Released on = August 7, 2007, 5:42 pm

Press Release Author = Alba Spectrum Group

Industry = Computers

Press Release Summary = Microsoft Dynamics GP upgrade service in Chicagoland:
downtown Chicago, Chicago Southwest suburbs: Naperville, Downers Grove, Aurora,
Joliet, Plainfield, Lisle, Bolingbrook, Romeoville

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

Microsoft Dynamics GP upgrade service in Chicagoland: downtown Chicago, Chicago
Southwest suburbs: Naperville, Downers Grove, Aurora, Joliet, Plainfield, Lisle,
Bolingbrook, Romeoville

Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 is still Microsoft Dexterity application and upgrade is
performed by Dexterity Utilities, however it is more "automated" process as before
and if you are Great Plains consultant you will find that you have lesser number of
options to alter the way upgrade is performed. Plus, upgrade to GP 10 is
"applied-service-pack" dependent. For example, with OEM CD GP 10.0 you can not
upgrade GP 9.0 without service packs, you must be on SP 2 GP 9.0. Also if you are
on GP 8.0, you must be on SP5. If you are on GP build higher than SP2 then you
should wait GP 10 SP 1 be released later this year. Some technical highlights on GP
upgrade:
1. Dexterity customizations upgrade. Please provide us with your customization
dictionary - DYNAMICS.DIC or EXTRACT.DIC. Your initial Dex developer should give
you one of this dictionaries - they contain Dex sanscript code of your custom or
modified business logic
2. VBA/Modified upgrade. You should give us DYNAMICS.VBA, where VBA scripts are
stored. If you utilized Continuum for VBA where your custom code switches GP
modules - this customization might be hard to upgrade, please check with us on what
you VBA modified logic does
3. ReportWiriter Reports upgrade. Great Plains published list of RW reports, which
should be remodified and can not be upgraded. In some cases we can upgrade the
reports from this list by modifying calculated fields in new report version, check
with us
4. Additional upgrade topics: Business Portal, eConnect, Crystal Reports, SRS -
these are outside of the scope, due to the PR format. Please check with us if you
have additional upgrade topics to discuss

Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com help@albaspectrum.com
1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918, serving GP client in USA nationwide and Canada.
Local service is available in Chicago area: Naperville, Warrenville, Oakbrook,
Lisle, Downers Grove, Romeoville, Aurora, Hinsdale, Joliet, Plainfield, Morris,
Orland Park, Lombard, Elgin, Crystal Lake, in Houston: Richmond, Sugar Land,
Rosenberg, Katy, Galveston. Nationwide service: California, New York, Ontario,
Quebec, Florida, Arizona, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Washington,
Nevada, Utah, Louisiana, Texas, Illinois



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

Contact Details = Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com
help@albaspectrum.com 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918, serving GP client in USA
nationwide and Canada