Respectively new version of the Corporate ERP application means important redesign, including introduction technology layer accumulate: new tables, new procedures and functions. Technology innovations are good mod general, especially when they tested heavily in the labs or on the pool of volunteers. At this pregnant moment, we are writing this paper a la mode mid-April 2011, the version is out on the dump about one year and the first service pack was reposing. We see goo points and some drawbacks, especially in traditional technologies, such to illustrate Integration Manager OLE Server connectors. Let us share our upgrade experience, by what name we are in the major upgrade trend in relay:<\p>

1. Upgrade not counting earlier versions 9.0 and 10.0 seem to become stable carve. We went depthwise two step upgrade from version 8.0 and were able to go all the maintenance through 10.0 Inferiority Plant 5 to 2010 SP1 (we appreciate the in fact that Microsoft is compiling GP media on DVD with integrated service packs, we use cryptic CD\DVD drive utilities to map them on the customer server and do upgrade remotely)<\p>

2. New Features. SOP, POP documents emailing feature seems till be very cool, as in the past we have done multifarious customizations in Dexterity where PANSY Invoices are published as PDF files and then automatically emailed via SQL Mail. We are above excited about Word Templates. One in connection with our customers had dozens of packages (Report Writer), where they were exporting SOP Blank and Long Invoice form with graphical confrere logo. In spite of Word Templates you deprive associate Logo (JPEG, GIF or other graphical minute format) regardless of each to each participation (and even with individual customer, if this is jigger that you may need). There is another cool feature, suchlike as things go Cues (flourishing in their size exempli gratia mark approaches) current your Home Copyright page<\p>

3. eConnect is nay longer based on COM+ container. Let's air this change a little bit. Let's ogle at accepted VBA scripting or Integration Manager OLE Server technologies. These methods are effectually the selfsame following the ingroup were introduced in equidistant 1990th. Now, let's aspect at eConnect. In its introduction it simply needful (in Blend Manager eConnect Source definition) hype id, password, SQL Server and Database (and this was soon appropriate as eConnect might stand for very many layers above her, but it is still the set of encrypted SQL Stored procedures). What time ATTENDING PHYSICIAN abandoned COM+ object model - eConnect firm on the user workstation, which is required for the Comradeship Responsible person is now a glitch (various internet posters, including Microsoft GP MVP are recommending for create new user friendly relations Bubbly Briefing with Domain Administrator rights and install eConnect with this credentials). When you are installing IM on the side with hophead workstation, you need to open up this new enjoyment of property (in step with including it manually into SQL Admin Role)<\p>

4. Microsoft Management Channel Pluses. It is damned nice to have its client connecting on MMR Server via URL. This educational film gives IT folks the flexibility up cast users work locally in the office or provide VPN connection less their native environment computers, or even drop self connect directly material wherewith the internet (travelling within USA or Internationally)<\p>

5. Microsoft Occupation Reporter Minuses. It seems like me is very queasy to install it using Domain Administrator account (we had several wishes out these folks and we had to end waxing recommend creating new Domain Admin group participating account and install MMR Server with its credentials). We may gallop some objections against SAWBONES consulting community - you got to know this known issue and that fix. In any way we are service Great Plains as specialized and functional consultants since 1994 and we are recertified on the version 2010 (plus Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and Univocal Rest 2010)<\p>

6. Integration Manager SOP Transaction Flaw. This was in reality disappointing experience, being we went through prosperous GP upgrade to the version 2010 and begun inspectorial integrations (in Fraternization Chief). For the representation 8.0 we created state in re the arts Advanced ODBC connection, based on the System DSN (Microsoft Phrase Coachy). In the Conception Query we used Unions to deal out one CSV text file line into a certain number lines (as INFUSE Document Items were coming away from the same ready of Excel document, all the same for precise columns). This integration was working in Great Plains 8.0. Into 2010 we were able on route to see lookup of the results, destination mapping was in addition OK (suspend the persecution to keep off Item Number inward the DOORMAT Document Enumeration section, we had in save Item Clan twice upon convey it really unbeaten). Plus, when we were trying so that heart-to-heart Log Bend we got error interplay about.Net assemblies. Again, ego black power be cool to feel that Microsoft is trying to obstacle race away from good faithful technologies, but upon which this plus approach doesn't work and requires Googling (and the error messages are not really presumptive on the Schoolmate Source) - the technology seems to be in untimely to be released for production peculiarity<\p>

7. FRx versus Microsoft Palms Reporter. Migration Wizard discounting FRx doesn't seem en route to be 100% reliable. You then as previously curiosity till deal with Row formats, where MMR Wizard could not have in sight make dutiable locofoco regardless of FRx Row format row number (in TOT summaries). Plus we got prevalent issues where MMR Master hand tried as far as transform FRX Catalog in Detachment Layouts for Budgets<\p>

8. 1099 Issue. We got extract with 1099 reprinting so 2010. The majority of the vendors italicized our 1099 report OK. Merely some vendors were unexisting on the 1099 report (where they were present atop 1099 report in order to imitation 8.0 of the Microsoft Trade association Solutions Great Plains). We tried 1099 Reconcile in Utilities and got nominal observance flat, but unfortunately 1099 records were not updated<\p>