| With recent release of Microsoft Dynamics GP | | | | 2. eCommerce extension for Dynamics GP. The |
| version 2010/11.0 we expect new wave of upgrades, | | | | solution opens such popular shopping carts as |
| including custom business processes Dexterity, VBA, | | | | Magento/PHP, ASP .Net Storefront and others for the |
| eConnect code revision to become compliant with | | | | integration with SOP Invoice or Sales Order. In |
| version 2010. There is noticeable trend in adopting | | | | wizard manner you can setup your ecommerce |
| Barcoding technologies by opening Corporate ERP | | | | module within few hours |
| objects and forms for barcode scanning, or tighter | | | | 3. Dynamics GP Customizations. Here you should |
| integration with Point Of Sales systems, such as | | | | review such tools and technologies as Microsoft |
| Counterpoint, Microsoft RMS. Another trend is | | | | Dexterity, eConnect, Extender, Modifier with VBA. |
| creating new ecommerce B2B or B2C portal and | | | | For data conversions we recommend Integration |
| integrating ecommerce shopping cart into Great Plains | | | | Manager (where you can base your integration on |
| SOP Invoice. These and others Dynamics GP | | | | Advanced ODBC in really complicated cases, when |
| services, such as (but not limited to) providing data | | | | you have to do cross platform one time or ongoing |
| repair, customization, FRx, Crystal, SSRS reports | | | | integration, including data pulling from Oracle, MySQL, |
| design, data conversion, migration from legacy | | | | Microsoft Access, Pervasive SQL, Ctree, Excel, IBM |
| Accounting applications (Great Plains Accounting for | | | | Lotus) |
| DOS, Windows or Macintosh, QuickBooks, Peach | | | | 4. Version upgrade. It should be planned, as upgrade |
| Tree, Microsoft Small Business Financials or in case of | | | | path may include several steps, especially when you |
| downsizing Oracle eBusiness Suite/Applications | | | | are upgrading from the older version, nor longer directly |
| Financials) are available for new or existing Great | | | | supported by Microsoft Business Solutions, or even |
| Plains customers in Western and Central Michigan. | | | | migrating from such DB platforms, as Pervasive SQL |
| Let’s review one of the most popular support | | | | 2000/Btrieve, or Ctree |
| topics: | | | | 5. What to do if somebody screwed up your |
| 1. Warehouse Management System or Barcoding | | | | Dynamics GP implementation? Well, Great Plains is |
| extension for Dynamics GP Distribution set of modules. | | | | mid-market Corporate ERP solution and it requires |
| Classical WMS is realized by exposing to barcode | | | | consultant exposure to various technologies as well as |
| scanning Purchase Receipt transaction (inventory | | | | having industry expertise. In some situations you |
| replenishment in WMS terminology), Sales Transaction | | | | have to resist to hard selling pressure and do |
| Entry (Order Fulfillment in WMS), Inventory Transfer | | | | your homework, including checking references. But |
| and Adjustment. We recommend the approach | | | | the good thing is the fact that there is competition and |
| where Warehouse Management System is not | | | | you can always ask for second opinion |
| external standalone application, but rather extension to | | | | 6. |
| Dynamics GP | | | | |