Microsoft Dynamics GP in Retail Implementation Highlights

Microsoft Dynamics GP was earlier popular under thetransactions.  If this is something you are looking for,
name Great Plains Dynamics.  This Corporate ERPthere is more advanced Microsoft RMS to GP
application has several flavors of Integrations with suchintegration on the level of Sales Order Processing,
POS and Store Management systems, as MicrosoftPurchase Order Processing and Inventory Control
RMS, Counterpoint, plus GP itself can open its Salesmodules in Great Plains, available from Alba Spectrum.
Order Processing transaction to B2C eCommerce Integration is bidirectional and if you move
shopping cart (such as Magento/PHP or ASP .Netmerchandise in RMS via Headquarters logic, it updates
Storefront) to enable and integrate web retail outlet.quantities in Dynamics GP Sites respectively.  We
 When you are thinking about adopting newalso help you with Barcode labels printing via Crystal
Accounting and Warehouse Management applicationReports or ReportWriter report with Barcode
for the chain of retail stores, you are probably thinkingcompliant font.  Now about Warehouse Management
about Barcoding technology (including newSystem with Barcoding technology support
merchandize barcode labels printing, order fulfillments,3. Warehouse Management System.  Our WMS
merchandize replenishment and move from one storemodule opens Dynamics GP SOP Transaction with
to another via barcode scanning directly on themanual allocation type to barcode scanning on the
warehouse floor).  We are a little bit restricted by thewarehouse floor, POP Purchase Receipt for WMS
format of this publication to give you full presentation,merchandise replenishment and Inventory Transfer and
but we will give you highlights:Adjustment transactions.  WMS has client application,
1. POS (Point Of Sale) or cash register application andrunning directly on your barcode scanner as well as
Store management software.  It is possible to openWMS Server, Windows computer on your network,
Dynamics GP Sales transaction for POS and barcodecommunicating with Dynamics GP Server via ODBC
scanning, however it is probably rather somethingconnection
more suitable for special POS applications.  In our4. eCommerce Retail store.  We recommend you to
opinion the best way is to have POS application fromdeploy existing ecommerce with proven ecommerce
the same vendor, and in the case of Microsoft it isshopping cart, such as ASP .Net Storefront or
Microsoft Retail Management System (MicrosoftMagento (if you prefer Linux and PHP).  This
RMS).  The most convenient way to implementapproach is very efficient in B2C ecommerce
Dynamics GP and Microsoft RMS tandem is to havescenarios.  With ecommerce setup wizard you will be
all the Sales, Purchases, Counts and Transfersable to pick ecommerce shopping cart platform from
between warehouses to be done in MS RMS anddrop down list of available options, default ecommerce
implement native integration from RMS to GP, whichsite id (from where to allocate the items), SOP type
moves transactions on General Ledger level (dailywith manual allocation (if you fulfill the orders via
sales) and Purchases to AP transactions (wherebarcode scanning in WMS) or automatic allocation
payments and Financial reporting are in the realm ofwhen the level of transactions is lower and WMS is
your Accounting system, here it is Dynamics GP).not required
 MS RMS Headquarters allows you to manage5. Merchandise replenishment via EDI (Electronic
multiple stores from one central application, whereDocument Interchange).  If your merchandise suppliers
each store synchronizes with central hub every nightencourages you to place purchase orders via EDI
or at scheduled time.  If you feel that your choice ischannels, we recommend you to extract newly
rather Counterpoint for POS and Store purchases, thecreated POs via precisely formatted or XML
same strategy (daily sales import to GL andformatted SQL Stored Procedure, where extracted
Purchases to AP) works with implementation standardtext (with EDI header, lines and trailer) or XML EDI files
Counterpoint integration to Great Plainscould be automatically emailed, placed on the EDI FTP
2. More advanced POS and Outlet managementchannel or forwarded to the Supplier via http post
integration to Great Plains.  In some situations,6. For additional information or schedule Dynamics GP
especially in the case of mid-size or large retail chain,demo, please call 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918 or
you would prefer to control Purchasing, Inventoryemail us  We are serving customers USA and
Quantities in each warehouse.  Also we have heardCanada nationwide, plus internationally, especially larger
the desire to print items barcode labels directly fromretail stores, wholesale trade and manufacturing mills.
Dynamics GP at the point of posting Purchase Receipt