| If your organization deploys GP Dynamics or | | | | with Windows .Net object model. However |
| eEnterprise ERP versions 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5, | | | | Great Plains eEnterprise and Dynamics had |
| 5.0 or 4.0 you should consider upgrade | | | | their own proprietary scripting language and |
| scenarios, plus you should also consider | | | | IDE - Great Plains Dexterity: DYNAMICS.DIC, |
| reenrollment into Microsoft Business | | | | DEX_ROW_ID, Dynamics.set, Dex.ini - these are |
| Solutions annual enhancement program to get | | | | Dex architecture components |
| license keys to newest versions, such as | | | | |
| 10.0, 9.0 and 8.0. Let's review the history | | | | 3. Version Update Technology. We should be |
| of Great Plains Software Dynamics MRP | | | | laconic as article genre dictates. If you |
| application to give you the idea where | | | | are on legacy DB platform, such as Ctree |
| Microsoft Dynamics stays nowadays, October | | | | Faircom or Pervasive SQL/Btrieve you should |
| 2007: | | | | be prepared to migrate to Microsoft SQL |
| | | | Server DB platform. If you are on GPA (Great |
| 1. Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions, | | | | Plains Accounting) for DOS or Windows, you |
| when Microsoft purchased Great Plains | | | | should consider migration to GP with some |
| Software, it is really the history now as it | | | | software price to be paid |
| is back to the beginning of 21st Century, it | | | | |
| created special subdivision, based in Fargo, | | | | 4. GP version 10.0 upgrade specifics. At |
| ND to support from there new Microsoft ERP | | | | this time GP 10.0 upgrade path requires |
| marketplace. Former GPS leader Doug Burgum | | | | specific service packs for version 9.0 and |
| became MBS CEO to lead Microsoft MRP | | | | 8.0 to applied first |
| expansion. Later on Microsoft acquired | | | | |
| Navision Software, Denmark based ERP | | | | 5. Customization upgrade. Great Plains |
| development company, and as doing so MS | | | | Dynamics had Dexterity customizations, where |
| became the owner of Navision, and Axapta. | | | | you have to have source code containing |
| Navision had and as of now has great | | | | DYNAMICS.DIC or EXTRACT.DIC - these |
| positions in European ERP market. Axapta as | | | | dictionaries should be submitted to your GP |
| Microsoft Dynamics AX is now promoted for | | | | development partner - Dexterity has Sanscript |
| large enterprises | | | | programming language and old version scripts |
| | | | need to be analyzed and upgraded by GP |
| 2. Great Plains Dexterity evolution. | | | | Dexterity developer |
| Microsoft has .Net platform, where such | | | | |
| programming languages as C# and VB play | | | | 6. |
| substantial role, being tightly integrated | | | | |