Dynamics GP and Barcoding Technology Notes

Microsoft Dynamics GP or how it was known in earlierthe first paragraph.   You would either need
2000th and 1990th Great Plains Dynamics andDynamics GP Warehouse Management extensions,
eEnterprise is mid-market Corporate ERP platform.feel free to call us for details: 1-866-528-0577,  or pick
 Great Plains is mostly Financial, ERP, MRP and HRone of the external standalone WMS with integration
software, while such applications as Microsoft RMS,options to Dynamics GP.  At this time of the human
Counterpoint should be dealing with Barcodinghistory Warehouse Management System software is
hardware (such as Barcode scanners, Barcodenot cheap and probably starts at k$20.  If you are
servers, etc.). If you are looking for Add-ons tovery small warehouse related operation — you
Dynamics GP, opening specific GP screens tomay try to offload WMS logic to custom application
barcoding, you may need to check with Dynamics GPcoded in MS Access, Dynamics GP Dexterity or
ISV Partners community.  If you need WarehouseMicrosoft Visual Studio C#, VB.  WMS is typically
Management operations to be integrated with GP,needed in the businesses, engaged in Wholesale
most of the WMS software publishers handleTrade
Barcoding.  Let’s review the options and look3. Dynamics GP Barcoding in Retail scenarios.  If you
at some examples:are in retail business, especially mid-size retail chain with
1. Direct Barcode Scanner work with Dynamics GPpresence in several states, you may consider to
user workstation.  This is only possible if you needdeploy tandem Microsoft RMS (for point of sale POS
only limited number of low volume barcode scanningand Store Management and controlling the whole
and transactions upload to Dynamics GP.  In thisfranchise from Microsoft RMS Headquarters), if you
scenario Barcode scanner is also very basic (in $50 toare Deli stores you may also consider another POS
$200 price range for new unit: Datalogic, Adesso, HP,applications, such as Counterpoint.  Microsoft RMS
Metrologic, Wasp, Unitech to give you few brands) .has out-of-the-box integration of daily sales to Great
 You install Dynamics GP workstation on NotebookPlains General Ledger plus Purchases.  Counterpoint
or another tiny Windows computer and providehas native integration of similar scope, where daily
wireless internet for your warehouse floor.  Yousales go to GP GL and Store replenishment or
attach scanner to the USB port and it becomes thepurchases to GP Vendor Invoices in AP module.  If
same devise as your computer keyboard, but wayyou pick POS application — barcoding is pretty
more efficient due to barcoding technology.  One ofmuch covered in most if not in all Retail packages (plus
your Dynamics GP users walks down to thesuch cool features as POS displays).  We also offer
warehouse, comes through its aisles and scans items,the integration between Dynamics GP and Microsoft
having relevant Great Plains windows open and priorRMS, where POS transactions are sent to SOP
to scanning she or he should place cursor into the field,Invoice and customer payment is triggered as
where Barcode scanning should enter characters.Customer deposit against SOP transaction (Credit
 We expect to hear comments from the readers,Card, Check, Debit Card or Cash Payment, selling on
that such process requires Dynamics GP useraccount is also supported as in Clubs and
interface training and it probably requires computerMemberships).  We also help with Barcode Labels
mouse to be attached and this process is timeprinting for RMS automated stores directly from Great
consuming — we agree with you — youPlains
got what you paid for.  There might be some4. Requesting Info?  Please, call us 1-866-528-0577,
improvements to this logic, where you may try to1-630-961-5918 or email us  We are serving you USA,
apply Macro to automate transaction entry, or evenCanada nationwide and Internationally via web
order small Great Plains Dexterity customization,sessions and skype phone conferences.  Local
where it will allow you to have all the tabbing andservice is available in Orange County, Los Angeles,
defaults entered behind the scenes and your barcodeSan Diego, California, Southwest Michigan (St. Joseph,
scanner operator (with cheap version of USB barcodeBenton Harbor, Kalamazoo, Holland, Saugatuck,
scanner) should be able to scan through all the itemsMuskegon, South Haven, Grand Rapids), Chicago
without the need to tabdowntown and suburbs: Naperville, Downers Grove,
2. Warehouse Management System, oftenSchaumburg, Glenn Ellyn, Aurora, as well in Houston
abbreviated to WMS.  Here you typically expect sucharea of Texas.  We also provide second opinion in
routines of the warehouse operations as Sales Orderthe case of failed Dynamics GP implementation and
Fulfillment/Allocation (or sometimes Picking andsupport for older versions of Great Plains such as
Packing), Inventory Restocking (MerchandiseGreat Plains Accounting for DOS, Windows and Mac
Replenishment, Reordering) and Inventory transactions(9.5, 9.2, and earlier), Dynamics GP 9.0, 8.0 and 7.5,
(Moving from one warehouse to another to fulfill theGreat Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5,
order, Cycle Count or Inventory Adjustments, usually5.0, 4.0, 3.2. We also integrate Dynamics GP with your
associated with merchandise returns).  If this is whatcustom built ecommerce, and we support such
you need, we have to discourage you in the senseshopping carts as Magento, ASP .
that WMS doesn’t allow shortcuts, described in