Released on = May 18, 2007, 5:27 pm

Press Release Author = Alba Spectrum Group

Industry = Computers

Press Release Summary = As you probably know Microsoft Business Solutions is working
hard to make Great Plains installation and deployment as simple as possible. You
need to know few things prior to rushing and inserting CD into CD drive.

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

As you probably know Microsoft Business Solutions is working hard to make Great
Plains installation and deployment as simple as possible. You need to know few
things prior to rushing and inserting CD into CD drive. Also, please know that
version update is also automated and starts right away as you do "unconscious
upgrade". GP version 9.0 tries to be so friendly, that sometimes consultants say -
I need certain level of control, I don't want everything in upgrade to start
automatically. In this small article we will walk you through installation process.
. Server Side - GP has SQL scripts, that need to be ran one time to install GP
server. These scripts create and initialize DYNAMICS (GP System database) and
company databases (TWO - is sample company database: Fabrikam, formerly The World
Online in earlier versions)
. Accounts Structure. Great Plains historically uses accounts segments (which in
turn are used by FRx reports). When you are in installation you receive "stupid"
questions about accounts structure - in order to install lesson company you need to
select three segments and max length 9, then 3:4:2 should be selected as segment
lengths
. User Workstation Installation. When you are done with installation or version
upgrade (via GP utilities), you need to install so-called "fat" (in opposite to thin
- usually referred as Citrix or Terminal Server client WS) GP workstation
. If you are upgrading and at the same time moving GP server, you need to obtain GP
moving scripts: capture logins, dropping logins, creating logins and users for
DYNAMICS and company databases.
. Third Party ISV products installation. These add-ons are typically Dexterity
products, so you should know basics of Microsoft Dexterity chunks integration. You
preferably should be administrator for local computer, then you are good to launch
GP workstation (old-good-way is to grab Dynamics.set file and drop it on
Dynamics.exe file). If your third party module requires SQL side procedures, please
read instructions in ISV installation manual

If you need help with GP installation, feel free to call the author: 1-866-528-0577,
help@albaspectrum.com

Andrew Karasev, Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com, serving GP
customers remotely in Montreal, Toronto, New York, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles,
San Francisco, San Diego, Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Atlanta, Kansas City, Denver,
Rhino, Las Vegas, Vancouver, Seattle. Local service is available in Texas: downtown
Houston, Richmond, Rosenberg, Sugar Land, Galveston, Katy, Dallas, in Illinois:
downtown Chicago and suburbs: Naperville, Aurora, Bolingbrook, Winchester, Morris,
Minooka, Plainfield, Romeoville, Schaumburg, Elk Grove, Lombard, Downers Grove,
Lisle, Ottawa, LaSalle, De Kalb, Plano, Crystal Lake, Montgomery, Oswego, Elgin.



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

Contact Details = Alba Spectrum Group, 1-866-528-0577, http://www.albaspectrum.com,
help@albaspectrum.com