Great Plains Reseller News: Advanced ODBC Integration review

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP has pretty cool and end user friendly integrating module: Great Plains Integration Manager.  With Dynamics GP version 10.0, IM got revolutionary improvements in the form of eConnect connectors.  a

Now, where these connectors are available, IM performance issue virtually evaporated and you can integrate thousand of SOP invoices per minute, as eConnect deploys SQL stored procedures, versus OLE server for old IM connectors.  However we often see the problem of finding GP programmer, who is a maestro with advanced ODBC query to make integration manager work with pretty rigid and cumbersome text file, produced from your legacy MRP or EDI application.  Let’s move to the bullets:

Great Plains VAR, consulting and development partner selection

If you are in process of identifying requirements for the next generation ERP, MRP or accounting system and you are thinking to check out and get presentation in Microsoft Dynamics GP, then you should select local, regional or nationwide GP reseller. 

GP software licenses are sold through VAR channel and following software installation, data conversion, user training, modifications, system setup, integration and reporting are normally done by the same GP implementation partner.  Let’s review GP implementation phases:

Great Plains Installation and Implementation overview

Microsoft Dynamics GP, or also commonly known as Great Plains is Microsoft SQL Server database application and at the same time it has its own IDE and programming language, known as Great Plains Dexterity. 

Dexterity in turn is written on C as a shell.  Recent versions, such as 10.0, 9.0 are tightly integrated with Microsoft Outlook, plus version 10.0 has integration with Sharepoint and SQL Server Reporting Services (or SRS).  Having said that, however we would like to inform you that installation itself is streamlined and not overly difficult.  Let’s review:

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