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As being popular ERP product, Microsoft Dynamics GP or former Great Plains should be considered from two position: generic MRP system and specific accounting application (technical platform, historical attempt to automate specific industry verticals and horizontals, database platform, etc.). We will review generic ERP application implementation checklist first and then we will go down to specifics:

• Data conversion and massage. Light approach, when you enter initial balances or more advanced way, when you pursue historical data conversion – these are typical scenarios in ERP upgrade, and you will see these decision making requirements implementing all ERP systems

• Modules selection. This decision making process should be the balance between standard MRP modulated model and specific processes automated in Microsoft Dynamics GP. GP fits to generic accounting: GL, AR, AP, INV, FDA, POP, SOP, discrete manufacturing, field service, non-profit and government organizations

• Platform Technology. Here we see pretty successful and rapid evolution. Historically Great Plains Software Dynamics was GPS Dexterity written application. Now Microsoft is moving this ERP to MS office stack and enables GP to MS Visual Studio developers via such tools as Extender, eConnect and even Microsoft CRM SDK development and Microsoft CRM integration module with Great Plains

• Integration Scenarios. eConnect is probably the key player, however we should mention GP Integration Manager module, which in turn is under performance improvement process (deploying more eConnect logic and technologies). Then please consider integration options via MS SQL Server Stored Procedures. Legacy MS Dexterity also can do the job, however you should consider Dexterity fate and the availability of Dex programmers on the market

• Microsoft Dynamics GP VAR pool. Yes, when you plan to implement GP for your company, you should select MBS VAR or partner who will be doing implementation for you and who will be your representative with Microsoft Dynamics subdivision

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Microsoft Dynamics GP is new name for Microsoft Great Plains and first wave of former Microsoft Project Green. You probably have the impression that Microsoft is leveraging all the set of its technologies: .Net, MS SQL Server, Sharepoint, Visual Studio, Active Directory, MS Exchange, XML Web Services. The fact that Microsoft has several ERPs: Microsoft Great Plains / Dynamics GP, Microsoft Navision / Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Axapta / Dynamics AX, Microsoft Solomon / Dynamics SL, Microsoft CRM / Dynamics CRM makes the Project Green realization direction to turn to the thin client interface as the bridge between database structures of ERP solutions. Business Portal realizes this strategy. Microsoft idea goes deeper, but the format of small article dictates the rules of genre.

• From Reporting & Analysis to Transactions Entry. Microsoft has wisdom and ability to launch technical solution not as a technical solution itself, but also as a probe to be the future market guide. Look at eConnect, primarily created for eCommerce developers to connect to Great Plains objects – Customer, Sales Order, Invoice. Now eConnect is the middle connection level for Dynamics GP, Integration Manager and Business Portal. Initial idea of classical (non Microsoft) Business Portal of 1990th was primarily reporting and analytics. When Microsoft released MS CRM as Web Interface – the idea to move transactions to the web became popular

• From Analysis to Workflow. The idea of Microsoft as we see it is to make it invisible for the user to judge – where is say, Microsoft CRM, Business Portal or where is Sharepoint. Sharepoint is the platform for workflow and document management, and being integrated into Business Portal it can compete with traditional workflow management tools, such as IBM Lotus Notes Domino.

• Human Resources. Probably, if you are customer – you don’t want to pay full price for concurrent user license – if the user is your manufacturing or service employee, in this case you should purchase relatively inexpensive Business Portal user license and utilize employee self service.

• eOrder fate. eOrder was legacy IIS product and it will be rewritten in .Net web services platform.

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Andrew Karasev is Chief Technology Officer at Alba Spectrum Technologies (http://www.albaspectrum.com)–, Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains, Navision, Axapta MS CRM, SAP Business One, Oracle Financials and IBM Lotus Domino Partner, serving corporate customers in the following industries: Aerospace & Defense, Medical & Healthcare, Distribution & Logistics, Hospitality, Banking & Finance, Wholesale & Retail, Chemicals, Oil & Gas, Placement & Recruiting, Advertising & Publishing, Textile, Pharmaceutical, Non-Profit, Beverages, Conglomerates, Apparels, Durables, Manufacturing and having locations in multiple states and internationally. We are serving USA Nationwide: CA, IL, NY, FL, AZ, CO, TX, WI, WA, MI, MA, MO, LA, NM, MN, Europe: Germany, France, Belgium, Poland, Russia, Middle East (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, OAE, Bahrain), Asia: China, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, South & Central America: Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Chili, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico

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