Released on: June 13, 2008, 3:41 pm

Press Release Author: Alba Spectrum

Industry: Computers

Press Release Summary: Microsoft Dynamics GP installing process is straight forward
and simple if your company deploys versions 10.0 or 9.0. If you are still on
earlier version or on Pervasive SQL or Ctree: 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5 or 5.0 - then
installation requires either to be done by professional consultant or GP support
person should be available on the phone during installation phase.

Press Release Body: Microsoft Dynamics GP installing process is straight forward and
simple if your company deploys versions 10.0 or 9.0. If you are still on earlier
version or on Pervasive SQL or Ctree: 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5 or 5.0 - then installation
requires either to be done by professional consultant or GP support person should be
available on the phone during installation phase. Version 8.0 is also relatively
simple, however we heard some complains on ODBC connection creation. Let's review
installation phases:

1. New Server Installation. This is when you are coming through implementation
process. It is very unlikely that you do it in-house - GP requires professional
consultant for initial installation, data conversion and implementation

2. Moving GP Server from one computer to another. There is special technical
article on Microsoft customer source website to do so. If you are experienced SQL
DBA, then all what this article does is transferring SQL logins and DB security for
GP databases - this should be good hint for DBA folks

3. GP user workstation installation. Insert GP CD#1 and follow installation wizard.
Versions 9.0 and 10.0 will create ODBC DSN for you automatically, so if you are
reading wizard questions - you should be fine. Earlier versions require ODBC manual
creation - please read installation manual

4. Customization Installation. If you have add-ons or customizations (typically
written in GP Dexterity and distributed as Dex chunk), be sure to copy the chunks
into GP user workstation directory

5. Reports Dictionary location. If you are installing GP in mid-size or large
organization, the chances are high that you are sharing REPORTS.DIC. Prior to
install new GP workstation, please review Dynamics.set file for working users. This
setup file should give you the idea where shared dictionary is located and how to
modify Dynamics.set file on new workstation

6. FRX. FRx financial reports: Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow, including reporting
trees and consolidated reports should be installed with special attention to ODBC
settings for the company and SYSDATA folder location. Please review the settings
for existing and working FRx workstations first

7. Crystal Reports. If you have them, then installation is simple - just install
Crystal Reports designer and then instruct user how to open reports from your
network shared folder

8. Integration Manager and eConnect integration connectors. If you are also
installing IM tool, then know that for version 10.0 you have a set of eConnect
conectors, requiring you to specify domain name and userid for eConnect user.
eConnect gives you the option to speed up integration, however it requires you to
specify DB name in integration, meaning that you eConnect integration will work for
just one company only. This is not really a big constraint as you can always copy
integrations and have them tuned to work with your multiple companies as required


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