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Philosophy. Contemporary company deploys unique business processes and ERP consulting partner is here to provide solution, helping company lead in its market niche. In our opinion, excellent MRP functional knowledge should be supplemented by state-of-the-art technical expertise: GP Dexterity, eConnect, Integration Manager, SQL Scripting, FRx, Crystal, SRS. If required, we should be in good position to advance functional design with integrations, customizations and reporting - to give you technologically feasible solutions for years to come

Industry Solutions. Our clients capitalize on our over 12 years of ERP systems implementation on various platforms. MRP platforms come and go, but businesses stay on the market to serve their clients. Consulting company is not an exemption - in the long run we understand that industry expertise is the key. Alba Spectrum offers solutions for the following industry segments:

Service industry with technician time & materials billing
Manufacturing & Logistics, assembly and bill of materials
e-Commerce integration with ERP backoffice: financials & distribution
Warehouse management, barcoding, inventory control
Transportation, cargo tracking, shipping & receiving
Government & non-profit
Retail transactions integration to ERP

We serve USA nationwide from offices in Chicago and Houston, software development factories in Manila, Sao Paulo

ERP Platforms. We combine specific MRP expertise with cross-platform development & deployment

Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains fits to the majority of mid-size businesses in USA
SAP Business One – this solution is localized for such lucrative emerging markets as Latin America and Brazil – we recommend it as entry point ERP for new subsidiaries with integration to headquarters ERP
Microsoft CRM. Being relatively intuitive product itself, it however requires professional expertise in data conversion, upgrade, integration with legacy systems and MRP – check with us if these are your issues

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GP Business Portal

Great Plains Accounting for DOS & Windows

Microsoft CRM

SAP Business One

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RMS-GP Integration
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Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP successfully serves mid-size and large companies as their accounting and for smaller organizations MBS offers Microsoft Small Business Financials. Microsoft Dynamics GP, which is current name of former Great Plains Dynamics is sold and implemented through Value Added Resel...

Microsoft Dynamics GP software licenses sale, implementation with business processes mapping and customization specs, reports design, initial and on-going data conversion and migration, integration with legacy systems, including EDI, precise user training and following ERP day-to-day support, also i...

If you are implementing Microsoft Dynamics GP in your organization and you would like to do some data conversion from your old accounting or ERP application, then you should consider several levels of data migration and their feasibility. As we come through numerous data massage and migration cases...

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP, current version is 10.0 has a list of pretty robust modification and development tools, including Microsoft Dexterity, eConnect, SDK for Visual Studio Programmer, SQL stored procedures and views, VBA with Modifier. Plus you can deploy integration tools, such as GP Integra...

Microsoft Dynamics GP programming and software development is typical as GP ERP system itself is for wide variety of businesses: manufacturing, shipping ...

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP could be pretty efficiently supported remotely on the case by case basis and via such technologies as web session, remote desktop connection, VPN. Great Plains is based on Microsoft technologies: .Net, SQL Server, Dexterity, SRS, Sharepoint and all these are hosted in Wind...

Microsoft Dynamics GP is successor of former Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise, current GP version is 10.0. Since the time when GP became exclusively available on MS SQL Server DB platform only (since version 8.0), reporting tools for Great Plains gained new one: Microsoft SQL Server Reporting...

Great Plains Dynamics GP has long history of custom programming, business logic adaptation, integrating scenarios, EDI, reporting. When you are implementing ERP for mid-size modern business, you often mean to cross the borders of pure accounting system and integrate it with MRP, warehouse managemen...

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 an...

Microsoft Dynamics GP has large number of installations and successfully implemented for various industries: wholesale, retail, transportation ...

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 technic...

Microsoft Dynamics GP has various customization options and tools, which should fit to your specific modification need. However as typical mid-market ERP it requires tools research prior to performing custom programming. Let's quickly review the tools:1.eConnect. This is the most modern and...

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP system is targeted to mid-size businesses, and Small Business Financials is for smaller companies. It is common norm on the MRP market, when mid-size accounting software requires professional installing, support, data migration and reports design. Microsoft Business Solut...

New name for Great Plains is Microsoft Dynamics GP, current version 10.0 as of summer 2008. In order to be prepared to customize Dynamics GP you should familiarize yourself as software programmer with development tools and their features. In this small article we would like to give you highlights...

Microsoft Dynamics GP installing process is straight forward and simple if your company deploys versions 10.0 or 9.0. If you are still on earlier version or on Pervasive SQL or Ctree: 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5 or 5.0 - then installation requires either to be done by professional consultant or GP support p...

When Microsoft acquired Great Plains Software and then integrated Great Plains into so-called Microsoft Dynamics ERP products family as Dynamics GP, modification tools became more Microsoft and .Net oriented, as you could expect. However in the initial design in earlier 1990th Great Plains Dynamics...

Microsoft Dynamics GP has established set of modules to fit to the majority of business types in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Spanish speaking South America. In this small article we would like to give you features and examples of implementing Project Accounting module:...

Microsoft Dexterity or former name is Great Plains Dexterity is Integrated Development Environment and programming language (Sanscript). Current version of Microsoft Dynamics GP is 10.0 and software programmers have broader number of customization tools: eConnect, SQL scripting, Visual Studio SDK,...

Microsoft Dynamics GP, current version 10.0 as of June 2008 is pretty flexible platform if you are looking for modifications, custom modules programming, add-ons and extensions. As many mid-size ERP GP has multiple customizing tools and you have to get some excurse into each one of them to select t...

So far we saw multiple requests from small ERP customers would are comfortable with such technologies as Microsoft Windows 2003/2008 server, MS SQL Server 2005 and their IT people, consultants or contractors are reasonably good in understanding accounting, ERP and MRP processes. At this time, July...

SAP B1 is really innovative ERP, dedicated to small business with great ambitions: MRP, discrete manufacturing or production, CRM, advanced warehouse management and inventory (pack and ship), service contracts (including functionality for creative warranty contracts and even rentals), HR with its ab...

Microsoft Dynamics GP has all the advantages of reporting tools, available for Microsoft Windows in General (Crystal Reports writer is good example of industry reporting tool), .Net platform (here we would like to mention SRS or MS SQL Server Reporting Services), and application specific and recomme...

Microsoft Dynamics GP, or former name Great Plains Software Dynamics/eEnterprise is currently available on MS SQL Server platform only. In the past this ERP application was available on Pervasive SQL and Ctree, including version for Mac (server was typically hosted in Windows hardware with Ctree/Fa...

USA 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918help@albaspectrum.com Microsoft Great Plains - ERM from Microsoft Business Solutions and formerly Great Plains Software is pretty generic with its standard set of modules: GL, BR, AR, AP, IV, SOP, POP and US Payroll. However, having about twelve years of implem...

1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918, help@albaspectrum.com Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains, former Great Plains Software Dynamics and eEnterprise are Dexterity-written applications. Also small business line: Microsoft Small Business Manager or Small Business Financials is written in Dexte...

Alba Spectrum Group, USA/Canada: 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918, help@albaspectrum.com skype: albaspectrum Microsoft Dynamics GP or former Great Plains has large selection of development and programming tools. As technical consultant you should decide on the customization scope, life time expec...

Microsoft Business Solutions, for its Axapta - Dynamics AX product line, introduced version upgrade (including customization) option through 10 strategic partners, located offshore in India and China. At this point of time, Axapta is targeting larger clients in general, where GP with its broad lega...

New ERP and budgeting for it is normal process and from time to time you should undertake such adventures. Microsoft Dynamics GP MRP application is targeted to mid-size and in some cases small businesses. If you would like to compare competition, please call to Accpac, MAS 90 and SAP Business One...

If you are looking for seasonal Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP software license purchase, installation, implementation, data conversion, current business processes mapping with potentially possible business logic modification, and even moderate or major customization, our consultants are happy t...

Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com help@albaspectrum.com 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918 If you are eCommerce programmer and plan to dive into Microsoft Great Plains e-commerce web design and software development world, we recommend you some initial topics to consider as preliminary...

Microsoft Dynamics GP reporting is essential part of GP implementation and post production ERP support. As for typical mid-size MRP application, you should expect multiple reporting tools, especially if you think about reports genre: financial reporting, business processes specific reports, etc. A...

Nowadays Microsoft Great Plains or any other ERP application should be rather considered as the platform for integration of your peripheral applications: CRM, eCommerce, Custom Sales Order Processing, EDI (Electronic Document Interchange) and others. Plus of-the-shelf available business logic often...

Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com http://www.clfsolutions.com help@albaspectrum.com 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918 Alba Spectrum Group helps US and Canada businesses in GP integration, customization, user training, data migration ...

Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com help@albaspectrum.com 1-866-528-0577 It is normal to switch over from one MRP system to another. ERP as any other computer application has its life cycle. When you switch from legacy system to Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains - one of the firs...

Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP version 10.0 is out there and a lot of existing GP customers are in the process of version upgrade. In the case when you have Microsoft Dexterity customization or modification, you should deploy professional Dexterity developer to help you with custom logic update...

Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com help@albaspectrum.com 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918 If you are integrating Microsoft Great Plains with you existing e-commerce front application, you are more likely deploying Microsoft Dynamics GP eConnect. This tool allows you to create or upd...

Each ERP system should be considered as the platform, which could be tuned to fit your company business processes through custom programming, integration, reporting and existing logic modification. Microsoft Dynamics GP isn't exception and in this small article we would like to come through typical...

Alba Spectrum Group: http://www.albaspectrum.com help@albaspectrum.com 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918 In addition to traditional ERP success factors, we would like to give you specific highlights, which should allow you to support technical side of Microsoft Great Plains, minimize system down ti...

Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com help@albaspectrum.com 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918 Microsoft Great Plains Alba Spectrum posting server, which is built upon Microsoft Dexterity source code and allows you to deploy GP Dexterity posting engine to post SOP, POP, RM, PM, GL and oth...

When you are thinking about implementing, upgrading or in general supporting Microsoft Dynamics GP for your organization, you should know that these services are provided through Microsoft Business Solutions channel partners. MBS can provide generic technical support, however when you are thinking...

Microsoft Dynamics GP version 10.0 advanced such new technologies as eConnect in and this seems to be general trend to walk away from proprietary tools, such as Microsoft Dexterity to Microsoft specific platforms, such as .Net, COM and MS SQL Server Stored Procedures, as you know eConnect core cont...

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP implementation process is similar to other mid-market accounting and MRP products: GP partner selection and sales cycle, business processes mapping, customization design if required, reports. Then you go to the actions: Microsoft Dynamics GP software licenses purchase, GP...

Microsoft Great Plains as mid-size ERP requires professional approach to be implemented in mid-size organization. In this small article we would like to orient you, assuming that you are controller, IT director, or even programmer responsible for GP project. Servicing relatively complex MRP system...

Microsoft Dynamics GP is Microsoft Windows and MS SQL Server application, it is heavily integrated with Microsoft Sharepoint and MS Office stack of products. If your Sales Processing system is based in Linux Redhat and is MySQL ...

Microsoft Dynamics GP is successor of Great Plains Software Dynamics and eEnterprise ERP application, and Crystal Reports was always the reporting tool of the choice for Dynamics. Historically GP Dynamics was available on Pervasive SQL and Ctree platform, where Crystal Reports were limited, due to...

Alba Spectrum Group. http://www.albaspectrum.com help@albaspectrum.com 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918 Midsize businesses are relocating to convenient locations along highway 55: Romeoville, Plainfield, Joliet and consulting companies are catching up to be out there to provide ERP implemen...

Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com help@albaspectrum.com 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918 Alba Spectrum is traditional Great Plains Software Dexterity customization development partner in USA with development facilities in Naperville, Chicago, Houston, Manila Philippines and it...

Alba Spectrum Group. http://www.albaspectrum.com help@albaspectrum.com 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918 If you are on old Great Plains versions: 9.0, 8.0, 7.5, 7.0, 6.0 or even 5.5 or 5.0 - you may decide to upgrade. If you are on non MS SQL Server platform, such as Pervasive SQL, Ctree/Faircomm...

If you are looking for Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP Dexterity, ReportWriter, Crystal Reports, eConnect, SQL Stored Procedures, C...

Microsoft Dynamics GP has several modification tools and SDK available - if you are software programmer, who needs to select the tool of choice to do specific job, please read this small publication to understand your programming options and pluses and minuses of each tool. Also, please take into c...

Microsoft Great Plains, currently new name in Microsoft Dynamics family is Microsoft Dynamics GP, originally this ERP package was created by Great Plains Software as Great Plains Dynamics in earlier 1990th as Great Plains Dexterity application. Current version is 10.0, as of June 2008. Microsoft G...

When you plan to implement new ERP system, or advance existing one by integrating your legacy applications with your accounting system, implement EDI or Electronic Document Interchange interface, integrate custom business logic and put in into standard ERP routines, you need first to understand your...

If you are eConnect developer, who is curious about Sales Order Processing batch posting options, this article should give you highlights. eConnect as SDK at the end of the way calls encrypted stored procedures, which allow you create, modify, delete so-called master records: customer, vendor, empl...

Microsoft Dynamics GP has variety of modification tools: Dexterity, eConnect, SDK for Visual Studio Developer, then SQL stored procedures should be considers as advanced scripting option. In this small article we would like to give you introduction level highlights, assuming that you are in the MRP...

If you are integrating ecommerce web application with Microsoft Great Plains and deploy such integrating SDK as eConnect, then you should know the option to automatically post batches in GP as they are imported from your e-commerce front end. In GP, as you should know the background technology is G...

Microsoft Dynamics GP workstation is compatible with Vista, including Vista 64 bit. However if you try to install it on Vista as it is, you will be getting error message:...

Microsoft Dynamics GP, or former Great Plains Software eEnterprise, Dynamics has proprietary EDI: Microsoft Dexterity. This tools really requires skilled programmer to do the job, and we do not recommend you to do dex modification on your own or try to come through Great Plains Dexterity programmin...

SAP B1 version 2007 is now released and ready for implementation and upgrade from earlier versions, such as 2005A. In this small publication we would like to give you some ideas on the implementation phases and what supposed to happen on each phase. Our local offices are in Chicago, Atlanta and Sa...

If you know Microsoft Dynamics GP architecture, Dexterity business logic, you probably realized that standard Great Plains Integration tools, such as Integration Manager, eConnect, which are typically deployed in eCommerce integration scenarios, allow you create only so-called work transactions: SOP...

Microsoft Dynamics GP should be considered as ERP technical platform, which is open for software developers through such technologies as SQL Stored Procedures, Microsoft Dexterity, Extender, VBA scripting and Modifier, SRS, Crystal Reports, GP Integration Manager, MS Visual Studio SDK, eConnect, GP...

This small and mid-size business ERP proved to be extremely intuitive for rapid installation, implementation and deployment, including scenarios with barcoding, ecommerce, manufacturing, rentals, picking and packing, wholesale ...

This small and mid-size business ERP deserves serious consideration as competitor to Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP and Small Business Financials, plus MAS 90 and Accpac from up-down and QuickBooks as if it is outgrown. Let us describe for you several nice features of SAP BO:1.Intuitive inte...

SAP B1 version 2007A is now released as of May 2008, we expect number of new installation to grow substantially in the year of 2008 as this ERP makes its substantial progress on the small and mid-size ERP market. In this small article we would like to introduce you to now integrated with version 20...

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...

SB1 ERP was originally designed in Israel and later on purchased by SAP as solution for small businesses. It was successfully localized for major countries around the globe and current version 2007 is available in USA since the end of April 2008. SAP BO covers broad functionality, but rather with...

Alba Spectrum, one of the leading nationwide ERP systems integrators is re-announcing its SB1 implementation, user training, modules selection, reports design and modification support practice in Chicago, IL metropolitan area. This small and medium size business ERP is a good fit for Northern Illin...

SAP B1 functionality covers broad range of typical ERP topics: Financials, Banking or Bank Reconciliation, Sales and Purchases, Inventory, Bill of Materials and MRP (also referred as Production or Discrete Manufacturing), HR, Service (warranty contracts, also applicable to rental contracts), Sales O...

SAP B1 implementing process is really enjoyable time of business logic mapping and in some meaning possible business logic discovery. We saw custom logic programming and deployment, and then later on SB1 users discover the way of doing required logic in standard SAP BO interface and virtually aband...

SAP B1 ERP is targeted to small and mid-size businesses and the question about implementing new accounting application is this - which functionality is available in standard business logic, prior to considering adding third party modules or launching in-house customization. In this small article we...

It is always a good advise to adopt procedures and functionality available in out-of-the-box version of any ERP application, including SB1, however it is common, when standard logic doesn't allow to automate unique business processes, in this case you have to program modified logic in Software Devel...

This ERP fits to small and medium size businesses and it has pretty wide variety of features: Financials, Banking, Inventory, Sales, Purchasing, MRP and Production (or discrete manufacturing), service (with warranty contracts), HR, CRM. Licenses are per named user, where you can have full license o...

Microsoft Dynamics GP or former Great Plains Software Dynamics/eEnterprise was designed as Great Plains Dexterity application back in earlier 1990th and currently it has version 10.0, which still has Microsoft Dexterity background. If you are preparing to update GP version to 10.0, please be aware...

As this ERP is relatively new on the US market, we expect some percentage of not successful modifications, integration, custom logic design, especially related to SB1 SDK C...