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Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP or former name Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise was originally written in specially created programming shell: Great Plains Software Dexterity.  

Dex in turn is written in C programming language, providing
certain level of computer platform independence in 1990th, where
this question was actual for Great Plains Software position on the MRP software
applications market.  Dexterity
architecture, especially considering current versions: 10.0, 9.0, 8.0 works on
Microsoft SQL Server platform through ODBC connection and in this small
publication we would like to give you initial highlights on Great Plains
troubleshooting:

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Traditionally, Microsoft Dynamics GP or former Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise customizations were programmed in Great Plains Dexterity, where you can make your screens working integrated into GP workstation and user security rules. 

Dexterity modifications are typically outsourced to Great Plains Technology Partner and Certified GP technical consultant.  If you are doing modifications on your own and your are technically comfortable with Great 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 would like to give your technical highlights:

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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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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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Microsoft Dynamics GP add-ons are often written in Great Plains Dexterity ? with new and sometimes alternative GP forms and windows where the buttons, have scripts and forms themselves have procedures and functions. 

These programming parts are written in Dex Sanscript programming language.  Sanscript is sort of proprietary scripting language, typically you can get Dex programmer from GP ISV and customization partners, you should check with your Great Plains VAR for details.  When newer Dynamics GP version is released, if you plan to update to it, you have to take into consideration Dex modification upgrade requirement.  In this small publication w would like to orient you what you could expect from technical side:

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Microsoft Dynamics GP add-ons are often written in Great Plains Dexterity ? with new and sometimes alternative GP forms and windows where the buttons, have scripts and forms themselves have procedures and functions. 

These programming parts are written in Dex Sanscript programming language.  Sanscript is sort of proprietary scripting language, typically you can get Dex programmer from GP ISV and customization partners, you should check with your Great Plains VAR for details.  When newer Dynamics GP version is released, if you plan to update to it, you have to take into consideration Dex modification upgrade requirement.  In this small publication w would like to orient you what you could expect from technical side:

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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.

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Scare stories. We’ve all heard them and we’ve all passed on a few, especially the tale of hawk-like hackers who can swoop on any data that’s sent across the Internet. If you use the Net, you’re asking for trouble. It’s as simple as that, isn’t it? No!

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Microsoft Dynamics GP, or also commonly known as Great Plains is Microsoft SQL Server database application and at the same time it has its own IDE and programming language, known as Great Plains Dexterity. 

Dexterity in turn is written on C as a shell.  Recent versions, such as 10.0, 9.0 are tightly integrated with Microsoft Outlook, plus version 10.0 has integration with Sharepoint and SQL Server Reporting Services (or SRS).  Having said that, however we would like to inform you that installation itself is streamlined and not overly difficult.  Let’s review:

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