Released on = May 8, 2007, 5:32 pm

Press Release Author = Alba Spectrum Group

Industry = Computers

Press Release Summary = If you are in process of selecting Microsoft Great Plains
modification partner, then you should know the critical success factors in Dex
programming quality assurance. ERP application typically lives together with its
data or is data (better to say, business specific data)-driven system

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

If you are in process of selecting Microsoft Great Plains modification partner, then
you should know the critical success factors in Dex programming quality assurance.
ERP application typically lives together with its data or is data (better to say,
business specific data)-driven system. Plus GP has pretty adaptable and complex
application business logic, consider the specific of serial and lot number tracked
inventory items over the ones, that are not tracked as a good example. Our point is
this - if you order Dexterity customization without providing testing environment
with the copy of your real data - you may be disappointed with the quality and begin
to blame dex development partner in poor quality of developers. Well, what should
be done to facilitate decent QA?
. Test Company. You simply backup your production company database and restore it
into previously created test company on the same SQL server environment. You should
understand SQL and GP security model and how it is realized via SQL logins and their
access to the databases. Please, remember - you have no control over GP user
password in SQL as user password, which you use in GP is actually encrypted in SQL
and the only user which password is the same is sa (SQL Server system administrator)
. Remote desktop and VPN. Assuming that your company db size is over several
gigabytes and so it is not practical for dex development partner to copy it and work
with the replication, you should agree on remote desktop connection to your server.
This will increase the chance that ISV MBS partner tested dex customization to the
extent, that you can deploy it in production environment
. Upgradeability. This side is typically not on the scenes as the problem initially
and it is related to the understanding of Microsoft Dexterity pluses and minuses or
what are trade ins for going deeper to superseding GP original business logic:
Alternate Great Plains Windows, Dexterity Triggers, Custom Tables - all these are
contributors and should be analyzed from the position of future GP version upgrade -
customization should be also upgraded and revised, you can not just insert GP new
version CD and follow the upgrade Wizzard
. Customization Source Code. DYNAMICS.DIC or EXTRACT.DIC with dexterity sanscript
code not stripped out - if you don't have these - you are at the mercy of your
former Great Plains Dexterity customization partner and if you have bad payment
habit with them - chances are high that it is questionable if your modified business
logic is upgradeable or somebody could further advance it.


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

Contact Details = Andrew Karasev, Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com
help@albaspectrum.com 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918, serving GP customer in
USA/Canada via remote support and required visits onsite: California, Florida,
Georgia, Arizona, Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Colorado, Utah, Iowa. Local service is
available in Chicago downtown and Western suburbs: Naperville, Schaumburg,
Bolingbrook, Aurora, Plainfield, Oswego, Elgin, Batavia, St. Charles, Crystal Lake,
Downers Grove, Lombard, Westmont, Hinsdale, Joliet; in Houston: Richmond, Dallas,
Sugar land, Rosenberg, Galveston. If you are located outside of US/Canada and you
are ready to provide remote desktop connection and voip - we could help your
virtually worldwide.