Dexterity: Microsoft Dynamics GP Development by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Great Plains Dexterity customization, software development, modifications, reporting, legacy customizations upgrade Great Plains Dexterity or current name Microsoft Dexterity was designed as programming language and software development environment for Great Plains Software Dynamics –... Current version 9.0 of Microsoft Dynamics GP supports only one DB platform – Microsoft SQL Server, but if we look at the history – one of the Dexterity paradigms was database independence, this is why Dexterity has its own cursors.

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...

Selecting Microsoft Great Plains Partner/VAR/Reseller: ERP Implementation & Customization – Overview by Andrew Karasev
In the case when you represent mid-size or mid-size-to-large business, it is not a surprise that you have to do ERP selection and switch to new technologies, doing your own research. If you a trying to stay with Microsoft technologies and try Microsoft Business Solutions products: Microsoft... You are probably lucky if you got nation-wide customization partner directly, because you can save 30% in local implementation and customization rates, due to the fact that nation-wide partner doesn’t participate in the bidding, but rather is subcontracted by the winner of the bidding battle.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains Upgrade by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Great Plains upgrade, customization redesign, placing back into Microsoft Dynamics annual enhancement program, custom reports version revision, Dexterity and VBA/Modifier custom logic upgrade When you have out-of-the-box non-modified version of Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains 6.0,... In 2004 Microsoft Business Solutions stopped support for all the other DB platforms, except Microsoft SQL Server 2000/7.0. ... Microsoft Dynamics GP upgrade guidelines list reports, that needs to be recustomized, or modified from scratch.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Development & Customization perspectives by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Dynamics GP or former Great Plains has large selection of development and programming tools. As technical consultant you should decide on the customization scope, life time expectancy, future customization migration to Project Green/Microsoft Dynamics (without GP AX NAV SL), etc. ... Microsoft Business Solutions or current name is Microsoft Dynamics subdivision of Microsoft is on the way of very rapid and substantial changes. ... If in your customization you would like to have full spectrum of Microsoft Dynamics GP objects and tools, you have to use something very close to...

Great Plains Customization Upgrade– Overview For CIO/IT Director by Andrew Karasev
Around the same time Microsoft made its move with .Net introduction and tried to gain portion of cheaper databases market: Pervasive SQL/Btrieve, Ctree/Faircom - and launched free MSDE database program. General direction for all its accounting systems was chosen - Microsoft announced future... We are talking about customization upgrade for Great Plains Dynamics/eEnterprise 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0 to Microsoft Great Plains 8.0 or 7.5. ... Al these suites will be integrated into web-based Microsoft Business Portal This move, probably wise in the long run, exposed businesses with heavily...

Microsoft CRM Customization by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft CRM customization techniques are very diversified and based on the whole spectrum of recent Microsoft technologies. The main terms you should know are: Microsoft CRM SDK 1.2 and Visual Studio.Net 2003. And of course you should be familiar with all the legacy internet technologies, such... Microsoft CRM has Exchange connector – which moves CRM incoming email to MS if it has GUID in its subject. ... Microsoft CRM SDK – this is software development kit with C# and partly VB.net examples – it is supported by Microsoft Business Solutions technical support.

Microsoft Great Plains Nationwide Remote Support by Andrew Karasev
ERP Consulting industry is on the way to serve clients nationwide and even worldwide, when the client is multinational corporation. There are several reasons to specialize in remote support. In this small article we’ll give you these reasons and the advantages of remote installation,... Microsoft Business Solutions recommends Crystal Reports as reporting tool of choice. ... Dexterity uses chunks to integrate customizations, you, as dexterity developer can test your customization in your test environment and then deliver and integrate final version of the chunk.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains Support in US Coutryside by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains support USA Nationwide FAQ ad reviews: GP implementations, customizations, data conversion, reports design, Dexterity, eConnect, SQL development, version & custom logic upgrade, data repair and recovery US Country side sometimes is considered as... This was another popular modification platform, it became obsolete since Microsoft introduced Microsoft .Net concept. ... Please familiarize yourself with some Microsoft Dynamics GP technology highlights: • Microsoft Dexterity core.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Modification Upgrade - Overview For Consultant by Andrew Karasev
Great Plains Dynamics or current name of the product is Microsoft Dynamics GP was famous for its GPS Dexterity, VBA Modifier, Crystal Reports, ReportWriter customizations. Currently these altered business logics could be considered as legacy product, replaced by such tools as eConnect and MS... In order to upgrade dex customization, your GP upgrade VAR should have access to DYNAMICS.DIC with sanscript customization code – this requires you to keep good relations with your former dex customization developer • VBA / Modifier.