Great Plains Consultant Newsflash: Integration Manager

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP has robust set of data integrating tools and modules.  Just the fact that Great Plains is hosted in Microsoft SQL Server opens for programmer the whole spectrum of Microsoft SQL Server integration options: DTS package, SQL stored procedures, ADO.Net programming, XML data feed

However, GP data conversion might be potentially dangerous, as you, as software integration developer may compromise business logic data integrity.  In this small publication we are giving you highlights on the integration tool, which validates business logic and weeds out non-compliant records ? Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration Manager:

Great Plains Implementation Partner with Focus in Technology: Dexterity, eCommerce

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP implementing often requires integrated approach, when you have your new accounting and MRP application to continue work with legacy parts of your IT infrastructure. 

Imagine the scenario, when you have say Lotus Notes Sales Order Processing custom database, where you are happy with Workflow and would like to send approved orders to Dynamics GP Great Plains SOP module for order execution in your warehouse and shipping departments.  Another example is e-commerce web site integration with newly implemented GP back office.  Alba Spectrum carries broad technology expertise and industry knowledge.  We would like to give you some GP modification and integration highlights:

Great Plains Mods: Dexterity, eConnect, SQL ? GP customizations review

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. 

You can expect existing add-ons or satellite modules on the GP modifications market, developed and supported by GP ISV partners ? and first option is to evaluate these existing extensions.  The second option and especially if your modification seems to be simple enough, you can develop it just for your own business.  Let’s review the second option, when you do your in-house customization:

Great Plains Customization Overview or how to modify Dynamics GP

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 Small Business Financials Upgrade overview for Consultant

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

It also has FRx reporting, version 6.7 is distributed with latest SBF.  As Small Business Financials is for small businesses, it is often common that they do not upgrade to the new version and even skip one or two versions.  In this small article we will consider upgrade scenario from version 6.0 to 9.0:

SAP Business One Sales Module implementation notes

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

Few words about SAB BO licensing ? it is all-in-one per named user, meaning that user will get access to all native SB1 modules:

1.       Multiple items selection in the scrolling item window.  This means that you can open item grid, mark multiple items and move the selection to you Sales document: Quote, Order, Delivery, Picking and Packing for example.

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