Released on = May 2, 2007, 4:49 pm

Press Release Author = Alba Spectrum Group

Industry = Computers

Press Release Summary = When you plan to deploy Microsoft Great Plains as the ERP
platform for your unique business processes automation, meaning implementing a lot
of modifications and custom logic - this is good decision, however you should
familiarize yourself with GP customization, integration, reporting and software
development tools and options. You should be familiar with: Microsoft Dexterity,
eConnect, Business Portal, VBA/Modifier, GP Integration Manager. Plus you should be
comfortable in understanding how to balance your internal IT resources and
potentially internal development contractors with MS Dynamics GP external
professional and consultants

Press Release Body = Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com
help@albaspectrum.com, 1-866-528-0577, 10630-961-5918

When you plan to deploy Microsoft Great Plains as the ERP platform for your unique
business processes automation, meaning implementing a lot of modifications and
custom logic - this is good decision, however you should familiarize yourself with
GP customization, integration, reporting and software development tools and options.
You should be familiar with: Microsoft Dexterity, eConnect, Business Portal,
VBA/Modifier, GP Integration Manager. Plus you should be comfortable in
understanding how to balance your internal IT resources and potentially internal
development contractors with MS Dynamics GP external professional and consultants:
. GP niche. In general, most of American businesses could be automated with MS Dyn
GP. If you are huge public corporation, such as GM - GP might be a bit scaled down
MRP option, however if you are subdivision of large corporation, then GP should be a
good fit. Just in case if you are not sure - check what Microsoft Dynamics AX
Axapta could do for you, if you are large organization
. Customization Longevity. This question might not be the first one to come to your
mind, however it will be a big concern when you face GP version upgrade or even
going further substantial change in technology, trend to something new - good
example is introduction of .Net, XML Web Services and by doing so pretty much
phasing out the former ERP longevity concerns, such as DB and operating system
independence (MS Windows, Unix, Solaris, MAC, etc.)
. Tools Review. Microsoft Dexterity is actually GP architecture, which was designed
in earlier 1990th by Great Plains Software. With the introduction of new tools,
such as eConnect (SQL Stored procedures with a set of various enveloping interfaces,
allowing your to program GP integrations being MS Visual Studio developer), you
should probably be a bit conservative and do not consider the customization plan,
when all your eggs are placed into dex basket. Instead, consider substantial custom
work to be performed in eConnect C# or VB.Net development. VBA will be a patching
tool for you when you plan complex integrations via GP integration Manager
. SQL Scripting. GP as being kind of traditional ERP, where you have tables
structure exposed and plus Dexterity source code programming is available through GP
Dex Source code partners, as not the best, but at the same time available option you
should consider SQL stored procedures, views and custom scripts as a way to enable
your custom logic to penetrate to GP "sealed insides". When you decide that SQL
scripting is the only way to patch your customization interface, we suggest you to
appeal to professional GP consultant help.

Andrew Karasev, Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com
help@albaspectrum.com, 1-866-528-0577, 10630-961-5918, serving GP customers remotely
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