Great Plains Consultant: Sales Order Processing Setup and Customization

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

GP Customization: popular add-ons and Dex modification scenarios

Microsoft Great Plains or current name of this mid-market ERP is Dynamics GP has various development and programming options: Dexterity, eConnect, VBA/Modifier, SQL stored procedures openness, SDK for Microsoft Visual Studio developer to name few popular. 

The topic is very popular as more GP MRP and accounting systems are in process of being installed and implemented.  Special interest we expect from eCommerce developers, where such questions as automatic batch posting, Sales Order deposits application are very popular ones.

Great Plains Customization: how to Integrate Legacy Application with Dynamics GP

Microsoft Great Plains or current ERP name is Dynamics GP has various modification tools and SDKs.  Your diligence duty is to review them on the top level to understand which tool will do the best job in the specific case. 

Let’s begin reviewing tools in brief one by one, being sort of a bit technical, so it should be targeted to IT people, programmers and DBA:

Great Plains Customization: how to Integrate Legacy Application with Dynamics GP

Microsoft Great Plains or current ERP name is Dynamics GP has various modification tools and SDKs.  Your diligence duty is to review them on the top level to understand which tool will do the best job in the specific case. 

Let’s begin reviewing tools in brief one by one, being sort of a bit technical, so it should be targeted to IT people, programmers and DBA:

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