Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration with MS RMS: Sales Order Processing – Overview by Andrew Karasev
If you are looking for the integration between Microsoft Great Plains as ERP/accounting and retail management application for midsize chain of stores: Microsoft Retail Management System or MS RMS, then you should know your options. In this small article we will go beyond standard integration,... It doesn’t require eConnect, however it duplicates some eConnect logic, while dragging transactions from RMS Headquarters module • Custom Logic. ... In RMS you typically have custom logic, which goes beyond standard ERP application business processes: gift certificates, overtenders – when you give...

Microsoft Dexterity Customizations: Large Scale Projects by Andrew Karasev
When we are talking about large scale integration and customization projects, when Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP business logic is “improved” by custom software development without compromising the initial modules reliability and upgradeability – such business logic design requires initial... The best results could be achieved if you make portions of GP logic work for you, in this case future upgraded logic will be utilized with minimal revision. ... However the real challenge is to make posting logic work – try to post Sales Order Processing invoice with eConnect.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Lot Number Tracking Logic – Highlights For Developer by Andrew Karasev
If your company is retailer and you integrate Microsoft Retail Management System with Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains, you probably were already thinking about lot number tracking integration challenges. Below we would like to describe elegant lot numbering schema, which maps to Microsoft RMS... In this case you should program MS RMS HQ worksheet and mark it as approved – it will go automatically by RMS HQ logic down to the store • RMS Stores Inventory transfers. ... Additional features could be added via dex custom GP logic.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Dexterity Customization Upgrade by Andrew Karasev
Former Great Plains Software Dynamics, later one Microsoft Great Plains and currently Microsoft Dynamics GP is built upon GPS Dexterity technology. Great Plains Dexterity was specially created to provide DB and Graphical platform independence for one of the first graphical ERP applications in... This logic is OK to work, however it is a way harder for upgrade, as it will need to be analyzed and ported to new technology • New trends in Dex: COM object interface – this technology allows you to call such nice new tools as XML web services from dexterity code, via COM object envelope.

History of the Computer - Negative Numbers for Subtraction by Tony Stockill
Now we know about adding and multiplying, and have touched on dividing (see History of the Computer - Flip-Flops a basic counter) what about subtracting and negative numbers? Once again we take the simple way. To form a negative number, we simply invert the positive number, in binary, and add 1. ... ( There is also 'Ones Complement', without the added 1, which was used in some proprietary systems, but it required more complicated logic to get around problems like having + and - zero. ... We take the 9 and add it to the twos complement of 3, thus we can use our adder with a bit of extra...

Building Computers: Re-using an Old Case by Michael Quarles
In planning to build a computer, the majority of a person’s thinking centers on the CPU, motherboard, and hard drive. What case to use is of secondary concern, with the decision based often on personal taste rather than technical reasons. Some builders may want to re-use an old case. ... Does the case need a new fan port cutout made? ... Now is the time to do it, while the case is empty. ... You can hook up cameras, flash memory, and other good stuff without fiddling about in the back of the case.

History of the Computer; How Computers Add - A Logical Approach by Tony Stockill
We looked at Number Systems and counting (see It's a Binary World - How Computers Count) last time. As a quick refresher, we saw that computers are made up of many units of 0 and 1, the binary system. 1 is the highest digit possible so numbers in the computer are stored as for example 1010 or 10... Now we go another step, and forget about gates , because now we have a Logic Block , an ADDER . ... Our computer is designed by using various combinations of logic blocks. ... In this case the carry input is not used.

eConnect: Microsoft Dynamics GP Integrations – Overview by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Dynamics GP, also often referred as Microsoft Great Plains or Great Plains Dynamics may be considered as very good ERP platform, ready for custom logic and integrations with legacy systems. eConnect is one of the tools of choice to be deployed in the case of creating and moving objects... eConnect methods first try to validate business logic, so eConnect should be preferred over direct SQL scripting (trying to add or change records directly in Microsoft Dynamics SQL tables) • Transactions.

Barcoding for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains – Customization Review by Andrew Karasev
As we see ERP system are implemented in the companies, where it must be tightly integrated with existing or legacy system, automate warehousing, shipping & receiving operations, bar code scanners (Symbol wireless and stand alone) inventory order fulfillment. ... The variable length must be associated with the lot number in parallel with standard unit of measure logic • Technology. ... In this case you should be able to invoice more than it was ordered, for instance. ... • Sales Order Processing (SOP) custom logic.

History of the Computer - Machine Code Programs Part 2 of 3 by Tony Stockill
What components will we be using? We have mentioned Registers as being where data being worked on is stored. One of these is the Program or P register. This is essentially a set of flip-flops, one for each 'bit' of the instruction. Various bits of this register are then decoded to see what the... (An extra bit not shown here would tell the logic to decode the literal, or actual, value of 1 rather than the address of a register). ... The next 3 bits are the data, decimal 3 in this case, the last three are where to store it - in register 0.