Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP implementing has several phases and it should be entrusted to professional consultant. Microsoft Business Solutions sells GP software through certified VAR channel, where each reseller demonstrated required level of proficiency in Dynamics GP MRP functional and technical areas.
We would like to present Alba Spectrum as nationwide GP integrator with local office in San Diego, Southern California. Let’s review GP ERP:
Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP implementing has several phases and it should be entrusted to professional consultant. Microsoft Business Solutions sells GP software through certified VAR channel, where each reseller demonstrated required level of proficiency in Dynamics GP MRP functional and technical areas.
We would like to present Alba Spectrum as nationwide GP integrator with local office in San Diego, Southern California. Let’s review GP ERP:
If you are in process of identifying requirements for the next generation ERP, MRP or accounting system and you are thinking to check out and get presentation in Microsoft Dynamics GP, then you should select local, regional or nationwide GP reseller.
GP software licenses are sold through VAR channel and following software installation, data conversion, user training, modifications, system setup, integration and reporting are normally done by the same GP implementation partner. Let’s review GP implementation phases:
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. In some cases you business processes are so unique or customization scope is small that it is feasible to develop add-on to GP standard ERP logic from scratch. In this small article we would like to highlight tools and scenarios:
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
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.
However if you look at earlier versions: 5.0, 6.0, 7.5 then you will discover that large number of existing Great Plains ERP installations have modifications programmed in GP Dexterity. Dex is still all-mighty and extremely powerful tool ? you will see Dexterity foundation in GP tables, forms, atomic stored procedures (deployed by Dex table indexes). Let’s review the bullets of Dex customization maintenance:
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. Then just launch GP installation and follow the wizard. We will be assuming here that you are installing GP version 10.0, which is the latest one at the time of writing this news ? May 2008. Let’s review installation and modification in relation to Vista and 64 bit Windows server and SQL Server 2005:
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: