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 Warehouse Management Software for Microsoft Dynamics GP Highlights Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Friday, December 31, 2010 Warehouse Management System normally includes three functional parts: Inventory Replenishment, Order Fulfillment and internal Inventory Transactions. There are numerous brands available on the software market, where these WMS functions are implemented. The question often is posed about the integra...... FRx Balance Sheet Report when your Financial Year is not yet closed in Dynamics GP Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Wednesday, December 15, 2010 Well, there is popular Dynamics GP ISV product, named Balances Brought Forward, where you do not have to close unlimited number of historical years, and still see such nice features as GL Trial Balance reports with current open year balances. One of them is Balances Brought Forward. Of course, thi...... How to See GL Beginning Balances in Dynamics GP when your historical year is not closed Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Wednesday, December 15, 2010 Alba Spectrum Balances Brought Forward (BBF) add-on allows you to print such important reports as GL Trial Balance Summary and Detail and plus to refer to Account Open Year Summary Inquiry. Please, see the original article belowIf you are keeping past years open in Great Plains (current name Mi...... Warehouse Management for Microsoft Dynamics GP highlights from Alba Spectrum Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Wednesday, December 08, 2010 Modern Corporate ERP system implementation typically goes beyond the needs of accounting department, you may expect such cool features as Logistics, Supply Chain Management, EDI, eCommerce integration in one ERP application. Warehouse Management System is usually considered as part of so-called Sup...... Counterpoint to Dynamics GP Integration Scenarios, Great Plains in POS Implementation Notes Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Saturday, November 13, 2010 Counterpoint POS application from Radiant Systems is very popular among small and even midsize retailers, including non-for-profit organizations, such as parks, forest preserves, zoos, museums, stadiums, deli stores. In Counterpoint you can have pretty much all your POS devices, such as barcode las...... Alba Spectrum Dynamics GP Supply Chain Management: Implementation, Integration, Customization Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Thursday, November 11, 2010 Supply Chain Management automation for your Corporate ERP system in by all means very serious step and complex project. SCM often includes so-called Warehouse Management System in its core functionality, plus various extensions, usually based on Barcode laser scanning technologies. Sometimes SCM f...... Dynamics GP Michigan Implementation: Wholesale and Retail Trade - POS, Barcoding, WMS Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Wednesday, November 10, 2010 Alba Spectrum is launching Dynamics GP implementation, support and recovery services in Wholesale, EDI, Retail (Point of Sale) industry niches. We will be serving you from three locations in Western and Central Michigan, covering: St. Joseph, Benton Harbor, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Holland, South H...... Dynamics GP Implementation California: Wholesale and Retail Trade - POS, Barcoding, WMS Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Wednesday, November 10, 2010 Alba Spectrum is launching Dynamics GP implementation, support and recovery services in Wholesale, EDI, Retail (Point of Sale) industry niches. We will be serving you from three locations in Southern California: Los Angeles, Orange County/Irvine, San Diego, and San Francisco Silicone Valley service...... Dynamics GP in Supply Chain Management: WMS, Delivery Route Optimization Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Tuesday, November 09, 2010 Microsoft Dynamics GP is very popular and wide spread mid-market Corporate ERP platform, sometimes referred by its historical name Great Plains Dynamics. If you have it already implemented and now looking for the second phase, where you would like some of the Supply Chain Management features to be ...... Dynamics GP POS Implementation, Integration, Reporting: Counterpoint, MS RMS Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Monday, November 08, 2010 Microsoft Dynamics GP could be implemented as Corporate ERP application for the chain of retail stores, where Great Plains could do all the jobs, such as Restocking, Merchandise Count, Sales. What you typically also need in the retail outlet is Point Of Sale functionality – cash register with barco...... Dynamics GP Data Migration from Your Legacy Accounting Application Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Sunday, November 07, 2010 When you are implementing new Corporate ERP application, the question of the data conversion and migration is often on the top of the list. Sometimes your Information Technology department folks may tell you, if Dynamics GP is MS SQL Server based application, they should be able to convert all the ...... Microsoft Dynamics GP in Michigan Support: Barcoding, Warehouse Management System, EDI Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Friday, November 05, 2010 This article is adopted for Michigan ERP customers. Alba Spectrum Corporation serves Michigan customers from St. Joseph/Benton Harbor office, Andrew Karasev is Michigan based Great Plains Dynamics GP Consultant and Sales EngineerCorporate ERP application in Distribution and Wholesale industries...... Dynamics GP in Wholesale and Distribution: WMS, Barcode Scanning, EDI Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Friday, November 05, 2010 Corporate ERP application in Distribution and Wholesale industries often requires advanced barcoding technology deployment, especially in such operations as Order Fulfillment, Inventory Counts and Transfers, Merchandise Replenishment. These three are fundamentals of so-called Warehouse Management S...... Dynamics GP in Retail Industry: Implementation, Modules Selection, Point of Sale Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Thursday, October 28, 2010 This small and mid-size business Corporate ERP application is very flexible and has numerous add-ons, and external products, integrated with GP. You should make your homework, as it is a bit difficult to draw the line, where you want POS and Retail system to do the job and where Dynamics GP takes t...... Dynamics GP Point of Sale Extensions Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Tuesday, October 26, 2010 Microsoft Dynamics GP, or how it was known historically – Great Plains Dynamics doesn’t have native support for such POS devices as barcode laser scanners, signature capturing and credit card processing devices. Dynamics GP by its nature is Corporate ERP application, where you see such functionalit...... Dynamics GP in Small Manufacturing: Barcoding, WMS, Bill of Materials Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Monday, October 25, 2010 In small manufacturing business, you typically assembly on order relatively small number of customized items with high customer price attached. Under such conditions it is probably too complex to implement Dynamics GP manufacturing suite, better geared toward mass production and higher volume discr...... Dynamics GP Ecommerce Shopping Cart Transfer to SOP Document Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Sunday, October 24, 2010 If you are using Dynamics GP (or even its older version, when it was known as Great Plains Dynamics) and now you are thinking about exposing this Corporate ERP application to ecommerce shopping cart interface, you probably want shopping cart to be transformed into Sales Order Processing document. S...... Dynamics GP Support – Typical Support Issues and Their Resolutions Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Saturday, October 23, 2010 First of all, thank you for appealing to the internet search engine to get your Great Plains Dynamics GP technical issue resolved. If you have active Dynamics GP annual enhancement plan with Microsoft Business Solutions (and have access to do-called Customer Source), the first step in getting techn...... What to do if your Dynamics GP implementation was screwed Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Friday, October 22, 2010 First of all – there is not something unusual, when customer picks new mid-market Corporate ERP system and the implementation process leads to the over budget phase or simply the customer feels, it failed. The term “implementation” means that something new should be implanted in the body of your co...... Dynamics GP with Popular Shopping Carts Magento, ASP.Net Storefront Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Thursday, October 21, 2010 If you are committed to one of the popular ecommerce shopping cart platforms, such as Magento/PHP/Linux, or ASP.Net Storefront, we recommend you to keep your existing ecommerce website application. There are various options to integrate major shopping carts to such Corporate ERP application as Micr...... Dynamics GP as the Successor of Microsoft Small Business Financials/Small Business Manager Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Thursday, October 21, 2010 If you are on Microsoft Small Business Financials 9.0, 8.0, 7.5 or 7.0, then you have to face the decision on where to move in the short or midterm future. Small Business Financials is no longer supporter and the last version is SBF 9.0, from where you are recommended to move to Microsoft Dynamics ...... Dynamics GP Warehouse Management Automation Highlights Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Microsoft Dynamics GP, often also referred by its historical name Great Plains Dynamics, has numerous third party modules and add-ons, developed and supported by Microsoft Dynamics ISV partner network. If you are in the industry, where automated Warehouse operations are required, we recommend you t...... Dynamics GP Remote Support or How to Place Me Back to the Corporate ERP Data Entry Business Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Tuesday, October 19, 2010 Great Plains Dynamics or its current name Microsoft Dynamics GP – this ERP and MRP application is open to such support technologies as Remote Desktop connection, Web Session (Gotomeeting, for example), VPN (probably combined with RDC or remote desktop connection). When you are opening your desktop ...... Microsoft Dynamics GP Posting Recovery, what to do if your Batch Posting Crashed Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Tuesday, October 19, 2010 Historically Great Plains Dynamics, or how it is currently known – Microsoft Dynamics GP, this Corporate ERP application was open to data level custom programming and reporting. One of the tradeoffs is not complete transaction roll back. More specifically, Great Plains Dexterity uses cursor style ...... Dynamics GP and Barcoding Technology or How Forms Could Be Enabled for Barcode Scanning Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Friday, October 15, 2010 Modern Corporate ERP system is typically not something standalone, it is integrated with your manufacturing facility, warehouse, ecommerce, EDI, it is part of your Supply Chain Management, or you name it. Barcode scanners are driving force for modern distribution, wholesale and retail oriented ente...... Andrew Karasev Invites New Customers with Great Plains or Dynamics GP Integration Needs Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Thursday, October 14, 2010 Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration Manager is very powerful tool, however you may see the situation, when your Great Plains Consultants have hard time in designing the integration. We intend this article to be addressed to new Dynamics GP customers. Andrew should be available in Chicagoland, Wester...... Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration Manager Advanced ODBC Notes Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Thursday, October 14, 2010 Probably every Great Plains technical consultant knows how to build something like Sales Invoice integration, having two text files. One would be document header and the second one is document lines file. Link is based on Document number. However, what if you have only one file, where document nu...... Dynamics GP Barcoding Notes or How it Might be Implemented Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Thursday, October 14, 2010 Normally Barcode scanning for Microsoft Dynamics GP is implemented either in Dexterity Programmed POS, Warehouse Management Add-Ons, or it is outsourced to external Retail Systems (good example would be Microsoft RMS or Counterpoint), external WMS, Manufacturing or Supply Chain Management System. W...... Andrew Karasev, Great Plains Certified Master invites new customers in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Tuesday, October 12, 2010 Since January 2004 Alba Spectrum has its doors open for newcomers and recurring customers. Andrew and Alba Spectrum consulting and software development team were able to recover really hopeless Great Plains implementations, where customers were preparing to walk away and write off Great Plains soft...... Microsoft Dynamics GP Implementation Getting Second Opinion, plus Great Plains on Pervasive SQL Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Tuesday, October 12, 2010 Formerly this Corporate ERP application was known as Great Plains Dynamics, later on Microsoft Great Plains and then with introduction of Microsoft Dynamics project in 2005/2006 it was renamed into Microsoft Dynamics GP. Alba Spectrum supports all the versions of Great Plains ever released, startin...... Dynamics GP in Distribution: Warehouse Management System and Supply Chain Management Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Sunday, October 10, 2010 Microsoft Dynamics GP formerly was popular under Great Plains Dynamics name. This mid-market Corporate ERP application is powerful and at the same time very flexible. Being matured ERP, GP also has large number of so-called Add-ons, or in other words custom modules, created and supported through s...... Andrew Karasev invites Great Plains Accounting for DOS or Windows 9.5, 9.2 and earlier customers Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Saturday, October 09, 2010 Andrew is supporting Great Plains customers since 1995. He was recognized as Great Plains Certified Master in 2003 and since then Andrew was working on his certification level, career path and the credentials of Alba Spectrum Corporation. As Certified master Andrew did his concentration on Great P...... Dynamics GP and POS Options for Retail Store Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Saturday, October 09, 2010 If you are looking for your new Corporate ERP application, and you are in Retail business: Deli, Asian food, Small to mid-size retail outlets, we would like to give you initial highlights on how Microsoft Dynamics GP could be implemented. We will describe three options: Microsoft RMS, POS Add-on fo...... ODBC Connection to Great Plains Accounting for DOS and Windows 9.5 and 9.2 Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Friday, October 08, 2010 This topic is actual for Crystal Reports Designer or IT professional who is trying to export records from legacy Corporate ERP application – Great Plains Accounting for DOS or Windows. GPA was Btrieve based accounting application, and if you are still using it, you may move it to something like Win...... Dynamics GP Custom Development: Dexterity, eConnect, Extender, SQL, MS Visual Studio Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Thursday, October 07, 2010 First of all, please note, that if you used to contract Great Plains Dexterity programmer for virtually the majority of the industry verticals and horizontal GP business logic alterations, nowadays, when Great Plains is matured Corporate ERP application, there are tons of Dynamics GP ISV add-ons. H...... Dynamics GP POS Extensions and Implementation Options Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Wednesday, October 06, 2010 If you are looking to implement Microsoft Dynamics GP in retail or small-lot-wholesale business, we would like to share with you our experience in this area. ERP software typically doesn’t provide POS devises support, such as Barcode scanners, Signature Capture devices, POS Customer monitor. Each ...... Dynamics GP Data Repair or how to place me back to the business with my Great Plains Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Saturday, October 02, 2010 Microsoft Dynamics GP or its predecessor Great Plains Dynamics on MS SQL Server, Pervasive SQL 2000 /Btrieve and Ctree are open on the database level for possible surgery. This is different from three tiers applications, such as SAP R3 or Axapta, where you cannot just go to the database querying to...... Dynamics GP in Simple Manufacturing, what if Bill of Materials does the job? Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Friday, October 01, 2010 If you just need some features of discrete manufacturing and do not really have to account for such “hi-end” functionalities as Manufacturing Floor Planning, Quality Assurance, we recommend you to review distribution version of Bill of Materials. Simple or small-scale manufacturing oriented busines...... Dynamics GP in Retail Chain: POS, Barcoding, Logistics Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Thursday, September 30, 2010 Microsoft Dynamics GP is also referred as Great Plains Dynamics by GP user community. In Retail business you typically have such challenging requirements to your future Corporate ERP system, as POS (Point of Sale terminals, usually cash register with barcode scanner, coupon printer, credit/debit ca...... Microsoft Dynamics GP FRx: Installing, Implementing, Supporting Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Alba Spectrum is trying to provide best of the art Dynamics GP and FRx support USA, Canada nationwide. We are also happy to rescue you from failed Great Plains implementations, data conversions, integrations, customizations. Great Plains Dynamics GP consulting is typically associated with high lev...... Microsoft Dynamics GP Reseller Warehouse Management System Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Microsoft Dynamics GP, or how it was known Great Plains Dynamics (before the Great Plains Software acquisition by Microsoft and later on introduction of Microsoft Dynamics project) is sold, implemented and supported via Microsoft Business Solutions Dynamics Partner channel. MBS provides technical s...... Dynamics GP Warehouse Management System Implementation Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Warehouse Management System or WMS in abbreviation is barcoding based software, where you typically automate such routines as Order Fulfillment, Inventory Replenishment, Inventory Transfers and AdjustmentsWe assume that at this point you are committed to Microsoft Dynamics GP Corporate ERP platf...... Dynamics GP in Landscaping Supply Business: How to Automate Bamboo Palm Sales Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Monday, September 27, 2010 Landscaping Supply business is typically mid-size one and you have to order your merchandize (Bushes, Birch trees, Bamboo Palms, Concord Grapes, etc.). Landscaping is very competitive business and Corporate ERP system implementation might be critical in breaking through. Microsoft Dynamic GP is th...... Microsoft Dynamics GP Electronic Commerce Shopping Cart Integration Options - Alba Spectrum Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Monday, September 27, 2010 Choosing the right Corporate ERP and eCommerce consultant is one of the key success factors in developing your IT infrastructure. Alba Spectrum provides USA, Canada natinwide service with special attention to Country side businesses and larger enterprises. If you prefer local walk in consulting se...... Supporting Dynamics GP Nationwide via Web Sessions and Phone Conferences Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Sunday, September 26, 2010 If you are somewhere in the USA countryside and have to wait your local Microsoft Dynamics GP consultant to drive out onsite several hours (plus you have to pay for the trip and probably slightly reduced consulting rates for the guy to simply drive his car). Come on, we are in the XXI century and in...... Dynamics GP Integration Manager Data Conversion and Migration Cases Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Sunday, September 26, 2010 The article is just below. Alba Spectrum provides nationwide Dynamics GP Support in USA, Canada, Plus we are available locally in Chicago, South Western Michigan, Southern California, Houston and Dallas areas of TexasIf you are Microsoft Dynamics GP functional of technical consultant, you pr...... Dynamics GP South Western Michigan Support: Benton Harbor, Saint Joseph Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Friday, September 24, 2010 Alba Spectrum Corporation is opening its office in St. Joseph, effective June 2010 with the goal to serve Microsoft Dynamics GP new and existing customers, including historical versions: Great Plains Dynamics on MS SQL Server, MSDE, Pervasive SQL 2000/Btrieve/Ctree and Great Plains Accounting for DO...... Dynamics GP California Consulting, Technical and Functional Support Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Friday, September 24, 2010 Microsoft Dynamics GP is matured mid-market Corporate ERP system, which fits to the majority of industries and business niches. In some percentage of internet searches it is also referred as Great Plains Dynamics/eEnterprise (this was official name prior to Great Plains Software acquisition by Micr...... Microsoft Dynamics GP in Retail and Small Wholesale: Implementation, Integration, Barcoding Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Thursday, September 23, 2010 Microsoft Dynamics GP fits to the majority of mid-market and smaller enterprises, it has variety of modules, including suites: Distribution, Manufacturing, HR, Financial. Plus in Dynamics GP (formerly it was known as Great Plains Dynamics, prior to Great Plains Software acquisition by Microsoft) th...... Great Plains eEnterprise Upgrade, Migration, Support Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Monday, September 20, 2010 Prior to the days, when Great Plains Software was acquired by Microsoft (to form Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions, later renamed simply to Microsoft Business Solutions and later on to Microsoft Dynamics subdivision) eEnterprise was high-end or luxury version of Great Plains Dynamics, this w...... Alba Spectrum Great Plains Accounting on Windows7: Compatibility, Installation, Support Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Monday, September 20, 2010 If you still have this old Great Plains Accounting for DOS or Windows (archaic Windows application, based on old Windows event driven model and primitive graphical interface), we tried to deploy it on Windows7 and results are presented in this publication. If you are not aware, you may redeploy GPA...... Intellisol Project Accounting and Advanced Purchase Order Processing Support and Migration Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Friday, September 17, 2010 Intellisol International was very popular as extension (or as it was in old-good-days referred as Great Plains Satellite application) with such modules as Advanced Purchase Order Processing, Project Accounting and Intellisol Extensions. We do remember the days when our consultants passed very respe...... Microsoft Dynamics GP Purchase Order Processing as Part of WMS Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Thursday, September 16, 2010 Alba Spectrum is committed to support Dynamics GP Warehouse Management, SCM, Consignment, Logistics customers, where Barcoding technology is the key of successMicrosoft Dynamics GP (formerly known as Great Plains Dynamics) mid-market Corporate ERP application is often used in Distribution, Suppl...... Great Plains Intellisol Advanced POP migration service Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 Intellisol International story is really a sad one. In our opinion Great Plains Software in time should of pick Intellisol Project Accounting and Advanced Purchase Order Processing to be incorporated into Dynamics.Dic dictionary. History was different and GPS negotiated the deal with Manila based ...... Great Plains Accounting for DOS, Windows or Mac Support Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 This archaic (really legacy as it was released initially in 1980th) Corporate ERP application is still serving some number of businesses USA, Canada nationwide. In our research (based on approximately 50 customers and GPA leads), surprisingly enough but around 90% are using Great Plains DOS interfa...... Alba Spectrum Dynamics GP Wholesale Distribution Implementation and Support Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 When you are doing your next Corporate ERP platform selection, you should prepare really detailed checklist or the features you want to see, or the options how these features could be realized. Microsoft Dynamics GP was also historically known as Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise, this is mid-m...... Alba Spectrum Dynamics GP Supply Chain Management Add-Ons: WMS, Barcoding, EDI, Manufacturing Workflow Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Monday, September 13, 2010 One of the key elements of SCM theory is the concept of Warehouse Management System, where you open your Corporate ERP application forms and transactions to barcoding technology. There are various definitions of SCM, some of them also emphasize manufacturing and parts restocking and in-time deliver...... Alba Spectrum Microsoft Dynamics GP for Mid-Size Distributor: Implementation, Extensions Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Sunday, September 12, 2010 Great Plains Dynamics got its new name several years ago – now it is Microsoft Dynamics GP. Being matured and very flexible mid-market Corporate ERP application, Dynamics GP should be a good fit for challenging requirements in nationwide and international distribution: Warehouse Management System, ...... Alba Spectrum Microsoft Dynamics GP WMS: Fulfillment, Restocking, Adjustment Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Saturday, September 11, 2010 Warehouse Management System for mid-market Corporate ERP application might look too expensive, especially external one. Typical external WMS has very rich functionality and often is comparable or surpassing by its price (including implementation consulting hours) mid-market ERP software licenses an...... Microsoft Dynamics GP Support via Web Session or Remote Desktop Connection Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Friday, September 10, 2010 Modern conferencing, web session and VOIP technologies are amazingly advanced and you could save tons of budgeted toward telephone cost, television expenses and other budget items if you review current options, available from such providers as Citrix/Gotomeeting. Corporate ERP application support b...... Michigan Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration with MS RMS (Retail Management System) and POS Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Friday, September 10, 2010 Providing Dynamics GP or former Great Plains Dynamics/eEnterprise technical and functional support and consulting in Western Michigan, Northern Indiana from our office in Saint Joseph, MI. Special attention to Dynamics GP and Microsoft RMS customers, who are not happy with their system support, dat...... Alba Spectrum Microsoft Dynamics GP and RMS Integration Options Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Friday, September 10, 2010 If you are working in retail business and plan to deploy Microsoft RMS as your Point of Sale and Store Management system with back office on Microsoft Dynamics GP, this orientation is for you. You may be already ware that there is integration (Great Plains Dexterity add-on), which comes with Great ...... Alba Spectrum Dynamics GP Maintenance and Typical Support Issues Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Thursday, September 09, 2010 Current version Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010/11.0 as well as previous one – version 10.0 and even 9.0 are very reliable and do not require special routines, besides normal SQL maintenance plans. You, as IT director or networking engineer, should be sure that at least you have all your Great Plains da...... Dynamics GP in Western Michigan Full Service: Licenses Sale, Implementation, Integration Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Tuesday, September 07, 2010 Alba Spectrum Corporation is in Great Plains Dynamics and now Microsoft Dynamics GP consulting business since 1994. We carry consultants with master level of Dynamics GP certification, both in technical and functional consulting paths. Alba Spectrum serves you from strategic location in St. Joseph...... Alba Spectrum Dynamics GP Tech Support Covering All the Versions Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Monday, September 06, 2010 Microsoft Dynamics GP versions 2010/11.0, 10.0 and 9.0 are covered by Microsoft Business Solutions technical support team. This is current as of September 2010, however tech support for version 9.0 will expire in earlier 2011, so plan upgrade activity accordingly. There is one requirement – your o...... Alba Spectrum Dynamics GP Electronic Commerce: Shopping Cart Selection, Implementation Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Sunday, September 05, 2010 Ecommerce might be nowadays a must, especially for mid-size wholesaler (Business2Business ecommerce scenario) or retailer (Business2Customer). Ecommerce might be only one part of the whole solution, the second part would probably be Warehouse Management System, where ecommerce originated customer o...... Alba Spectrum Linux eCommerce Integration to Dynamics GP Scenario Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Saturday, September 04, 2010 First of all we have to say, that it is not about Magento shopping cart. This publication is about real implementation of Microsoft Dynamics GP version 10.0, integrated in quasi real time with custom PHP/MySQL ecommerce website. Ecommerce application itself was coded in PHP by in-house programmers...... Alba Spectrum Dynamics GP Warehouse Automation: Fulfillment, Transfers, Restocking Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Friday, September 03, 2010 Microsoft Dynamics GP, or how it was historically known Great Plains Dynamics, is very robust mid-market Corporate ERP application, with rich Distribution business logic. It should be a good fit for the company with extensive and even complex Logistics and Warehouse related operations. We will rev...... FRX Dynamics GP Consolidation in Financial Reporting Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Thursday, September 02, 2010 If you plan to deploy Microsoft Dynamics GP for large organization, including multinational corporation with international subsidiaries (where multicurrency is important), we would like to give you initial highlights. There is special tool: Enterprise Reporting (often referred as Solver) – this too...... Alba Spectrum Dynamics GP Technical Support Overview and FAQ Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Tuesday, August 31, 2010 If you have Microsoft Dynamics GP implemented as your Corporate ERP application, or plan to acquire it in the near future, it is good idea to review support options. The first thing to is probably to discuss technical support plans and hourly rates with your Microsoft Dynamics GP Partner, implement...... Alba Spectrum Dynamics GP for Project Organization: Implementation, Support, Integration Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Monday, August 30, 2010 Microsoft Dynamics GP, or how it was originally known Great Plains Dynamics, is good and flexible mid-market Corporate ERP platform. It has multiple native modules to fit majority of the industries, including Project Accounting module, which should be a good fit for project firm. You can definitel...... Selecting Warehouse Management System for Dynamics GP – Alba Spectrum Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Sunday, August 29, 2010 We are offering you Andrew Karasev Alba Spectrum Dynamics GP consultant and certified master original article directly from our website http://www.albaspectrum.com also you can read our publications from our informational portal Pegas Planet http://www.pegasplanet.com WMS software licenses and...... Alba Spectrum Microsoft Dynamics GP Assembly Automation Notes Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Sunday, August 29, 2010 When we are talking about assembly (or simple manufacturing, production) in relation to such mid-market Corporate MRP/ERP application as Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains, we do not expect complex implementation and user training, often associated with full featured Manufacturing suite of modules. ...... Microsoft Dynamics GP Manufacturing Implementation, Conversion and Support Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Saturday, August 28, 2010 Alba Spectrum provides Great Plains Dynamics GP implementation, customization, reporting, data conversion services with emphasis on Manufacturing, Warehouse Management, Barcoding, Supply Chain Management Formerly this Corporate MRP/ERP application was known as Great Plains Dynamics. Microsoft D...... Dynamics GP in Manufacturing and Logistics: Implementation, Procedures Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Thursday, August 26, 2010 Modern Corporate MRP and ERP systems are typically very flexible and have unlimited potential to be implemented in various business environments. However, being adaptable often means for you that you should expect reasonable consulting budget for your Microsoft Dynamics GP (assuming here that you a...... Microsoft Dynamics GP Support: Dexterity, FRx, Crystal Reports, VBA with Modifier, Integration Manager Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Alba Spectrum, traditional leader in Great Plains Dynamics technology consulting, is ready to recover legacy Great Plains Dexterity customizations, perform Dynamics GP version upgrade up to current version 2010/11.0 (all the modules, including FRx reporting, Dynamics GP ISV add-ons) from all known v...... Alba Spectrum opens office in Berrien County Michigan: Benton Harbor, St. Joseph Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Monday, August 16, 2010 Alba Spectrum opens office in Berrien County Michigan: Benton Harbor, St. Joseph – Great Plains Dynamics GP Support for local MI businessesAccording to Andrew Karasev, who is Alba Spectrum founding partner, we support all the versions, where you see the logo of Great Plains or Microsoft Dynamics...... Alba Spectrum Microsoft Dynamics GP Logistics Add-Ons and Custom Programming Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Monday, August 16, 2010 If you are looking for new Corporate ERP for the business, where Supply Chain Management processes automation is required, we would like to give you the highlights on Microsoft Dynamics GP, formerly popular under Great Plains Dynamics name. Besides standard Financial set of modules, such as General...... Dynamics GP Transfer from One Server to Another, Plus Great Plains Select and Accounting for DOS, Windows Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Sunday, August 15, 2010 From time to time you may have the need to move your Corporate ERP application to another server, often due to hardware issues or obsolescence of the old server. Let’s review various situations and migration scenarios, including recent version Dynamics GP 2010 as well as older versions: 10.0, 9.0, ...... Alba Spectrum Linux PHP to Dynamics GP Integration Scenarios Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Saturday, August 14, 2010 Since the time, when Great Plains Software Dynamics Corporate ERP and MRP application was acquired by Microsoft, newly formed Microsoft Business Solutions (initially Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions) turned to the natural route of driving out non-Microsoft OS and DB platforms. Initially Gr...... Integrating POS with Dynamics GP: Microsoft RMS, Counterpoint Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Friday, August 13, 2010 POS terminal is typically based on Barcode scanning technology, where Great Plains Dynamics is more about Accounting and Warehouse Management. We recommend you to consider specialized Retail software, such as Microsoft RMS or Counterpoint to help you with POS terminals and then integrate POS transa...... Alba Spectrum Help with Dynamics GP Ecommerce Implementation Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Thursday, August 12, 2010 Electronic Commerce is something everyone from IT world is talking about, it is definitely the feature you should have or should have in the near future. The realities of modern Corporate ERP applications might be a bit disappointing, as e-commerce features might be in development mode or out-of-th...... Deploying Microsoft Dynamics GP for Distribution and Wholesale Industry Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Microsoft Dynamics GP, or how it was known in the past – Great Plains Dynamics is mid-market Corporate ERP platform with rich business logic and modules to choose for various industries and niches. This small publication is concentrating on Distribution, Supply Chain Management, usually required fo...... Alba Spectrum When To Consider Upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics GP versions 2010/11.0 Recent News | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Tuesday, August 10, 2010 If you are on one of the supported versions of Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP, such as 10.0 and 9.0 and you would like to upgrade to GP 2010 (released in April 2010 and promoted on Convergence 2010 in Atlanta) the question when to update is very legitimate. There is no generic answer and it depends on y...... Alba Spectrum Dynamics GP EDI Implementation on File Transfer Manager Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Electronic Document Interchange (EDI) is very popular and often required if you are purchasing parts of finished units from large manufacturers and nationwide distributors. On the other hand there are EDI integration products, typically available for major Corporate ERP applications. These EDI add...... We Support all Versions of Great Plains Dynamics GP: 2010, 10, 9.0, 8.0, 7.5, 7.0, 6.0 and earlier Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Sunday, August 08, 2010 If you are excited about just released version Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 (often referred as version 11.0) – it is probably not too difficult to locate Dynamics GP Partner or Consultant, who is ready to install and deploy it for your organization. But, how about being on something really historical...... Great Plains Dynamics GP Second Opinion: How to Recover Failed Implementation Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Sunday, August 08, 2010 Well, if you are reading these lines, first of all we have to reassure that you are not the first one and not the last one. Microsoft Dynamics GP is mid-market Corporate ERP application, where you should expect reasonable level of GP consultant expertise and at least several years of experience (pr...... Great Plains Accounting Support in Michigan and USA Nationwide Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Saturday, August 07, 2010 Alba Spectrum provides local support for Great Plains Accounting and all versions of Great Plains Dynamics GP: 2010/11.0, 10.0, 9.0, 8.0, 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5, 5.0 and earlier. Plus we serve you USA nationwide and internationailly via web sessions and phones conferencesGPA for DOS, Windows and Ma...... Alba Spectrum WMS for Dynamics GP Barcode Scanners which one to chose? Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Friday, August 06, 2010 Alba Spectrum Warehouse Management System is open for the variety of Barcode scaning devices. Please, follow the guidelines of this article to decide on the fectures of your new scannersIf you are investing in the Warehouse Management System for your Corporate ERP application, such as Microsoft...... Alba Spectrum Microsoft Dynamics GP Typical EDI Integration Product Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Thursday, August 05, 2010 If you are looking for EDI or generic POS/Retail/eCommerce real or quasi real time integration solutions, this article is for youThere are canned EDI (Electronic Document Interchange) products available from several Microsoft Dynamics ISVs. Sometimes you may run into the situation, when you d...... Microsoft Dynamics GP and Barcode Scanning: what you need to know Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Wednesday, August 04, 2010 There are some underwater stones on the way to enable barcoding for your favorite Corporate ERP application, such as Microsoft Dynamics GP. Please, do not rush to the computer hardware store to purchase the cheapest barcode scanner available, first understand your options. Barcoding technology req...... Alba Spectrum When to Upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010/11 Innovative vs. Conservative approach Technology | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Tuesday, August 03, 2010 Some new features of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010, also initially referred as GP 11.0. Currently in August 2010 we are in sort of limbo economy and upgrade budget should be allocated rather conservatively. We would characterize version 2010 as innovative in the sense of user interface, bulk invoice ...... 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Alba Spectrum Dynamics GP and Barcoding Technology Notes Computers | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Friday, July 16, 2010 Microsoft Dynamics GP or how it was known in earlier 2000th and 1990th Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise is mid-market Corporate ERP platform. Great Plains is mostly Financial, ERP, MRP and HR software, while such applications as Microsoft RMS, Counterpoint should be dealing with Barcoding hard...... Alba Spectrum Dynamics GP Posting Solution or Automatic Batch Posting Recent News | Alba Spectrum Corporation | Friday, July 16, 2010 If you are enthusiast of ecommerce programming, EDI, or any generic data feeding to Microsoft Dynamics GP and you want all the processing to be done automatically this publication is the step in the right direction. As powerful mid-market Corporate ERP platform with reasonable openness for customiz......
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