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Dynamics GP Support: Installation, Software Licenses, Customization, Integration

Press Release | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, January 05, 2009

If you are looking for new ERP and MRP system to be purchased and implemented for your organization, and if you are mid-size or small-to-midsize business, please consider Microsoft Dynamics GP or SAP Business One. If you are upgrading from Quick Books, then Dynamics GP has migration tool, allowing...

Why should you upgrade Great Plains Dynamics GP?

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, January 05, 2009

If you have Microsoft Dynamics GP implemented in your organization and you are currently on one of the older versions: 8.0, 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5, 5.0 4.0, older versions often come with Pervasive SQL and Ctree databases, or even archaic Great Plains Accounting for DOS 9.5, 9.2 or 9.0 - you may have a...

Dynamics GP Consultant Newsflash: Reasons to Upgrade Great Plains - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, January 05, 2009

If you have Microsoft Dynamics GP implemented in your organization and you are currently on one of the older versions: 8.0, 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5, 5.0 4.0, older versions often come with Pervasive SQL and Ctree databases, or even archaic Great Plains Accounting for DOS 9.5, 9.2 or 9.0 - you may have a...

Dynamics GP Consultant Newsflash: Great Plains Customization - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Sunday, January 04, 2009

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP should be considered as popular platform, where you could alter existing business processes as well as add new custom functionality (create new Dynamics GP Dexterity add-on). Plus, there are user friendly tools, such as Modifier, Extender, where you can create modification...

Small Business ERP: Dynamics GP or SAP Business One - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, January 03, 2009

Corporate ERP and MRP application selection process is not an easy fun. ERP application may ruin your business, if it is too expensive in the sense of users licenses and ERP implementation consulting cost. At the same time, corporate ERP is capable to boost your small or mid-size business to new s...

Dynamics GP Consultant: Great Plains Installation checklist - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, January 03, 2009

Naturally, you outsource Microsoft Dynamics GP installation, version upgrade, DB maintenance plan setup to Great Plains technical consultant. However, it is good idea to have somebody within your organization to be trained in basic Dynamics GP maintenance, reports design, simple data repair, adding...

Alba Spectrum: Great Plains Support plans for 2009 in Chicago, San Diego, Nationwide and Internationally

International | Alba Spectrum LLC | Friday, January 02, 2009

Alba Spectrum Group of companies with offices in Illinois, Georgia, California and Texas and with Dynamics GP software development factory for nationwide Great Plains consultants, programmers and technical support engineers, corrects its consulting and business development plans for 2009. We has to...

Great Plains International Consultant - Alba Spectrum

International | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, December 29, 2008

Great Plains International Consultant Newsflash: Dynamics GP implementationIf you are multinational corporation with headquarters in USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Philippines, Taiwan, India, Pakistan, then you may decide to deploy Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP globally for you...

SAP Business One Consultant Newsflash: Nationwide Support - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Friday, December 26, 2008

SAP B1 ERP and MRP is rising star in American and Canadian accounting software market, especially since the release of SAP BO 2007A for US in May of 2008. SAP Business One has complete set of modules to serve small to mid-size firm: Financials, Manufacturing, MRP, CRM, Services, Purchasing, Picking...

Great Plains Consultant Newsflash: Debugging Dynamics GP - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Thursday, December 25, 2008

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...

Great Plains VAR, Partner, Reseller Chicago: Local Service in Illinois - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, December 22, 2008

Alba Spectrum is Chicagoland based Dynamics GP Consulting Partner. We implement, upgrade, customize, integrate and program Great Plains Dynamics since 1994 with reasonable industry expertise in: wholesale and retail, services, hospitality management, recruiting, manufacturing, warehouse management...

Great Plains Support: Switching from GP Standard to Business Ready Licensing - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, December 22, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP, or former name for this accounting application is Great Plains Dynamics. With the competition increase, especially with the introduction of such small and mid-size business ERP as SAP Business One, Microsoft Business Solutions changes the licensing schema. Now you can ge...

Great Plains Support on MSDE and SQL Express: crossing 2GB or 4GB limits

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Sunday, December 21, 2008

Historically Great Plains Software introduced Great Plains Select, which was available on Pervasive SQL 2000 and Ctree database platforms, not on Microsoft SQL Server. Later on, when Microsoft acquired Great Plains Software, it decided to switch from Pervasive and Ctree to newly introduced Microsof...

Great Plains 10.0 Upgrade Notes for IT

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, December 20, 2008

Great Plains Reseller Newsflash: Dynamics GP 10.0 Upgrade - Alba SpectrumMicrosoft Dynamics GP version 10.0 is current at this time, December 2008. If you are planning GP version update from earlier versions, such as 9.0, 8.0, 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5, 5.0, 4.0 or from Great Plains Select on Pervasive...

Great Plains Chicago, San Diego VAR and Reseller with Technology Expertise - Alba Spectrum

Recent News | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, December 20, 2008

Alba Spectrum support Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains Customers in USA and Canada Nationwide, with local offices in Chicago, Orange County, CA/San Diego/Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta. Even if your local city is not covered by our face-to-face support, we have to reassure you that our the most su...

Great Plains Reseller Newsflash: Dynamics GP Performance Tuning - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, December 15, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP is SQL Server based application, which opens its resources to SQL Server DBA. Plus you should be aware about Great Plains Dynamics initial architecture, which is Great Plains Dexterity, where first level of event viewing should occur, prior to diving to the SQL Server Performan...

Great Plains Installation and Conversion Overview for Consultant

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Sunday, December 14, 2008

Great Plains Partner Newsflash: Dynamics GP Installation and Conversion - Alba SpectrumMicrosoft Dynamics GP ERP is MS SQL Server based application, which makes it feasible to entrust installation procedure to either Dynamics GP technical consultant, or SQL DBA. Support and performance tuning is...

Great Plains Consultant News Chicago, IL: Instant Remote Support for Dynamics GP

Recent News | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, December 13, 2008

Times, when you, as Dynamics GP user was waiting GP consultant to schedule day and time and then cross the traffic to stop by in your office, these times are probably gone. With the office in Chicago and Naperville, we don't really have to do this anymore. Instead, we launch Web Session and call y...

Dynamics GP Payroll Tax Yearly Update overview

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Friday, December 12, 2008

Great Plains Consultant Support: Payroll Tax Yearly Update - Alba SpectrumDynamics GP US and Canadian Payroll module depends on current formula for the state, provincial, federal and local taxes, levied on payroll. If you are large organization, running payroll in Microsoft Dynamics GP, and if yo...

Great Plains Partner Newsflash: Payroll Timesheets and New Employees integration - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Thursday, December 11, 2008

Great Plains Payroll Integration: Employees, Taxes and Timesheets - overview for ConsultantGreat Plains Partner Newsflash: Payroll Timesheets and New Employees integration - Alba SpectrumMicrosoft Dynamics GP ERP has US and Canadian Payroll modules, and this accounting application is often used...

Great Plains Partner Los Angeles, Chicago Newsflash: GP Payroll Tax update service - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP US Payroll module calculates Federal, State and Local taxes and as you can imagine taxes change on the regular basis, likely every year you see tax formula changes - Microsoft Business Solutions, as well as earlier Great Plains Software has tax update download, which you can do...

Great Plains Consultant Chicago, San Diego: Dynamics GP Upgrade - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Great Plains Dynamics GP Upgrade Notes for ConsultantGreat Plains Consultant Chicago, San Diego: Dynamics GP Upgrade - Alba SpectrumMicrosoft Dynamics GP ERP, or former name Great Plains Dynamics is available on Microsoft SQL Server platform only (current version GP 10.0), earlier versions: 7.5,...

Great Plains Partner Newsflash: Implementation and Support at the time of recession - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, December 08, 2008

Great Plains Implementation and Support at the time of recessionGreat Plains Partner Newsflash: Implementation and Support at the time of recession - Alba SpectrumIf you already have Microsoft Dynamics GP implemented in your company, or if you are looking forward to purchase Dynamics GP users li...

Great Plains Barcode: Barcoding Solutions for Microsoft Dynamics GP - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Sunday, December 07, 2008

Alba Spectrum is the leader in Warehouse management, barcode, POS, and custom logistics and consignment, where you are seeking these functions to be integrated with Microsoft Dynamics GP Great PlainsWe typically recommend modest GP customization scenario with prescribed barcode scanners and barcod...

Great Plains Customization, Integration consultant Chicago, San Diego, Los Angeles

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Sunday, December 07, 2008

If you are reading these lines, likely that you need to understand your options in Great Plains Dynamics GP ERP tailoring, modification, integration, reporting or other sort of software programming and business logic improvement. First recommendation to you is to look for existing Great Plains add-...

Great Plains Customization, Modification, Integration overview - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Sunday, December 07, 2008

If you are reading these lines, likely that you need to understand your options in Great Plains Dynamics GP ERP tailoring, modification, integration, reporting or other sort of software programming and business logic improvement. First recommendation to you is to look for existing Great Plains add-...

Dynamics GP Customization: Great Plains Software Development overview for IT

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Sunday, December 07, 2008

If you are reading these lines, likely that you need to understand your options in Great Plains Dynamics GP ERP tailoring, modification, integration, reporting or other sort of software programming and business logic improvement. First recommendation to you is to look for existing Great Plains add-...

Great Plains Consultant, VAR, Reseller and Technology Partner Houston, TX - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, December 06, 2008

If you are looking for Microsoft Dynamics GP support in Texas, we are here to serve you. We have consultants and GP Dexterity programmers, available on demand with reasonable prices in Houston, Dallas, Galveston, Katy, Galena Park, Fort Worth Alba Spectrum is full service Great Plains VAR, Resell...

Great Plains Consultant, VAR, Reseller and Technology Partner Los Angeles San Diego - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, December 06, 2008

If you are looking for Microsoft Dynamics GP support in Southern CA, we are here to serve you. We have consultants and GP Dexterity programmers, available on demand with reasonable prices in California, including Sal Diego, Orange Country, LA, San Diego Irvine, Long Beach, Poway, Rancho Bernardo, C...

Great Plains Customization: Dynamics GP Programming and Modification - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, December 06, 2008

Alba Spectrum LLC recommends you custom add-ons, written precisely to your altered business logic requirements in Great Plains Dexterity, eConnect, SQL Stored Procedures, C...

Great Plains Barcode: Dynamics GP Barcoding - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, December 06, 2008

If you have Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains ERP / MRP implemented in your organization, and if you have extensive POS, logistics, consignment or warehouse management operations, barcode scanners and barcoding is essential and often requiredAlba Spectrum specializes in Great Plains Barcoding and...

Great Plains Manufacturing: Dynamics GP Discrete Productions - Alba Spectrum

Press Release | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, December 06, 2008

If your manufacturing mill is ready for new ERP, where you are trying to balance budget with functionality, Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics GP fits to mid-size and large manufacturing plants and facilities, assuming that your manufacturing needs are discrete manufacturing sets, and not process manuf...

Great Plains Corporate ERP Selection - Alba Spectrum

Press Release | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, December 06, 2008

If you are in the Corporate ERP/MRP selection process and if you feel that Dynamics GP Great Plains will do the job, Alba Spectrum LLC invites you to our Dynamics GP demos and presentations in Chicago, San Diego, Los Angeles, Atlanta, HoustonOur technical writer and Great Plains Certified Master i...

Great Plains Consultant News: GP Implementation in International Environment

International | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, December 06, 2008

Great Plains Implementation in International Environment overview for IT - Alba SpectrumMicrosoft Dynamics GP is compliant to such regulations in US as 1099, State Sales taxes, US Payroll taxes and Social Security and Medicare contributions, printing W-2 forms - just to give you an idea why ERP sh...

Great Plains Dynamics GP implementation for Membership Services business overview

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Friday, December 05, 2008

Great Plains Partner Newsflash: Membership Services in Dynamics GP - Alba SpectrumMicrosoft Dynamics GP ERP is flexible platform, and in the case of membership or club style of business model, where you have to bill out and track payments for annual member dues, Great Plains could be chosen and tu...

Dynamics GP Consultant Chicago, San Diego Newsflash: Crystal Reports for Great Plains Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Thursday, December 04, 2008

Microsoft Great Plains or Dynamics GP ERP application is working on Microsoft SQL Server Db platform, and this fact opens GP to such industry reporting tool as Crystal Reports. CR can work with such report base constructions as SQL View and even SQL stored procedure - deploying these technologies y...

Great Plains Partner Newsflash: implementation for non-profit organization - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Great Plains Implementation for Non-Profit Organization overview for consultantGreat Plains Partner Newsflash: implementation for non-profit organization - Alba SpectrumGrant Management is often required for non-for-profit organization, where you are distributing grants on behalf of donors to qu...

Great Plains Dynamics support for old versions: 7.5, 6.0, 5.0 overview

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Great Plains Consultant Newsflash: GP Dynamics old versions support - Alba SpectrumIf you have older Great Plains version implemented long time ago for your organization, it is probably unlikely that you will set aside upgrade budget, especially trying to face recession in economy and all the asso...

Great Plains Accounting for DOS transfer to Windows 2003 Server - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, November 29, 2008

Great Plains Accounting 9.5, 9.2, or earlier version was hosted in its time in Windows NT and Novell servers. Typical client side was Windows 95 or Windows 98, possibly Windows NT workstation. As you could imagine all that hardware is in obsolescence and probably subject to frequent crashes. Obv...

Great Plains in Chicago: Support, Implementation, Upgrade - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Friday, November 28, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP fits to majority of Chicagoland, Southern Wisconsin and North West Indiana businesses: Finances, Trading, light and full size discrete manufacturing and assembly, distribution and logistics, warehouse management, healthcare, religious organizations, non-profit, recruiting,...

Great Plains Customization overview: Dexterity, eConnect, SQL stored procedures - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Thursday, November 27, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP platform is ready for software developers for modifications, integrations, reporting, data export and other custom development projects. However, if you carry generic programmers in IT department, you need to know the options and how add-on development project should be st...

Great Plains Technical Support: Dexterity, Crystal, Report Writer, eConnect - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP is targeted to midsize companies, and you, as IT technician or application programmer should expect certain level of ERP deployment complexity, where you have to appeal to Dynamics GP technical support. You can get case relevant support directly from Microsoft, however if...

Great Plains Support: Dynamics GP service nationwide - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, November 24, 2008

If you have Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP, former name Great Plains Software Dynamics and eEnterprise, at this time of slowing down economy, you should probably review your accounting system budget and try to get advantage from new support models. Dynamics GP is hosted in Microsoft SQL Server, where fr...

Great Plains Sales Order Processing Customization Scenarios - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, November 24, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP is flexible ERP application, which is ready for small or even serious modification, and if you are reading this publication, likely you are in the decision making on either programming your own Microsoft Dexterity add-on, or deploy existing SOP extension modules, available from...

Dynamics GP Purchase Order Processing module overview for consultant

Government | Alba Spectrum LLC | Thursday, November 20, 2008

Great Plains Reseller Illinois, California Newsflash: Purchase Order Processing - Alba SpectrumDynamics GP, formerly known as Great Plains Dynamics, is popular mid-size ERP platform with advanced sets of modules: GL, AR, AP, SOP, POP, Inventory, Payroll, Manufacturing and third party add-ons (wher...

Great Plains Consultant Newsflash: Consolidated Reporting - Alba Spectrum

International | Alba Spectrum LLC | Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP application is good fit for large organizations, where you work with layered organization structure with multiple companies and intercompany purchases and sales, plus potentially in international environment, where in each country you have local subsidiary, operating in loc...

Great Plains Dynamics GP Sales Position recruiting - Alba Spectrum

Society | Alba Spectrum LLC | Sunday, November 16, 2008

If you are certified Great Plain Dynamics GP Sales professional, this job is optimally designed for you. We are not recruiters, we are end company where you will be working. You could elect to work from your home USA nationwide or from one of our offices in Chicago, San Diego or Houston. We are e...

Great Plains VAR Newsflash: Sales Commission Report - Alba Spectrum

Recent News | Alba Spectrum LLC | Sunday, November 16, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP serves vide spectrum of industries, and likely that very large percentage of Great Plains customers deploy Sales Order Processing module, especially if they also carry Inventory control and need Invoice or Sales Order itemization. In out-of-the-box Dynamics GP you should be ab...

Great Plains Sales Positions Open in Alba Spectrum: Chicago, San Diego and Nationwide

Society | Alba Spectrum LLC | Sunday, November 16, 2008

No phone calls, email your resume to joinourteam@albaspectrum.com Current Openings in USNation-wide Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains sales manager or executive In this position we would like to prefer person working from home, potentially part time, US or Canada nationwide Sales...

Great Plains Sales Executive Job Opening USA Nationwide - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, November 15, 2008

We completely respect your current position, and if you are working for existing GP VAR or got laid off due to economic hardship, and if you received formal Great Plains Sales training or Great Plains Certifications and you feel, that you are sales person in your soul, we would like to see your resu...

Great Plains Dynamics 7.5, 6.0, 5.0 on Pervasive SQL Support Nationwide - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, November 15, 2008

Current version of Microsoft Dynamics GP is 10.0, it is only available on Microsoft SQL Server platform. If you are still on Pervasive SQL or Ctree, there should be respected reason for you to stick to the old version and do not undertake upgrade to 8.0, 9.0 or 10.0. Additional complication might...

College degree entry level position Chicago, IL downtown Wabansia

Society | Alba Spectrum LLC | Friday, November 14, 2008

Job Opening: Office Administrator with Accounting, Presales and Marketing duties - Alba SpectrumAlba Spectrum LLCAlba Spectrum is regional and nationwide Technology consulting organization with offices in Chicago, Naperville, San Diego, Atlanta, HoustonThis position is ideally design...

Dynamics GP Sales Job - Submit your resume, if you are certified in Great Plains Marketing

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Friday, November 14, 2008

Despite of economy slowdown, we are hiring!Alba Spectrum LLC is leading provider of technically challenging Great Plains projects, typically with heavy customization, integration, reporting, as well as precise business processes oriented Dynamics GP user training opens Sales Executive. Our Partner...

Great Plains Partner Newsflash: Dynamics GP implementation recovery - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Friday, November 14, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP implementation is a process, where you should expect high level of cooperation from your accounting, finance, IT, Sales, Purchasing, warehouse management, manufacturing and potentially other groups of employees. Plus it really depends on how yours and your Dynamics GP VAR...

Great Plains FRx Implementation in California - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Thursday, November 13, 2008

Dynamics GP FRx Reporting Overview For ConsultantDynamics GP VAR Chicago, San Diego News: FRx reporting - Alba SpectrumMicrosoft Dynamics GP ERP, also known as Great Plains is very popular accounting application and platform for mid-size businesses. It serves large number of industries: wholesa...

Dynamics GP FRx Reporting Overview For Consultant

Press Release | Alba Spectrum LLC | Thursday, November 13, 2008

Dynamics GP VAR Chicago, San Diego News: FRx reporting - Alba SpectrumMicrosoft Dynamics GP ERP, also known as Great Plains is very popular accounting application and platform for mid-size businesses. It serves large number of industries: wholesale and retail, shipping and logistics, healthcare,...

Job Opening: Office Administrator with Accounting, Presales and Marketing duties - Alba Spectrum

Society | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, November 10, 2008

Alba Spectrum is regional and nationwide Technology consulting organization with offices in Chicago, Naperville, San Diego, Atlanta, HoustonThis position is ideally designed for entry level college graduate individual and has the following duties:1.Accounting: AR Invoices producing, verific...

Great Plains Sales Job: Sales Manager or Executive Position is open in Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, November 10, 2008

Alba Spectrum LLC is leading provider of technically challenging Great Plains projects, typically with heavy customization, integration, reporting, as well as precise business processes oriented Dynamics GP user training opens Sales Executive. Our Partners implement Great Plains Dynamics, FRx since...

Great Plains Dynamics GP Sales Manager or Executive Position is open in Alba Spectrum USA Nationwide

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, November 10, 2008

Alba Spectrum LLC is leading provider of technically challenging Great Plains projects, typically with heavy customization, integration, reporting, as well as precise business processes oriented Dynamics GP user training opens Sales Executive. Our Partners implement Great Plains Dynamics, FRx since...

Great Plains Dynamics GP Sales Manager or Executive Position is open in Alba Spectrum San Diego/Los Angeles

Society | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, November 10, 2008

Alba Spectrum LLC is leading provider of technically challenging Great Plains projects, typically with heavy customization, integration, reporting, as well as precise business processes oriented Dynamics GP user training opens Sales Executive position in San Diego / Los Angeles. Our Partners impleme...

Great Plains 7.5, 6.0, 5.5 support - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Sunday, November 09, 2008

Great Plains Software Dynamics and eEnterprise were very popular in time of this historical version releases. We know that large number of small and midsize businesses decided to stay with these historical versions and do not undertake upgrade. One of the blocking reasons was lapsing in Microsoft...

Great Plains Dynamics GP Sales Manager or Executive Position is open in Alba Spectrum Chicago

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Sunday, November 09, 2008

Alba Spectrum LLC is leading provider of technically challenging Great Plains projects, typically with heavy customization, integration, reporting, as well as precise business processes oriented Dynamics GP user training opens Sales Executive position in Chicago, IL. Our Partners implement Great Pla...

Great Plains Dynamics GP customization consultant newsflash: Software Development Factory

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Sunday, November 09, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP or former ERP name is Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise is very popular accounting application, which is open to modifications via Great Plains Dexterity, Modifier with VBA, eConnect C...

SAP Business One Training: SB1 Reseller Newsflash - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Sunday, November 09, 2008

SAP B1 is becoming popular ERP and MRP platform for smaller and mid-size businesses. For larger organizations, SAP BO maybe also good alternative, especially being implemented in subsidiaries and in international branches to be integrated to corporate ERP. In such scenario corporate ERP could be S...

Great Plains User Training Overview for Consultant

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, November 08, 2008

Great Plains User Training: Consultant Chicago newsflash - Alba SpectrumMicrosoft Dynamics GP ERP is typically deployed in mid-size organizations, or if it is in the smaller firm, then likely that business processes are relatively complex, and this was potentially one of the reasons Great Plains w...

Great Plains Reseller Chicago, San Diego Newsflash: Crystal Reports - Alba Spectrum

Recent News | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, November 08, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP application fits to majority of US businesses and due to the fact that it resides in Microsoft SQL Server it is open to the whole range of Reports design tools: Crystal Reports, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, Cognos, MS Access, MS Excel. If you are looking for im...

Great Plains Technology Partner News: Version Upgrade - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Thursday, November 06, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP version update should be entrusted to professional Great Plains consultant, as there are multiple scenarios, such as required service packs, upgrade paths (such as if you are on version 6.0 and need to get to version 10.0 - which intermediate steps should you make). If you hav...

Great Plains VAR newsflash: Posting Server and Automatic Batches posting - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP is popular ERp platform for eCommerce applications and business portals, where you have established shopping cart with customer registration, product catalog surfing and items picking functionality. Assuming that customer pays by credit card right away, and you then send Sales...

Great Plains Partner Newsflash: Remote Support - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP solution fits to the majority of US, Canadian midsize businesses and your selection on MRP applications market should be based on available application functional and technical support. Large ERP vendors, such as Microsoft, Oracle, SAP are leveraging centralized technical...

SAP Business One Reseller News: Crystal Reports - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, November 03, 2008

If you have SAP B1 ERP implemented in your organization, you are probably already familiar with internal reports, queries, XL Reporter and in this small publication we would like to give highlights on Crystal Reports. Each reporting tool has its own pluses and drawbacks, and you should try multiple...

Great Plains Dynamics GP Customization Notes

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Sunday, November 02, 2008

Great Plains Reseller Newsflash: GP Dexterity Software Development Factory - Alba SpectrumMicrosoft Dynamics GP ERP and MRP application is successor of former Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise. Great Plains Software Dynamics accounting application was introduced in earlier 1990th as the futur...

Microsoft Dynamics GP Financial Reporting: FRx overview for Consultant

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, November 01, 2008

Great Plains Partner Newsflash: FRx reporting - Alba SpectrumMicrosoft Dynamics GP ERP is very popular in USA, Canada, South and Central America, Caribbean among midsize businesses in Manufacturing, Services, Distribution, Pharmaceutical, Wholesale and Retail, Healthcare, Placement, Project Organi...

Great Plains Dynamics GP Consultant Los Angeles Newsflash: Working with comments - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Friday, October 31, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains ERP was designed in earlier 1990thwith new Shell Great Plains Dexterity. Dex was in turn programmed in C to resolve operating system and Database platform dependency. However C programming language was in time and probably now, especially when you are trying to...

SAP Business One Reseller Chicago, Atlanta newsflash: Service Contracts - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Thursday, October 30, 2008

SB1 accelerates in getting is ERP and MRP market share. If you are in small business manufacturing, light assembly, picking and packing, transportation and logistics, shipping and receiving, collection management, inventory control, consignment, warehouse management business. International midsize...

Great Plains Reseller Chicago, San Diego News: verticals - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP in its core set of modules is ready for implementing in industries as ERP and MRP platform, however every business is unique with its business processes and workflows. If you are on the edge of your industry, chances are high that existing GP add-ons do not exist or do not...

Great Plains Dynamics GP Installation in International Context

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Sunday, October 26, 2008

Great Plains Reseller San Diego, Chicago Newsflash: international installation - Alba SpectrumMicrosoft Dynamics GP, or how it is and was known Great Plains Dynamics is available for certain number of foreign countries, especially where English language is in use: UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australi...

Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains East European Options overview for consultant - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, October 25, 2008

Great Plains Software Dynamics and eEnterprise were popular in Europe, prior to Microsoft acquisition of Great Plains Software, and since then Microsoft acquired also such ERP as Navision with strong European market presence. In those days of Navision purchase, Microsoft Business Solutions made a d...

Dynamics GP Implementation in Orange County and San Diego, CA - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Great Plains Dynamics GP is popular ERP and MRP platform, oriented toward Microsoft Windows, SQL Server, .Net, Reporting Services, plus it is integrated with Microsoft CRM to extend your Sales automation power. Dynamics GP fits to all the spectrum of businesses by size: from small to upper mid-size...

Great Plains Integration Consultant: DTS packages and IM - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration Manager module is pretty powerful and you can combine data massage techniques, such as moving text or ODBC compliant file into Microsoft SQL Server, transform them there with stored procedure and finally provide Dynamics GP IM with SQL View. Ideally this small publ...

SAP Business One Integration Consultant: Workbench and SQL data conversion - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, October 20, 2008

SAP B1 initial data migration and conversion is typically done through Data Transfer Workbench, where you basically use CSV Excel templates, fill them in with required fields, leave everything optional blank, build integration on the fly and run it with series of tests and rollbacks until you are sa...

SAP Business One Consultants Atlanta, Chicago Newsflash: ODBC integrations - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Sunday, October 19, 2008

If you plan to do ongoing data integration in SAP B1 without deploying SB1 SDK programming, try to research SAP BO Data Transfer Workbench ODBC source option. This small publication should help you in SAP B1 partner, reseller selection - at least you should be able to ask the right questions about...

Great Plains Consultant Newsflash: Integration Manager - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Friday, October 17, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP has robust set of data integrating tools and modules. Just the fact that Great Plains is hosted in Microsoft SQL Server opens for programmer the whole spectrum of Microsoft SQL Server integration options: DTS package, SQL stored procedures, ADO.Net programming, XML data fe...

Great Plains Integration Manager: working with Advanced ODBC queries - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Thursday, October 16, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration Manager module is pretty simple, especially when your incoming data is prepared and structured in CSV or tab delimited text file. The same result if data is ODBC compliant and you can easily map it in the destination. However, very often you are in the situation w...

SAP Business One Integration Partner: Workbench advanced topics - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Wednesday, October 15, 2008

SAP B1 ERP and MRP platform should be seamlessly integrated with your legacy applications, such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server custom databases, ODBC compliant sources: Excel, MS Access, CSV and tab delimited text files. If you got initial training in SAP BO Data Transfer Workbench, you should be...

SAP Business One VAR newsflash: Remote Support - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, October 13, 2008

If you business is located in USA or Canada countryside, where local SAP B1 consulting practices are limited and not easy to find, modern remote access technologies, such as web sessions, skype, remote desktop connections, VPN - allow you to get instant and very efficient support from SB1 nationwide...

Great Plains Consultant Chicago, San Diego Newsflash: version upgrade - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Sunday, October 12, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP is new name for very popular ERP and MRP platform - Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise. Each accounting application lifecycle requires maintenance, and periodic version update. Current GP version is 10.0. If you are on earlier versions: 9.0, 8.0, 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5, 5.0,...

SAP Business One Partner Chicago, Atlanta Newsflash: Custom EDI - Alba Spectrum

International | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, October 11, 2008

SAP B1 ERP and MRP application could be easily integrated with your Electronic Document Interchange channel, either for outbound (when you are ordering products from your vendors) or inbound (when your customers places their orders in EDI code). In this small article, we would like to give your S...

SAP Business One Integration: SB1 Reseller Chicago, Atlanta Newsflash - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Friday, October 10, 2008

SAP B1 becoming more and more popular among small and even mid-size businesses, especially in light manufacturing, assembly, services, warehouse management, transportation, logistics. However all mentioned business niches often require ongoing data integration. Plus, being realistic, you should no...

Great Plains Consultant Newsflash: Custom EDI - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Thursday, October 09, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP application, or popular old name Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise, if you have relatively recent version, is based in Microsoft SQL Server. If you are experienced SQL DBA yourself, just this fact should give you the idea on structuring select statement and make it Ele...

SAP Business One Reseller Chicago, Atlanta Newsflash: DB Structure Notes - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Wednesday, October 08, 2008

If you have implemented SAP B1 and now have phase two integration with legacy system or external CRM application needs, then you should first research SAP Business One Data Transfer Workbench and its ODBC integration options. This publication should ideally help you with your SAP Business One consu...

SAP Business One VAR Newsflash: Workbench Integration Highlights - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Tuesday, October 07, 2008

SAP B1 is dedicated to small and mid-size businesses. This ERP and MRP enriched accounting application becomes more and more popular, especially since the release of SB1 version 2007A. The intuitive and very simple SAP BO interface often comes with the fact, that SAP Business One certified consult...

SAP Business One Partner Atlanta, Chicago Newsflash: Data Conversion - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, October 06, 2008

SAP B1 is on the way to take its ERP and MRP applications market share for small and mid-size businesses. This publication should help you with your SAP Business One consultant, VAR, reseller and implementation partner selection. When you are implementing new accounting application, you have to co...

SAP Business One Chicago, Atlanta VAR Newsflash: Training - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Friday, October 03, 2008

SAP B1 ERP and its MRP part are extremely flexible and ready for self discovery, you can do self implementation with pilot 1 SAP B1 Professional user license to minimize Accounting software selection risk and save on the SB1 consultant time cost. Regarding SAP Business One training, we recommend yo...

SAP Business One Chicago, Atlanta Consultant Newsflash: Production - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Thursday, October 02, 2008

SAP B1 ERP has light manufacturing or discrete production module and light MRP wizard. In this publication we will be staying with SB1 standard functionality and not covering third party add-ons, related to full featured manufacturing. As this publication is written for SAP Business One populariza...

SAP Business One Chicago, Atlanta Partner Newsflash: Rental Contracts - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Wednesday, October 01, 2008

SAP B1 gets its ERP and small business MRP market share in US, especially with the release of SB1 version 2007A. In this small publication we would like to give you practical highlights on deploying SAP Business One in Rentals business, where you rent your serialized item and then service it while...

Great Plains Reseller Chicago, San Diego Newsflash: Add-Ons Development - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Great Plains Customization and Add-Ons Development highlights for consultantGreat Plains Reseller Chicago, San Diego Newsflash: Add-Ons Development - Alba SpectrumTraditionally, Microsoft Dynamics GP or former Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise customizations were programmed in Great Plains D...

Great Plains Dynamics GP Reporting Tools and Reports Design Overview

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, September 29, 2008

Great Plains Consultant Chicago, San Diego News: Dynamics GP reporting - Alba SpectrumMicrosoft Dynamics GP ERP has multiple reporting tools: Report Writer, Crystal Reports, MS SQL Server Reporting Services, FRx, Microsoft Access reports, Excel reporting. Seeing such a variety of tools, you need...

Great Plains Technology Partner news: Dynamics GP implementation - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Sunday, September 28, 2008

Former Great Plains Software Dynamics and eEnterprise, after being acquired by Microsoft, received new name Microsoft Dynamics GP. Great Plains is very solid ERP and MRP platform for traditional functional implementation, as well as to be integrated into corporate IT infrastructure, where you may a...

Great Plains Consultant Los Angeles News: GP Integration with Microsoft RMS - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, September 27, 2008

Microsoft Retail Management System or RMS fits to mid-size retailers and as doing its job in this segment it often requires, or better say needs, integration with back office accounting system. For mid-market ERP role is often played by Microsoft Dynamics GP or Great Plains. Out of the box Great P...

Great Plains Consultant San Diego News: GP Implementation in CA - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Friday, September 26, 2008

Great Plains ERP or its new name Microsoft Dynamics GP is targeted to variety of mid-size and larger businesses in Southern and Northern California as well as to all US states, Canada, Mexico and to English speaking countries around the globe. In this small publication we would like to give GP impl...

Great Plains Consultant Chicago News: GP Integrations - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Thursday, September 25, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP is new name for former Great Plains Software Dynamics and eEnterprise ERP applications. The inheritance is pretty obvious and it is in Great Plains Dexterity platform. Great Plains Integration Manager module should be considered the first choice in integration projects, inclu...

Great Plains Consultant News: Dynamics GP version update - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Tuesday, September 23, 2008

If you are on old version of Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP, then you should consider possible support scenario as well as compatibility with new SQL Server and Windows Server. If you are on version 8.0 or earlier, then Microsoft Business Solutions Dynamics subdivision doesn't support your ERP any longe...

Great Plains VAR news: GP Dexterity Software Development Factory - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, September 22, 2008

For mid-market ERP and MRP application, such as Microsoft Dynamics GP there is relatively strong, but maybe a bit narrow customizations and modifications market, where projects are spread across the USA, Canada, Australia, UK, Mexico and Central America. This means that having GP Dexterity develope...

Great Plains Partner News: Crystal Reports - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Sunday, September 21, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP implementation often includes generic reporting, where such traditional tools as FRx, ReportWriter and Advanced Financial Analysis do not fit the requirements, especially when you are joining Great Plains tables from different modules and often by custom fields. Good example w...

Great Plains Partner and Reseller News: Dynamics GP support in Chicago - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, September 20, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains MRP and ERP application is very popular in Chicagoland and in this small publication we would like to give you GP implementation, customization, reporting, data conversion and migration, version upgrade, data integration case studies and highlights. We will base o...

Great Plains Partner in Chicago, San Diego, Houston newsflash - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Friday, September 19, 2008

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 Reportin...

Great Plains Partner News: Integration Manager and eCommerce - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Thursday, September 18, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration Manager is often perceived as end user integrating tool only, however if you research and try out Advanced ODBC integration, which is capable to cross DB platforms and work with heterogeneous SQL query to bring data into Dynamics GP Great Plains, then new horizons s...

Great Plains Partner News: New Company with old Customers - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP or former ERP name Great Plains Dynamics or eEnterprise is very popular mid-size corporate ERP, which also fits smaller businesses, where Small Business Financials is targeted. If your business came under the restructuring and you are opening new legal name and want to start o...

Great Plains Partner News: Dynamics GP Reporting - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, September 15, 2008

Great Plains Dynamics GP reporting tool selection depends on the nature of your report. We will give you highlights on report design tool selection and report designer or programmer skills set, required to design, modify and support reports. Microsoft Dynamics GP is distributed and supported throu...

Great Plains Dynamics GP Consultants: Support, Customization, Reporting - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Sunday, September 14, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP VAR, full service partner, Great Plains ERP software reseller, specializing in technically challenging projects: Great Plains Dexterity, eConnect, SQL Stored Procedures, C...

Great Plains Reseller in Naperville, Aurora, Chicagoland - Alba Spectrum

Press Release | Alba Spectrum LLC | Saturday, September 13, 2008

Great Plains Dynamics GP Implementation in Naperville, Aurora, Chicagoland overviewGreat Plains VAR in Naperville, Aurora, Chicagoland - Alba SpectrumGreat Plains Reseller in Naperville, Aurora, Chicagoland - Alba SpectrumGreat Plains Dynamics GP ERP serves midsize and smaller businesses, as w...

Great Plains VAR News: Intercompany Transactions Integration - Alba Spectrum

Computers | Alba Spectrum LLC | Friday, September 12, 2008

Great Plains Consultant News: Intercompany Transactions Integration If your Microsoft Dynamics GP environment contains several companies and you deploy GP Intercompany module, and your Vendor Invoices are coming through external system, integrated with Dynamics GP, then here are highlights for con...

Great Plains Dynamics GP Reseller News: custom eCommerce Integration - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Thursday, September 11, 2008

Microsoft Dynamics GP or former name Great Plains Dynamics ERP has large number of installations in USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Asia. Modern market forces companies to go online and expose their stock through B2B or B2C e-commerce stores. If you are sta...

SAP Business One Reseller News International Implementation: USA and Brazil - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Wednesday, September 10, 2008

SAP B1 mid-size and small business ERP and MRP system is available in multiple countries and SAP normally certifies SB1 with local government reporting and tax agencies. The nicety of this relatively new accounting package is its flexibility, where you have basic business processes, covering such a...

Great Plains Reseller: Integration Manager Advanced Techniques - Alba Spectrum

Technology | Alba Spectrum LLC | Tuesday, September 09, 2008

With the introduction of eConnect, such tools as Dynamics GP Integration Manager, being moved to eConnect platform opened the door for you, Great Plains Programmer or Technical Consultant to really advanced, large and complicated data migrations and conversions. The techniques, described in this ar...

Counterpoint Integration with Great Plains - Alba Spectrum

Recent News | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, September 08, 2008

If you are in retail business: deli store, for instance, chances are high that you are deploying Counterpoint Point of Sale and Retail Management application, from where you need to integrate records to your ERP. We will give you highlights if your back end ERP is Microsoft Dynamics GP or former na...

Counterpoint Integration with Great Plains - Alba Spectrum

Recent News | Alba Spectrum LLC | Monday, September 08, 2008

If you are in retail business: deli store, for instance, chances are high that you are deploying Counterpoint Point of Sale and Retail Management application, from where you need to integrate records to your ERP. We will give you highlights if your back end ERP is Microsoft Dynamics GP or former na...

Great Plains Consultant: Counterpoint Integration with GP - Alba Spectrum