 9.0 sp2

Microsoft Dynamics GP Implementation in Large Corporation
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In addition to traditional ERP success factors, we would like to give you specific highlights, which should allow you to support technical side of Microsoft Great Plains, minimize system down time and integrate GP into your corporate IT infrastructure, including web portal, CRM, supply chain management and existing legacy applications. Microsoft Dynamics GP is integrated with Microsoft Office and via Business Portal with Microsoft Sharepoint, however these applications are typically easier to support, comparing to custom in-house made legacy applications, EDI, legacy integrations with non-Microsoft systems, such as Java or Oracle

Microsoft Great Plains 10.0 Upgrade Scenarios
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP, as Great Plains was renamed and associated with Microsoft Dynamics family of products, created by joining together with future synergy and integration purposes: Navision NAV, Axapta AX, Solomon SL, and Dynamics CRM, so now GP version 10 was introduced in Summer 2007 for MBS partners and then for customers. Version update will be the next step to be offered to GP customers.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Software Development Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] As Microsoft Great Plains consultant or programmer, you should be familiarized with GP modification, customization, reporting and data conversion migration tools. Expecting the situation, when you are new employee who was brought into GP world with something like Microsoft Visual Studio C#, or VB.Net expertise, plus strong MS SQL Stored procedures development skills, read this article to understand your options and future steps.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration With MS CRM, Where Econnect Doesn't Work
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains and Microsoft CRM both use MS SQL Server 2005 or 2000 databases, GP has eConnect tool, which covers MBS owned GP modules: GL, SOP, POP, PM, RM, Payroll. So, if you plan "standard" integration, our suggestion is to deploy eConnect. If you use third party GP modules, such as Wennsoft, Mekorma and others, you will have to use SQL Stored Procedures to feed data into Great Plains.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Great Plains - Renaissance of GP Dexterity
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains version 10.0 is now released and available to GP customers and MBS partners. There are also Microsoft Dynamics whitepapers available to GP developers and programmers community to begin helping GP ERP customers to support, upgrade, migrate and customize new version of GP - Dynamics GP 10.0. In this small article we would like to give you historical excurse and emphasize our opinion on Great Plains Dexterity renaissance, including GP dex source code programming, dex sanscript legacy customizations upgrade without the fearing of the future dex phasing out.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Dexterity Customizations Review
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP version 10.0 is out there and a lot of existing GP customers are in the process of version upgrade. In the case when you have Microsoft Dexterity customization or modification, you should deploy professional Dexterity developer to help you with custom logic update.

Microsoft Dynamics Gp 10.0 Reporting - Traditional And New Tools
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains version 10.0 was released in Summer 2007. If you support GP ERP in your organization, the question of GP version upgrade is probably the one you have to face in foreseeable future. Reports upgrade is also required step in the whole upgrade planning and implementation. Good news for you should be the fact, that Microsoft Dexterity remains the base for Microsoft Dynamics GP architecture, as it was for earlier versions of Great Plains: 9.0, 8.0, 7.5, etc. Microsoft also mentioned old and formerly traditional reporting tool - Crystal Reports as one of the reporting options for GP 10.0; if you remember the introduction of GP 9.0, when Microsoft recommended SQL Server Reporting Services or SRS as the replacement to Crystal Reports

Microsoft Dynamics Gp 10.0 Customization Tools - Speculation About The Future
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains or former Great Plains Software Dynamics - eEnterprise Dynamics C/S+ historically was designed in Dexterity, which is in turn shell written in C. In the late 1990th GPS ported Dexterity to Microsoft C, now for version 10.0 it is created in Visual Studio, where it also uses some .Net assemblies to improve Dex graphical interface. Dexterity so far, including GP 10.0 is recommended tool for customization, modification, integration and reporting

Ecommerce Posting Solution for Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you are eCommerce developer, you probably deploy Great Plains eConnect to integrate your established ecommerce web site with GP ERP back office. eConnect is great tool, it allows you to create or update customer records, including addresses, create sales order or invoice in Sales Order Processing (SOP) module

Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains Technology Notes - Net, C#, eConnect
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains or current product name is Microsoft Dynamics GP, resent version is 10.0, just released in July 2007. Great Plains came the long way, being designed in earlier 1990th on Great Plains Software Dexterity platform, which in turn was architectured in C programming language as a IDE and the shell

Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains Upgrade FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Currently the latest version is 10.0. It is also common situation when ERP version is not current, but, say 2, 3 or even 5 years old. There are several version upgrade strategies. One of them is to go pace-in-pace with Microsoft Great Plains and apply each newly released service pack. Another scenario is more conservative - upgrade is investment plus it forces MRP users to work extra hours to help consultants with pre- and post - upgrade testing - such as printing major reports and verifying balances. This second conservative approach recommends jump over one version, i.e. if you are on version 7.0, you don't upgrade to 8.0 but instead wait version 9.0; plus you upgrade to new version only when it is "tested" in large number of upgrades (in the first 6 month after being released).

Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Portal 10.0 - Opening the Door
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] It was not a big secret, that former versions of Business Portal for Great Plains, such as 3.0 and 2.5 had limitations in allowing you, software developer to modify existing business portal applications, such as HR & Employee Self Service, Order Management, Requisition Management. With version 10.0 BP enables you to use Web Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP backoffice integration. In the past, not sure if somebody used this techniques - you could create ASPX .Net application in Visual Studio 2005 (C# OR vb.NET), where you interact with GP database and object via eConnect and then integrate this .Net application into MS Dynamics GP Business Portal. This approach would have certain known restrictions, however to some extent it should be considered as doing its job.

Microsoft Dynamics Gp Business Portal Implementation - Requisition Management Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If your company has Microsoft Great Plains ERP implemented and needs upgrade from older version of eRequisition, eOrder, eEmployee, then you are probably looking to Microsoft Great Plains Business Portal implementation, where former eXXX modules are moved and redesigned on Sharepoint and .Net platform. Currently version 7.5, where eRequisition module was part of as ASP application, is not longer supported by Microsoft Business Solutions.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Customization Design
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains customization specking out might be challenging enough, especially if you try to think about GP modification from the perspective of .Net "surface" mods, not getting to the Dexterity depth - its tables structure, records workflow (how transactions are distributed in SQL Dex tables clusters: master, work, open, historical). As GP consultant you naturally understand that if you spec out customization, you need to decide on programming tools, and this in turn determines the customization architecture.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration - FAQ & Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains version 10.0, 9.0, 8.0 is only supported on Microsoft SQL Server DB platform, which opens the whole world of SQL scripting for SQL programmer, however in order to follow GP business logic and do not "harm" – you should be familiar with table structure and how records are distributed in MS SQL company and DYNAMICS databases

Microsoft Business Portal for Dynamics GP implementation: Catch the Trend
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains or recent name Dynamics GP has newly redesigned on Microsoft.Net & Sharepoint platform web interface - Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Portal. At this time BP host such web modules as Requisition Management (former eRequisition), Order Management (former eOrder), HR and Employee Self Service, Electronic Document Delivery (distributing SOP invoices to your customers) and others. We were watching closely earlier versions of Business Portal, in our opinion, version 2.5 was the one to consider conservative implementation, version 3.0 comes together with GP 9.0, now with GP 10.0 Microsoft delivers BP 10.0. in our opinion, which is non-official, former ASP eXXX products, such as eOrder and eRequisition were very solid and reliable and we saw large number of successful implementations

ERP Implementation - Typical Problems And How To Avoid Them
[Computers-and-Technology] The fact, that midsize business ERP system implementation should be planned and thought through – what-ifs and rollbacks. This is not a recent management science discovery. Plus – it also known from the managerial theory that key people and the whole company team involvement is highly recommended, and even required. In this small article we will concentrate on the generic technology pitfalls as well as the coordination with several high-tech contractors and you internal IT team

eCommerce Posting for Microsoft Dynamics GP - Overview For Web Developer
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Web-Development] If you are integrating Microsoft Great Plains with you existing e-commerce front application, you are more likely deploying Microsoft Dynamics GP eConnect. This tool allows you to create or update master records - customer, address, credit card info - also you can create or update work documents - Sales Order Processing (SOP) order or invoice.

Custom Programming For Microsoft Dynamics GP - Overview For Developers
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Former Microsoft Great Plains, or prior to Great Plains Software purchase by Microsoft the ERP name was Great Plains Dynamics - eEnterprise, has multiple modification and programming options and tools. Current trend is defined by Microsoft and as you can expect encourages you into .Net programming realm: C#, VB.Net. If you work as a programmer in IT department, you should first research such tools as Microsoft Dynamics GP eConnect, SRS (Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services), GP Integration Manager (VBA scripting is probably easy for you to experiment – you can empower IM with such an easy scripting language, however this is rather Microsoft legacy, not .Net).

eCommerce Website Integration with Microsoft Dynamics GP - Overview for Developer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] When you are facing e-commerce transactions volume growth - typical solution is to remap backoffice ERP system to more scalable. In this small article we consider the case, when you remap eCommerce to Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP. If you make your homework and search the internet to understand your options, you will see that several out of the box solutions are out there, however it is typically not what you are looking for: you would like to keep your existing ecommerce solution with shopping cart, checkout and credit card processing. In this case - you way is eCommerce integration to Microsoft Dynamics GP

Integrating Microsoft Dynamics GP Project Accounting - Notes for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains ERP implementation as general trend in MRP system is becoming the subject for tighter integration with other corporate computer systems: CRM, Custom Databases, Point of Sales, etc

Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Portal Implementation Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] We certainly understand and respect new technology embracing approach. In order to implement Microsoft Great Plains Business Portal - you should come through implementation guide and understand the architecture of Business Portal and how it integrates with back office - Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Microsoft Dynamics GP- Corporate ERP Evolution
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] This small article on Microsoft Great Plains is written for corporate IT departments and technology strategists, rather than for end-programmer (who mostly deals with tactical goals realization). If you work or consult large public corporation, the dilemma of MRP evolution versus ERP "revolution" is common and you are not the first and not the last one to deal with this

Microsoft Great Plains ReportWriter Reports Upgrade - Notes on Advanced Techniques
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP typically has several modified RW reports, such as SOP Long Invoice Form, POP Purchase Order form, Inventory Picking Ticket. Customization usually places company logo in one or another graphical format, puts some texts: description, general company terms, things like that. If this is the only modifications made, then reapplying them to new RW report version is not technically difficult.

Microsoft Great Plains Customization Version Update, 64 Bit Windows FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If your company historically deploys Microsoft Dynamics GP, former Great Plains eEnterprise with custom and modified Business Logic, heterogeneous integrations, sophisticated reporting- if you used and use such technologies as Microsoft Dexterity custom dictionaries, Integration Manager, Modifier with VBA (with heavy VBA scripting in Modified Forms), ReportWriter reports (included in Dex customization), Crystal Reports (which are based on MS SQL Server complex stored procedures

Microsoft Business Portal for Great Plains Dynamics – Architecture Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In this article we will try to give you some technical and probably low-level or in depth notes on how it fits into GP database structure, customization technology. We will not touch such challenging Microsoft Technologies as SQL cluster, ISA Server with perimeter network firewall, etc. This article is intended for small and mid-size business IT engineers, who supports Microsoft Dynamics GP and such legacy Great Plains applications as eOrder and eRequisition, which require you to think through technology switch and implementing Business Portal, as eXXX line of GP products is no longer supported (please, do not mix this with eConnect, which is not a product per se, but rather integration and connection technology, which allows eCommerce developer and GP programmer disregard Microsoft Dexterity and create integrated extensions and custom logic to GP in MS Visual Studio.Net)

Microsoft Business Portal for Great Plains - Notes on Requisition Management Implementation
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] When you think about the future of your Microsoft Dynamics GP architecture, you probably expect that business logic will be increasingly exposed or even moved as in the case of Requisition Management module through web technologies, or application, which you run in internet browser, such as IExplorer.

Microsoft Business Portal for Dynamics GP Custom Reporting
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In this small article we will try to orient you on how to create cross-product reports, based on SQL view or stored procedure, where data is pulled from Microsoft Great Plains as well as Microsoft Business Portal tables. This query architecture should open for you report designer or programmer the way to create cross-product report. Good example would be the following – life cycle of purchase request, which originates in Business Portal Requisition Management module and then, when approved is moved to Purchase Order in Microsoft Dynamics GP purchase order processing module.

Business Portal for Great Plains- Requisitions, HR, Orders - Implementation Scenarios
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] As ERP applications go to the web and user work in Internet Explorer to perform MRP data entry and inquiry routines, we think it would be worth to describe common scenarios of implementing Microsoft Business Portal for Dynamics GP. We suppose that your company has several hundred employees, who potentially may use Business Portal.

Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP Implementation and Support Business Portal and Dexterity
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Below we provide highlights on Microsoft Dynamics GP technology and functionality.

Microsoft Great Plains- Switching From Accpac, Peachtree, MAS90, Quickbooks - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] It is natural process of growth and at some point you will need to walk away from old mini ERP to something suitable for mid-size and even large business accounting package. You maybe very concerned about how to really do this, however you are not the first one and you are not the last one facing this dilemma. Let’s review the options and steps

Redeploying Great Plains Microsoft Dynamics GP on New Windows Server
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In this small article we give you highlights on how to move Microsoft Great Plains server to new more powerful hardware with minimal problems. Here we do not provide you information on GP version update, just how to redeploy. Our approach will be to give you architecture understanding, so you could make your decision knowing the options and technical reasons

Business Portal For Microsoft Dynamics GP Installation & Support Overview For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you were using such web applications, integrated with Great Plains Dynamics and later on with Microsoft Great Plains as eOrder, eRequisition, you probably now aware about the need to migrate these no-longer available ASP applications to the modules, working on Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP Business Portal: Order Management, Requisition Management, Electronic Document Delivery, HR and Employee Self Service and others.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Requisition Management in Business Portal Solution for Large Corporation
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] As the replacement to eRequisition, completely rewritten in Microsoft .Net platform as Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP Business Portal family of modules, requisition management in Business Portal version 3.0 should fit large corporate business purchasing department requirements. Being hosted in Business Portal, it doesn’t require you to purchase Great Plains user licenses for each BP user – instead you purchase low cost BP user licenses. Let’s review RM business logic

Requisition Management in Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Portal FAQ - Tips for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains Business Portal is web application, utilizing. Net technologies. At the same time it had to work with so-called ERP back office, in the case of Great Plains this is Microsoft Dynamics GP server with rich business logic.

Business Portal 3.0 for Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains - Overview for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Web interface should, as we believe in the future replace "fat client" modules, such as GL, SOP, POP, RM, PM, and others currently written in Microsoft Dexterity (former Great Plains Dexterity). Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Portal version 3.0 maybe considered as a bit complicated in its installation, customization and deployment. All ERP applications are moving to web interface and thin client technology and this is just the matter of time, when we will enjoy worldwide secured access to our MRP functionality

Microsoft Great Plains Automatic Posting extension to eConnect
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you are frustrated with eConnect inability to post your Sales Order Processing (SOP) transactions, then you are at the right place reading GP autoposting server info. Autoposting server uses original Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains Dexterity source code logic to launch posting for your batches in all Microsoft Great Plains modules, plus in some third party GP modules

Microsoft Dexterity Customization Remote Support - Overview for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If your company deploys Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP, there is a chance that you have modified logic. If you take a look at your Dynamics.set file and will find there record about the module with your company name - this is typical trace of Microsoft Great Plains Dexterity customization, created by MBS ISV for your company.

Microsoft Dynamics GP ReportWriter Reports Upgrade - Overview for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains is Dexterity-based application, and Report Writer is one of the first original Great Plains Software Dynamics modules, written in GP Dexterity. It is common to hear questions from GP customers, technical consultants and developers on how to upgrade GP Report Writer report - SOP Long Invoice form is good example.

Microsoft Dexterity Customization Upgrade Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you deploy Microsoft Dynamics GP or older version of Microsoft Great Plains, formerly known as Great Plains Software eEnterprise, Dynamics-Dynamics C-S+ and if you have Great Plains Dexterity in house modification, then your custom Dex module upgrade might be inevitable question for you, when you plan to update GP to current version...

Database Development for Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] When you consider customization on the database extension level to Microsoft Dynamics GP, you should think about core architecture - Microsoft Dexterity or former Great Plains Software Dexterity. The specific is seen in such nuances as DEX_ROW_ID, for example

Microsoft Dynamics GP Installation - Overview for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] As you probably know Microsoft Business Solutions is working hard to make Great Plains installation and deployment as simple as possible. You need to know few things prior to rushing and inserting CD into CD drive. Also, please know that version update is also automated and starts right away as you do "unconscious upgrade".

Programming Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains - Overview for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains is currently available on Microsoft SQL Server database platform only, this makes SQL scripting to be simple enough and feasible to practice, when integrating, reporting or doing data fixing for Microsoft Great Plains. We already covered topics on Dexterity, eConnect, GP SDK Visual Studio.net programming in earlier articles. In this small article we would like to concentrate on SQL scripting

Microsoft Dynamics GP Developer Selection – Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you deploy Microsoft Great Plains ERP for your company, you may consider the options to contract GP developer or technical consultant to help you with customization logic upgrade, developing, data migration or conversion, complex reporting, integration with external application such as Microsoft Retail Management System (MS RMS), for example

Moving Microsoft Dynamics GP From One SQL Server to Another
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If your company deploys Microsoft Great Plains as corporate ERP, at some day you will come to this IT routine on how to migrate your accounting/MRP system from one physical computer to another. As IT person you may or may not have a lot of GP architecture knowledge, this is why we would like here to orient you in this subject of transferring

Microsoft Dynamics GP Consultant Selection Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you think about purchasing Microsoft Great Plains as your company ERP solution, the important part if finding Microsoft Business Solutions VAR or if you are mid-size or small operation – probably just Microsoft Great Plains functional and technical consultant. Microsoft Dynamics GP is successor of former Great Plains Software Dynamics/eEnterprise, and modern Microsoft Great Plains is pretty complex MRP system, so if you think one person is capable to support all the module, plus provide technical consulting: installation, data conversion, massage and migration, integration with your legacy applications, train your people in all the modules: GL, Manufacturing, Sales Order Processing, plus implement web based GP Business Portal – you are probably a bit idealistic and should think about experienced consultant who can do implementation and at the same time be your project manager, capable to manage third party consultants, who specialize in specific modules

Data Repair Techniques for Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you have large number of transactions in your ERP, it is natural to expect data inconsistency to occur from time to time. If this happens, you need SQL DBA skills and some understanding of GP tables structure and effect of records changing. Before you do SQL data repair, please think about end-user options, such as check links, plus research tools available in routines and utilities sections. If you got to do data repair, read the following introduction level article

Microsoft Dexterity Customziation Projects Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you deploy Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains as your ERP system and need application logic to be modified - this may include however not limited to legacy system integrations, industrial reporting, new data entry logic, GP Sales module web exposure. GP is written in Microsoft Dexterity and one of the customization tools you may consider to deploy is Dexterity.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Licensing - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP ERP should be considered as midsize business accounting system and as such it requires professional MBS consulting firm to perform installation, upgrade, migration, integration, customization and reporting. If you think it is somewhat requiring additional arguments, think this way – if you purchase new car, you probably purchase it from authorized automaker’s dealer and then you service your new vehicle several years with the same dealer, while it is on warranty

Microsoft Dynamics GP Dexterity Customization Quality Assurance Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you are in process of selecting Microsoft Great Plains modification partner, then you should know the critical success factors in Dex programming quality assurance. ERP application typically lives together with its data or is data (better to say, business specific data)-driven system. Plus GP has pretty adaptable and complex application business logic, consider the specific of serial and lot number tracked inventory items over the ones, that are not tracked as a good example

Microsoft Dynamics GP Data Migration - Overview for Programmer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains is strictly MS SQL Server application, starting with version 8.0, which is about since 2004. This fact opens SQL scripting and stored procedures approach to software developer or technical consultant, who is assigned to the data conversion phase, say from Accpac or MAS 90 to Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Data Conversion - Overview for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] You are not alone when you are switching or migrating from Accpac, MYOB, MAS 90, QuickBooks, or even legacy in-house made accounting ERP application to Microsoft Great Plains. This is typical situation and from time to time majority of midsize or small businesses should come through this. Do not be overwhelmed with potential problems expectation, relax, think about your options and ways to go. In this small article we would like to give you some orientation on the possible steps to undertake and pitfalls.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Large Scale Customization Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] When you plan to deploy Microsoft Great Plains as the ERP platform for your unique business reprocesses automation, meaning implementing a lot of modifications and custom logic - this is good decision, however you should familiarize yourself with GP customization, integration, reporting and software development tools and options. You should be familiar with- Microsoft Dexterity, eConnect, Business Portal, VBA/Modifier, GP Integration Manager.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration Manager Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains Integration Manager is to certain extend end-user tool and you can get appropriate training to become familiar and comfortable with GP IM, however at some point you need to be familiar with IM advanced techniques, and how to get help in the case if you need it

Microsoft Dynamics GP Table Structure Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains, former Great Plains Software Dynamics-eEnterprise should be considered as ERP platform for midsize and large business, so SQL data maintenance and repair is normal IT procedure, this is why table structure and MRP architecture should be familiar to SQL DB administrator.

ReportWriter- Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains was designed as Dexterity application in earlier 1990th. At this time ReportWriter was the platform-independent Dexterity based GP module and as we see through about 15 years – it still is an does the job. Of course, there are others reporting tool: Crystal Reports, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services or SRS.

Microsoft Dynamics Gp Version Upgrade – Overview For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains, former Great Plains Software eEnterprise and Dynamics, upgrade should be understood in its sequence, prior to make a decision to launch upgrade. Prior to upgrade you should identify GP standard modules as well as third party modules (Mekorma, Avalara, DynamicZip, Accountable, Intellisol, etc), web applications (Business Portal) plus potentially custom logic

Microsoft Dynamics GP Implementation - Balancinginternal And External Support
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Former Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains and currently Dynamics GP should be considered as mid-size ERP application, which usually requires professional consulting firm involvement to be sold, installed, implemented and customized

Microsoft Dynamics GP Autoposting Server - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains has nice ecommerce web development tool: eConnect. This module allows you to program sales order processing orders, invoices, pick inventory items, and even add customers (here we are not considering the other eConnect features – POP, Payroll, GL, etc.). Some dismay happens with development team when they finally realize that eConnect does allow them to create work invoices and place them in the batch, but batch automatic posting from ecommerce application is actually beyond the reach of eConnect.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Reporting Hints
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you are GP developer and if you just need to add something nice like your company graphical logo on Great Plains invoice form, implemented in ReportWriter or even Crystal Reports, you are probably fine and don't need help. The time when you really need directions, is when you try to deploy something like Crystal Reports linking wizard to do complex job, where you have to show the data from multiple GP modules, such as Sales Order Processing and Purchase Order Processing, imitating commission report, for example.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Reporting – Overview for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP has variety of reporting tools: Dexterity ReportWriter, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, FRx, Advanced Financial Reports (which is in fact old legacy dex tool), Crystal Reports, SQL Queries (exported to MS Excel), Smart List and Smart List Builder, Microsoft Great Plains Dexterity. This variety of reporting gadgets sometimes leads to misunderstanding on what reporting tool can do for you. Let's take this philosophical approach – if you have a tool to create screws, required in car assembly – this doesn't mean that newer version of the screw maker will let your car ran faster or let you to produce new car model

Microsoft Dexterity Programming Challenges
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Former Great Plains Software Dexterity was designed as a core of Great Plains Dynamics- programming shell, DB independence layer, Integrated Development Environment (EDI) – however this design was performed back in earlier 1990th, so you may imagine that software customization, development and programming goals, pitfalls and priorities shifted. In this small article we will try to orient you in how you should consider your current Microsoft Dexterity modification upgrade, what are dex pluses and minuses from contemporary programmer standpoint.

Microsoft Dynamics GP (former Microsoft Great Plains) Implementation - Modification & Reporting
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] For Microsoft Dexterity upgrade, GP customer should have source code: DYNAMICS.DIC dictionary file with dex source code sanscript not stripped out. Microsoft Dynamics GP customizations upgrade should be reviewed by GP professional technical consultant prior to making any decision to avoid business risks. In this small article we would like to give you some GP customization and reporting highlights

Microsoft Dynamics GP Dexterity Customization Upgrade
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Former Great Plains Software Dynamics, later one Microsoft Great Plains and currently Microsoft Dynamics GP is built upon GPS Dexterity technology. Great Plains Dexterity was specially created to provide DB and Graphical platform independence for one of the first graphical ERP applications in earlier 1990th – Great Plains Dynamics for Windows and Mac. Since then the initial purpose of Dexterity lost the actuality, but it still does the job and Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 and 10.0 are dex built applications

Microsoft Dynamics GP as Back Office ERP in Retail Business - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Typically retailers use combination of point of sale software and ERP or accounting to automate financials. High-end ERP providers, such as Oracle E-Business Suite, Navision, Axapta have their own POS module, and you should evaluate these options to see if these ERP specific retail application fit your business needs.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Lot Number Tracking Logic – Highlights For Developer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If your company is retailer and you integrate Microsoft Retail Management System with Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains, you probably were already thinking about lot number tracking integration challenges. Below we would like to describe elegant lot numbering schema, which maps to Microsoft RMS items

Microsoft Dynamics GP Posting Server - Extension For eConnect Developer - Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] eCommerce developers, who typically deploy eConnect, sometimes come to the conclusion that auto-posting functionality is desirable and the lack of such option is a kind of problem, which needs to be addressed. If this concern is the case, developers quickly try multiple options and find out that there is no way, but use third party product or go ahead and design such a patch in Microsoft Dexterity

Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP Integration With MS RMS - Highlights For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] This was long lasting issue and demand from the ERP market - to integrate back end accounting with retail management application. At this moment MS RMS version is not a concern, it should be easily adaptable for new RMS releases. Integration works as the set on MS SQL Server stored procedures, custom tables, triggers and views.

Microsoft Great Plains Chicago Area Consulting - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP in our opinion should be considered as reliable and robust platform for implementing tailored ERP system for contemporary unique businesses. This is different from standard CPA type of implementation, when MRP partner just enters beginning balances into GP GL, AP, AR, IV and Payroll modules, trains users, modifies Sales Invoice form and let you go life with standard GP logic

Microsoft Dynamics GP (Former Microsoft Great Plains) Support in Chicago Metro
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains was and is very popular mid-market ERP application, originally designed by Great Plains Software on GPS Dexterity platform, later on purchased by Microsoft and transformed into Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions, later on (after Navision Software acquisition) renamed into Microsoft Business Solutions and in September 2005, again renamed into Microsoft Dynamics

Popular SQL Queries For Microsoft Dynamics GP – Highlights For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] As technology advances, computer professional needs balanced level of SQL querying skills to support ERP application, sufficient to be able to produce queries for reporting, minor data repair, transaction auditing. Typical scenarios are - month closing and the need to analyze transactions which need to be corrected via General Ledger offsets

Microsoft Dynamics GP SQL Reporting - Overview for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP is SQL driven application and SQL scripting should be good support for Finance department in analyzing their financial positions, especially when you have cash flow responsible subdivisions within your company. Similar job can be done in such tools as FRx, Crystal Reports, however it is often too difficult to produce new FRx report, and it is too quick to run select scripts against your GL. Plus SQL has advantage of joining GL with SOP, POP, IV and produce aggregated queries for specific set of posted transactions. In this small article we will show you how to produce Balance sheet for account segment

Microsoft Dynamics GP Modification Upgrade - Overview For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Great Plains Dynamics or current name of the product is Microsoft Dynamics GP was famous for its GPS Dexterity, VBA Modifier, Crystal Reports, ReportWriter customizations. Currently these altered business logics could be considered as legacy product, replaced by such tools as eConnect and MS Dynamics GP SDK. This nevertheless means that customers who have custom logic in old versions, which are still in production, needs modification version upgrade service. Please read our comments to get introduced into GP legacy customization upgrade

Microsoft Dynamics GP Modifications: Dexterity, SDK, VBA – Comparisons for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains is ERP with long implementation, customization, integration history and it has large number of installation across USA and Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK, South Africa. You should expect that over the years Great Plains developers used different tools and methods to modify GP. In this small article we would like to give, programmer, historical excurse into GP software development

Microsoft Dynamics GP In Western Chicago Suburbs – Highlights For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In Western Chicago suburbs, due to rapid growth, newly relocated businesses need help in mid-market ERP implementation, migration, version upgrade, customization. Microsoft Dynamics GP provides broad MRP functionality - financials, distributions, manufacturing and assembly, integration with MS CRM and Microsoft RMS, EDI interface to your vendors, and others.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration with MS RMS: Sales Order Processing – Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you are looking for the integration between Microsoft Great Plains as ERP/accounting and retail management application for midsize chain of stores: Microsoft Retail Management System or MS RMS, then you should know your options. In this small article we will go beyond standard integration, which comes with GP

Microsoft Dynamics GP Customization outsourcing
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Former Microsoft Great Plains/eEnterprise, new name for this ERP is Microsoft Dynamics GP. GP serves as US, Canadian, UK, Australian, New Zealand companies MRP for mid-size businesses. Major customization tools are: Microsoft Dexterity, eConnect, Extender, Integration Manager, MS SQL Server Reporting Services, Crystal Reports, VBA/Modifier, GP ReportWriter. Certain custom logic could be created in MS Visual Studio.Net C# or VB logic, typically with ADO.Net, accessing GP SQL company database

eConnect Combining with Microsoft Dexterity - Dynamics GP Modification
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Sometimes it is good idea to consider combine legacy tool with new technologies. This is especially true statement, when we are talking about such product as Microsoft Great Plains. It is virtually written in former Great Plains Dexterity, which in turn is C shell and IDE with its proprietary programming language sanscript. In this small article we would like just to highlight you the way and give you the initiative to probe coding, customization, integration and technology deployment

Microsoft Dexterity Customization Future - Upgrade, Phase Out, or Walk Away?
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dexterity or former Great Plains Dexterity was designed in earlier 1990th with assumption that C programming language will provide computer platform independence: Microsoft Windows vs. Mac or Solaris/Unix, plus database independence or at least easy switch: Ctree, Pervasive SQL/Btrieve, MS SQL Server, Oracle, DBII, etc. Dexterity architecture was transferred to MS Visual C++ somewhere around 1999 with some additional bug fixing work, however pretty flawless

Microsoft Great Plains Dexterity Customizations – Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] This small article is written, based on new features of the product, as well as considering Microsoft Dynamics GP customization tools combining: Dex, eConnect, SQL Stored Procs, Extender. Currently we assume that you are using Microsoft Dynamics GP version 9.0, soon we should expect Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 to be released

Microsoft Dynamics GP - Popular Scripts and Fixes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] It is always good idea to have consultant helping you, however in some cases, the best would be to open up the cover and make minor data repair. In this small article we will walk you through the most typical self-evident issues and the solutions.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Customization - Dexterity vs. Extender, Plus eConnect
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains is currently under substantial technology redesign. To remind you the history – Great Plains Dexterity was architectured in earlier 1990th as IDE and shell, written in C programming language to become in turn development tool and scripting – Sanscript language.

Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP Consulting in Houston Metro
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Great Plains Dynamics implementation in Houston area should be considered in the light of the following technologies: Great Plains Dexterity, eConnect, VBA, Modifier, GPS Integration Manager. Here we would like to give you initial technology highlights

ERP Implementation Trends - Microsoft Dynamics GP
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] To make some generalization, MRP system implementation has two approaches: business logic approach and engineering or technical approach. It is not always accurate and probably sometimes questionable, but for the simplicity let's consider unofficial Microsoft and SAP approaches, where Microsoft ERP comes with high technology component, while SAP relies on business processes design and deemphasizes technology to be just an instrument for consultant

Microsoft Great Plains Implementation Checklist
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] As being popular ERP product, Microsoft Dynamics GP or former Great Plains should be considered from two position: generic MRP system and specific accounting application (technical platform, historical attempt to automate specific industry verticals and horizontals, database platform, etc.).

Microsoft Dynamics GP - New Customization Options
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In this small article we would like to review the way to revise and redeploy legacy Microsoft Dexterity customization, which is probably still in production mode in your company. Former Great Plains Software Dynamics and eEnterprise product lines were under extensive tailoring to fit business processes back in 1990th. Now it is time to upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 and redesign custom logic

Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains Implementation - Houston Metropolitan Area Specifics
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains is in pioneering mode with Microsoft Office, Sharepoint and Business Portal integration. Plus, having very solid installation and implementation base across US and in Texas area, we expect, that the interest to implement Microsoft Dynamics GP in US Southern States will be high in 2007-2008

Microsoft CRM Migration – Moving From One Domain To Another
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics CRM is becoming the tool of choice for small, medium and even large businesses across USA and even worldwide – and there are strong arguments to support this statement: it is web based, plus it uses Microsoft Outlook replication model and allows you to work offline.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Chicago - Customization, Integration, Data Conversion Review
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains, or its new brand name within Microsoft Dynamics products family – Microsoft Dynamics GP is one of the leading ERP packages, where Microsoft Office/Outlook integration is very robust and advanced. Plus GP has huge client base in US, Canada, South and Central America. In this small article we would like to highlight for you Microsoft GP implementation, customization, reporting, Dexterity, eConnect integrations development.

Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP Upgrade Checkpoints-Overview For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP currently version 9.0, in Spring 2007 we expect version 10.0 to be released. Let's look into historical versions and their upgrade, paying attentions on technological challenges, database platform switch over and things like that.

ERP Brazil: SAP Business One Implementation for Multinational Corporation
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP B1 has over 200 installations in Brazil at this time and the number of new customers is growing. In this article we would like to recommend SAP BO as ERP system for multinational corporation with subsidiary in Brazil. There are certain strong points about SAP B1 and certain areas for future improvement, but you as a manager should understand these pluses and minuses to make a selection decision

SAP Business One Ecommerce Integration Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In this small article we would like to give you SAP Business One SDK integration options, if you already own and operate e-commerce business. Legacy ecommerce website might be substantial historical investment and the idea to slash it and re-implement SAP Business One ecommerce module might be theoretically logical, but very expensive step, which will undermine your legacy ecommerce investment,, at least large portion of it

SAP Business One Integration highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP B1 has multiple tools to enable integration with your legacy system, eCommerce, etc. In this small article we would like to give you highlights on SAP Business One SDK integrations. These integrations require Microsoft Visual Studio.net C# or VB programming skills.

SAP Business One in Illinois: Implementation, Upgrade, Customization, Integration
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Chicago metropolitan area and downstate Illinois might be characterized as mid-west distribution place. This means that we see large number of diversified mid-size businesses, engaged in light assembly, shipping and receiving and distribution to their wholesale and retail customers across the USA and Canada. SAP B1 is a very good fit to these clientele ERP requirements

SAP Business: One Chicago Market Review, Plus Customization, Integration & Data Conversion
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP B1 is becoming more popular in the USA, increases number of implementation each year substantially. Originally designed by one of the Israel software development companies, now it is part of SAP ERP brand.

SAP Business One XML Connector: eCommerce and EDI Integration
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Typical example would be when you need your ecommerce web site be powered by ERP application with sales order execution login: inventory item allocation and shipping to the customer. In some cases you would like automatic invoice posting (in SAP B1 terminology adding) to General Ledger and so automatic order execution – when your items are downloadable applications or media files.

SAP ERP: SAP Business One - mySAP SAP All-In-One Integration Architecture
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP provides all the spectrum of MRP solutions – from large company, down to mid-size businesses and with SAP B1 – for small and small-to-midsize companies. In this small article we would like to discuss SAP ERP architecture for multinational corporation. Brazil in some cases is considered as the country with very complex tax and federal, state and municipal reporting requirements, however in the context of international business, when company operates virtually worldwide, Brazilian localization should be considered as a normal ERP implementation routine

SAP Business One in Ecommerce: Integration highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP BO is moving to ecommerce with the acquisition of NetPoint ecommerce and web CRM modules, however if you already have functioning ecommerce website the idea of redeployment might be not very attractive. Let’s take a look at simple ecommerce functionality

SAP Business One Integration with Service Management System
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In this small article we will give you SAP BO integration example with C# code. Service Management System uses Microsoft CRM Case object to store service hours. Integration pulls Customer Number, Billable Time, Unit Price, Service Description and Item number from various MS CRM 3.0 objects, such as Activity, User Name, Account and sends them into staging table ALBATIMELOG and from there it sends these fields into SAP B1

Microsoft Dynamics GP Office Stack Integration advances
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP is on the way of Microsoft Dynamics or former Microsoft Project Green advances. Great Plains Dexterity is still a core of fat client workstation plus it defines ODBC Dex database access, requiring such columns as DEX_ROW_ID and business logics dictionary: DYNAMICS.DIC. Let's take a look at technology highlights

E-Commerce Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains Web Development
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains ecommerce architecture: website with Sales Order Processing and Microsoft Dynamics GP as accounting back office. Highlights to automatic invoices posting, inventory item allocation

eConnect and Microsoft Dexterity: Dynamics GP Development Tools Comparison Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] This article is dedicated to Microsoft Great Plains eCommerce and web software development primarily, plus Microsoft Dynamics GP customization, integration, data conversion and reporting. As software programmer you should know where one customization realm exists and where it has boundaries: new and legacy technologies, such as Microsoft Great Plains Dexterity, eConnect, VBA & GP Integration Manager

Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP Integration Manager Troubleshooting & FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In this small article we would like to give guidelines to Great Plains IT support people, who is trying to troubleshoot Microsoft Dynamics GP in-house, sometimes appealing to Microsoft Business Solutions support. GP IM is using several technologies, however the most popular is Great Plains workstation as OLE server – this technology comes back to 1990th when Microsoft was parading with its OLE, OLEDB, ODBC and other technologies and is tightly linked with Microsoft Data Access Components (MS DAC).

Microsoft Dynamics GP Dexterity Customization
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains software development, customizations, reporting. Microsoft Dexterity programming as reliable alternative to newer technologies and platforms, such as .Net, C# and VB MS Visual Studio development, eConnect, XML: Web Services

Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains: Web Integration Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] eCommerce highlights for Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP eConnect with XML Web Services, Automatic posting, cross platform integrations with Oracle, IBM Lotus Notes Domino

Microsoft Dexterity Customizations: Large Scale Projects
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] When we are talking about large scale integration and customization projects, when Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP business logic is “improved” by custom software development without compromising the initial modules reliability and upgradeability – such business logic design requires initial architecture design, functional and technical logic expertise, selection of the proper tools.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Texas Countryside Implementation
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] When we are talking about mid-size and complex ERP system implementation for the manufacturing facility in downstate Texas, for example, you should probably expect combination of initial onsite visit for current MRP legacy system analysis, requirements and following up phone interviews to finalize accounting system implementation proposals. Success factors include good coordination with your in-house IT group, especially in coordinating technical and ERP functionality project management

Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains Integrations
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains or former Great Plains Software Dynamics/eEnterprise was designed in 1990th with specially created Great Plains Software Dexterity programming language and development environment. Currently Microsoft Business Solutions (renamed into Microsoft Dynamics) is applying new Microsoft .net, eConnect, XML web services and MS Office stack integration to Microsoft Dynamics GP, however Dexterity core is still strong and end-user integration – Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration Manager

MS Great Plains Support in Illinois
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains support, including remote support for downstate Illinois customers – implementation, installation, data conversion, integration & migration, initial balances; Microsoft Dexterity, GP Integration Manager, FRx, eConnect, ReportWriter, Crystal Reports and MS SQL Server Reporting Services design for GP

Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP Integration Manager
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP advanced Integration Manager techniques: VBA scripting, advanced ODBC queries, translation. Integration Manager itself is often considered as end-user tool. However it is also powerful in custom integration, and here we would like to give you some directions and highlights

Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains Support in US Coutryside
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains support USA Nationwide FAQ ad reviews: GP implementations, customizations, data conversion, reports design, Dexterity, eConnect, SQL development, version & custom logic upgrade, data repair and recovery

Microsoft Dynamics GP Development
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains custom development has multiple options and techniques: Microsoft Dexterity, Modifier with VBA, Xtender, eConnect, XML Web Services, SQL Stored Procedures, ReportWriter, Crystal Reports. Horizontal solutions require such common technologies as barcoding, EDI (Electronic Document Interchange), cross-platform integrations.

Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP Texas – ERP Implementation Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP should be considered as flexible MRP platform, ready to be modified to fit mid-size company business processes. It has rich set of modules, supported by Microsoft as well as so-called third party modules, supported and developed by Microsoft ISV partners. In this small article we will not be discussing third party modules, instead we will try to give you highlights on the customization technology

Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains Illinois – Implementation Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains implementation, customization, report design, integration and software development notes. Illinois MRP customers needs and solutions highlights

Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP: New Developing Horizons
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics as the project is aiming to consolidate several Microsoft ERP brands: Axapta, Great Plains, Navision, Solomon, MS CRM. On of the directions is interface unification – general computer user knows MS Office and especially Microsoft Outlook interface and is comfortable intuitively navigate Outlook

ERP Integrations: Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains integrations scenarios with legacy systems, EDI, software customizations and modifications upgrade

Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains Upgrade
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains upgrade, customization redesign, placing back into Microsoft Dynamics annual enhancement program, custom reports version revision, Dexterity and VBA/Modifier custom logic upgrade

Dexterity: Microsoft Dynamics GP Development
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains Dexterity customization, software development, modifications, reporting, legacy customizations upgrade

eConnect: Microsoft Dynamics GP Integrations – Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP, also often referred as Microsoft Great Plains or Great Plains Dynamics may be considered as very good ERP platform, ready for custom logic and integrations with legacy systems. eConnect is one of the tools of choice to be deployed in the case of creating and moving objects to Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Brazil: Microsoft CRM Integration Scenarios
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 should be considered as very flexible, programmable and customizable CRM application, really it is a heaven for Microsoft .Net and SQL developers. In this small article we will give you highlights on the integration techniques. Special credits should be given Microsoft SQL Server cross-platform integration options, such as Linked Server.

Microsoft Dynamics Brazil: Implementation, Support, Processes Design
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics AX/Axapta, NAV/Navision, SL/Solomon, GP/Great Plains, CRM localization status in Brazil – highlights for Multinational corporation IT department, launching operations on the Brazilian market

Microsoft Dexterity Source Code Programming
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0, former Microsoft Great Plains, MS Dexterity customization options – overview for programmer, software developer, IT director and ERP consultant

Brazil ERP Selection: Localization Notes – Oracle, Microsoft, SAP, Microsiga
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Oracle E-Business Suite, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP mySAP or SAP B1 (Business One) – these ERPs are localized for Brazilian market from the standpoint of tax & legislation compliance as well as Portuguese interface and language support. Such features as multicurrency support are common for all leading ERP brands, however localization dilemma also includes such country specific modules as Payroll and HR, Manufacturing (especially reporting to inspection authorities), State and Municipal taxes

Microsoft Dynamics AX Axapta 4.0 Project Green Advancement Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions owns and promotes several Microsoft Dynamics family ERP applications: Axapta, Solomon, Navision, Great Plains, Microsoft CRM. All of these inherit some legacy and have obligations to the existing clientele: Great Plains has large number of clients in USA, Canada and English speaking countries, Navision has strong legacy positions in Europe, Solomon has Project Accounting clientele base, Microsoft CRM or now Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 is probably the only one new product, which has good chances to become CRM front end for all the back-end MRP systems in Microsoft Dynamics family

Midsize Business ERP - Great Plains Standard vs. Professional
[Computers-and-Technology] If you are in the growing mode and reach the point when you need to move away from old accounting application and incorporate something, which could be considered as industry standard ERP, you should...

Microsoft Great Plains SQL Reporting and Data Fixing
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] This is beginner level SQL scripting article for DB Administrator, Programmer, IT Specialist Our and Microsoft Business Solutions goal here is to educate database administrator, programmer, software...

Microsoft Navision Implementation, Customization and Support in Spain: Remarks For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft bought Navision, Denmark based software development company, along with Great Plains Software. Now Microsoft Business Solutions offers following ERP applications: Navision (former Navision...

Microsoft CRM Connector: Lotus Notes Domino, CommuniGate Pro, PostFix, Exim
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions is promoting its own CRM – Microsoft CRM. Microsoft CRM is gaining market share in small, mid-size and even large companies CRM market. For large enterprise clients ema...

Axapta: Global Economy ERP implementation notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] The evolution of ERP/MRP comes together with the change in business processes and new businesses models emerging. If we look at the companies, going public in .com era and now, we could recognize very unusual business models, such as Google, which is neither really paid services, nor advertising media.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains Outsourcing Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains/Dynamics GP outsourcing options for mid-size and large companies.

Microsoft Dynamics AX Axapta Brazil Implementation notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Axapta or now Microsoft Dynamics AX (with the new name for Microsoft Project Green – Microsoft Dynamics) is in the initial phase of requirements mapping for first implementation in Brazil

Microsoft Dynamics: GP, AX, NAV, SL, CRM – Merge or Coexistence?
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Obviously it is non-official opinion and we are just trying to guess on the future direction of Microsoft Dynamics or former Microsoft Project Green. These lines are written in June of 2006, based on the analysis of Microsoft Business Solutions policy and real actions in the USA, Europe, Latin America and Brazil

Microsoft Dynamics GP Upgrade FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains, Great Plains Software eEnterprise and Dynamics needs to know the key questions for Microsoft Dynamics GP version upgrade. Especially, when Great Plains is heavily customized and integrated with other parts of ERP/MRP/CRM and legacy systems. When you have relatively old (3-4 years old) Great Plains system in production, you need to resolve not just version upgrade, but probably database platform and server and WS hardware revision to name a few questions

Oracle E-Business Suite Outsourcing Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Oracle Applications, in the eve of Oracle Fusion, is very efficient platform for being supported remotely, sometimes referred as offshore, nearshore or outsourced. The majority of Oracle E-Business clients have basic set of modules, also referred as Oracle Financials. Let’s take a look at outsourcing options and pitfalls.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Advanced Customization – Autoposting
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you are developer or application consultant, who customizes and integrates Microsoft Great Plains with eCommerce applications, you probably already come across the problem of autoposting when you already fed in and created working batch in SOP, POP, Payroll, etc.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Nation-Wide Support - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP clients, especially in the US country side need only occasional support plus version upgrade every two years. Plus Microsoft Business Solutions requires customers to be in the annual enhancement program, so be prepared to pay annual fee. MBS VAR can repair your annual enhancement and re-enroll you back. Let’s look at typical remote support subjects

Microsoft Dynamics GP Development & Customization perspectives
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP or former Great Plains has large selection of development and programming tools. As technical consultant you should decide on the customization scope, life time expectancy, future customization migration to Project Green/Microsoft Dynamics (without GP AX NAV SL), etc.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration: Advanced Scenario
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 or old Microsoft Great Plains 8.0 has very solid and traditional integration tools, such as eConnect (designed for eCommerce developer), Integration Manager (this is end-user tool, with new trend to be rewritten in eConnect it is improving the performance). Also bullet proof method is direct SQL coding – SQL Stored procedure does the job in SQL Server 2005, or SQL Server 2000/7.0. In some cases, however you need advanced integration techniques, when you involve Microsoft Dexterity engine to help you with the functionality, lacking in eConnect or Integration Manager

Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration Tools Review
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Obviously in the initial phase of Microsoft Dynamics each product: GP, NAV, AX, CRM, SL has its own integration methods and tools. Let’s consider Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 integration tools in this small article

Microsoft Dynamics GP Customization Tools Selection – Overview for Developer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains was renamed into Microsoft Dynamics GP and became part of Microsoft Dynamics strategy in September 2005. Former name of the strategy was Microsoft Project Green, where the idea was to introduce so-called Microsoft Business Suites: Financials, Distribution, Human Resource, Manufacturing, etc.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Modifications – Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP Modification, Customization, Custom development, Reporting and Scripting overview. Microsoft Great Plains or Microsoft Dynamics GP currently version 9.0 has variety of customization tools. General directions for so-called Project Green or Microsoft Dynamics project expose more Microsoft Dynamics GP business logic to be modified in .Net by Visual Studio developer in C# or VB. eConnect, originally created for Microsoft Great Plains eCommerce developers will be expanding the number of Microsoft Dynamics GP object in its scope, plus web services will allow to resolve eConnect objects for .Net developer

Microsoft Dynamics GP Customization Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In this small article we would like to concentrate on legacy tools, especially on such issues as strategic Microsoft Dexterity customization, integration, reports upgrade and switch to the current of future customizations technologies

Microsoft Dynamics GP Reporting – Overview for Developer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics or former Microsoft Business Solutions products line, including Microsoft Dynamics GP – Great Plains, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft Dynamics AX – Axapta, Microsoft Dynamics NAV – Navision – is now on the way to move to .Net platform, this will mean that for the development community we should pay more and more attention to Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services and probably deemphasize Crystal Reports/Crystal Enterprise.

Reporting Oracle E-Business Suite: Database Schemas
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] The Oracle E-Business Suite, also known as Oracle Applications or Oracle Financials, has close to 25,100 tables and 33,000 views on its database. One of the main issues for Oracle E-Business suite reports development is to find the right data in so many available objects.

Oracle Financial Statement Generator for E-Business Suite - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Oracle Financial Statement Generator is an Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS – also known as Oracle Applications and sometimes called Oracle Financials) module for reporting. It enables users to generate financial statements from within the Oracle General Ledger

Oracle Discoverer: A Reporting and Decision Support Tool for Oracle E-Business Suite
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Oracle Discoverer is a business intelligence tool to support organizational decisions. It uses a repository called EUL (End User Layer) which is based on information stored and controlled by transactional applications

Oracle E-Business Suite: XML Publisher – Overview for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In 2004, Oracle has delivered a new tool for developing reports on Oracle Applications. It was named Oracle XML Publisher and it is available within the technology stack of the E-Business suite (sometimes also called Oracle Financials).

Reporting Oracle E-Business Suite - Overview for Developer
[Arts-and-Entertainment] Oracle Reports, Oracle Discoverer, Oracle XML Publisher, RXi Report, FSG Reports, Business Intelligence System. In this article we are going to show some tools that can be used to develop reports to Oracle e-Business Suite.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 Barcoding
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Barcode modules and extensions for Great Plains are a bit confusing and multiple options exist on the market

Oracle E-Business Suite/Financials Remote Support – Overview for Applications Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In the Java and Oracle world offshoring and remote support are very popular, considering mostly multinational corporations as Oracle Applications clientele. In our opinion Oracle Financials remote support conception should be reformed.

Oracle E-Business Suite Integration & Development – Software Factory Approach
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] When we talk about implementation, customization, integration, data conversion and tailoring the ERP for large corporate business or non-profit organization, we need to formalize and structure software development project. This approach is also referred as Software Development Factory.

Oracle E-Business Suite – is It Really Possible to Support It Remotely?
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Well, let’s begin from philosophical introduction. It is probably moving into this direction, all the recent talks about offshore development, remote support, customization project outsourcing, BPO...

Barcoding for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains – Customization Review
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] As we see ERP system are implemented in the companies, where it must be tightly integrated with existing or legacy system, automate warehousing, shipping & receiving operations, bar code scanners (Symbol wireless and stand alone) inventory order fulfillment

Microsoft Dynamics AX – Axapta – Technical Notes Plus Customization
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Axapta or current name Microsoft Dynamics AX has one of the newest ERP design and architecture among Microsoft Business Solutions, Oracle and SAP ERP families.

Oracle E-Business Suite vs. Microsoft Dynamics AX – Axapta: LATAM & Brazil
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In this small article we will only concentrate on Microsoft Dynamics Axapta (and will not consider Microsoft Dynamics GP and NAV) in comparison to Oracle Financials/E-Business Suite/Applications and the localization and implementation in Latin America and Brazil.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 / Great Plains Support in Argentina: Dexterity Development, Reporting
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In this small article we will be reviewing Microsoft Great Plains and its Spanish version, available and used in Argentina.

ERP Brazil: SAP Business One – Localized Portuguese Version
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] This small article is dedicated to SAP and its mid-market and small-to-midmarket MRP application – SAP Business One. SAP BO in Brazil is available in March 2006.

ERP Brazil: Microsoft Dynamics NAV, AX, CRM Localized Family
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] When your company plans to outsource its manufacturing operations to such countries as Brazil, the ERP system for the overseas subsidiary is one of the first decisions to make. In this small article we will concentrate on functional side of the Microsoft Dynamics ERPs, such as Microsoft Navision, Microsoft Axapta and Microsoft CRM

ERP: Brazil – Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle Apps, SAP Business One
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Brazilian ERP/Accounting systems market is represented by local MRP applications, such as Microsiga, Datasul and other local ERP applications as well as several international ERP brands from Microsoft Business Solutions / Dynamics, SAP, Oracle.

Oracle E-Business Suite: Software Factory Development Process
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] The Software Factory concept is based on a production line for systems from user requirements to software delivered. This production should be done without any direct communication between developers (production line workers) and users, system analysts and designers (customer side), based upon a scope, schedule, costs and quality standards.

Chronology: Great Plains Dynamics - Microsoft Great Plains - Microsoft Dynamics GP - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In this small article, following the rules of article format we will give you chronology of current Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0. ERP System usually has its life cycle and it should be considered as market newcomer, matured or phasing out MRP.

Microsoft CRM Data Migration - Overview for Consultant Developer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 is now parading and triggering Microsoft CRM installation, implementation, customization, data conversion, upgrade and migration interest. We often see the questions on data import and massage options to Microsoft CRM from such systems as ACT!, custom Oracle, DB2, MS SQL Server databases, in all these cases IT departments should do their homework and understand their options

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 Implementation For Large Corporation - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Since December 2005 we are talking about Microsoft CRM version 3.0. In the case of established corporate business we usually deal with such legacy environment as IBM Lotus Notes Domino (predecessor of all the modern CRM applications as well as legitimate generic CRM platform), integration with Microsoft (such as MS SQL Server) and non-Microsoft database platforms and applications: Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Financials and custom Oracle databases

Corporate Accounting: Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 Future Horizons - Notes for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] As we are writing this article – a lot of new ERP related information about Microsoft Business Solutions products: Axapta (Microsoft Dynamics AX), Navision (Microsoft Dynamics NAV), Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft Great Plains is published on the daily basis, especially with the advance of the so-called "Project Green"

Corporate Accounting: Microsoft Dynamics GP/Microsoft Great Plains
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] The ideas of Corporate ERP/MRP/Accounting application was developed back in 1960th, however nowadays the topic is still actual and we are watching how dozens of new Accounting packages hit the market every year. This process sees some consolidation, to be admitted

Oracle Financials: the Benefits of Oracle's Fusion Principles
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Fusion is a generic name, which Oracle is using, to define the new packages of middleware, architecture and also ERP applications. Mainly after the acquisitions Oracle has done, this urge as a need, to incorporate the best of each side

Oracle Applications: Multi Organizational Enhancement
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Oracle Applications 11i (Oracle eBusiness Suite) has a feature called Multi-Org, what brought a lot of benefits for an Organization which has multiple business units. Using the Multi-Org enhancement, this kind of company will need only one single instance to support its business, keeping transactions data separate and secure.

Oracle Applications (Oracle E-Business Suite): Localizations
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Most of the countries in the world have specific unique local business needs and legal requirements. Oracle Applications is being used in more than 140 countries, and in order to attend some of those local business and legal requirements, Oracle has added to 11i a new set of functionality and parameters called Localizations.

Oracle E-Business Suite Customization Metrics
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] The customization of Oracle Applications can be done using tolls like Oracle Forms (user interface) and Oracle Reports. Customizing reports are very common because normally they don’t change anything in applications structure, on the other hand, developing customizations that changes Oracle e-Business suite functionalities or database objects is not recommended.

Oracle Applications (Oracle E-Business Suite) Customizations: What is it?
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Oracle Applications Customizations is a major issue in many companies that have implemented it. Oracle recommends every company that installs Oracle Applications to avoid any customization, but I have not seen any company that utilizes it and have not done any customization.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 Customizations & Development: the Most Popular Tables in Your SQL Scripts
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] The table design/architecture of Microsoft Dynamics GP, as we write the current version is Microsoft Great Plains 9.0, was done back in 1990th by Great Plains Software and what we are discussing here is applicable to the majority of Great Plains Dynamics / eEnterprise versions for MS SQL Server: 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0, 7.5, 8.0 and now 9.0.

Oracle Financials Implementation: Brazil - Notes for International ERP Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Oracle E-Business Suite, also referred as Oracle Applications/Oracle Financials is competing with other high-end ERP products, such as SAP R/3 or mySAP. Microsoft with its Microsoft Business Solutions subdivision is also coming into the competition arena with Microsoft Dynamics AX/Axapta. In this small article we will be concentrating on Brazilian MRP market niche with its specifics, challenges and opportunities.

Microsoft Dynamics ERP Selection: GP, AX, NAV, SL, CRM - Notes for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft recently (in September 2005) renamed its ERP product: Great Plains – Microsoft Dynamics GP, Navision – Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Axapta – Microsoft Dynamics AX, Solomon – Microsoft Dynamics SL, Microsoft CRM – Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

Microsoft Great Plains. Axapta, SAP Business One, Oracle E-Business Suite-SQL Databases/Companies
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Corporate ERP clients sometimes come up with the question, which can not be answered by one specific ERP reseller. Very good example is this question: our corporation has about 100 legal entities, such as subsidiaries in Brazil, Colombia, France, Germany, Russia, plus we have legal entities in the USA by product lines and services

Microsoft Axapta - Dynamics AX: Brazilian Portuguese Version - Consultant Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Axapta/Microsoft Dynamics AX short overview. Navision Axapta was designed by Navision Software, shortly before its acquisition by Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions. Navision Software had tremendous success in Europe and partially in North America with Navision Attain.

SAP Business One - Local ERP for Multinational Corporation - Brazil
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Multinational Corporation usually has to consider two major criteria in overseas subsidiary MRP system selection. First is its integration with Corporate ERP, deployed in the Headquarters and second – localization status of the proposed ERP, where localization usually assumes two aspects – compliance to tax legislation and local language support

Microsoft Dynamics AX-GP-NAV-CRM: Trends & International Recommendations
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics project – or formerly referred as Project Green should unify and modulate all Microsoft Business Solutions ERP applications: Microsoft Great Plains/Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Navision (former Attain) Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft (Navision) Axapta/Microsoft Dynamics AX

Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0: eCommerce Web Development - Overview for Programmer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft “Project Green” phase one is reflected in Microsoft Great Plains/Dynamics GP 9.0 realization. It is exposed to .Net developer currently through eConnect and as time goes – more and more eConnect object will have XML web service interfaces

Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 - Great Plains: Customization, Integration, Reporting & Development FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 has multiple improvements and “Project Green” innovations. One of the new key words, Microsoft Business Solutions people like to introduce and increase the frequency of using is eConnect.

Microsoft Dynamics ERP: GP, AX, NAV, CRM - Which One to Select
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Being in MRP implementation, customization, integration, data migration/conversion business for many years, we would like to give you some orientation, in the case if you are on the way of ERP selection for your company.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 LATAM Support, Customization, Upgrade, Implementation - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] With the recent move to new naming – Microsoft Dynamics GP, former Microsoft Great Plains / Great Plains Software Dynamics & eEnterprise 4.0, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0, 7.5, 8.0 and now Dynamics GP 9.0 is the product with multiple series and interfaces: Great Plains Dexterity “fat” client, MS Business Portal, FRx, Crystal Reports & now MS SQL Server Reporting Services

Microsoft Great Plains/Dynamics GP Support & Upgrade FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] As Microsoft Business Solutions partner, supporting clients and prospects (including so-called orphans), we would like to review (however it might seems to be too retrospective, when everybody around are talking about Microsoft Dynamics GP/NAV/AX/CRM/SL implementation, customization, integration & sales) Microsoft Great Plains or even former Great Plains Software eEnterprise/Dynamics or Great Plains Accounting support issues

Axapta - Microsoft Dynamics AX: ERP Integration, Implementation, & Customization Market Gain
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Being designed by Navision Software, prior to its acquisition by Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions, Axapta was first thought as MRP, being in direct competition with such corporate ERP vendors as SAP R/3, Oracle Financials, PeopleSoft, JDEdwards, IBM Lotus

Microsoft Dynamics GP: Project Accounting Integration Scenarios - Overview for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains or former Great Plains Software Dynamics/eEnterprise is very good platform for service business automation, including midsize and large corporations, specializing in routine projects: placement, small contracts to residential and small business customers, franchisee networks, distribution, etc. In our small article we will be giving you example of medical personnel placement projects, where hospitals and clinics are the customers.

SAP Business One: Simplified Mid-Size ERP - Highlights for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] The World of Corporate MRP systems is full of surprises. If in the late 1990th major ERP market players: Oracle, SAP were trying to realize the strategy of releasing so-called ‘light’, ‘select’, ‘express’ versions of their high-end ERP – the idea is very simple and attractive – if your corporate ERP application could be written on one CD (or several CDs) – why not to try the game when you disable 70% of the functionality and release ‘lite’ version?

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Customization or Third Party Product - Overview for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] With version 3.0 MS CRM will be more exposed to end-user tuning, software development, customizations. Microsoft CRM SDK is becoming more sophisticated with post-call-out technology reconsidering, deprecating a lot of 1.2 CRM SDK methods, replacing Crystal Reports Enterprise with MS SQL Server Reporting Services, changing MS CRM Exchange Connector functionality

Microsoft CRM Integration with Great Plains - Overview For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Initially this integration was created for Microsoft Great Plains 7.5 (now Microsoft Dynamics GP), later on Microsoft released the patch, which enables integration between GP 8.0 and MS CRM 1.2 (now Microsoft Dynamics CRM).

Microsoft Axapta, SAP Business One, Oracle E-Business Suite - Brazilian MRP Market Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] At this moment, as we write this article in the beginning of 2006, two international ERP vendors are aggressively launching their campaigns on the Brazilian ground: Microsoft Business Solutions with Microsoft Dynamics AX / Axapta (first quarter 2006) and SAP with SAP Business One (end of January/February 2006). Both companies have presence on the market in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro

Microsoft CRM Implementation: Employee Time & Billing - Notes for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics CRM 1.2 and now 3.0 could be considered as extremely flexible platform, suitable for small, mid-size and corporate businesses, it is easily customizable via C# or VB.Net in MS VisualStudio, however you can deploy MS CRM as is for sophisticated task, such employee timecards, consultant billable hours tracking, contract management, etc

Microsoft Dynamics NAV/AX Implementation - Russian ERP Market
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In this small article we will be giving you highlights on Microsoft Navision and Axapta implementation, customization, tuning and reporting in Moscow and on Russian ERP/MRP market in general.

SAP Business One - MRP Implementation in Sao Paulo
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP just introduced localized version of its mid-size and small ERP solution – SAP Business One. As you probably know SAP Business One has Multilanguage in one company feature, and it is adaptable to unique tax rules, which is the case in Brazil.

Microsoft Dynamics GP/NAV/CRM Implementation in South East Asia - Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In this small article we will give you highlights on Microsoft Dynamics family of products implementation, customization, user training in South East Asia: Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines as well as in China and Taiwan.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 - USA Nationwide Support Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] As we see Microsoft Great Plains 9.0 or new name of the project Microsoft Dynamics GP is marching across the US, U.K. Australia, Latin America, South Africa, parts of continental Europe: France, Germany, Holland, Belgium and Poland

Microsoft Dynamics GP Implementation: Pacific and Hawaii - Overview for IT
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP is new name for Microsoft Great Plains. As Project Green is progressing, Microsoft Business Solutions or whatever is temporary name for Business Systems subdivision, renamed Project Green into Microsoft Dynamics. Now Microsoft Great Plains, Microsoft Navision, Microsoft Axapta, Microsoft Solomon and Microsoft CRM are renamed into Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics SL and Microsoft Dynamics CRM respectively

ERP/Accounting Selection: Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, SAP - Expansion to Europe
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] This article is targeted at US-based mid-size and large companies, planning the expansion and opening branches in Europe. It is for IT director, who is nowadays responsible for ERP/MRP platform selection and following implementation.

SAP Business One vs Microsoft Dynamics GP - Highlights for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In this small article we will not make side-by-side technical specs comparison. We would rather like to give you opinions from both sides – Microsoft and SAP. Both products target mid-size businesses in the USA, Europe (however Microsoft Great Plains – Dynamics GP will be leaving continental Europe market starting with version 10.0 – somewhere in the year of 2008, where Microsoft Business Solutions will probably stake on Microsoft Dynamics NAV – again this is contingent to the progress with Project Green or now Microsoft Dynamics project).

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 Implementation - Leveraging MS Office & Outlook User Experience
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0, as well as Microsoft CRM 1.2 has so-called MS Outlook client snap-ins. Also it uses MSDE installed on local machine (usually meaning laptop of the traveling MS CRM user) to store replicated MS CRM data for using it offline

Microsoft Dynamics GP Implementation - Nationwide Food Ingredients Distribution Example
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] This article describes food ingredient distributor ERP implementation, customization & reporting. ERP system is built on the base of Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains 8.0, new name of the product is Microsoft Dynamics GP

Oracle E-Business Customization a New Paradigm for Development
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If your company has Oracle E-Business Suite (Oracle Financials, Oracle Applications), it probably uses Oracle Forms and Reports to customize an E-Business module.

Business Portal - Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 - Highlights for Consultan
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP is new name for Microsoft Great Plains and first wave of former Microsoft Project Green. You probably have the impression that Microsoft is leveraging all the set of its technologies: .Net, MS SQL Server, Sharepoint, Visual Studio, Active Directory, MS Exchange, XML Web Services

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 Customization, Reporting Integration Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions CRM has now new name, Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Microsoft Dynamics product series also include Microsoft GP (Great Plains), Microsoft NAV (Navision), Microsoft AX (Axapta), Microsoft SL (Solomon). However version number was not changed, Microsoft just mentioned that MS CRM 1.2 was actually version 2, due to large number of new features, comparing to first version Microsoft CRM 1.0.

SAP Business One - Sao Paulo ERP Market Review
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] At the end of 20th century we were seeing numerous publications on Oracle Financials international implementations, customizations and integrations. Then in 2000 Java platform showed up on the MRP scene and Oracle begun the move toward J2EE, EJB platform, together with Sun Microsystems and IBM

Oracle Financials Implementation in Brazil - Consultant Review, Plus Competition
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Among the major international ERP brands, localized for Brazilian market we should mention SAP with its recently localized product: SAP Business One, Oracle: Oracle E-Business Suite/Oracle Financials/Oracle Applications, Microsoft Business Solutions Navision (Microsoft Dynamics NAV) and Axapta (Microsoft Dynamics AX) – Axapta localization is scheduled to be available in 2006

ERP Selection: SAP Business One, Brazilian Subsidiary-Multinational Corporation
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] As we see it, based on decade long ERP consulting practice, the decision is not an easy one. First of all – if you look at the USA ERP market – here Microsoft Great Plains / Dynamics GP has very strong positions among midsize public corporations

Microsoft Navision Implementation, Customization, Integration - Rio de Janeiro ERP Market Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Major ERP/MRP vendors, such as Oracle. SAP, Microsoft Business Solutions are present on Brazilian market, in this small article we would like to highlight MBS Navision, especially in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, plus the economy situation in Rio and its ERP/MRP market

SAP Business One Customization Market - Review
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP Business One has about 4 years of implementation history and very robust presence in the USA, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, plus it has strong positions internationally. Considering the fact of relatively young age – the design of the system, including object model enable advanced customization, integration with both legacy and new technologies

Oracle Financials, Microsoft Navision & Axapta or SAP Business One - MRP Implementation in Brazil
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] One of the first questions for multinational company/corporation to move to new market is ERP implementation, customization, report tuning, integration for newly established subsidiary. The specific of South American and in particularly Brazilian market is manufacturing or production outsourcing to Brazil.

Brazil: ERP Selection - Oracle, SAP, Microsoft
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In the beginning of 21st century we can recognize the trend in international business. Multinational corporations are moving their manufacturing facilities and sales operations to Brazil. Typical scenario – regional office is established in Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro and manufacturing facility in Salvador, Porto Alegre, Curitiba, Belo Horizonte, Recife, Manaus, etc.

SAP Business One Implementation & Localization in Brazil - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP Business One has up to 10 thousand installations worldwide and in the perspectives of Latin/South America we are talking about multiple countries, such as Chili, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, etc. Brazil however has some implementation, localization and customization challenges

Microsoft Great Plains: Houston ERP Market Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In this small article we would like to share our consulting experience, serving Houston business metro ERP/MRP/CRM market, in our case this is Microsoft Great Plains, Microsoft CRM, Microsoft Navision and Microsoft Axapta implementation, customization, integration & reporting

Microsoft Great Plains: Chicago ERP Market Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In this small article we will review Chicago ERP market: Chicago with suburbs, Northwest Indiana, downstate Illinois and St. Luis. Let us begin with small introduction.

Microsoft Dynamics GP: French, Dutch & German Versions - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft is on the way of Project Green realization. Former Microsoft Great Plains, now Microsoft Dynamics GP version 9.0 is marching across the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Offshore Remote Support - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] As you probably heard, in September 2005 Microsoft strategically renamed its ERP applications: Microsoft Great Plains into Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Navision into Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Axapta into Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft CRM into Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft Solomon into Microsoft Dynamics SL. As so-called Project Green is rolling out – you should expect more logic to be transferred into Microsoft Business Portal, and into Microsoft Outlook (currently Microsoft CRM has outlook client and Microsoft Small Business Accounting allows you to generate invoices in Outlook directly, plus promote contacts from Outlook to SBA).

Microsoft Dynamics GP: Great Plains Recycling Business Automation
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains could be considered as generic ERP platform to be tailored to fit specific industry and market niche. Being mature MRP system and so having a lot of third party modules, Great Plains could fit the unique industry requirements combining these third parties and custom coding.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM, GP, NAV, AX: Project Green - Preliminary Review
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains, Navision, Axapta, Solomon and CRM are strategically renamed into Microsoft Dynamics GP. NAV, AX, SL, CRM respectively. We had huge number of calls from current and potential customers who needed to know the answers on a set of very obvious and logical questions.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 - Preliminary Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft is currently on the way to release Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0. Current version is MS CRM 1.2. Why Microsoft Business Solutions skipped one version (2.0 or the like)?

Microsoft Dynamics GP - Renovated Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains ERP
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains is now renamed into Microsoft Dynamics GP, as well as Microsoft Navision into Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Axapta into Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Solomon into Microsoft Dynamics SL and Microsoft CRM into Microsoft Dynamcis CRM. Of course Microsoft has the plan to select the most marketing attractive name for its ERP products, however the other side of the renaming may be in the plan to move Project Green forward

Oracle E-Business Suite Development: New Technologies
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] We have already talked about the importance of Java Technologies at “Oracle E-Business Suite Customization: New Directions”. Not only for Oracle Company itself, but also for the Oracle E-Business customers, whose investments must be preserved. Now we present tools and frameworks, you will use if you intend to develop in Java

Oracle E-Business Suite Customization & Integration: New Directions
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] You probably have heard about the new directions of Oracle concern on Java and J2EE Technology. Oracle has announced the commitment with Java and also kept the “traditional development tools” community happy, promising they will continue to invest on them

User Training: Microsoft Dynamics GP - Interface Unification
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Following the direction of Project Green Microsoft Business Solutions renamed its products: Microsoft Great Plains, Navision, Axapta, Solomon and MS CRM into Microsoft Dynamics GP, Nav, Ax, Sl, CRM. Microsoft Dynamics will be supposedly final product of the Project Green, when user will have access to all the business components through similar interface. At this point (fall of 2005) we do not know exactly how interface will look like, but some directions could be predicted.

Microsoft Dynamics GP - Remote Support
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Dynamics GP, NAV, AX, CRM, SL are new names for former Great Plains, Navision, Axapta, MS CRM, Solomon. In realization of “Project Green” Microsoft will be unifying customization tools and technologies (moving away from proprietary technologies to XML web services and Visual Studio).

Microsoft Dynamics GP: Auto Dealership Implementation
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Dynamics GP, or Microsoft Great Plains is very popular mid-market generic ERP. It can be used as ERP platform for multiple vertical markets. In this small article we’ll describe typical auto dealership network automation. Worldwide automaker has dealers across the USA and Canada and in their case they had Great Plains Dynamics 6.0 on MS SQL Server/MSDE.

Microsoft Dynamics GP - New Customization, Development, Integration, & Reporting Opportunities
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Recent marketing decision of Microsoft to rename its products: Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains, Navision, Axapta, CRM and Solomon into Microsoft Dynamics GP, NAV, AX, CRM, SL for Project Green Wave 1, intending to merge them into just Microsoft Dynamics in Wave 2. For application developer it should open new ways and opportunities. In this small article we’ll orient developer in customization, integration & reporting tools.

Microsoft Great Plains Worldwide Help & Support
[Computers-and-Technology] Microsoft Great Plains ISVs, VARs & Microsoft Business Solutions consultants has now official Great Plains Strategy Guide, which reassures customers worldwide in Great Plains version 9.0 support to be available for at least 5 years. Microsoft Great Plains 8.5 release is cancelled and version 9.0 should be available shortly

Microsoft CRM Integration with Lotus Notes Domino: Messaging Connector - Future Directions
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] IBM Lotus Notes Domino and Microsoft CRM (Client Relation Management) from now on can work in tandem. Microsoft CRM Lotus Notes Domino connector from Alba Spectrum Technologies provides seamless messaging in MS CRM through Domino. Our customers suggest future direction for the connector. Considering our consulting practice experience in MS CRM and Lotus Notes customization, upgrade, integration – in this small article we’ll reveal our half year development plans

Microsoft CRM Integration with IBM Lotus Notes Domino - Machinery Dealership Example
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] IBM Lotus Notes with Domino email server is traditional document workflow management solution for large corporate business, where you need audit trail on approval cycle and decision making. Microsoft Business Solutions CRM is very cost efficient solution to automate sales process.

Microsoft CRM Lotus Notes Domino Connector FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions CRM and IBM Lotus Notes Domino, being two groupware products from competing software development leaders, however could coexist within one organization computer network and even work together in collaboration. There maybe multiple reason why corporation would use both products: licensing, commitment to IBM Lotus Notes as legacy product, risk balancing – staking on both Microsoft and Java/EJB/J2EE platforms, deploying Lotus advanced workflow to automate document management, etc

ERP System of the Future: Database, Business Logic and Interface
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] We will base our prognosis on our Microsoft Business Solutions ERP consulting practice: Microsoft Great Plains, Navision, Axapta, MS CRM. Also we’ve analyzed Oracle products: Oracle Financials, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, and IBM Lotus Notes Domino

Microsoft Great Plains Payroll Module Customization Scenarios
[Business:Accounting-Payroll] It is now common thing when large corporation selects mid-market ERP or so-called standard functionality MRP solution as its corporate accounting system. Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains is very good candidate. As all MBS ERPs it has MS SQL Server 2000/2005 database platform and allows you to deploy customizable and altered solution, serving large corporation HR department

Corporate Accounting System: Microsoft Great Plains - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Corporate ERP/MRP selection might be tough one, especially considering very turbulent ERP world and fierce competition between Microsoft Business Solutions (Great Plains, Navision, Axapta, MS CRM), Oracle (Oracle Financials, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards), IBM (including Lotus Domino), SAP, Microsiga (Brazil, Portugal).

Microsoft CRM Data Import FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft CRM has built-in conversion tool, however you should probably first try third party conversion tool, such as Scribe. It is relatively expensive and has bunch of importing capabilities, that you might never use and need. Scribe allows you to map objects in source and target, when source is ACT! for example. If you are just realized the need to load data into CRM – please research Microsoft CRM import tool and Scribe.

Microsoft Great Plains, Navision, Axapta - Selection Considerations
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] During the years of our consulting practice, which comes back to East Europe in mid 1990th and then continues in the USA, Brazil, New Zealand, Australia, Oceania, Germany, Canada – we would like to orient you – business owner, IT director or software programmer.

Microsoft Great Plains Customization Tools - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Former Great Plains Software Dynamics/eEnterprise, and currently Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains was initially designed in the earlier 1990th as the extendable and modular application with its proprietary tool: Great Plains Dexterity, written in C programming language as a shell

Microsoft Great Plains Nationwide Remote Support
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] ERP Consulting industry is on the way to serve clients nationwide and even worldwide, when the client is multinational corporation. There are several reasons to specialize in remote support. In this small article we’ll give you these reasons and the advantages of remote installation, customization, integration, programming, reporting.

Microsoft Great Plains - Licensing & Product Versions
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Current Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains has more that 10 years of history. Former Great Plains Software had two lines of Great Plains: Dynamics & Dynamics C/S+, later on renamed into eEnterprise. In this small article we would like to give you first directions when you look into Great Plains purchase and implementation or upgrade your existing product.

Microsoft Moves to Small Business Accounting/Retail Market - Stakes and Thoughts
[Business:Accounting] In this small article we will be looking at the new opportunities for Microsoft Small Business Server specialists, but rather look at the global business strategy and possible ways of future ERP modules standardizing and interoperability.

Microsoft Axapta, Navision or Great Plains: ERP Selection for Large Corporation
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you would like to pick something from Microsoft, or its ERP subdivision – Microsoft Business Solutions, and in case of large public company, you should consider these three: Axapta, Navision or Great Plains. We are not talking about Solomon here, because it is recommended for project organization. You should probably be aware about specific product life cycle (or is it new or mature one on the market), database platform, average implementation cycle, typical customization requirements, rich vs. standard ERP functionality, etc.

Microsoft Great Plains Implementation for Midsize & Large Corporation: Lockbox Processing
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains is now targeting large and midsize businesses and being matured ERP has advanced, but still very simple in use modules and features: Lockbox Processing for Accounts Receivables, Customer/Vendor Consolidation, Multicurrency etc.

Microsoft Great Plains: Dexterity vs. eConnect - FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains, former Great Plains Software Dynamics/eEnterprise was originally written in IDE and programming language – Great Plains Dexterity. Currently Microsoft is on the way of transforming its ERP applications: Great Plains, Navision, Solomon, Axapta and MS CRM to be better integrated and fit into the future of its .Net platform. As a result we see new development tools: eConnect, Extender, etc.

Microsoft CRM USA Nationwide Remote Support
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Remember old good days when your company probably had Great Plains Dynamics? If you are in San Francisco Bay Area – you had local Great Plains Software partner consulting company, who served you basically coming onsite and charging you four hours minimum, even if the problem deserved 5-min fix? This was at the end of 20th century and remote support technologies were not very advanced – Citrix was making good progress and taking market over from Symantec PCAnywhere

Microsoft CRM for Corporate Business - Working Offline
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If your company has regional and worldwide operations, you might already realized that it is very hard to get decent internet connection in your remote locations. In this small article we will try to give you highlights on how to implement Microsoft Business Solutions CRM for worldwide operations with restricted internet connection.

Microsoft Great Plains & CRM in Transportation & Logistics - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains and MS CRM (client relation management system) are very popular in various industries and market niches. In previous article we described Microsoft Great Plains implementation for transportation & logistics company.

Microsoft CRM for Large Corporation - Security
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions CRM proved to be reliable solution in the whole spectrum of industries and market niches: transportation & logistics, education, recruiting & placement, supply chain management, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, aerospace & defense, manufacturing, wholesale & retail. When corporation is looking into CRM application to choose from – one of the fist questions is security.

Microsoft Great Plains: Getting New Users Licenses - Annual Service Plan FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains, Solomon, Navision, Axapta, Microsoft CRM require existing customer to be on active service contract: enhancement program. Minimal maintenance plan gives you free new software version (however upgrade itself, if it is done by your MBS partner is not free). If you are outside of USA/Canada: Mexico, South America, UK, South Africa, France, Australia, New Zealand – you may have different promotion campaigns and might be not required to be on the service contract. In this article we assume that you are US/Canadian client.

Great Plains Dexterity: Customizations & Source Code Programming
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Great Plains Software Dynamics, Dynamics C/S+, eEnterprise were written on GPS proprietary programming language and development environment – Great Plains Dexterity. When Microsoft bought Great Plains Software, Dynamics was renamed into Microsoft Great Plains, but Dexterity is still the architectural base, there were trends to move MS Great Plains to .Net and reprogram it in C#, but in our opinion Microsoft is probing its own technologies and places them into competition with each other.

Microsoft Great Plains: Customization Upgrade & Recovery - Visual Studio VB 6.0
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains, former Great Plains Software Dynamics, eEnterprise has very long, about 12 years customization & integration history. In earlier 1990th – the customization tool was mostly Great Plains Dexterity, later on when Great Plains was successfully moved to MS SQL Server 6.5, 7.0 and 2000 – we see more historical custom projects done in SQL stored procedures and front ends coded in VB in Visual Studio 6.0.

Microsoft CRM Data Conversion FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions CRM data conversion deserves FAQ type of article, where IT people could get initial directions. Even if it seems as a trivial task, we would suggest you to think about these possible scenarios: objects mapping between your legacy CRM: GoldMine, ACT, Siebel, Lotus Notes Domino. When you think about MS CRM switch over – do you think just to transfer master records: Leads, Contacts, Accounts, or you are thinking about historical activities: emails, faxes, calls, appointments, etc?

Lotus Notes Domino and Microsoft CRM Integration
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Well, even if the combination might look very unusual, we see the coexistence of these two systems, especially in large corporations, non-profit organizations. Technically Lotus Notes Domino has parallel structure, including Domino email server. Lotus is extremely flexible and you can program your own CRM or purchase CRM for Lotus, however Microsoft CRM has Microsoft SQL Server database and very simple Sales automation module.

ERP for Large Corporation - New Selling Strategy
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Our opinion is based on our Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains, Microsoft CRM sales and marketing campaign to large businesses in the following industries: Aerospace, Furniture, Beverages, Placement, Distribution & Logistics, Textile, Services, Food, Manufacturing. With the new economy recovery we see signs on the market, signaling selling strategy change. On the other hand this is normal process and each time you sell different, probably keeping your personal passion to sell and help your customers.

ERP Remote Support: Microsoft Great Plains Analysis - Pluses & Minuses
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Former Great Plains Software Dynamics/eEnterprise and currently Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains serves midsize and corporate clients as ERP system in the following countries and regions: USA, Canada, Mexico and Latin America, Brazil (where MBS actually promotes Navision and has GP for multinational corporations), Saudi Arabia, OAE, Egypt and the rest of Middle East, South Africa, Nigeria and the whole African continent, U.K. and Ireland, partially France and Belgium, Poland, Pakistan, South East Asia, Philippines and Pacific.

ERP Implementation: Success Factors
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] As seeing large number of implementations – in our case these are Microsoft Business Solutions Products: Great Plains, MS CRM, Navision – we would like to give you our opinion on what should you consider to do to secure implementation success. These principles should work as for large corporation as well as for midsize and even small business. We will not be talking about old-wisdom, which you know from the college classes or business school about management and staff involvement into the decision making, brainstorming, etc. – we’ll be ERP specific

IT & ERP Consulting: Industry Trends
[Business:Consulting] IT/ERP/MRP consulting industry is currently under the transformation. This process is usually happening and comes in parallel with new economic recovery and change in the business paradigm. We’ll try to appeal to historical excurse and give some hints on the future trends. In our case we work with such products as Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains, CRM, Navision, Retail Management System (RMS) and cross integrations between them and non-Microsoft products: Oracle, Lotus Notes Domino, Unix & Java platforms: J2EE, EJB, Bea Weblogic, Websphere

Microsoft CRM Implementation for Large Corporation - overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions CRM is now approaching the phase of being mature product and the CRM solution you may consider for large publicly traded company. Our view point considers the fact of multiple platforms and systems coexistence and balancing: UNIX, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Java, .Net, PC, AS/400, RS6000, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes Domino, etc. This increases the cost of maintenance, but decreases the risk of being trapped to one vendor/solution.

Microsoft Great Plains: Large Scale Implementation
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains, Navision, Axapta, Solomon and CRM are coming up to satisfy ERP needs for large corporation, including multinationals. In this article we will be describing Microsoft Great Plains as the MRP platform, fitting to multiple industries and business niches: aerospace, defense, textile, pharmaceutical, healthcare, constructions, mining, services, distributions & logistics, wholesale & retail, public sector, chemicals, oil & gas, finance, brokerage, etc.

SQL Administrator Skills Required to Support Microsoft Great Plains
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains is becoming more and more popular and we see new purchases among midsize and large corporations, where, in our opinion, Microsoft SQL Server DB administrator position is a must. If you are database administrator and you are part of the decision making team, purchasing Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains for your corporation, we would like to set your expectation on the level of SQL knowledge, skills and experience needed to support Microsoft Great Plains in-house

ERP Consulting - New Horizons
[Computers-and-Technology] Every new economy recovery and boom brings new type of business paradigm. It is true about economy in general as well as every market niche. General economic development should be left over to the economists and philosophers to review. Here we will try to draw the trends as we see them through the golden Clinton era time to the recession of 2000-2004 and now economy recovery for ERP consulting company. In our case we are Microsoft Business Solutions and IBM Lotus partner.

Great Plains Dexterity Development: FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains is Dexterity-written application and currently we see increased interest for Great Plains customers to do in-house Dexterity development and customization. Dexterity itself is written on C programming language and its initial architecture was based on the Graphical and Database platform independence, which C programming language was believed to provide.

Microsoft Great Plains Customization Recovery & Upgrade for Large Corporation
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] At the end of XX century, in the late 1990th Great Plains Software eEnterprise was recognized as one of the leader on the midsize to large corporate ERP market. Due to the nature of eEnterprise architecture - it is Great Plains Dexterity based application and Dexterity imposes some specific to the database access and table structure – eEnterprise was subject to relatively inexpensive customization.

Corporate ERP: Microsoft Great Plains For The Plant In Brazil - Overview For CIO
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains as new ERP for multinational corporation manufacturing facility in Brazil.

Microsoft Great Plains: Annual Enhancement Program - How To Be Re-Enrolled
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains is mid and even corporate market ERP and as being relatively complex and difficult to do self-support in-house, Microsoft Business Solutions requires you first to have so-called VAR of record, or your MBS partner and second – pay annual enhancement program, which is typically 16% of you software price list.

Microsoft Great Plains: carpet, textile, fabric, felt distributor - implementation overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In this small article we will show you the possible way of deploying Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains for the market niche of large, mid-size and small reselling and distribution business in carpeting and floor covering, textile & fabric. We will not be talking about fabric production, but rather cutting for the end-user or small retailer.

Corporate ERP: Standard vs. Rich functionality - Microsoft Great Plains
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Traditionally we were considering functionally rich systems, such as SAP, Oracle Financials, PeopleSoft, JDEdwards as the fit for large publicly traded corporation. There might be multiple opinions for the future corporate ERP/MRP systems. We would like to give you our prognosis: high-end systems will be losing market to generic granulated standard functionality systems.

Microsoft Great Plains: exchange & brokerage - implementation notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you company is small or mid-size special products or materials exchange broker, you probably have custom in-house made exchange application. Nowadays exchange is done over the internet, so you might have advanced web-based exchange application. Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains could play the role of the backend: accounting, sales and purchasing ordering, backordering, allocation, collection.

Corporate ERP Selection: Microsoft Great Plains
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In our opinion, traditional approach when you select ERP/MRP system for large or mid-size company by functionality, database and hardware platform should be revised. We are convinced that new generation of Windows servers plus the reliability of relatively inexpensive database platform, such as Microsoft SQL Server, enable large corporation to decrease the cost of hardware, database and ERM software, plus have good internal support by hiring Microsoft certified professionals, available on the market in your area

ERP Consulting: Microsoft Great Plains Partner Future Directions
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In the Clinton era the status quo was simple: you serve your local clients and if you want to expand your business – open offices in other business metros. Great Plains Software was granting generous margins on the software sales and stimulated local leading VARs/Partners/Resellers with so-called orphan leads – customers who lapsed in payment annual enhancement program or called Great Plains Software directly to comply about quality of service by their VAR. When Microsoft purchased Great Plains Software and formed Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions (soon renamed into Microsoft Business Solutions) and acquired new ERP/MRP/accounting applications: Navision, Axapta, Solomon (Solomon Software was bought by Great Plains Software in the late 1990th).

IT Strategy for Midsize Business: Microsoft vs. Java, Great Plains & CRM
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Midsize business or non-profit organization should decide if one-vendor solution would be appropriate and the associated risk acceptable. In our opinion, balancing the risk of one-vendor-approach is not economically feasible and should be avoided. This means that you need to decide if you plan to be Microsoft-oriented or Java/Unix/Linux/Oracle oriented.

Microsoft CRM: Data Conversion - Import from Act!
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Best Software Act! is very popular CRM for small and mid-size organization. This system attracts business owner by its low price, plus system is very easy to use. However if your business is growing you should reach the moment to implement more advanced CRM solution. Natural question is – how do we convert the data from Act! to new CRM solution and the mapping of your objects for conversion. You would probably like to avoid operator data entry with potential numerous errors and mistypes.

Microsoft Great Plains: Government & Non-Profit Organization - Workflow Implementation
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Usually workflow & messaging is realized in CRM and then transactions are just logged into Accounting/ERP/MRP. In the case of Microsoft Business Solutions products: Microsoft Great Plains, Navision, Solomon, Axapta the natural CRM choice would be Microsoft CRM. However typical CRM application targets Sales automation, which is usually not applicable to government structure, non-profit or public company (community services, public utilities, churches, charities, etc.). Not-for-profit organization needs purchasing and requisition workflow, payroll approval workflow, and in certain cases special General Ledger (GL) transactions workflow

IT Strategy for Large Corporation: ERP/MRP/CRM, Unix/Linux/Windows, Microsoft/Java
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Combining Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains ERP with non-Microsoft Business System or CRM: Lotus Notes Domino, Oracle, DB2 There are multiple opinions on building your established large business IT system. Some companies prefer to be “Microsoft shop”, others prefer to stick to Java world. In our opinion large company should try balance its ERP in several layers: Hardware, Operating System, Database Platform, ERP/CRM software vendor.

Microsoft CRM Implementation & Customization: MS CRM Fax Gateway
[Communications:Fax] With this small article we are continuing Microsoft Business Solutions CRM customization, development, modification, setup and implementation discussion. Microsoft CRM at this moment doesn’t have advanced fax automation – you can register the fact of fax receiving or sending, but it is not sufficient for your daily work with your clients. User should be able to send and receive faxes in her/his work environment – it is in MS CRM

Microsoft Great Plains Subcontracting - Overview for Microsoft Business Solutions Partner
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains is very popular ERP/MRP applications in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East, South Africa, Latin America. Considering high number of new Microsoft Great Plains partners and the desire to subcontract occasional customization, integration and reporting projects, we would like to advise you on Microsoft Great Plains subcontracting guidelines, based on our experience in dealing with Great Plains VARs.

ERP Consulting 2010: Future Business Model and Alternatives
[Computers-and-Technology] Analyzing Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains consulting in the Clinton era, then in recession time 2000-2003 and now, at the post-recession, we would like to give certain prognoses for the next five years. This might be attributable to the whole industry: Oracle Financials, Accpac, MAS500, PeopleSoft, SAP for mid-size business and Microsoft Navision, Axapta and Solomon.

Corporate ERP of the Next decade: Microsoft/Unix/Java - Coexistence & Harmony?
[Computers-and-Technology] While in 1990th we saw very fierce fighting between Microsoft Windows and Apple Computer PowerMac for the workstations market, when two systems were practically not compatible and didn’t have plans to understand each other, plus all the blends of Unix/Linux were trying to step in and take workstation market over, the next decade in our opinion will be the decade of coexistence, integration, cross-platform heterogeneous data distribution and querying

eConnect: eCommerce Development for Microsoft Great Plains
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains has several options to enable web ordering. Traditionally Great Plains Dynamics/eEnterprise had eOrder – this is ASP pages based ordering application, enabling you to place or retrieve your Sales Order Processing (SOP) Sales Orders over the web. There were several drawbacks however with eOrder. You should be the customer in Great Plains company database to be able placing the orders.

Microsoft Great Plains Customization Tools Evolution - Overview for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] When Great Plains Software introduced the first graphical accounting application for Mac and Windows in the beginning of 1990th it had Great Plains Dexterity customization tool, IDE and programming language. Dexterity design was based on several longevity principles: Graphical platform independence and database platform independence and easy switch from one DB to the other among the most important ones.

Cross-Platform Custom Software Development & Integration - IT Strategy for Large Corporation
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions products: Great Plains, MS CRM, Navision, Axapta, MS RMS integration with UNIX/Java based platforms & non-Microsoft applications: Oracle, Lotus Notes/Domino, DBII, PeopleSoft, SAP

MultiNational Corporation ERP Implementation - Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you look back to the history, you will see that ERP for large publicly traded company had to be built upon very reliable hardware (more likely non-Intel hardware: mainframe, Sun sparc, etc.), powerful database platform: Oracle, DB2, Ingress, Sybase and reliable OS: UNIX. 10 years ago Microsoft had Windows NT first tries, plus Windows 95 was kind of revolution, but not the one to stake on for corporate users. Nowadays hardware (from Intel side), Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition, WindowsXP Pro, and Microsoft SQL Server could be considered reasonably reliable plus it is certainly easier to support these products, because of the large pool of Microsoft-oriented IT professionals available Worldwide. Microsoft Business Solutions offers several lines of ERP systems: Microsoft Great Plains, Microsoft Navision, Solomon, Axapta.

Microsoft Great Plains Integration Manager: Using Continuum - Overview for Developer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains has I’d say end user integration tool – Great Plains Integration manager. Integration Manager itself uses OLE functionality to validate text or ODBC integration files data through Great Plains forms behind the scenes. This sounds very promising and powerful – however the realities place the restrictions. We heard a lot of complains about Integration Manager slowness and inability to integrate data to multiple companies automatically – without operator intervention. This is probably true if you do not have IM expertise in your company.

Microsoft eCommerce Web-development: Great Plains eConnect .Net - Highlights for Programmer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In our small article we’ll consider Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains Sales Order Processing module as eCommerce backend. Plus we’ll cover what is possible and impossible in eConnect and why.

Microsoft Great Plains: Service Business Customization & Integration Example
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains might be considered as ERP platform, ready for customization and integration. Microsoft Business Solutions partner typically does one of the two things: specializes in the industry (in this case it goes for the nation-wide clientele) or specializes in the local or regional market. In this small article we’ll consider the specifics of the services industry and how they could be realized in Microsoft Great Plains

Microsoft Great Plains: Offshore Customization & Development - Overview for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] When you visit department stores and see that majority of the apparels are produced in other countries, not US – you probably do not worry about this fact. About 10 years ago, when Clinton’s high tech era was at the inception – we saw the signs of high tech professionals inflow in the USA from overseas. Nowadays the trend is reversed – instead of importing high tech people, we are at the beginning of outsourcing to them in their overseas countries the programming workload.

ERP Software Financing: the Future? - Overview for Company Owner
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In our case – we serve Microsoft Business Solutions ERP and CRM products: Microsoft Great Plains, Microsoft CRM, Navision, Microsoft RMS, as well as we do customization and integration to these products. We would like to share with you our experience with financing through Microsoft Financial Corporation, the entity handling software financing for Great Plains, CRM, Solomon, Navision & Axapta.

Google Pagerank - Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains Certified Master Point of View
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Site-Promotion] Google is the most popular internet search engine and even if we have to admit the popularity of such tools as yahoo, msn and altavista – google is the leader nowadays. If you would like to trick google – the answer is – it is virtually impossible, however it is possible to get high rank on yahoo or altavista. We got our top position in our specialization: Great Plains Dexterity on all the three: google, Yahoo and altavista, so, if you don’t mind let me share our experience.

Microsoft CRM Messaging through Lotus Domino eMail Server - Balanced Solution
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft CRM and IBM Lotus Notes Domino seem to be taking completely different paths and if company is Microsoft oriented - we see MS CRM, MS Exchange, MS SQL Server, SharePoint, etc. In the case of Lotus Domino - it is opposite - Lotus is corporate Information Media and could technically play CRM role with internal messaging coming through Lotus Domino server. However realities of modern corporation give us multiple examples when Microsoft CRM and Lotus Domino should coexist in compromise

Great Plains Dexterity - Microsoft Great Plains Customization Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains, former Great Plains Software Dynamics and eEnterprise are Dexterity-written applications. Also small business line: Microsoft Small Business Manager or Small Business Financials is written in Dexterity and uses the same code base as Great Plains.

MicroCap Business Cashflow Stabilization: ERP System, Divestitures & Spin-Offs
[Business] Company restructuring, merging & acquisition should be done in concert with ERP system tuning up or building up. Sometimes you should consider switching to cheaper and more efficient ERP solution...

ERP Role in Selling Your Mid-size Business - Microsoft Great Plains and CRM Example
[Business:Strategic-Planning] If you own the mid-size business and actively work in it as executive manager or lead, say marketing, – you probably know exactly what needs to be done on the daily basis to keep it running. However, in many cases this business critical knowledge exists in your head only. This means that if you would like to sell your business – it has little value without your participation.

Microsoft Great Plains: If You are Orphan Client - What to Do and FAQ
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains, former Great Plains Software eEnterprise, Dynamics and Dynamics C/S+ is very popular ERP and since 1994 has been successfully implemented for mid-size and mid-size to large companies in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Middle East. During the economic recession time 2001-2004 the majority of businesses cut to virtually zero their IT/computer support expenses and stayed with hardware and software. At the same time consulting companies: Great Plains Software and later on Microsoft Business Solutions Partners, VARs, Resellers and ISVs had to reduce their workforce, merge with large auditing companies or simply close their doors.

Recovering Microsoft Great Plains Customization - Tips for IT Director
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Remember nice and prosperous Clinton era? When you implemented innovative those old days accounting application – Great Plains Dynamics. And did a lot of customizations to fit your business requirements precisely. You still remember the names of consultants and programmers who did the job and probably the name of the company – Great Plains reseller in your business metro. This company more likely doesn’t exist in the same form – either closed the doors or merged and transformed to something else.

Microsoft Great Plains Implementation in Russia - Overview for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains is very popular ERP platform in the USA, Canada (including French speaking Quebec/Montreal), U.K., Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Middle East: OAE, Egypt, Arabia, Latin America. Former versions – Great Plains Dynamics/eEnterprise was also popular in Europe: France, Poland, Russia.

Implementing ERP for Large Publicly Traded Corporation - Microsoft Great Plains
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] We would like first emphasize the change in the paradigm. If you look back – 20 years or even 10 years – those days you saw ERP/MRP monster applications/systems winning time.

Build Your First Computer from Hardware Scratches
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Wow- if you do it first time and have some asset of time in your disposition – then go ahead and purchase motherboard, your favorite processor, memory, video card (probably it is better to purchase it external for advanced quality). You will also need computer case – first computer should probably go to the cheap one – with USB 2 ports from the front side – the only question – you might want to replace noisy cheap power supply with $50 dollars one.

Microsoft CRM Conversation Gateway: VoIP - Implementation & Customization
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft CRM is winning market share step-by-step from such the traditional CRM providers as Siebel, Saleslogix. In this article we’ll show Microsoft Business Solutions CRM potential in the VoIP direction.

Selecting Microsoft Great Plains Partner/VAR/Reseller: ERP Implementation & Customization - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In the case when you represent mid-size or mid-size-to-large business, it is not a surprise that you have to do ERP selection and switch to new technologies, doing your own research. If you a trying to stay with Microsoft technologies and try Microsoft Business Solutions products: Microsoft Great Plains, Microsoft Navision, Solomon, Axapta with integration to Microsoft CRM, you should know the history of Great Plains Software and Navision partners over the last 10 years.

Freight Forwarding ERP: Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains customization & setup - overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains may be recommended for international freight forwarding / transportation company. Great Plains has such features as multicurrency (Euro, Pound, Yuan, Yen, Peso, Real), Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese (and if needed Unicode-specific languages such as Chinese, Japanese). If you have operations in East Europe – you can have Polish version as well as you can have several screens (SOP Entry, Inventory Item Maintenance, Customer/Vendor Maintenance, etc) translated to Russian, Lithuanian, Latvian.

Bill of Lading - Custom Reporting for Microsoft Great Plains - Overview for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Bill of Lading is required report for Logistics and Freight Forwarding companies. If you are looking at Freight Forwarding software, targeted to automate transportation business – Bill of Lading with multiple custom forms should be present there. However if you need the extension to standard ERP/Accounting application – you may be looking at the option to customize the system.

Manufacturing Outsourcing: Microsoft Great Plains Implementation, Customization & Reporting
[Business:Outsourcing] Manufacturing in the USA is far away down from mid 20th century top of the hill or its golden time. However we are in very competitive business environment and we have to do what market tends us to do. Nowadays competitive offshore manufacturing labor cost outweighs custom clearance fees and forces us to have not full-size manufacturing, but rather final assembly facilities here in the US distribution centers, such as Chicago, Nashville, Los Angeles.

Great Plains Bill of Materials Setup & Customization for Process Manufacturing - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains has full-featured Manufacturing suite of modules: Capacity Requirements Planning, Job Costing, Master Production Scheduling, Materials Requirements Planning, etc. However Microsoft Great Manufacturing serves so-called discrete manufacturing market niche. At the same time Great Plains fits to mid-size companies, where manufacturing processes might be categorized as light assembly.

Microsoft Great Plains in Metal Distribution: Implementation & Customization - Consultant Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains serves to the wide spectrum of horizontal markets and could be also considered as generic ERP/MRP/Accounting platform for light and advanced customization to fit verticals. In this small article we describe distribution sector with the example from metal distribution - Dealer/broker of industrial nonferrous by-product scrap, de-tins and de-oils industrial by-product scrap and finished parts.

Manufacturing Solutions for Microsoft Great Plains - Overview for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains has full-featured manufacturing set of modules. In this small article we would like to give you highlights on what kinds of light customization you could deploy, before jumping into Microsoft Great Plains Manufacturing realm.

SQL scripts for Project Accounting: Microsoft Great Plains series - overview for developer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains has Project Accounting module where you can budget the project, assign it to customer contract and then log expenses, timesheets, inventory spending, and finally bill the customer against the project or contract. Microsoft Great Plains Project Accounting does excellent job, but there are cases when you need developer or MS SQL DB Admin touches.

Reporting for Microsoft Great Plains/Dynamics/eEnterprise: RW - ReportWriter - Tips for Developer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains is written in Great Plains Software programming tool: Great Plains Dexterity. Dexterity in turn was built with conception of graphical cross-platform transferability (in time – 1992 – mostly Mac and MS Windows). Plus Dexterity had database abstraction level (through C programming language). The result of such a shrewd future-looking architecture – Great Plains ReportWriter has multiple restrictions and drawbacks.

Microsoft Great Plains Logistics & Warehouse Management - Implementation & Customization Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Logistics automation is often considered as barcoding extension to Sales Order Processing, Purchase Order Processing, Inventory Control modules. Software extensions makers may disagree with this simplification, but budget solution works exactly like barcoding extension and is usually done via Great Plains Dexterity, Modifier with VBA and SQL stored procedures.

Microsoft Great Plains in Construction & Building - Implementation & Customization Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains could be tuned and setup to fit most of horizontal markets. You can deploy third party modules or build your own custom logic in Great Plains Dexterity. Today we’ll look at the options to automate building & construction business. We’ll try to use technical language to be understood by programmer, technical consultant, IT system/database administrator, web developer.

Microsoft Great Plains Oil & Gas - Implementation & Customization Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In this small article we’ll give some highlights on Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains implementation and setup in Oil & Gas industry, especially for companies, specializing in off-shore platform installation and drilling.

Microsoft Great Plains Chemicals & Paint Industry Implementation & Customization Notes
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains fits to majority of industries, in the case of Chemicals & Paint you should consider implementation with balanced approach of utilizing existing Great Plains standard module and light customization and reporting with Great Plains Dexterity, MS SQL Server stored procedures, Modifier/VBA and direct .Net publishing from Great Plains Company database

Microsoft Great Plains Beverage Production & Distribution - Implementation & Customization Highlight
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains has many years of successful implementation in multiple horizontal markets. In today’s small article we’ll share our experience of implementing and customizing Microsoft Great Plains, formerly Great Plains eEnterprise/Dynamics in beverage production and distribution industries. These examples will cover two scenarios: US regional distribution and International fruit punch production and sales in US, Latin America and Europe. We’ll try to be industry specific and at the same time technical – using Microsoft Great Plains technical & customization terminology to address both – decision makers and technical consultant / programmer.

Microsoft Great Plains Jewelry - Implementation & Customization Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Each Industry and market niche has business specific and unique requirements to ERP/Accounting System. Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains is ERP platform, ready for third party modules additions and customizations, plus being SQL Server-based system it opens you wide spectrum of integration options and tools. In this small article we’ll give you Microsoft Great Plains implementation and setup highlights, typical for Jewelry retail network.

Microsoft Great Plains Furniture & Fixtures - Implementation & Customization Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains, former Great Plains Software Dynamics / eEnterprise was introduced in 1993 as first Microsoft Windows and Macintosh based graphical accounting/ERP application for Mid-Size businesses. Considering the history of furniture retailer and custom assembly lines – they showed up on the market about five decades ago and they have automated their business operations with Unix-based businesses in the late 1960th and earlier 1970th.

Microsoft Great Plains Food Processing - Implementation & Customization Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Food Processing ERP is required to support catch variable input unit weight and has parallel weight control in Pounds or Kilograms...

Microsoft Great Plains Implementation: Pharmaceutical Corporation Specifics - overview
[Business:Strategic-Planning] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains serves mid-size and large clients in horizontal and vertical markets. Historically Great Plains Software was encouraging ISV partner to write third party modules and later on – Great Plains Software had a chance to select the product for incorporation into their core set of modules: Manufacturing, Project Accounting, Purchase Order Processing, Collection Management, etc. Today we’ll consider Microsoft Great Plains implementation specifics for large pharmaceutical corporation.

Microsoft Great Plains in Advertising & Publishing - implementation highlights
[Business:Strategic-Planning] Microsoft Great Plains, former Great Plains Dynamics is excellent fit for service oriented business and in this small article we’ll give you magazine publisher and advertiser implementation and reporting scenarios. The system we describe is not real, we are putting together industry specifics, based on our consulting practice. In the case if you do not see some unique features of your publishing business – this just means that publishing industry is diversified and say, regional newspaper publishing is quite different from magazine with narrow specialization.

Microsoft Great Plains in Agriculture - implementation highlights
[Business:Strategic-Planning] In this small article we’ll concentrate on farmers associations and non-profit state-sponsored organizations, dealing with subsidized state and federal programs distribution and management – loans to farmers and rural communities. As we realized this is relatively narrow market niche and it is almost ignored by software developers. In the typical case you should take generic ERP application, such as Microsoft Great Plains and integrate it with legacy systems or create custom piece in Great Plains to serve your association needs.

Microsoft Great Plains Implementation: Healthcare/Hospital example - overview for consultant
[Business:Strategic-Planning] Microsoft Great Plains fits multiple services market niche and healthcare is not exemption. In the case of Healthcare/Hospital there is usually healthcare patient history tracking system in place and backoffice or accounting application should be integrated on the ongoing basis with the above mentioned system plus often Hospital or association is non-profit organization and non-for-profit accounting specifics should be taken into consideration.

Microsoft Great Plains Implementation: Placement/Recruiting Agency example - overview for consultant
[Business:Strategic-Planning] Microsoft Great Plains does wonderful ERP job for horizontal markets and clientele. However in our opinion placement software market is underserved and needs custom modules to be developed. In the case of Microsoft Great Plains we see numerous examples of in-house or outsourced customization done for Great Plains Dynamics/Microsoft Great Plains in order to automate placement agency workflow and processes.

Microsoft Great Plains in Aerospace & Defense industries - implementation & customization highlights
[Business:Strategic-Planning] Microsoft Great Plains fits horizontal markets clientele and in case of Aerospace and Defense industry we’ll talk about contractors – parts and subsystems for government contracts. We do not necessarily talk about large corporation, however models described could be implemented for large publicly traded company. As a rule – market is represented by established companies with long history, including long history of its ERP and Computer Business System.

Microsoft Great Plains implementation: Restaurants Supply Chain Management Example
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains serves majority of US based horizontal and vertical markets. Being relatively flexible and customizable – it can fit your specific business requirements with light or deep customization. You can have portion of the system customization done by your in-house developers (such tools as Modifier with VBA, MS SQL Server stored procedures, Crystal Reports do not require unique expertise) and the most critical and difficult part could be subcontracted – especially Great Plains Dexterity. In this small article we would like to give you good example of customization scenarios, where client needs warehouse management, random weight purchasing and by-pond resale to end clients, barcoding

Microsoft Great Plains Customization: Project Organization - International Business Example
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains fits to majority of horizontal niches and clientele in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, U.K., Brazil, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Middle East. If you are project organization: Real Estate, Law Firm, Placement Agency with permanent clients, Construction or Freight Forwarding company – you probably use or plan to deploy Project management or Project accounting extension for Microsoft Great Plains

Microsoft CRM and Great Plains Implementation: Freight Forwarding Business Automation Example
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions offers several ERP applications: Great Plains, Navision, Solomon and its own CRM solution – Microsoft CRM. Targeting to automate all business operations, Microsoft CRM is now integrated with Microsoft Great Plains and in the close future it should have integration with Microsoft Navision. In this small article we’ll show you business automation example, where Microsoft CRM and Great Plains are integrated and customized to fit Freight Forwarding business processes

Microsoft Great Plains Accounting/ERP Implementation - Finance Industry Customization Example
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains is very generic accounting application out of the box and has multiple modules to address specific horizontal or vertical market requirements. At the same time Great Plains, now being moved on MS SQL Server platform allows you to deploy standard tools to customize and fit to these requirements, when you don’t need rich custom functionality, just few touches. In this small article let’s take a look at finance industry. Bonds and Loans. If you are issuing these documents – you probably already have production system in place.

Microsoft Great Plains Implementation & Customization: Computer Parts Retailer Example
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains fits to majority of horizontals and retail business is good fit as well. We’ll consider the system, consisting from Microsoft Great Plains as Accounting, Inventory Pricing and Microsoft Retail Management System (RMS) Headquarters and Store Operations Manager. In this case you can base web commerce off Great Plains databases and POS automates walk-in retail store. Inventory count might be done from both sides: Great Plains or RMS, depending on the main line – if it is eCommerce – consider Great Plains inventory cycle counting, otherwise in the case of POS – it should be done in MS RMS

Microsoft Great Plains: Data Conversion & Migration Scenarios - Overview for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Great Plains is natural solution for growing company, when small business accounting application, such as QuickBooks, M.Y.O.B, Peachtree, Quicken or others should be replaced with ERP, better positioned to serve mid-size business. With the switch to Microsoft Great Plains you need to decide on data migration and conversion. Let us give you highlights on your options

Microsoft CRM Integration with Microsoft Retail Management System (RMS) - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft CRM is currently integrated with Microsoft Great Plains and will be integrated with Microsoft Navision in the close future, RMS integration is not planned to our knowledge, so you should seek third party solutions or create your own integration. We see the need for such the integration when you sell on account in RMS and have customer support call center automated with Microsoft CRM

Microsoft Great Plains Implementation for Large Corporation - Overview for VP IT
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains was historically designed to serve mid-market first and then with addition and acquisition of new modules – Great Plains Dynamics architects planned to enter into corporate market. When Microsoft SQL Server took its place as relatively reliable and stable database platform, Great Plains gained scalability. Let’s consider the questions, you need to be placed and answered for your IT department in ERP selection, implementation, modification and customization.

Microsoft Retail Management System (RMS) SQL Customization - Overview for Programmer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Retail Management System serves retail single store as well as retail chains clientele. The customization scenarios, described in this article deal with the chains, when Microsoft RMS has multiple stores databases and Headquarters. Microsoft RMS is SQL Server-based application, so we will consider SQL programming – SQL queries, views and stored procedures. Also Microsoft RMS could be integrated on the SQL level with other applications, such as Microsoft Great Plains, Microsoft CRM and non-Microsoft applications, such as Lotus Notes/Domino

Microsoft Great Plains international implementation - USA / Mexico - overview for consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains was purchased from Great Plains Software and Great Plains Software itself had strong international marketing plans and campaigns. If we look back to 1990th – we’ll see that GPS had Multilanguage support and Great Plains Dynamics / Dynamics C/S+ was localized and translated into multiple languages, including Spanish. Localization means not only the translation, but also adaptation to specific local country tax rules (Sales Tax versus Value Added Tax VAT, GST, specific payroll taxes, etc.). Let’s consider typical case when we see international company with headquarters and distribution centers in the US and manufacturing and purchasing in Mexico

Microsoft Great Plains Implementation: Verticals - Wholesale Order Entry center - overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains has substantial market share and strong support by Microsoft on the US market. Currently we see the trend in the vertical markets when companies with custom-built accounting application, usually written on legacy platform are switching to standard and proven ERP solution and customize or tailor it to fit their vertical market requirements. We’ll be publishing series of vertical articles: Logistics, Distribution Centers, Warehouse Management, Barcoding, Shipping/Receiving, eCommerce, EDI, Wholesale. Today we’ll give you Wholesale tailoring scenario

Microsoft Great Plains Distribution, Barcoding, Consignment - overview for consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you have Microsoft Great Plains implemented or under the implementation should have your options in making in-house or outsourced customizations to fit your vertical industry needs. Let’s consider consignment, barcoding and distribution/warehouse management

Microsoft Great Plains customization - Freight Forwarding/Transportation industry example
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains version 8.5, 8.0, 7.5, Great Plains eEnterprise/Dynamics 7.0, 6.0, Dynamics C/S+ 5.5 and 5.0 serve USA, UK, South Africa, Australia, Middle East horizontal market. As being relatively inexpensive solution, it is reasonably open to be customizable to fit specific industry niche. In this small article we’ll give you highlight on how Great Plains could serve specific vertical demands of transportation and freight forwarding industry

Great Plains Dynamics on Pervasive/Ctree support - overview for consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] All of us know that Microsoft bought former Great Plains Software and formed Microsoft (Great Plains) Business Solutions in the earlier 21st century. It was total success for GPS, we guess, but for Great Plains Dynamics / eEnterprise / Dynamics C/S+ clients it was the time of change. First of all – Great Plains Software, as being independent corporation in 1990th had to stake on certain future predictions.

Microsoft Business Solutions Partner - How to Launch New IT Consulting Practice
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In the new era of internet marketing the problem of severe competition comes into the first position. If you look back into 1990-th you will find high tech companies using traditional sales technique...

Microsoft CRM Implementation - US Market Lessons
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft CRM is CRM answer from Microsoft Business Solutions. If you compare it to other traditional CRM applications, such as Siebel - you will see that Microsoft CRM does use all the resent Micros...

Microsoft Small Business Manager eCommerce - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Small Business Manager is scaled down Great Plains Dexterity based version of Microsoft Great Plains or former Great Plains Dynamics/eEnterprise. Small Business Manager first release 7.0 and all the following version was available on MSDE (MS SQL Server 2000 with limited usage and database size – 2GB maximum).

Microsoft Small Business Manager Customization Options - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Small Business Manager is Great Plains Dexterity based application and successor and small business market niche version of Microsoft Great Plains.

Microsoft Great Plains eCommerce - Stored Procedures Approach
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] As eCommerce designer you should be aware of several options and customization tools in your disposition, when you utilize Microsoft Great Plains 8.5 (June 2005), 8.0, 7.5, Great Plains Dynamics/eEnterprise 7.0, 6.0, 5.5 or 5.0 Great Plains Dynamics C/S+.

Microsoft Great Plains e-Commerce - additional considerations for programmer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains, designed back in 1990th as database transferable and graphical platform independent ERP application – Great Plains Dynamics/Dynamics C/S+/eEnterprise. For eCommerce developer the most important is to understand Great Plains tables structure and business processes in Sales Order Processing, Accounts Receivables, Inventory Control (inventory items allocation, backordering, etc), posting to Bank Reconciliation and General Ledger. And this is where Great Plains structure seems to be not transparent.

Microsoft Great Plains eCommerce: overview for developer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains was designed back in the earlier 1990th as first graphical ERP/accounting system for mid-size businesses. The architects of Great Plains Dexterity – this is the internal mid-shell, all Great Plains was written on, designed it to be easily transferable between graphical operating systems (MAC, Windows, Solaris – potentially) and database platforms – initially Great Plains was available on Ctree (both Mac and PC) and Btrieve, a bit later high end version Dynamics C/S+ was available on Microsoft SQL Server 6.5

eCommerce development for Microsoft Great Plains: tools and highlights for programmer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains, former Great Plains Software Dynamics and eEnterprise was designed in earlier 1990th as ERP, which can be easily transferable to the winning Database and OS platform and it was originally available on Mac and PC – Mac OS and Microsoft Windows respectively.

Integrating Microsoft Great Plains Accounting/ERP: RMS, CRM, eCommerce, Lotus Domino - overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] The tendency is that if company uses Microsoft-driven computer park (Windows domain, SQL Servers, MS Exchange) the rest of the ERP/CRM applications are Windows-oriented. However you can have successful bridge between non-Microsoft ERP and Great Plains: Oracle, IBM Lotus Notes/Domino, DB2 or others), usually it involves Java/CORBA/EJB/JSP type of expertise.

Great Plains DOS Support - Notes for Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Great Plains Accounting, accounting package for mid-size and small companies was in its peak of popularity back in earlier 1990th. It first had DOS interface, later on migrated to classic Windows version (remember earlier event driven Windows and its strange and at the same time revolutionary programming model – guys who remember Borland C++ and Microsoft C++).

Microsoft Great Plains Security Setup - Overview For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains is very good fit for mid-size company and probably good budget solutions for large corporation. Former product name was Great Plains Dynamics / eEnterprise. Both versions: old and new are Great Plains Dexterity written and Dexterity itself was planned as database and computer platform independent / transferable shell back in earlier 1990th.

Microsoft Great Plains Implementation: Collection Management - Overview For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] The most common question we hear in collection department is how we assign problem clients to specific collection manager and how she/he works with them one by one, simply by hitting next arrow button. This is not possible in Great Plains Accounts Payable module and this is where Collection Management module comes to the scenes.

Great Plains Dexterity History and Programming Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] As of now - Great Plains Dynamics/eEnterprise is transformed/renamed into Microsoft Great Plains and Microsoft Business Solutions is in process of merging all its accounting applications: Great Plain...

Microsoft Great Plains on Ctree or Pervasive SQL - What to Do - Tips for IT Manager
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] As you probably know, when Microsoft purchased Great Plains Software – the whole strategy for Great Plains Dynamics/eEnterprise line was changed. Initial GPS strategy was to maintain DB platform ind...

Microsoft Business Solutions VAR/Partner Selection - Overview for IT Director/Manager/Controller
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains and Microsoft CRM become more and more popular, partly because of Microsoft muscles behind them. Now Great Plains is targeted to the whole spectrum of horizontal and vertical m...

Great Plains Accounting Migration to Microsoft Great Plains - Overview for IT Specialist
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] This is short article, written in question/answer/FAQ style to give IT Specialist/developer/programmer balanced top level information on Great Plains Accounting migration to Microsoft Business Soluti...

Great Plains Dexterity Programming - Overview For Developer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Looks like Microsoft Great Plains becomes more and more popular, partly because of Microsoft muscles behind it. Now it is targeted to the whole spectrum of horizontal and vertical market clientele. ...

Great Plains Custom Development: Dexterity, VBA, SQL, Crystal, eConnect - Overview For Programmer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains is main Microsoft Business Solutions accounting package for the US market. It has multiple customization/modification/reporting tools. Currently there is upgrade campaign to ...

Microsoft Great Plains - Payroll & HR Inexpensive Solution? Not Any More
[Business:Accounting-Payroll] Microsoft Great Plains is main Microsoft Business Solutions accounting package for the US market. You should probably expect some issues when you have software development company to be bought by big...

Microsoft Great Plains version 8.5: Upgrade, Customization, VBA, Crystal Reports - Highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains 8.5 is scheduled to be released in the second quarter of 2005. It is usual practice when you here announcements and then you are notified about software release delays. Expect first the version to be released for US market and then you can expect Spanish and Canadian French version. Satellites or third parties are usually released in the following six month period.

Implementing Microsoft CRM: setup and configuration - notes for IT specialist
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions CRM is web-based CRM application, deploying all the spectrum of recent Microsoft technologies. We’ll try to analyze different needs and implementation scenarios attributed to specific industries and business types, based on our experience.

Microsoft CRM Integration With Microsoft Office Documents - Overview For System Integrator
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft CRM is CRM application, maintained and supported by Microsoft Business Solutions. Microsoft CRM utilizes majority of the Microsoft technologies: Windows Active Directory, SQL Server, MS Exchange, BizTalk (integration with MS Great Plains, and soon with Navision), Message Queuing, .Net web services to name a few. There is market demand on the efficient integration of MS Office documents into Microsoft CRM.

Microsoft Great Plains 8.0 Brazilian Version - Overview For International Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains has substantial mid-market share in the USA plus due to the marketing efforts of former Great Plains Software (now part of Microsoft Business Solutions) in Spanish Speaking South America, South Africa, United Kingdom, Middle East, Poland – we see strong position of Microsoft Great Plains in these regions (on these markets MBS promotes two mid-market ERP: Great Plains and Navision). In Brazil situation is the following. Brazilian market has long story of local mid-size accounting/ERP systems – Microsiga is one of the major – it was developed in Brazil for Brazilian market

Microsoft CRM Implementation - Fundamental CRM Principles Revision
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft CRM is relatively new player on the now becoming traditional CRM software applications market. We would like just to mention shift in the technical conception – Microsoft CRM is committed to Windows and Microsoft components: Exchange, Active Directory, SQL Server, etc (while traditional CRM applications, such as Siebel were biased toward multiplatform compatibility: Unix, Oracle, Windows, SQL Server) and move up to business logic paradigm shift.

Microsoft CRM: Implementation, Customization, Support - Consultant Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions CRM is present several years on the US software market plus it makes advances in Europe. We expect substantial number growth of Microsoft CRM implementations across USA.

Navision Sales Module & Reporting: Jet Reports, C/ODBC, XBRL, Business Analytics - highlights
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft bought Navision, Denmark based software development company, along with Great Plains Software. Now Microsoft Business Solutions offers the following ERP applications: Navision (former Navision Attain), Microsoft Great Plains (former Great Plains Dynamics/eEnterprise), Solomon, Axapta. Formerly Navision had strong positions in Europe. Now it is being promoted in USA and Europe. Navision has a quite advanced manufacturing module.

Microsoft Great Plains Inventory Control - Overview For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Historically Great Plains Dynamics / eEnterprise was designed with modules structure with very clear ERP workflow – Inventory control had a link to General Ledger and was interacting with Sales Order Processing, Invoicing, later on with Purchase Order Processing (it was some development and unsuccessful marriage with Intellisol Purchase Order Processing third party module), Project Accounting and Manufacturing set.

Microsoft Great Plains GL: General Ledger - Overview For Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains is marketed for mid-size companies as well as Navision (which has very good positions in Europe and emerging markets where it can be easily localized). Great Plains Inventory control is pretty robust and here we would like to give you highlights on standard functionality as well as what could be added to its standard features.

Microsoft C# vs. VB.Net
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Hi, Guys, I believe a lot of programmers are trying to speculate which Microsoft language is the language of the future .Net applications. We did some research here and we think that at this moment ...

EDI: Electronic Document Interchange for Microsoft Great Plains - Overview for Software Developer/Pr
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains - Microsoft Business Solutions accounting and ERP system, originally targeted to mid-size - now, with advancements and increasing reliability of its database - Microsoft SQL Se...

Microsoft CRM - Typical Customizations
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft CRM was designed to be easily customizable. Microsoft CRM Software Development Kit (MS CRM SDK) which you can download from Microsoft website contains descriptions of the objects or classe...

Microsoft Great Plains Dexterity Customizations
[Computers-and-Technology:Personal-Tech] Microsoft Business Solutions is on the way to popularize it's ERP systems implementation. Right now such products as Microsoft CRM and Small Business Manager (cheap version of Microsoft Great Plains...

Microsoft CRM Customization - Processing In/Out-Going Email Messages
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] We would like to give you several situations, when you may need custom development and programming to improve Microsoft CRM functionality. This overview is for programmer, software developer, IT spe...

Microsoft Great Plains Customization and Development - Overview for Programmer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] When Great Plains Software was designing and developing Great Plains Dynamics/Dynamics CS+/eEnterprise - it placed several fundamental principles into the system 1. Computer platform independence. ...

Microsoft Great Plains Integrations - Tips for Developer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] In this short FAQ style article we would like to introduce you - software developer, programmer, database administrator into Microsoft Great Plains Integration tools and options Microsoft Great Plain...

Microsoft Great Plains Integration Manager - Advanced Techniques
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Great Plains Integration Manager scripting and translation - overview for programmer, software developer, database administrator, IT specialist Microsoft Business Solutions main middle market ERP ap...

Microsoft Business Solutions Customization Options - Overview for Programmer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Several years ago Microsoft purchased Great Plains Software, then Navision (Denmark based software development company). At this time Great Plains Software already was active ERP applications consol...

Microsoft Great Plains: Interest Calculation Example - Stored Procedure for Crystal Report
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] This is intermediate level SQL scripting article for DB Administrator, Programmer, IT Specialist Our and Microsoft Business Solutions goal here is to educate database administrator, programmer, softw...

Microsoft Great Plains Remote Support - Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains is now standard mid-market ERP application, serving the whole spectrum of businesses. In the case of mid-size business we usually see strong IT team with SQL querying skills pl...

Microsoft Great Plains Integrations - Retail Management Sample
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions is emerging as very attractive vendor for mid-size companies. The strength of its products is in their cross integration potential. This integration strategy will be th...

Microsoft CRM Customization: Integration with Third Party SQL Application/Database
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft CRM – Client Relationship Management package from Microsoft Business Solutions was initially designed to be customizable with Microsoft Visual Studio.Net and one of its programming language...

Microsoft Navision Integration with Microsoft RMS - Overview for IT Specialist
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions Navision serves both European and American megamarkets. It was originally written by Denmark-based Navision Software in its own proprietary language C/SIDE (Client/Serve...

Microsoft CRM Customization
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft CRM customization techniques are very diversified and based on the whole spectrum of recent Microsoft technologies. The main terms you should know are: Microsoft CRM SDK 1.2 and Visual Stu...

Microsoft Great Plains Partner Selection: Overview
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains, Navision, Solomon and Axapta are Microsoft Business Solutions ERP applications, serving to the whole spectrum of vertical and horizontal markets. Assuming that you already hav...

Crystal Reports - Microsoft SQL Server
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft SQL Server is the leader for inexpensive and middle size SQL solutions. Plus it is now capable to serve large enterprise on Microsoft Windows platform. Crystal Reports is the most flexibl...

Great Plains Customization - Programming Auto-apply in Accounts Receivable
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains is one of three Microsoft Business Solutions mid-market ERP products: Great Plains, Solomon, Navision. Considering that Great Plains is now very good candidate for integration...

Microsoft CRM or Siebel
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Siebel is traditional CRM market leader, however and mostly due to recession 200-2003, Siebel lost sizable portion of CRM market to new tiger, such as Microsoft CRM. Microsoft CRM s recent (2001) CRM...

International Support - Microsoft Great Plains VAR/Partner Selection - Overview for V.P. IT
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Looks like Microsoft Great Plains becomes more and more popular, partly because of Microsoft muscles behind it. It seems to be goof solution for mid-size and even large multinational corporation wit...

Microsoft Great Plains: Manufacturing or Bill of Materials - Overview for IT Specialist
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains is main Microsoft Business Solutions product, targeted to mid-size companies. Currently Microsoft is in progress of transforming several ERP products it has: Microsoft Great P...

Microsoft Great Plains Multicurrency - Overview For Implementation Consultant
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains is main Microsoft Business Solutions accounting package for the US market, where multicurrency issues are rare. However even US companies may have branches in foreign countries where they use Great Plains. Microsoft Great Plains is also in use in Spanish speaking Latin America (in Brazil both: Navision and Microsoft Great Plains are present), UK, Australia, Canada and South Africa.

Microsoft CRM - Consulting in the Post-Recession Time
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions is pursuing new consulting model, following the whole Microsoft strategy to gain market share from traditional business software application vendors, such as Oracle, Siebel, PeopleSoft. Microsoft CRM is CRM answer from Microsoft Business Solutions. Here we would like to describe new directions for emerging and future consulting practices from both client and consulting company side.

Microsoft Business Solutions Products Selection: ERP, CRM, Retail Management
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions is Microsoft subdivision and historically it is joining several products development companies under one roof: Great Plains Software, Navision Software, Microsoft CRM (this one was developed by MBS), Solomon Software, SMS: QuickSell 2000 – which is now Microsoft Retail Management System.

Microsoft Great Plains Integration Manager - Working With Text File
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Great Plains Integration Manager advanced programming, working with text files, aggregation, unionizing, VB scripting, translation

Great Plains Sales Order Processing and Invoicing Modules - Tips For Consultants
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains – main Microsoft Business Solutions application for US and Latin American (except Brazil, where MBS promotes Navision) markets is built with multiple modules. In the case of Sales automation you – software selection specialist should consider two Microsoft Great Plains modules: Sales Order Processing (SOP) and Invoicing. You should understand the difference between the two and see which one is the best fit for your company. Let’s consider two modules SOP and Invoicing.

Microsoft Great Plains Project Accounting - Overview For IT Director/Controller
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions is now in process of creating so called Microsoft Suites: Microsoft Financials, Microsoft Logistics, Microsoft Manufacturing, Microsoft Professional Services - this last one will be based on Solomon Project module. The long story of Great Plains Software Project Accounting - it was originally created by MatchData, which was bought by Great Plains in late 1990-th and renamed into Great Plains Project Accounting. Great Plains Project accounting future is uncertain - it will not ( according to rumors in Microsoft) become the base for one of the Microsoft suites. However right now it is used by variety of businesses and has good functionality to fit general project accounting needs.

Great Plains Customization Upgrade- Overview For CIO/IT Director
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] When Microsoft bought Great Plains Software, then Navision it formed special subdivision - Microsoft Business Solutions. Several accounting/ERP systems: Great Plains Dynamics/eEnterprise, Navision Attain, Axapta, Solomon, later QuickSell - all written in different programming languages and manner and on different DB platforms were in Microsoft disposition at this time. While assuring existing customers in its commitment to support all these applications, Microsoft had to develop unification strategy

Crystal Reports For Microsoft RMS - Overview For Developer/Report Designer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Retail Management System (MS RMS), former QuickSell 2000 is very popular retail system, which is capable to automate the whole spectrum of retail businesses - from single store with inventory count needs up to the chain of supermarkets. The strong points of Microsoft RMS are inventory control, sales campaigns/promotions. Microsoft Business Solutions is working on enhancing its Microsoft RMS integration to Microsoft Great Plains - currently it integrates on GL and Purchasing module level. The increase of MS RMS popularity maybe also explained with Microsoft marketing channel power.

Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics on Pervasive SQL.2000 Data Repair - Overview For DBA's
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Up to the version 7.5 Microsoft Great Plains, and if you are looking to version 7.0, 6.0, 5.5, 5.0 or 4.0 - then it was Great Plains Dynamics were available on Pervasive SQL.2000 or Btrieve. I am confident that majority of database administrators know how to do data repair via Transact SQL query if you are on Microsoft SQL Server 2000/7.0, but I would like to help these ones, who have to support Microsoft Great Plains on Pervasive SQL.2000 or Ctree.

Upgrading Great Plains Dexterity Customization - switching to new technologies: SQL, Crystal, eConne
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains and its current programming language Dexterity should still be considered seriously by developers community. However Microsoft Business Solutions announced switching to new technologies, mostly .Net, where all the MBS applications will be arranged into suites (Microsoft Financials, Microsoft Distributions, Microsoft Manufacturing, Microsoft Human Resources) and integrated into so called Microsoft Business Portal.

Crystal Reports for Microsoft Great Plains - Overview for Developer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains is main accounting / ERP application from Microsoft Business Solutions, targeted to the US market. It serves the whole of vertical and horizontal market: most of the industries and company sizes. Crystal Reports on the other hand is the leader in the reporting software industry and Microsoft is willing to use Crystal as main reporting tool for Great Plains, Solomon, Microsoft CRM, .Net platform, etc.

Microsoft Great Plains Reporting - Overview for Developer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Looks like Microsoft Great Plains becomes more and more popular, partly because of Microsoft muscles behind it. Now it is targeted to the whole spectrum of horizontal and vertical market clientele. Small companies use Small Business Manager (which is based on the same technology – Great Plains Dexterity dictionary and runtime), Great Plains Standard on MSDE is for small to midsize clients, and then Great Plains serves the rest of the market up to big corporations. There are several reporting tools available and you definitely need to know which one to use for different types of reports. If you are developer who is asked: how do we create report for Microsoft Great Plains – read this and you will have the clues on where to look further.

How to Upgrade Dexterity Customization - Tips for IT Manager
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you have Microsoft Great Plains and support it for your company and have light or heavy Great Plains customization, written in Dexterity – you need to know your options in upgrading Great Plains or migrating it from ctree/Pervasive to MS SQL/MSDE. Great Plains Dexterity is proprietary programming language/environment, which was created in early 1990-th to provide platform / database / graphical interface independence for Mac and Windows based Great Plains Dynamics. Today it is legacy and Microsoft Business Solutions is phasing Dexterity out.

IT Department Skills to Support Microsoft Great Plains and Microsoft CRM
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Great Plains as ERP and Microsoft CRM as Client Relation Management system is very robust combination and could serve midsize to large corporation as Business System. Being VP IT or IT Director you need to foresee the positions to have in your IT department to do internal MS Great Plains and MS CRM support.

SQL: Querying Microsoft Great Plains - Overview for Database Administrator/Developer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Looks like Microsoft Great Plains becomes more and more popular, partly because of Microsoft muscles behind it. Now it is targeted to the whole spectrum of horizontal and vertical market clientele. Small companies use Small Business Manager (which is based on the same technology – Great Plains Dexterity dictionary and runtime), Great Plains Standard on MSDE is for small to midsize clients, and then Great Plains serves the rest of the market up to big corporations.

Microsoft CRM Custom Design & Development: SDK, C#, SQL, Exchange, Integration, Crystal Reports
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft CRM is new player on the CRM software market. The whole conception behind CRM seems to be different. In case of traditional CRM software (Siebel, Oracle) - the application was designed with platform independence in mind. Microsoft CRM is dedicated to Microsoft technology and so deploys all the Microsoft tools: Windows Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange 2003/2000, SQL Server, Crystal Reports Enterprise, Biztalk server, Microsoft Outlook, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Great Plains as backend, etc.

Microsoft Great Plains Implementation - Overview for IT Director/Controller
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Microsoft Business Solutions is on the way to popularize it's ERP systems implementation. Right now such products as Microsoft CRM and Small Business Manager (cheap version of Microsoft Great Plains, based on the same Great Plains Dexterity runtime and DYNAMICS.DIC dictionary) are targeted to self-implementation by in-house IT group. This is short article, written in question/answer/FAQ style to give IT Director/Controller balanced top level information on Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains implementation...

Microsoft Great Plains Upgrade - Version 8.0 Overview for IT Director/Controller
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] This is short article, written in question/answer/FAQ style to give IT Director/Controller balanced top level information on Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains upgrade.

Microsoft CRM Programming Secrets - Tips For Developers
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] This article is for advanced Microsoft CRM SDK C# developers. It describes the technique of direct SQL programming, when SDK doesn't have the functionality to do the job.

Microsoft Great Plains Integration with Legacy Systems - Overview For Developer
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Looks like Microsoft Great Plains becomes more and more popular, partly because of Microsoft muscles behind it. Now it is targeted to the whole spectrum of horizontal and vertical market clientele. Small companies use Small Business Manager (which is based on the same technology – Great Plains Dexterity dictionary and runtime), Great Plains Standard on MSDE is for small to midsize clients, and then Great Plains serves the rest of the market up to big corporations.