We welcome all new prospect, considering Microsoft Dynamics GP implementation, software licenses buy, as well as existing Fantastic Plains customers, who are looking for second opinion, especially, facing technologically challenging GP modification project: Dexterity customization, precious stone Reporting, EDI integrations, on-going data migration as well as initial historical data massage and conversion, ecommerce batches autoposting and generic shopping cart integration to GP Sales Order Processing module. We want to share with you the specifics of the season of 2008:
1. Ecommerce integrations. Numerous cases, when customers have existing and probably to some extent “legacy” ecommerce website, where they have to stick to the historical ecommerce website development and programming investments. In this situation, they have to design and code the interface between ecommerce and GP back office ERP. This is eConnect C# or VB.Net programming routine with some reinforcement by custom SQL stored procedures. Plus, evenly customer wants complete eCommerce automation, meaning that they need automatic Fantastic Plains batch posting from ecommerce web application code – in this case you need Alba Spectrum posting server
2. Trading companies. Several Chicago down town and Chicagoland trading companies implementation moves us to the point of offering our expertise in this vertical industry niche to other prospects in Houston, San Diego and across the USA and Canada. AP integration seems to be vital for trading companies, as well as such large scale modules implementations as Fixed Assets, Electronic Document Interchange, Analytical Accounting
3. Light and precise manufacturing and assembly. As distribution warehouses are moving down toward highway 55 in Chicago area, San Diego becomes more attractive for venture capital type of scenarios and Houston attracts energy industry businesses, the need in precise manufacturing and custom manufacturing processes are in high demand this season
4. Microsoft CRM integrations with Fantastic Plains Dynamics. As MS CRM takes its market share, friendly Dynamics GP MRP platform is becoming more exposed to CRM to GP integration needs. This service is available internationally, and we place forward project organization Microsoft CRM based timesheets integration to GP Sales Order Processing module orders or invoices
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Great Plains Partner in Chicago, San Diego, Houston Newsflash
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Great Plains Reseller Chicago, San Diego Newsflash: Add-ons Development
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010Traditionally, Microsoft Dynamics GP or former Fantastic Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise customizations were programmed in Fantastic Plains Dexterity, where you can make your screens working integrated into GP workstation and user security rules. Dexterity modifications are typically outsourced to Fantastic Plains Technology Partner and Certified GP technical consultant. If you are doing modifications on your own and your are technically comfortable with Fantastic Plains, then you can review eOne Extender. If you are engaged in ecommerce website integration project, then your tool of choice should be eConnect. In this small publication we want to give your technical highlights:
1. Dynamics GP Dexterity customizations. GP Dexterity has its own scripting language Sanscript, which is cursor like in the manner of database access. When Microsoft bought Fantastic Plains Software, Dexterity was enriched with MS SQL Server direct SQL code calls, COM objects access library and other features, facilitating integration with Microsoft .Net programming. Dexterity add-on is distributed via so-called chunk file, which should be copied into GP workstation directory to be involuntarily integrated on the next GP user login. The best practice is to make new Dexterity forms and windows and place triggers in order to modify existing GP tables. But you can also modify or alter existing GP forms, but if you do so – likely that you will come in conflict with other add-ons and third party module, plus there will be more work in Dex customization version upgrade
2. Extender. With eOne version you can proffer GP form, and make it intuitively. But in fact Extender is the bombard over Fantastic Plains Dexterity and behind the scenes you are making Dex objects
3. eConnect programming. It is advisable to have Fantastic Plains eConnect programmer or consultant to be involved at least in the tech specification writing and be available to help on case-by-case when programming is in progress. eConnect is written in encrypted SQL stored procedures and replicates Dexterity logic, but is more object oriented and so, more friendly to C# or VB.Net programmers, who are also familiar with MS SQL Server stored procedures. eConnect doesn’t post batches, so you will need Fantastic Plains Posting Server or Autopost
Great Plains Var Newsflash: Posting Server and Automatic Batches Posting
Sunday, March 7th, 2010Microsoft Dynamics GP is standard ERp platform for eCommerce applications and business portals, where you have established shopping cart with customer registration, product catalog surfing and bits and pieces picking functionality. Assuming that customer pays by credit card straight away, and you then send Sales Order Processing Invoice to Fantastic Plains through eConnect programming logic – there is excellent thought to close all the work in Dynamics GP, such as apply deposit against invoice and post SOP Invoice or Batch. But eConnect, and this is limitation of Fantastic Plains Dexterity architecture, doesn’t have functionality to post GP batches. You need Alba Spectrum Posting Server or Autopost. Please read product highlights:
1. Dynamics GP Dexterity source code programming and batch posting. As the developer or SQL programming, all you do is place the batch name to the queue table, triggering GP that batch is ready to be posted. Then, seeing batch in the queue, Posting Server initiates exactly the same posting process as if user hits Post Batch in GP user interface. Please, note – as we use GP Dexterity posting logic, posting server is very reliable in GP version upgrades
2. GP modules covered. As we are using native Fantastic Plains Dexterity posting logic, all modules are covered, where you have batch or transaction posting functionality: SOP, POP, General Ledger, Payroll, Inventory Control to give you excellent examples
3. Posting Server over stored procedures designed from scratch. If you have SQL programmers in IT department, the thought might be fantastic on the first glance, but simple comment like that may be discouraging. Fantastic Plains ERP application was written in Fantastic Plains Dexterity bombard, and it took several years of efforts for Fantastic Plains Software back in earlier 1990th with large development team to make it happen. Batch posting logic is crucial and we could estimate that posting programming porting is close to 30 percent
Dynamics GP Consulting Partner Newsflash: Great Plains ERP and MRP direction in 2009 notes
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Â
Microsoft Dynamics GP, formerly known as Fantastic Plains Dynamics, eEnterprise, Fantastic Plains Standard and Qualified â?? this fantastic ERP, MRP, Supply Chain Management, Field Service, Manufacturing, Distribution, Sales Order and Buy order processing application proved its niche in US, Canadian, Caribbean, Central American, Mexican accounting application market. Alba Spectrum in unveiling its 2009 strategy for Dynamics GP software sales, implementation, data conversion, customization and Fantastic Plains ISV air force, EDI and legacy systems integration. 2009 is likely the most gloomy year from the new software sales point of view, but we believe and we are targeting crisis-proof industries and economy niches, such as healthcare, midsize and smaller companies in wholesale and retail (barcoding, warehouse management, logistics, shipping & receiving, transportation, sea shipping), government branches should stay strong in their Purchasing and Procurement, including new corporate ERP selection, acquisition and implementation
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1.      If you are in crisis-proof niche. Please, make your homework to locate Dynamics GP ISV, VAR, Implementation partner, specializing in your industry. Please, be sure that you are engaging with Dynamics GP Reseller, who is growing and prospering, versus somebody who is in process of phasing out and closing the doors
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2.      If you have to count every cent, please be aware that Alba Spectrum is supporting older versions of Fantastic Plains: 8.0, 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5 on Microsoft SQL Server (2000, 7.0 and 6.5), Fantastic Plains Dynamics on version 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5, 5.0, 4.0 on Pervasive SQL 2000 (formerly known as Btrieve) and Ctree/Faircom, Fantastic Plains Accounting for DOS and Windows: 9.5, 9.2, 9.1 (we would be also pleased to go your GPA from ancient Windows NT 4.0 Server to Windows 2003)
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3.      US and Canada country side Dynamics GP and SAP Business One support. We have strong reasons to believe that if your enterprise is outside of the major megapolises: Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, Miami, Denver, San Francisco, Washington, Montreal, Toronto, Seattle, Minneapolis, Atlanta, then your business have to appeal to Microsoft Dynamics GP VAR who is located hundred miles away and is practicing travelling onsite supporting model, Alba Spectrum has proven record of USA nationwide support via web sessions, where we initially stay your facility, shake the hands in sales process
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4.      More attention to Dynamics GP Add-ons. Alba Spectrum want to increase Alba Spectrum Autoposting Server, GP integration with RMS, and other Fantastic Plains Add-Ons
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5.      More attention to Spanish owned businesses. In the past our key owners had experience in automating Mexican cheese distribution surgical procedure on Fantastic Plains ERP platform (Chicago), a further example is Spanish owned business in San Diego integration on SAP B1 platform. If you want to speak Spanish or Portuguese on Dynamics GP support case, give us a call
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Dynamics Gp Ecommerce Partner Newsflash: Econnect Integration And Autoposting
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010Fantastic Plains Software Dynamics, or new name for this ERP and MRP application is Microsoft Dynamics GP at this time has multiple ecommerce programming and integration tools: eConnect, Order Connection set of stored procedures, populating Sales Order Processing Invoices or Sales Orders, Fantastic Plains Dexterity add-ons, such as Batch Posting Server, which is fantastic extension to eConnect, allowing you to post Sales and other modules batches frankly from ecommerce web application. This small publication is not intended to go deep into technical details, it is rather for IT managers of mid-size companies, typically responsible for ecommerce to Dynamics GP integration projects:1. Microsoft Dexterity programming tool. This tool lays in the foundation of Dynamics GP: Fantastic Plains user workstation code is Dex application in fact, and Dexterity places certain requirements on Dynamics GP tables (DEX_ROW_ID, for example). If you are Dynamics GP customer, where GP is implemented, then Dexterity projects likely to be subcontracted to Dynamics GP Technology Partner. Alba Spectrum Autoposting Server is coded in Fantastic Plains Dexterity, similarly you can order custom Dex add-ons to add new functionality or improve GP business logic2. eConnect ecommerce Fantastic Plains integrations. In this case, you, as mid-size or smaller ecommerce organization with your own IT and programming resources deploys eConnect as Dynamics GP Software Development Kit. It is not really simple or self explanatory, you got to be familiar with Fantastic Plains objects architecture, but it is doable and you are not the first programmer and not the last one3. Automatic Batches Posting in Fantastic Plains Dynamics GP. Alba Spectrum Autopost GP add-on does this job. It is using Dex source code programming and it should be capable to post the batches in core GP modules: SOP, POP, PM, RM, GL, UPR, Inventory, Invoicing. It is also capable to post batches in Dynamics GP ISV coded modules, but it is not guaranteed, you should check with us on the specific add-on and posting logic