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Microsoft Dynamics GP Version Update Notes

Being on the current version of your Corporate ERP application is probably not mandatory, rather good recommendation and advice.  However if you are on really outdated or antiquity accounting application version, upgrade is recommended and definitely wise step to do, and there are several factors to consider, please see them below in paragraphs.  In the case of Microsoft Dynamics GP or as it was formerly known Great Plains Dynamics, eEnterprise or Great Plains Accounting for DOS, Windows and Mac - upgrade has another business decision related specific as the requirement to be current in Microsoft Dynamics GP annual enhancement program.  Let's begin our review:

1. Outdate Corporate ERP version.  Here, even if it works OK or even exceeds expectations, please consider the following potential problems: incompatibility with new Hardware and Server Operating System (Windows Server 2008, for example), SQL Server Platform (versions prior to Dynamics GP 9.0 are not compatible with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and 2008), new printer drivers incompatibility, etc.  What happens if you need new user licenses or new modules for outdated Great Plains version which is no longer supported (8.0, 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5, 5.0, 4.0)?  The answer is simple - you will not be able to purchase new modules or user licenses as Microsoft Business Solutions doesn't support these versions

2. Reenrollment into Microsoft Dynamics GP annual enhancement program penalty.  Reenrollment cost might be substantial if you are not in the program for several years.  The penalty amount might be comparable to outstanding balance for the summary of all the unpaid annual enhancement Quotes amount.  If your company shrank, Microsoft Dynamics GP software repurchase might be the way out to get the regkey  for newest version and enabling Dynamics GP version update process.  From time to time Microsoft may have so-called old customer forgiveness campaign, where you can reenroll your company back to the program for discounted penalty price

3. Good Microsoft Dynamics GP version upgrade practice.  We recommend you to be reasonably conservative and there is safe enough to skip one version and when you decide to do upgrade, wait at least two service pack to be released for targeted version of Microsoft Dynamics GP.  For example, as we are writing these lines in November 2009, current version is Dynamics GP 10.0 and it has Service Pack 4 released - as such - in our opinion it is perfect time to upgrade to GP 10.0.

4. Test Upgrade.  As upgrade is sort of surgery, and its results are data driven (meaning that if your Dynamics GP company has errors and orphan records, due to multiple aborted batch posting - you may have issues during upgrade) - it is generally good idea to have Test upgrade first

5. Upgrade Path.  Normally, if you are one or two versions behind, upgrade has only one step: you or better your Dynamics GP consultant read upgrade technical paper, apply required service pack to your old version, install new version and apply required Service Pack to the new version.  Then run Dynamics GP Utilities to begin Server upgrade.  When Server upgrade is done, install new version GP workstations.  Then upgrade FRx Financial Reports, ReportWriter reports, Integration Manager, Customizations (such as Great Plains Dexterity custom add-ons), third party Dynamics GP ISV partners products (review your Dynamics.set file to identify custom add-ons).  If you have eConnect, SQL Stored Procedures custom integrations, ecomerce integrations - those consider special upgrade considerations

6. Very old version upgrade path.  If you are on Great Plains Accounting for DOS or Windows, Great Plains Dynamics on Pervasive SQL Server 2000/Btrieve or Ctree - upgrade should include more than one step.  GPA and GP on Pervasive and Ctree require Migration Tool to move them to Great Plains Dynamics 7.5 on MS SQL Server

7. Microsoft Small Business Financials migration to Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 with following upgrade to GP 10.0.  As you may be aware that Microsoft Small Business Financials/Manager product line is in phasing out.  The last version is SBF 9.0.  Consider migration to Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Ready Business Essential licensing.  There is Small Business Financials 9.0 to Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 Migration Tool - this tool should be trusted to professional Microsoft Dynamics GP consultant

8. Dynamics GP Dexterity Customizations Upgrade.  You should request original source code from your Great Plains Dexterity programmer, who did your customization a while ago, this Dexterity source code should be reviewed in the sense of being compatible with new targeted GP version.  If you do not have access to original Dexterity programmer, you should locate new and reliable Dexterity Guru

9. If upgrade is outside of your Budget.  We respect your situation and we support virtually all the versions of Microsoft Dynamics GP, Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise, Great Plains Accounting for DOS, Windows and Macintosh.  We have local offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, Houston metropolitan areas, and if you are in USA, Canada or Internationally we support you via web sessions and remote connections (preferred).  We speak English, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian

About the Author

Andrew Karasev, Alba Spectrum http://www.albaspectrum.com, [email protected] 1-866-528-0577 - Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains MS CRM 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, Not-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. Please visit our information portal Pegas Planet: http://www.pegasplanet.com and http://www.sva-auto.su

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Microsoft Dynamics GP and RMS Integration Options

If you are working in retail business and plan to deploy Microsoft RMS as your Point of Sale and Store Management system with back office on Microsoft Dynamics GP, this orientation is for you.  You may be already ware that there is integration (Great Plains Dexterity add-on), which comes with Great Plains Dynamics GP purchase.  This integration does very simple but reliable job, sending Daily Sales into GP General Ledger batch, plus it integrates AP transactions (as you may prefer to do merchandise restocking directly in MS RMS Store Operations or Headquarters modules, but you would probably like to keep AP check cutting from your Corporate ERP application, which is Dynamics GP).  If this is exactly what you need, please call to your Microsoft Dynamics GP Reseller or Consultant to discuss this Microsoft RMS to Dynamics GP integration acquisition and implementation.  If this simplicity doesn't do the job for you, here are other options to consider:

1. Sales Order Processing, Purchase Order Processing (Purchase Receipts), Inventory Control (adjustments and transfer) synchronization between MS RMS and Dynamics GP.  This is pretty complete possibly integration scenario.  You send all your daily POS transactions from all your stores (after they are transferred overnight or hourly into your RMS Headquarters database).  Purchase Receipts could be done either in RMS or in Dynamics GP directly (in the case of Great Plains Purchase Receipts you can get advantage of more flexible barcode labels printing options, for example, plus they could be matched against Purchase Orders and even with some negotiation activity in Dynamics GP Business Portal Requisition Management module).  The same is possible with Inventory moves (from one RMS store to another or from one Dynamics GP Inventory Site to another)

2. RMS to Great Plains integration settings.  Here you really have more than other products could offer.  If your business has pretty complicated legal structure, where you one of your companies may own one or more RMS sales outlets, you can map one or more of your RMS stores to be associated with the GP Site (or multiple sites) in the one of the GP companies.  You can keep your expansion practice being flexible and purchase companies, without the need to fold them into your family owned company, just transfer them to Dynamics GP and Microsoft RMS platforms

3. Light version – integration of RMS POS transactions as AR Invoices and Returns.  In this case you do not bother to track your inventory items quantities, QTY Sold, Returned, Available in the Warehouse.  All you want to do is to track POS transactions distribution on precise GL Sales Accounts (in this case you can control your P&L directly in Financial Reporting, such as FRx or Microsoft Management Reporter, available for new version of GP 2010)

4. Integration Performance.  Alba Spectrum Integration between Dynamics GP and Microsoft RMS is coded exclusively in SQL Server Stored procedures, meaning that it is designed for ultimate volume of POS and Purchase Receipt/Inventory Adjustment and Transfer transactions, comparing to the competitive products coded in Microsoft Dexterity (Shell, specially programmed in C programming language with its own proprietary coding language Sanscript, where database manipulations are done via Dex cursors) or eConnect (this Dynamics GP SDK follows and replicates Dexterity source code business logic with 100% validation, where some of the performance might be slowed)

5. Versions supported.  Integration was introduced for Great Plains Dynamics and eEnteprise 7.5 on Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and Microsoft RMS 1.2.  Current version is available (for Dynamics GP 2010 or 10.0 and MS RMS 2.0).  As general recommendation, we suggest you to upgrade to current (or minus one) of Microsoft Dynamics GP and MS RMS, as if you do try to implement this tandem on older versions, chances are high that you will be paying extra price for technical support and possible fixes down the road

6. Dynamics GP Warehouse Management System as complete barcoding solution for your stores.  As an addition to the integration described above, in the case when you are mod-size retail and distribution chain, we suggest you to consider Dynamics GP WMS extensions.  This product works out of Dynamics GP Databases and naturally open such Great Plains business logics as SOP Sales Order, POP Purchase Receipt, Inventory transaction and transfer to barcode scanning

7. Recovering unsuccessful Dynamics GP implementation in retail environment.  If you are not happy (or up to the point to say frustrated) with your implementation progress, there might be various factors in place, including your next Corporate ERP selection homework lapses, the lack of industry expertise of your chosen Dynamics GP Partner or Consultant (typically we, consultants in ERP consulting community are trying the best to help you out, but from time to time we over estimate our ability to learn new product as the implementation happens).  Whatever was the reason, we are happy to review your case and give you second opinion

8. Give us a call: 1-866-528-0577, [email protected]  Local service in Illinois, Michigan, California, Texas.  We are positioned to do remote support for Dynamics GP implementations and Warehouse Management System user training.  International support is possible, our consultants speak Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Portuguese.  Our general customer profile is small and mid-sized retail stores USA, Canada nationwide, here we serve via short visits onsite for the implementation and user training and following remote support via web sessions and phone conferences

 

About the Author

Andrew Karasev, Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com [email protected] 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918, serving GP customers USA and Canada Nationwide: California, Minnesota, New York, Quebec, Ontario, Illinois, Texas, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Virginia, Florida, new Mexico, Iowa, Indiana, Alaska, Hawaii. Local service is available in Houston/Dallas: Richmond, Rosenberg, Katy, Galveston, Sugar Land; in Chicago: Naperville, Aurora, Plainfield, Romeoville, Batavia, Downers Grove, Schaumburg, Rockford, Elgin, Crystal Lake, Joliet, Hinsdale, Lisle, Montgomery, Oswego

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