Microsoft Dynamics GP Upgrade Service - Alba Spectrum
Released on = May 30, 2006, 3:28 pm
Press Release Author = Alba Spectrum Group
Industry = Computers
Press Release Summary = Microsoft Great Plains, Great Plains Software eEnterprise and Dynamics needs to know the key questions for Microsoft Dynamics GP version upgrade. Especially, when Great Plains is heavily customized and integrated with other parts of ERP/MRP/CRM and legacy systems
Microsoft Great Plains, Great Plains Software eEnterprise and Dynamics needs to know the key questions for Microsoft Dynamics GP version upgrade. Especially, when Great Plains is heavily customized and integrated with other parts of ERP/MRP/CRM and legacy systems. When you have relatively old (3-4 years old) Great Plains system in production, you need to resolve not just version upgrade, but probably database platform and server and WS hardware revision to name a few questions . MS SQL Server 2005. The best final of your upgrade project should include MS SQL 2005. Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 (10.0 is coming in late 2006). There is special MS SQL moving procedure, however in our opinion it should be done by Microsoft Business Solutions / Microsoft Dynamics partner . Upgrade Path. Microsoft Business Solutions suggests version upgrade passes, this is important to know when you are on old version, such as 6.0, 5.0 or earlier . Annual Enhancement Program. This is sometimes surprising for customers who stopped annual payment and now has to be re-enrolled (with some penalty) into annual enhancement program. You should pick new VAR or contact your old VAR and arrange payment and re-enrollment through them. We can help you with re-enrollment. When you are back on annual support - you will have registration key for new version . Dexterity Customization. You should have DYNAMICS.DIC with customization code (or sometimes dexterity developer provide you with EXTRACT.DIC, having the same code, forms, and other custom object) . Onsite Upgrade. For customers in Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Southern California we come out onsite to do upgrade. However be sure that onsite visit is more expensive option. . Remote upgrade, installation and going live with the help of your IT team is preferable. If you are in other US, Australia, New Zealand or European location - we help you through remote desktop, VPN connections plus web sessions . Reports Upgrade. ReportWriter reports has the list of reports which needs to be re-designed with new version, due to the fact of original report redesign by MS Dynamics GP development team in Microsoft. FRx reports are normally easy to upgrade. If you invested in Crystal Reports - you might consider switch to MS SQL Server reporting services, but Crystal will still be OK . Legacy Databases. The last version, supporting Pervasive SQL and Ctree was Microsoft Great Plains 7.5. You need to migrate to MS SQL Server, which is relatively easy to do, but it should be done by consultant . Third Party upgrades. If you use Horizon Manufacturing, Wenn Soft Job Cost, Mekorma, Trinity, DynamicsZip, Avalara Tax or other third party - please check on third party version availability.
About Alba Spectrum Technologies. Alba Spectrum Technologies is joint venture of several IT and business consulting companies, now operating as single business entity. We have local presence in the Houston, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, San Diego, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, Denver, Phoenix, New Orleans, Minneapolis, San Francisco, LATAM & Brazil, Germany, Russia, South East Asia and Oceania. We believe in the coexistence of Java (J2EE, EJB, Linux, Unix), Oracle and Microsoft (.Net, C#, VB) platforms and systems and specialize in several product lines and cross platform integration, customization, heterogeneous report design, plus we provide ERP/CRM systems comparison and reviews, not being committed to just on MRP platform. We also stake on XML cross-platform data interchange to be advanced in the coming decade.
Alba Spectrum Technologies websites: http://www.albaspectrum.com http://www.greatplains.com.mx http://www.enterlogix.com.br http://www.ronix-systems.de
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