Dynamics Gp Custom Implementation In Chicago And Nationwide

Northern Illinois traditionally hosts large number of mid-size and small businesses engaged in nationwide distribution and assembly on order

. Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP line is a fit for lower mid-market. Here we have huge number of warehouses along the highways 80, 355, 290 and 88 all the way up to Naperville, Aurora and Joliet. In this small paper we will try to give you initial highlights on the implementation including system customization. This paper is not technical and if you are programmer then we recommend you to read manuals or technology whitepapers. Lets begin:

1.Distribution suite of modules. It includes Inventory Control, Bill of Materials, Sales Order Processing and Purchase Order Processing. These are perfect for small manufacturing and shipping and receiving businesses. There is flexibility in the sense of openness to integrations with external applications and databases. In small production company it is common to deploy in-house programmed system on Microsoft Access, Excel or SQL Server platforms. Traditionally Great Plains features Integration Management module. Plus it is open for Microsoft Visual Studio programmer via eConnect. Integration could be scheduled or fired on demand

2.Customizability. Great Plains Dynamics was introduced in earlier 1990th as one of the first accounting packages with graphical user interface and compatible with Mac and MS Windows. In order to provide compatibility application was programmed in Shell known as Dexterity. In its turn Dex was coded in C language as in time it was considered as compatible with the majority of computer platforms. Dexterity is one of the preferred tools in ISV community and numerous add-ons are distributed as Dexterity chunk files. There is semi-proprietary scripting language Sanscript. If you plan simple user interface modification we would recommend you to consider Modifier module with VBA scripting. It is possible to program in Visual Studio (VST) however in order to create new tables it is recommended to use Dexterity

3.Implementation Phases. Everything begins in sales cycle and it is very important as you need precise collection of modules. Then server side installation should be done on Windows Server and databases are created in Microsoft SQL Server. Client applications could be deployed on Windows workstations or you can decide to deploy Citrix application server (alternatively Microsoft Terminal Server). Data conversion is often done via Integration Manager. Then you usually pick the beginning of the next fiscal year or period, enter GL balances and go ahead with starting using the system in production. We recommend to get system stable before introducing custom logic

4.Popular migration scenarios. First of all lets mention old versions and flavors of Great Plains Accounting (DOS and Windows 9.5 and earlier), Dynamics and eEnterprise 7.5 and earlier on SQL Server and Pervasive SQL 2000 platforms. Plus there was small business line of Microsoft Small Business Financials (last release was 9.0). All these above have migration path (via migration tools). GP is popular as the move from starter accounting packages such as Sage Peach Tree and QuickBooks

5.Selecting reseller. If you are in the distribution sector then industry knowledge might be important factor. This is not just new accounting software. It has ERP and MRP functionality. Second thing to consider. Your original VAR could be perfect for initial implementation but custom features could be subcontracted to consulting organization specializing in Dexterity software development

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by: Andrew Karasev

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