Microsoft Navision Customization Upgrade – Tips For Programmer/IT Specialist by John Kleb
Currently Microsoft Business Solutions is on the way of creating so-called suites: Microsoft Financials, Microsoft Distributions, Microsoft HR, Microsoft Manufacturing. It is very difficult to say which product will be the core of which suite, but the best guess is this: Microsoft Great Plains -... We strongly recommend you to use consultant in the following cases You have C/SIDE customization or any customization for your Navision You have a lot of custom Jet Reports Your Navision has more than 20 users and you have to have upgrade done over the weekend - if it fails - you have...

Microsoft Dynamics GP (Former Microsoft Great Plains) Support in Chicago Metro by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Great Plains was and is very popular mid-market ERP application, originally designed by Great Plains Software on GPS Dexterity platform, later on purchased by Microsoft and transformed into Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions, later on (after Navision Software acquisition)... Currently Microsoft is advancing rapidly Microsoft Dynamics project, resulting in Microsoft Dynamics MRP family of products to be integrated with Microsoft Office, MS Sharepoint, Microsoft Business Portal (each Dynamics has its own blend of BP), plus each Dynamics product is targeted to be opened to...

Microsoft Business Solutions Products Selection: ERP, CRM, Retail Management by Andrew Karasev
Let’s first look at your ERP system selection (without Retail Solution). Your options are: Microsoft Great Plains. If you remember successful mid-size application – Great Plains Dynamics, pioneered on Mac and Windows graphical platforms in the mid 1990th. ... Microsoft CRM is the only CRM option from Microsoft (in Navision you have Navision CRM module option – so this is an exception) and please, feel free to choose Microsoft CRM if you would like to try CRM from Microsoft. ... This CRM will be loved by your IT department, because it does use all Microsoft recent technologies: MS...

Microsoft Great Plains implementation: Restaurants Supply Chain Management Example by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Great Plains serves majority of US based horizontal and vertical markets. Being relatively flexible and customizable – it can fit your specific business requirements with light or deep customization. You can have portion of the system customization done by your in-house developers... If your company needs logistics and warehouse management automation – you should research supply chain management applications available on the market. ... You can use Microsoft Great Plains inventory module features, such as locations or sites, serial/lot number tracking, inventory count, inventory...

Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 Barcoding by Andrew Karasev
Barcode modules and extensions for Great Plains are a bit confusing and multiple options exist on the market. Barcoding is hardware as well as Great Plains Dexterity software development & customization oriented. • Warehouse Management. Either Microsoft Dexterity or SQL Store procedures or even... eConnect software development is current trend for Microsoft Great Plains 9.0 (new Project Green name is Microsoft Dynamics and Great Plains is now Microsoft Dynamics GP as well as Microsoft Navision is Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Axapta is Microsoft Dynamics AX) • Third Party Extensions.

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,... We will take a look at Alba Spectrum integration which allows you to import RMS transactions to Microsoft Dynamics GP either on AR or SOP transactions level • Technology. ... In this case integration could be tailored • RMS integration with GP.

When Should You Use Microsoft SQL Server Over Microsoft Access? by Chris Le Roy
Two of the coolest tools that have ever come out from Microsoft are certainly Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access. Microsoft Access databases have certainly become more prevalent over the last 2 years as large corporations break the imposed ban on using the tool. ... Microsoft Access whilst it is a database, it is more so a database management system that allows you to build a fully interactive user interface that allows users to enter data and report on data where as Microsoft SQL Server simply stores the data within tables.

Microsoft Great Plains Logistics & Warehouse Management – Implementation & Customization Highlights by Andrew Karasev
Logistics automation is often considered as barcoding extension to Sales Order Processing, Purchase Order Processing, Inventory Control modules. Software extensions makers may disagree with this simplification, but budget solution works exactly like barcoding extension and is usually done via... When you are looking for warehouse management automation – you should research supply chain management applications available on the market. ... In this case you can have customer typical order screen to automate order taking.

Microsoft CRM Implementation: Employee Time & Billing – Notes for Consultant by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 1.2 and now 3.0 could be considered as extremely flexible platform, suitable for small, mid-size and corporate businesses, it is easily customizable via C# or VB.Net in MS VisualStudio, however you can deploy MS CRM as is for sophisticated task, such employee timecards,... When John finishes installation, he opens MS CRM, appointment (either web or outlook client), goes to the appointment->action->close appointment (action Close Applintment->Completed) and 8 hours are logged toward SQL Installation case.

Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP Texas – ERP Implementation Notes by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Dynamics GP should be considered as flexible MRP platform, ready to be modified to fit mid-size company business processes. It has rich set of modules, supported by Microsoft as well as so-called third party modules, supported and developed by Microsoft ISV partners. ... In some cases Microsoft Dynamics GP could be considered as the core or back end of CRM, eCommerce or other type of Business Management System. ... eConnect (with XML Web Service interfaces) fits Visual Studio Developer, Microsoft Dexterity (former Great Plains Dexterity) is more fundamental tools (GP architecture...