Released on: June 20, 2008, 2:48 pm

Press Release Author: Alba Spectrum

Industry: Computers

Press Release Summary: 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.

Press Release Body: 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:

1. SQL stored procedures. This is when you review GP table structure and
transaction workflow and have your SQL programmers to create stored procedures to
feed external data into GP tables. We recommend you to review GP Integration
Management module, prior to deciding on SQL scripting, as IM validates GP business
logic and you can not violate data integrity if integrating via Integration Manager.
If you do not own IM module and would like to try simple integration through SQL
scripts or insert statements, make test company, insert data there and try to run
check links to see if your data import is accurate

2. Dex. Great Plains Dexterity tool modifies GP user interface, plus it can add
custom tables to your companies and Dynamics databases. We would say, that
Dexterity is preferred tool, however it is not very easy to get Dexterity developer
in staff and Dex is not rapid application development tool. Dex is a way to go if
you know or can find Dexterity programming partner or consultant to do the
modification design and coding job

3. eConnect. This is very popular SDK, especially for eCommerce programmers and
developers, as it allows them to include GP objects and transaction creation scripts
and call these logics from their eCommerce applications

4. Posting GP batches from e-commerce application, or extending eConnect logic.
eConnect out of the box doesn't do batch posting job and so you can not post batches
automatically as web order is placed and paid. You will need batch posting tools,
we recommend you Alba Spectrum Posting Server or Autopost


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Contact Details: Andrew Karasev, Alba Spectrum http://www.albaspectrum.com
help@albaspectrum.com 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918, serving Great Plains USA and
Canada nationwide. Local service in Chicago, Houston, Dallas, San Diego. Please
visit our information portal Pegas Planet: http://www.pegasplanet.com . If you need
custom programming for GP, we are happy to help you with Dexterity, eConnect,
VBA/Modifier, SQL Stored Procedures, Crystal Reports. We also provide instant
support to new and existing clients via web sessions