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MDB) and SQL custom stored procedures - if any. This might be paid assignment to estimate - and you will have the clear picture on what you have, and what you might need for the new version. Other custom pieces you might have could be. Invoice, PO, or the like) plus if you have Integration Manager integrations (IM. If you have customizations, then your new partner should explore your Great Plains Workstation.

In the past we saw a lot of Great Plains Integration Manager usage, today the trend is to deploy SQL scripts and stored procedures, including eConnect and its extensions (such as automatic transaction posting. In the case of large publicly traded company, you should probably dedicate internal Great Plains support person, who will be trained by consultant and then will provide training for end users. Consultants should help you with Great Plains business logic change, which requires Great Plains Dexterity programming and specification writing skills. Internal development should be done by SQL programmers, web exposure - by VB. Internal developers could also do light customization of Great Plains logic via Modifier with VBA.

Yes - exactly - it was initially developed for eCommerce programmers. Later on eConnect was extended on the majority of Great Plains modules, including distributions. As you see above - Great Plains allows you to address work tables only - this means that you can not post transactions using eConnect. Instead of inventing and making you use standard eCommerce solution -. Net gives you the choice to select from variety of products available on the market.

Data Transformation Services (DTS) - Good tool for importing your third party data into staging tables in GP - then you can pull them in using either stored procs of Integration Manager. Modifier/VBA custom buttons on the existing screens -  alternative to Dexterity is you are comfortable with VBA and ADO. SQL Linked Servers - you can do direct SQL queries to other ODBC compliant platform via SQL Linked Server (including Microsoft Access) - you may need to familiarize yourself with OPENROWSET command in Transact SQL. Net, Crystal Reports and Microsoft CRM SDK developer. Andrew Karasev is Chief Technology Officer in Alba Spectrum Technologies - USA nationwide Great Plains, Microsoft CRM customization company, based in Chicago, California, Texas, New York, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, Oregon, Arizona, Canada, UK, Australia and having locations in multiple states and internationally (www.

So - you can not use Dexterity in your web application, you have to stick to stored procedures or eConnect. Of course - Dexterity is kind of legacy IDE and it was created in the days when nobody could predict internet and thin clients future. But the matter of fact is - Great Plains Dexterity dictates the rules of customization - each GP custom-logic table must be created in Dexterity to be viewed via GP standard interface. You probably remember old-days-believe that C will secure database and graphical platform independence, plus it will direct you to the way of computer platform independence. Dexterity itself is a shell/IDE/programming language written in C back in earlier 1990th.

Then you deploy MS CRM SDK, Dexterity, Heterogeneous Stored Procedures. Microsoft CRM security suggests you to use MS CRM SDK or built-in Crystal Reports Enterprise to comply. You should create heterogeneous SQL view and base you Crystal Report on this view. Microsoft CRM Exchange connector has relatively straightforward mechanism - GUID in the message header. Net to program MS CRM lookups, in some cases you can use WebMatrix, but we do not recommend tools, which do not have rich debugging features.

But in the case of an XML Server such complexity is avoided and any data can be stored which includes even multimedia files and even relational data. In traditional relational databases, data is stored in rows and columns which can be too complex. It is reliable in the sense it supports backup of data that can be stored in external devices or remote devices and used in clustered environments. This server is also used to create and deploy sophisticated XML applications. XSL, XSLT and scripts are supported in this server so that data can be transformed to any format requested by the user or any other application.

If your company is ISV and implements eCommerce product, integrating to Great Plains - you would rather prefer set of open and simple stored procedures, moving data to and retrieving from Microsoft Great Plains Sales Order Processing (SOP) module. Well - you can do it either from Oracle or from MS SQL Server side - in both cases you have linking tools and heterogeneous queries mechanisms. Andrew Karasev is Chief Technology Officer in Alba Spectrum Technologies - USA nationwide Great Plains, Microsoft CRM customization company, serving clients in Chicago, California, Texas, Florida, New York, Georgia, Arizona, Minnesota, UK, Australia and having locations in multiple states and internationally ( http. Net, Crystal Reports and Microsoft CRM SDK developer. Here we need to mention interesting thing, The product, created and dedicated to eCommerce developers - Great Plains eConnect is often considered as a bit expensive and licensing-restricting solution.

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Net web publishing, MS SQL Server stored procedures for data integration and feeding. These reports should publish Great Plains company database data at your will and the requirements of the federal or state authority. We recommend you to use Crystal Reports - this tool should stay for five years and plus. When order taker gets order by phone she/he should have instant access to customer's recent purchases and comparisons with average recent sales for the specific alloy or metal item. The customization you need is Great Plains Dexterity sales pad and instant item sales inquiry.

PL/SQL stored procedures development and testing, plus integration with major database platforms - Oracle, Sybase, MS SQL Server etc. The new features of this new version will be completely redesigned user interface, additional re-factoring capabilities, advanced UML diagrams features, web services simplified creation, support for the web application building on Java Server Faces base, complete support for J2EE 1. You can get production and developer preview for Oracle JDeveloper 10G here http. Controller Layer is built on Jakarta Apache project platform - popular Open Source framework Struts. Business Components Layer may be realized with various technologies - Java POJO, Oracle ADF Components, WebServices, EJB or Oracle TopLink Objects.

Today - Dexterity is concurring with such customization and integration tools as eConnect - the set of stored procedures, this is definitely the trend emphasizing SQL coding and developing. Microsoft CRM - this is the temptation and we do recommend it - it could be integrated with Java applications. If you plan to deploy them from Windows side. Freight Forwarding database, Lease tracking, Consignment, etc. Great Plains (USA, Canada, Latin America, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, UK), Navision (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Japan, Russia and the rest of continental Europe), Axapta - if you need rich ERP functionality - then your business specific application.

Function point style metrics estimation algorithms involve applying a set of rules and procedures to a given piece of software as it is perceived from the perspective of its Functional User Requirements. Due to the concept of data movements as opposed to Logical Files once per system used in the Mark II, COSMIC results in amore accurate size measure for the complexity of processing stored data. Due to the fact that COSMIC is free and accessible anywhere in the world it is more likely to survive and evolve, unlike MarkII which is UK only, and proprietary. What is still needed is a defined standard for adequate precision and an effective way to describe the accuracy of the function points which could be achieved in fact through better guidelines. The addition in COSMIC of the concept of internal layers, for better identification of component to component interaction allows for more complete analysis, and is missing from MarkII.

DIC file), SQL custom stored procedures and scripts require more expertise and efforts to be installed remotely, but it is still doable. Yes - you should probably target existing orphans only. New sales would be difficult without high quality presentation and visit onsite. If you consider supporting the country where English is not in use, especially among the system users - you should have multi-lingual support technicians. If you plan to serve remote support clients from the US - you will probably find out that the normal US hourly rates are too high for the remote places.

Integrating with Cargo Tracking/Delivery system should be done via SQL stored procedures. Use eConnect to avoid high user license cost in Great Plains. For agents, who are customers and vendors at the same time use consolidation module. Use ODBC Linked Server to link to your tracking system database (MS SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, Unidata, Pervasive SQL, Ctree/Faircom, mySQL. You should realize agent settlement screen and inquiry, MBS/HBL profit/loss inquiry form and probably Bill of Lading in Great Plains Dexterity.