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Customization Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP - overview  by: Andrew Karasev Microsoft Dynamics GP or former Great Plains Software eEnterprise/Dynamics is matured ERP/MRP application and its customization tools evolution came in parallel with the evolution of our computing tools and hardware fleet. This article gives you highlights on the Legacy and New tools and you are the one to make a decision. • Legacy Tools. Great Plains Dexterity was designed on several fundamental idea, popular in the beginning of 1990th – computer graphical platform and database platform independence, and logically as you might remember the stake was on C programming language, as the hybrid of assembler and at the same time more generic programming or high level language. Obviously if you decide to stake on one – you have to sacrifice or disregard the other. In the case of Great Plains Dexterity we see the following problems: lack of Unicode support (making it not a good choice for international expansion), DEX_ROW_ID – in SQL Server database – each dexterity table must have this field, used by Dexterity engine internally, inflexibility in ReportWriter or Dex reports, where you have to use only key-based links. Plus graphical interface is kind of outdated – again it is based on C transferable graphics • eConnect & XML web services. With the progress of Project Green or now Microsoft Dynamics project, there is the potential need to resolve multiple database kernels for several Microsoft ERP: Great Plains, Navision, Axapta, Solomon with unified interface, utilizing .Net or its successor. eConnect allows developer to manipulate Microsoft Dynamics GP objects through programmable .Net interfaces. If you will deploy web service envelopes then you potentially can be independent from programming language and computer technologies, and so manipulate Microsoft Great Plains business logic from your front end application of choice, including eCommerce, EDI, J2EE, Oracle, Business Intelligence (BI), etc. • Dexterity Customizations Upgrade recommendations. It is probably not reasonable to spend large budget to switching to new technologies in one step, however you should consider step-by-step switch. We recommend you to deploy eConnect and web service interfaces as much as you can, plus try to switch reporting from Dexterity to SQL Server Reporting Services • Crystal Reports. As you can conclude – Microsoft will be recommending SRS versus Crystal Reports, and you probably remember, that Crystal was the reporting tool of choice for older Microsoft Great Plains versions: 5.5, 6.0, 7.0 and 7.5 • Recent Tools. Xtender, Excel, Explorer and other “end-user-friendly” tools. In this article we definitely recommend you to do your intuitive discovery, but we concentrate on programmer approach and instruments. Please do not hesitate to call or email us: USA/Canada: 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918, Europe: +44 20 8123 2580, +45 36 96 55 20, Mexico: 52-55-535-04027 help@albaspectrum.com About The Author Andrew Karasev is technical consultant at Alba Spectrum Technologies ( http://www.albaspectrum.com http://www.ronix-systems.de http://www.enterlogix.com.br ) - Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains, Navision, Axapta, MS CRM, 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. This article was posted on September 06, 2006   View More Videos from the "Computers and Internet" category: How to Find Images with Bing Associated Content Expands Monetization for Video Producers Thunderbird Sync: Why Use Thunderbird and Gmail to Manage Your E-mail IBM Chief Strategist Sees Reality in the Virtual World   Read More Articles from the "Computers and Internet" Category: Belgium’s Domain Name by Tony St.Pierre Brainstorming to Collect Data in Designing the Corporate Computer Network by Ki Grinsing 21 Hot Niche Minisite Profit Ideas by Dr. Mani Sivasubramanian Auto-Pilot Link Building Strategy for Content-Sites by Iszuddin Ismail The Evolution and Revolution of Search Engines by Steve Bis General Knowledge Of SEO by OSIC Microsoft Business Intelligence Indexing Connector helps discover lost files by Adrian Gates Home Audio Recording For Everyone by Steve Leedy The Best Web Design Programs by Maui Reyes How to Clean your Mouse by Ray Geide << Back to "Computers And Internet" Index

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