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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.  If you ended up in the situation, where you had to give up and look for second opinion or simply to name it ? change your Great Plains consulting Partner, we would like to give your some advises, and examples , learned in our Dynamics GP implementation practice:

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Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP application fits to majority of US businesses and due to the fact that it resides in Microsoft SQL Server it is open to the whole range of Reports design tools: Crystal Reports, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, Cognos, MS Access, MS Excel

If you are looking for implementing financial reporting, such as Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Statement, Statement of Cash Flow ? then your tool of choice is actually FRx reports.  In this small publication we will try to cover Crystal Reports niche and design scenarios

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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:

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We welcome all new prospect, considering Microsoft Dynamics GP implementation, software licenses purchase, as well as existing Great Plains customers, who are looking for second opinion, especially, facing technologically challenging GP modification project

Dexterity customization, Crystal Reporting, EDI integrations, on-going data migration as well as initial historical data massage and conversion, ecommerce batches autoposting and generic shopping cart integration to GP Sales Order Processing module.  We would like to share with you the specifics of the season of 2008:

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Microsoft Dynamics GP, or former ERP name ? Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise, being implemented often requires initial or even ongoing data migration, data massage in Excel, preparing data in EDI complaint format either importing into GP or exporting from there to place order with your EDI vendors and suppliers. 

In this publication we would like to share with you some common data integration and conversion techniques

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If you have Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP implemented in your organization, you may try to optimize support cost by trying nationwide supporting GP partners, who serve you from centralized call center and has customization software development factory. 

Contemporary remote support technologies, such as web sessions, remote desktop connections and VPN allow remote GP technician to see your computer screen, while being in VOIP or phone conference with you.  Web sessions are also very efficient for GP users training.  If your organization is large manufacturing facility in the US country side, you may benefit even further, as you do not have to pay for travelling time and cost for consultants, who likely live hundred miles away from your place.  In this small publication we would like to give you additional highlights on GP support options and technology

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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.  In some cases you probably want to keep low profile and not to take BP implementation route.

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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:

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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

Version 8.0 is also relatively simple, however we heard some complains on ODBC connection creation.  Let’s review installation phases:

1.       New Server Installation.  This is when you are coming through implementation process.  It is very unlikely that you do it in-house ? GP requires professional consultant for initial installation, data conversion and implementation

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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:

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