Released on = August 29, 2007, 3:56 pm

Press Release Author = Alba Spectrum Group

Industry = Computers

Press Release Summary = In best case scenario you as Microsoft Dynamics GP customer
who is following the recommended version updates and who is currently is on version
9.0 or 10.0. However it is also common, when you have GPS Dynamics, eEnterprise and
Dynamics C/S+ for historical records lookup and when your old company is now "on the
shelf". These and others situations may require you to search for consultant help
in restoring GPS Dynamics for the following legacy versions: 4.0, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0,
7.0, 7.5.

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

In best case scenario you as Microsoft Dynamics GP customer who is following the
recommended version updates and who is currently is on version 9.0 or 10.0. However
it is also common, when you have GPS Dynamics, eEnterprise and Dynamics C/S+ for
historical records lookup and when your old company is now "on the shelf". These
and others situations may require you to search for consultant help in restoring GPS
Dynamics for the following legacy versions: 4.0, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0, 7.5. These
mentioned versions were available on several DB platforms: Ctree/Faircom, Pervasive
SQL 2000/Btrieve and Microsoft SQL Server 6.5, 7.0 and 2000. If you do not have
Pervasive SQL floppy disks with license key (it is lost through these years) we can
restore GPS Dynamics on Pervasive/Btrieve on single user workstation. Some GPS
Dynamics on Btrieve reinstallation highlights:
1. Btrieve Single User Workstation. Typical Dynamics folder with System and
companies folders in it mounting in the new environment recommendations are the
following - try to copy them to old workstation, where OS is Windows 2000 or Windows
XP, don't put these on Vista
2. Locations concept. Btrieve technology manages records from workstation in
contract with MS SQL Server, where workstation just sends tabular text to the server
and gets response. This is why Btrieve needs to know about where your data (such as
GL00100.BTR) files are. Locations are stored in SY02100.BTR - normally you find
there records like the following: :C:/Dynamics/. Now let's move on to location
translation concept
3. Location Translation table: SY03600.BTR. It would be too inflexible if once
installed GPS Dynamics on Btrieve could not be moved due to fixed location scenario.
This is why Great Plains Software designed location translation mechanism. If you
move your Dynamics from C:\\Dynamics to \\\\Myserver\\Dynamics\\ you need to give
Dynamics location translation command
4. Fate of GPS Dynamics. In the end of 20th century Microsoft purchased Great
Plains Software and took over its ERP products: Great Plains successor is now
Microsoft Dynamics GP, current version is 10.0 (September 2007)
5. Great Plains Dynamics legacy version upgrade. This is highly recommended that
you stay with your historical investment and pay for being reinstalled in Microsoft
Dynamics annual enhancement program
6. Great Plains Accounting migration to Microsoft Dynamics GP. We do not recommend
to do it in house, as it has multiple settings and what-if decisions and fixes

Andrew Karasev, Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com
http://www.clfsolutions.com help@albaspectrum.com 1-866-528-0577, 10630-961-5918,
serving Microsoft Dynamics GP customers community since 1994, services are available
USA and Canada nationwide: California, Illinois, New York, Florida, Texas, Georgia,
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Washington, Kansas, Missouri. Local service is available in Chicago area:
Naperville, Aurora, Elgin, Plainfield, Joliet, Downers Grove, Houston are: Katy,
Richmond, Rosenberg; Dallas area


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Contact Details = Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com
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