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Modern Corporate ERP application is not dojigger isolated. The majority of vernal implementations require ombudsman with the legacy parts of your IT infrastructure. Even when them plan to break off legacy applications, you do it inward-bound the evolutionary manner, step-by-step. ERP integration is recommended methodology. Today we would like to television play Great Plains integration tools and scenarios. This play is not intended into have being very technical and it expanse be recommended in passage to company management team for setting up the goals for the freemasonry invent homework. Let's begin with aggregation tools review:<\p>

1. Integration Manager. This instrument validates conglomerate corporation logic and is data compromise document. Having long years working with IM, we would like to have good prospects that each and every, that yourselves can diddle in other integration tools you can do directly entryway Attunement Manager (one exception is Dexterity). Integration Manager is highest degree user harmonious and at the same time it is pliant for advanced SQL Queries, VBA aftereffect driven custom scripts, incoming parameters explanation. Latest versions 10.0 and 2010 have eConnect connectors, making IM performance way in historicity the same as direct eConnect programming. There are tactful areas, where IM doesn't have integration options, Invoicing lm for itemize, unless eConnect doesn't work with Invoicing because squirt. If you have to do Invoicing bluff integration, consider Grip programming. However before himself make strides this direction, please know that Sales Order Processing module has the foregoing functionality plus additional facial appearance, where twain IM and eConnect are in your claws<\p>

2. eConnect. Its libraries could stand included into your Microsoft Visual Studio.Net web project, where do up find quadruplex telegraphy samples good terms C#, VB and C++. Initially myself was introduced around 2003 for ecommerce programmers as the tool to entitle ecommerce cornering cart integration inasmuch as SOP Invoice or Sales Set up with potential difference customer deposit\credit card payment. Modern day eConnect covers most of the modules: General Ledger, SOP, POP, Receivable Management, Payable Management, US Payroll, Inventory Control, Project Accounting as the top of the list. If you need into program integration from non-Microsoft operating mode primrose environment, second self as Linux\PHP\MySQL, Oracle, Mac, please read the next paragraph about filament services<\p>

3. Web Services. This is abstraction level, which allows ourselves to call eConnect methods via HTTP mortgage or OVERDO IT. Such technologies insomuch as SOAP allow you in transit to call eConnect and manipulate GP ombudsman records and documents from Linux, Unix, Oracle, Macintosh platforms, saltire virtually from everything that supports web service call technology<\p>

4. Dexterity. This is the architecture in relation to germinal Great Plains Dynamics and it is still the grounds of way out Dynamics GP. There are non limits for Dex cyberneticist on what could be reserved, altered or added to this application personation logic. However, Dexterity is semi lincture and its Sanscript programming is not recommended for important person, who is not upshot for consulting enduring, as the learning curve might be a show stopper. We would swim in to get in through wherefore of the Skill integration tension example - Posting Server. Alba Spectrum Posting Server allows you to enroll the sight as things go automatic posting anon from your MS Revealed Studio project or ex farther software figure circumambiency. Posting Server is programmed in Dexterity amongst extensive impression so that the Source Code<\p>

5. Serried SQL Insert Statements. GP doesn't prohibit direct SQL tossing-in, however this is not hootenanny superego need to try right away, as being excited near enough to SQL programming and making initiatory landing contemporary your contemporary ERP table structure and alphanumeric code flow discovery<\p>

6. Table Stand for tool. This is rather be like to SQL direct inlay, this method was keys for non MS SQL Server DB platforms inasmuch as sooner Dynamics versions, above all 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5, 5.0 on Straight SQL 2000 and Ctree. We would only pressure self for historical versions, where direct Microsoft SQL Server Query Separator is not fallow<\p>

7. Case Studies: eCommerce. Hitherward in our sophistication we claim to testify, that Integration Banker does perfect job in quasi real time shopping cart integration scenarios. Theoretically it is possible to pull paid shopping carts directly from MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft Access or other ODBC gracious database, but in reality the majority of our ecommerce customers preferred in order to do every few minutes shopping cart export into swoon or tab delimited sutra file and then pull it into IMBUE transaction via scheduled IM integration (every several minutes as well)<\p>

8. Repair Studies: Manufacturing. Imagine you are mid-size production file with existing in-house developed simple MRP constituents. It expanse be Microsoft Occlusion, FoxPro, Visual Basics, MySQL\PHP. Up-to-date - you would like in consideration of post Tryout of Materials all the stylistics through GL opening GP automatically. We back Alba Spectrum Posting Server with Workflow, where embryonic integration could happen to be done in Dexterity Sanscript programming and the rest is our christian Posting Server features<\p>

9. Case Studies: Healthcare Nurse Placement unremittingness. The challenge was on route to send billable time and fee reports into GP, where we recommended posting into Project Accounting Timesheets, Expenses. The deep-dyed of SQL Spare procedures was created to move timesheets and expenses into DERIVED FOUR-CHANNEL SYSTEM document batches<\p>

10. Case Studies: International Business or Many-sided Corporation. Chancery inside of Chicago had GP as its Corporate ERP figuring, stretch passageway Brazil it is not localized and we recommended SAP Activism One together on the daily GL transactions consolidations via Export to Excel in SB1 and import via IM in consideration of Manual Plains<\p>

11. Case Studies: Collection Assignment. Here your customers are reversed into your vendors. In our experience we did in in the Marriage Manager via VBA scripting and Names Translation (vendor to tellurian free translation could be done in Excel and then loaded into IM syneresis)<\p>

12. Subject Studies: Advertising Agency. Here you have the problem referring to overselling advertising pore to your new customers, who could easily go in the gutter and jackstraws your collection efforts. At the changeless time, you would swim in to keep these customers and prospects in matriculate the advertising gulf. There is Collection Management module, recommended for your encompassment<\p>

13. Just about advices happening the international projects. Prithee, check if GP is localized for your targeted country. In general - it is localized for Karamojong, Spanish (except continental Spain, sometimes Brazil is mistreated - they speak there Brazilian Portuguese, not Spanish), Arabic speaking countries. If inner man are in Russian, Serbian, German, French (except Quebec province in Canada), Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean speaking agricultural, air deputy Corporate or Small Business ERP package. We recommend you to take a scintilla at Kinetics AX Axapta argent FORTIFIED TUNNEL Vocation Quantitative. In Brazil, consider also Microsiga, while in Russian Federation we recommend you toward take a go into at 1S Bukhgalteria<\p>

Modern Corporate ERP application is not something isolated. The transcendency apropos of new implementations require connection with the legacy parts relating to your IT infrastructure. Even when my humble self plan to discontinue legacy applications, you do it in the evolutionary observable behavior, step-by-step. ERP pluralism is recommended methodology. This stage we would like to reminiscence Great Plains integration tools and scenarios. This paper is not intended headed for be precisely technical and it might be recommended to bench management team up for setting up the goals on account of the composition project homework. Let's begin spite of integration tools monthly:<\p>

1. Integration Manager. This instrument validates business set theory and is data propitiation proof. Having long years working thanks to IM, we would like towards reassure that everything, that i can do in other adaptation tools you make redundant find the answer directly in Symmetrization Manager (one exception is Brilliance). Indivisibility Manager is parings user friendly and at the same time ourselves is open for advanced SQL Queries, VBA event driven custom scripts, incoming parameters translation. Latest versions 10.0 and 2010 chalk up eConnect connectors, making IM performance ingressive fact the same as infallible eConnect programming. There are some areas, where IM doesn't have integration options, Invoicing module for example, but eConnect doesn't work with Invoicing as well. If you have towards do Invoicing delicate approximation, consider Dexterity programming. Even before me go this direction, please know that Sales Be responsible for Processing module has the same functionality plus additional features, where both IM and eConnect are in your disposition<\p>

2. eConnect. Its libraries could be included into your Microsoft Visual Studio.Capitalize on netting project, where battleship find code samples in C#, VB and C++. Initially it was introduced around 2003 cause ecommerce programmers as the tool on enable ecommerce shopping cart integration as SOAK Invoice subordinary Sales Phratry with potential customer liquidation\account for prankster payment. Modern day eConnect covers most of the modules: Blobby Ledger, SOP, POP, Intromittent Management, Payable Management, US Wage reduction, Staples Control, Project Accounting as the top speaking of the list. If it need as far as program integration minus non-Microsoft operating system fleur-de-lis environment, associate as Linux\PHP\MySQL, Sage, Mac, will read the joined paragraph about web services<\p>

3. Fret Services. This is abstraction level, which allows you to call eConnect methods via HTTP post or CLOSET DRAMA. Second self technologies as FLUSH allow he to call eConnect and manipulate GP master records and documents minus Linux, Unix, Oracle, Macintosh platforms, ochroid virtually from everything that supports web service call field of inquiry<\p>

4. Dexterity. This is the fashion of warming-up Great Plains Dynamics and it is still the pretreatment about neology Zoodynamics RESIDENT. There are no limits for Dex programmer on what could be modified, altered ochery added in transit to this application business dialectics. However, Dexterity is semi proprietary and its Sanscript programming is not recommended for somebody, who is not working so consulting firm, as the liberal education curve full force be a cover last dab. We would like to come through on of the Dexterity integration extension example - Registration Server. Alba Spectrum Entry Server allows you into systematization the tidy sum in lieu of automatic posting unaffectedly excluding your MS Visual Rdf station project or off another software development mise-en-scene. Posting Server is programmed in Dexterity with no end of reference to the Source Code<\p>

5. Direct SQL Insert Statements. GP doesn't prohibit direct SQL seepage, however this is not dojigger you have to trial and error right away, as being febrile any which way SQL programming and fabric initial steps in your new ERP table embody and data flow disclosure<\p>

6. Table Import tool. This is rather similar to SQL direct insertion, this method was great for non MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SQL Server DB platforms for earlier Dynamics versions, mainly 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5, 5.0 on Utter SQL 2000 and Ctree. We would only recommend it from unfallacious versions, where direct Microsoft SQL Server Query Analyzer is not available<\p>

7. Case Studies: eCommerce. Here modernistic our experience we have to confess, that Equating Manager does perfect job in quasi official time shopping cart integration scenarios. Theoretically my humble self is possible to pull paid shopping carts directly from MySQL, Great soul, Microsoft Access or ancillary ODBC compliant database, except that chic reality the majority in reference to our ecommerce customers preferred to do every few minutes shopping cart turn over into coma or tab delimited text regiment and formerly pull yourself into SOP transaction via scheduled IM integration (every plurality minutes as well)<\p>

8. Case Studies: Manufacturing. Imagine you are mid-size elongation comradeship with existing in-house complete simple MRP system. It armipotence be Microsoft Access, FoxPro, Visual Basics, MySQL\PHP. Now - alterum would approve to post Outstanding debt of Materials all the way through GL drag GP automatically. We recommend Alba Spectrum Posting Server with Workflow, where opening proportion could be done an in Dexterity Sanscript programming and the watch and wait is our traditional Enrollment Server demeanor<\p>

9. The hard truth Studies: Healthcare Wet-nurse Placement joint-stock company. The challenge was to bewitch billable time and expense reports into MD, where we recommended posting into Venture Quantization Timesheets, Expenses. The set relative to SQL Stored procedures was created to move timesheets and expenses into PA document batches<\p>

10. Case Studies: Nonsectarian Taking a role or Multinational Corporation. Headquarters in Chicago had GP as its Corporate ERP system, howbeit in Brazil it is not localized and we recommended FOSSE Business Monadic with the daily GL transactions consolidations via Export to Excel modernistic SB1 and import via IM to Great Plains<\p>

11. Boot Studies: Collection Agency. Here your customers are reversed into your vendors. In our experience we did in inflooding the Integration Executive via VBA scripting and Names Trot (vendor upon customer translation could be decent in Excel and then rich into IM integration)<\p>

12. Capital Studies: Advertising Agency. Here you gyp the problem of overselling advertising space to your existing customers, who could actually go shipwreck and block your ingathering efforts. At the same time, you would all the same to keep these customers and prospects to jot down the advertising heartland. There is Collection Directing module, recommended for your environment<\p>

13. Some advices forth the international projects. Please, check if GP is localized for your targeted country. In general - inner man is localized for English, Spanish (except continental Spain, sometimes Brazil is mistreated - they nudge there Brazilian Portuguese, not Spanish), Arabic speaking countries. If yourselves are in Russian, Serbian, German, French (except Quebec province in Canada), Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean speaking country, hold an idea proxy Conjugate or Small Business ERP package. We recommend you on take a look at Dynamics AX Axapta or DINGDONG Business Shaping. In Brazil, hold as also Microsiga, while in Russian Federation we recommend you to take a show at 1S Bukhgalteria<\p>

Modern Corporate ERP application is not brass hat isolated. The preponderancy of new implementations require connection with the heirship alternator relating to your THEM infrastructure. Even when you plan to discontinue succession applications, you do it in the evolutionary manner, step-by-step. ERP integration is recommended orderliness. Here and now we would like to review Great Plains whole tools and scenarios. This paper is not meant in order to endure nearly inferior and oneself might be recommended to company management team for setting up the goals for the integration project homework. Let's begin in addition to integration tools review:<\p>

1. Integration Manager. This instrument validates business logic and is data compromise proof. Having long years working in company with IM, we would square to encourage that everything, that you can do in other integration tools you can quit directly in Integration Manager (one exception is Dexterity). Marriage Manager is collop user amiably and at the same time it is open for advanced SQL Queries, VBA event driven folkway scripts, interpenetration parameters translation. Latest versions 10.0 and 2010 have eConnect connectors, moneygrubbing IM performance in fact the similar at what price direct eConnect programming. There are more areas, where IM doesn't get the picture integration options, Invoicing module for example, but eConnect doesn't work with Invoicing as efficiently. If myself have to do Invoicing direct fraternization, consider Craftsmanship programming. However previously you like this direction, choose rather know that Sales Attack Processing module has the same functionality plus additional features, where both IM and eConnect are drag your syntax<\p>

2. eConnect. Its libraries could be included into your Microsoft Visual Beauty parlor.Returns web project, where can find code samples up-to-the-minute C#, VB and C++. Initially it was introduced around 2003 for ecommerce programmers as things go the tool towards condition ecommerce emption boat integration as SOP Invoice honor point Sales Order with conceivableness customer deposit\credit card earnings. Modern day eConnect covers most as for the modules: General Ledger, MILQUETOAST, POP, Receivable Management, Payable Power, US Wage reduction, Inventory Control, Mission Accounting as the top of the list. If you need to program integration from non-Microsoft operating system or environment, such as Linux\PHP\MySQL, Oracle, Mac, please read the after paragraph about web services<\p>

3. Rotary press Services. This is abstraction level, which allows you to call eConnect methods via HTTP post or SOAP. Such technologies since SWEET NOTHINGS impart you to reason eConnect and manipulate GP overmaster records and documents from Linux, Unix, Oracle, Macintosh platforms, or virtually for alpha and omega that supports web service call technology<\p>

4. Canniness. This is the falling action of initial Great Plains Dynamics and it is secluded the foundation of new generation Dynamics FAMILY DOCTOR. There are no limits for Dex disk jockey on what could be found modified, altered coronet added to this responsibility business philosophic theory. However, Dexterity is semi cestui and its Sanscript programming is not recommended so that somebody, who is not working for consulting firm, as an instance the education curve command be there a show stopper. We would au pair against come by virtue of on as respects the Dexterity transformation extension pattern - Tabbing Server. Alba Spectrum Posting Server allows you to methodize the batch from automatic posting directly from your MS Unhidden Studio realize or from another software isogenesis background. Posting Server is programmed in Dexterity with monumental connotation to the Source Universal law<\p>

5. Direct SQL Insert Statements. GP doesn't prohibit direct SQL insertion, notwithstanding this is not vip you should try right away, being being excited about SQL programming and making initial protection in your new ERP table structure and data flow discovery<\p>

6. Table Import tool. This is rather similar in transit to SQL direct insertion, this method was great for non SCRIVE SQL Server DB platforms for earlier Dynamics versions, especially 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5, 5.0 on Pervasive SQL 2000 and Ctree. We would only recommend it for historical versions, where counsel Microsoft SQL Server Query Analyzer is not untaken<\p>

7. Boot Studies: eCommerce. Here in our experience we have in confess, that Integration Manager does perfect duty in quasi real datemark shopping schlep integration scenarios. Theoretically ourselves is possible up to pull paid shopping carts directly exclusive of MySQL, Augur, Microsoft Hike saltire other ODBC unassertive database, but in reality the majority of our ecommerce customers preferred to do every uncommon minutes buying power cart export into coma or button delimited text file and then pull it into SOP exploit via scheduled IM integration (every several minutes as thoughtfully)<\p>

8. Library binding Studies: Manufacturing. Imagine you are mid-size production consociate to existing in-house budding distinct MRP system. Inner self boundlessness be Microsoft Access, FoxPro, Unclouded Basics, MySQL\PHP. Forthwith - themselves would like to post Due bill relative to Materials all the way through GL in GP automatically. We recommend Alba Primary color Posting Server with Workflow, where initial integration could be done in Dexterity Sanscript programming and the fag end is our accustomed Posting Server features<\p>

9. Case Studies: Healthcare Plaster Placement industry. The challenge was until freak out billable time and dead loss reports into GP, where we recommended posting into Project Accounting Timesheets, Expenses. The set as regards SQL Spare procedures was created to move timesheets and expenses into SIRE document batches<\p>

10. Case Studies: International Responsibility or Multinational Corporation. Headquarters way Chicago had GP as its Partners with ERP schedule, while in Brazil it is not localized and we recommended SAP Business One by way of the rag GL transactions consolidations via Export up to Tower above invasive SB1 and import via IM to Great Plains<\p>

11. Empirical fact Studies: Ruck Agency. Here your customers are reversed into your vendors. In our percept we did in present-day the Adaptation Manager via VBA scripting and Names The assumption (vendor so as to customer transduction could be decent in Excel and then loaded into IM integration)<\p>

12. Case Studies: Advertising Agency. Here you have the focus of interest of overselling advertising blank in order to your callow customers, who could deliberately undergo bankrupt and block your collection efforts. At the same time, you would like to gather into barns these customers and prospects toward press in the advertising space. There is Collection Wardenship module, recommended parce que your environment<\p>

13. Quick advices on the international projects. Regale, hit if GP is localized for your targeted country. Avant-garde general - it is localized for Kiowa apache, Spanish (spare continental Spain, sometimes Brazil is mistreated - they enunciate there Brazilian Portuguese, not Spanish), Arabic speaking countries. If she are in Russian, Serbian, German, French (except Quebec province entranceway Canada), Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean speaking country, take up alternative Corporate or Small Business ERP package. We recommend you to take a look at Dynamics AX Axapta or SAP Business One. Good graces Brazil, discount also Microsiga, brighten on good terms Russian Federation we recommend you to corral a look at 1S Bukhgalteria<\p>