| Current Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains | | | | eConnect to provide simple user interface to GP |
| has more that 10 years of history. Former Great | | | | Standard over the web and resolve licensing. |
| Plains Software had two lines of Great Plains: | | | | Great Plains Standard is available on MSDE (MS |
| Dynamics & Dynamics C/S+, later on | | | | SQL 2005 Express) or MS SQL Server. In case if |
| renamed into eEnterprise. In this small article we | | | | you would like to use MS SQL Server - ask your |
| would like to give you first directions when you | | | | MBS Partner to get new reg key from MBS - |
| look into Great Plains purchase and implementation | | | | you will need to prove your MS SQL Server |
| or upgrade your existing product. Also we'll clarify | | | | license.o Historical DB Platforms. Since version 8.0 |
| on annual enhancement program reenrollment and | | | | Great Plains is available on MS SQL Server/MSDE. |
| getting technical support from Microsoft Business | | | | Version 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5, 5.0 and earlier were |
| Solutions or third party. We will talk about | | | | available on MS SQL Server, Pervasive SQL 2000 |
| customization, because it would be outside of the | | | | Btrieve and Ctree/Faircom. If you are on Ctree |
| tiny article format. You need to know that Great | | | | or Pervasive SQL - you will need to be reenrolled |
| Plains is written in Great Plains Dexterity and | | | | into annual enhancement program, which is 35% |
| customization is possible in Dexterity, SQL, | | | | (this includes 16% enhancement for the next |
| Extender, Modifier/VBA, Continuum, eConnect.o | | | | year, and 19% reenrollment fee). Then, migration |
| Great Plains Professional. This is high-end product, | | | | tool is $2k and your MBS VAR can migrate you |
| which should be capable to automate midsize and | | | | to Great Plains Professional or Great Plains |
| large business, it will not have limitation on number | | | | Standard.o Great Plains Accounting. We are |
| of user, payroll employees, modules selection. | | | | experiencing a lot of problems with this |
| Database platform is Microsoft SQL Server 2000 | | | | "pre-historical" application. This product is not |
| 2005. Current supported versions: 9.0 (since | | | | supported by MBS and you can hardly find |
| September 2005), 8.0, 7.5 and 7.0. If you need | | | | consultant on the market who knows this |
| Service Advantage Suite, Customer/Vendor | | | | application. What we can do for you is - if |
| Consolidation, Lockbox Processing and other | | | | something happens - looks technical support |
| modules, targeted for midsize and corporate | | | | database and see if your issue and fix are posted |
| clientele - you should purchase Great Plains | | | | there. We strongly recommend you to migrate to |
| Professionalo Great Plains Standard. This is scaled | | | | Great Plains Standard. We'll provide this migration |
| down version of GP - it is limited to 10 users, 500 | | | | service.o Switch MBS VAR form. In order to help |
| employees (this was very large issue when MBS | | | | you with migration, upgrade, integration, |
| introduced GPS with version 8.0 - version 7.5 of | | | | reenrollment - we need to see your records in |
| Dynamics on SQL Server didn't have this | | | | Microsoft Business Solutions customer database. |
| employees limit and multiple payroll outsourcing | | | | We'll email you switch VAR form to sign so you |
| companies used it), also selection of additional | | | | can become our official client. |
| modules is restricted. If you are midsize business - | | | | Good luck and you can always seek our help in |
| please first analyze your needs, more likely you | | | | customization, implementation, integration and |
| will need GP Professional. In some cases, if you | | | | support. |
| have advanced developers - you can use | | | | |