Released on = June 16, 2007, 4:02 pm

Press Release Author = Alba Spectrum Group

Industry = Computers

Press Release Summary = 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.

Press Release Body = Alba Spectrum, http://www.albaspectrum.com
help@albaspectrum.com 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918

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)
. Hosting Databases. Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Portal hosts such applications
as HR & Employee Self Service Suite, eOrder, Requisition Management and others in
system database: DYNAMICS and company databases. We heard questions from GP
consultants and SQL administrators what happens if GP upgrade process is launched -
will it purge all the tables and stored procedures from GP databases. The answer is
no - GP upgrade will drop and recreate Dexterity zdP stored procedures (allowing
Dexterity to use its own indexes and come with dex cursors across Dex tables). If
you as developer or programmer will place custom tables, views or stored procedures
into these tables - these objects will be intact during upgrade process, the same
should be said about BP tables.
. Sharepoint. Business Portal kind of extends Sharepoint and utilizes Sharepoint to
give you latest company news, generic document workflow, roles, however it is coming
beyond SP realm in fact. It uses eConnect to make a link to Dynamics GP objects,
and in some cases supersede Sharepoint security with Dynamics GP security: GP user,
employee, salesperson, etc.
. BP User Licensing. Licensing is subject to change without prior notice, currently
what we observe is business portal users number license, where license per user is
substantially lower that Microsoft Dynamics GP user license, however if you plan to
deploy say only Requisition Management module in BP - you have to purchase the BP
users licenses for all the required users, which would look like a reasonable
investment if you plan to deploy other BP modules. Currently BP modules cost is
promotional

Andrew Karasev, Alba Spectrum, http://www.albaspectrum.com help@albaspectrum.com
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Lyons, Niles, Lombard, Oswego, and in Houston: Richmond, Rosenberg, Safford, Sugar
Land, Missouri City, Pearland, Friendswood, Mission Bend, Pasadena, Bellaire, Galena
Park, plus internationally via remote support: UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
We serve Canadian clients via remote support supplemented with required visit onsite
from our Chicago location.


Web Site = http://www.albaspectrum.com

Contact Details = Alba Spectrum, http://www.albaspectrum.com help@albaspectrum.com
1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918