Great Plains Partner in Chicago, San Diego, Houston newsflash

Posted on October 15, 2008 - Filed Under 669 | Leave a Comment

We welcome all new prospect, considering Microsoft Dynamics GP implementation, software licenses purchase, as well as existing Great Plains customers, who are looking for second opinion, especially, facing technologically challenging GP modification project

Dexterity customization, Crystal 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 would like to share with you the specifics of the season of 2008:

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Great Plains Reseller: eConnect Integrations and Customizations highlights

Posted on August 31, 2008 - Filed Under 313 | Leave a Comment

Microsoft Dynamics GP could potentially go beyond its out-of-the-box standard functionality and you as software programmer and developer could deploy it as ERP platform for your company ecommerce, EDI, wholesale and other extensions and integrations.  aa

In this publication we would like to concentrate on eConnect programming and technology.  Please, note that eConnect should be considered as solid SDK for C# and VB.Net developers, however for older versions of GP, such as 7.5, 8.0 and probably even 9.0 ? we recommend you to upgrade to version 10.0, prior to investing into eConnect research and programming:

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Great Plains Consultant: Sales Order Processing Setup and Customization

Posted on August 27, 2008 - Filed Under 313 | Leave a Comment

Microsoft Dynamics GP is very popular ERP platform, which opens for you its object via such programming and software development tools as eConnect, Microsoft Dexterity, VBA and Modifier, ReportWriter, Crystal Reports, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services. 

In order to modify or customize Dynamics GP, you need to be familiar with Great Plains modules setup and business processes workflow.  In this small publication we would like to go under the hood in GP Sales Order Processing module.  Please, before continuing note, that SOP module is not the same and has in essence to relation with GP Invoicing module.  Invoicing module allows you to create only invoices and it is not supported in eConnect.  SOP allows you to create Quote, Sales Order, Back Order, Fulfillment Order, Invoice, Return with complex approval cycles, based on document types and process holds

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Great Plains Reseller with consultants in San Diego, Chicago, Houston provides Nationwide support

Posted on August 10, 2008 - Filed Under 313 | Leave a Comment

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP implementation, software licenses sale, data conversion, migration, installation, custom development, integration and report design is trusted by Microsoft Business Solutions to its VAR and Partner channel. 

If you need new user licenses ? you should be current in Annual Enhancement program, if you need to be reenrolled, you can give us a call or contact your current GP VAR of record. Alba Spectrum serves you locally in Chicago, Orange County, San Diego, Los Angeles, Houston and Dallas, plus we provide remote support from our centralized Great Plains Support Call Center and GP Dexterity Software Development Factory.  This publication is to give you some background on Alba Spectrum services and case studies:

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Great Plains Implementation Partner with Focus in Technology: Dexterity, eCommerce

Posted on July 16, 2008 - Filed Under 313 | Leave a Comment

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP implementing often requires integrated approach, when you have your new accounting and MRP application to continue work with legacy parts of your IT infrastructure. 

Imagine the scenario, when you have say Lotus Notes Sales Order Processing custom database, where you are happy with Workflow and would like to send approved orders to Dynamics GP Great Plains SOP module for order execution in your warehouse and shipping departments.  Another example is e-commerce web site integration with newly implemented GP back office.  Alba Spectrum carries broad technology expertise and industry knowledge.  We would like to give you some GP modification and integration highlights:

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Great Plains Reporting: SRS, FRx, Crystal, ReportWriter, Dexterity

Posted on May 30, 2008 - Filed Under 23 | Leave a Comment

Microsoft Dynamics GP has all the advantages of reporting tools, available for Microsoft Windows in General (Crystal Reports writer is good example of industry reporting tool), .Net platform (here we would like to mention SRS or MS SQL Server Reporting Services), and application specific and recommended tools: FRx for financial reports and GP ReportWriter for integrated reports. 

Plus you have an option to create really custom report programmatically in Microsoft Dexterity, but this requires Dex programmer experience.  Let’s review each tool in brief:

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