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Great Plains Customization: Automatic Sales Invoices emailing to the customers

Microsoft Dynamics GP modifications and custom programming scenarios should be considered when third party add-ons are too expensive or too complex to implement.  If this is the case ? you can relatively quickly and cost effectively develop your own custom module. 

We recommend to review such software development tools as Great Plains Dexterity, eConnect, SQL stored procedures, Modifier with VBA, GP Integration Manager.  In this small publication we would like to give you customization specification for custom invoice mailer via email:

SAP Business One Ecommerce Integration Scenarios

SAP B1 is making substantial progress, especially with the release of version 2007A (A postfix means the version released for USA).  We often see the scenario, when US based customer, who are in process or already implemented SB1 and needs integration with existing ecommerce website. 

If you have already invested into legacy and functional e-commerce, you may consider to just program integration connector in SAP Business One SDK.  SB1 Software Development Kit programming requires solid background in C# or VB.Net programming, plus SAP Business One object structure understanding.  The best approach is to hire SB1 ISV development firm, which carries SB1 SDK certified developer.  Let’s review integration highlights:

GP Customization: popular add-ons and Dex modification scenarios

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 and accounting systems are in process of being installed and implemented.  Special interest we expect from eCommerce developers, where such questions as automatic batch posting, Sales Order deposits application are very popular ones.

Great Plains Customization Technologies: highlights for software developer

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 was intended as multi platform product and its fundament was built on new technology named Great Plains Dexterity.  Considering complicated origin of GP, let’s review development tools: