Released on: February 15, 2008, 4:42 pm

Press Release Author: Alba Spectrum Group

Industry: Computers

Press Release Summary: 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.

Press Release Body: 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. In this small article we give
you highlights on supporting GP on Pervasive SQL and Ctree:
1. Ctree - what is it? This is and was free DB platform, which is not supporting
SQL client-server platform, and rather the Ctree workstation handles the request on
file level, making request and listening the response from the server through
Windows (or Macintosh) operating system mechanisms
2. Btrieve - what is it? Btrieve Technologies was acquired by Pervasive
Technologies, this is why it is also known as Pervasive SQL (2000). In comparison
to Ctree Pervasive SQL has Server side component, which helps you to expedite
response from the remote computer, or server. In our opinion, as a lot of time gone
since GPS and its successor Microsoft stopped support both Ctree and Btrieve - the
performance is probably not as critical as it was used to be. Today the question is
about how to recover, move to different server, upgrade from these old versions to
latest GP 10.0
3. Location Translation "Breaking Through". This topic is one of the most popular
in the internet chats, where modern GP consultants say that they have no idea on
what location translation is and how to move old Ctree GP to new computer. Location
Translation was a key concept for Great Plains Dynamics Dexterity architecture and
you should look for professionals who are familiar with this cornerstone.
4. Upgrade Path. The best approach is upgrade from GP on Ctree to current version
of Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 on Microsoft SQL Server 2005. Upgrade include the
migration step where we need to deploy migration tool


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