Microsoft Great Plains is becoming more and more popular and we see new purchases among midsize and large corporations, where, in our opinion, Microsoft SQL Server DB administrator position is a must. If you are database administrator and you are part of the decision making team, purchasing Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains for your corporation, we would like to set your expectation on the level of SQL knowledge, skills and experience needed to support Microsoft Great Plains in-house
? Data querying. Microsoft Great Plains has decent ReportWriter, which allows users to create and modify existing reports, however the recommended tool, and you will soon understand that if you need really challenging reports (Sales Commissions, Bill of Lading, Sales Order Status with Purchasing info, Regional Sales, etc.) ? you need to deploy Crystal Reports or Crystal Enterprise. Crystal Report itself is usually based on the view or stored procedure. So ? you should expect to be familiar with Great Plains tables architecture and be capable to create select statement with multiple joins and unions
? Data Repair. You should be ready to save GP table prior to data repair: select * into SOP10100_Copy from SOP10100 and then use update statement to fix incorrect values. If you need to load SOP10100 back from the backup table ? first drop DEX_ROW_ID column and then use: insert into SOP10100 select * from SOP10100_Copy.
? Backup and Restore. Great Plains has DYNAMICS database which stores system info, such as users, security, companies, etc. and each company has its own database. You should be able to restore mostly company databases from the backup. This seems to be trivial routine.
? Technical Support. When you have issues with posting or need help from Microsoft Business Solutions Technical Support, you place case through customer source and you should expect the technician provide you with SQL scripts to fix your data.
? Some Useful Scripts. You need to be able to delete locked user: delete activity where userid='TOM', also very popular is batch recovery script, you need to unlock the batch in SY00500 table: Posting Definition Master
? Do not expect. Replications (except probably snapshot) ? it adds GUID column and then Great Plains Dexterity runtime can not upgrade the modified tables. Referential Integrity is not used, Varchar or NVarchar are not used ? the reason is ? Dexterity architecture, which was initially designed with database independence in mind. Logins and access management ? Great Plains uses its own security, which is translated into SQL logins with encrypted password.
? Moving Great Plains on the new SQL Server. It is often confusing for the DB Admin. Besides physical move through backups or detach/attach DB you need special scripts to transfer GP security and users logins, these scripts are available through MBS tech support or feel free to call you MBS partner.
? Advanced Techniques. If you need to notify your GP users on the specific event in GP ? such as invoice was paid, you can deploy SQL emailing: xp_send_mail. This procedure could be called in the trigger for the apply payments table.
? Data Integration. XML inbound and outbound streams for the integration stored procedures is becoming defacto standard. Also you should be familiar with heterogeneous SQL queries: OPENROWSET and linked server conceptions.
Happy implementing! You can always appeal to us to help you with your system. Give as a call 1-630-961-5918 or 1-866-528-0577, help@albaspectrum.com
Andrew Karasev is Chief Technology Officer in Alba Spectrum Technologies ( http://www.albaspectrum.com ), Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains, Microsoft CRM, Navision, Microsoft RMS, Microsoft Business Portal customization company, serving clients in Chicago, Boston, New York, Miami, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Toronto, Montreal, Brazil, Mexico, UK, Australia, Canada, UK, Europe, Russia an having small offices in multiple states and internationally.
shuttle from O'Hare Orland Park .. Lockport Chicago limo O’HareVince Lombardi once said that, "The achievements of an organization... Read More
There are so many different programs that clutter up your... Read More
Should one use Windows Update?This topic has good and valid... Read More
Document Management or Enterprise Information Management is perhaps one of... Read More
Finding the best spyware removers to detect and remove spyware... Read More
If you company is small or mid-size special products or... Read More
Follow the steps below to quickly design, generate, and deploy... Read More
Viruses and spyware usually show up on your computer one... Read More
1. With mapping software you can create a report that... Read More
Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains version 8.5, 8.0, 7.5, Great... Read More
Well, even if the combination might look very unusual, we... Read More
Microsoft CRM is CRM answer from Microsoft and attempt to... Read More
The vast majority of us will have, at some point,... Read More
Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains has substantial market share and... Read More
Lotus Domino/Notes ? Microsoft Great Plains tandem as ERP with... Read More
Looks like Microsoft Great Plains becomes more and more popular,... Read More
Usually workflow & messaging is realized in CRM and then... Read More
Sales are all about leverage, because there is only so... Read More
Let us give you - developer some hints in the... Read More
Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains serves multiple industries in the... Read More
If you've been using MySQL database to store your important... Read More
The Internet is reshaping every form of communications medium, and... Read More
The objective for Zandi Digital is to make available clever... Read More
Looks like Microsoft Great Plains becomes more and more popular,... Read More
When Great Plains Software introduced the first graphical accounting application... Read More
Lincoln Town Car rentals Addison ..Microsoft bought Navision, Denmark based software development company, along with... Read More
Trying to figure out a stream in banning one email... Read More
Here is some free software tools to help you build... Read More
As we could imagine, if you are reading this article... Read More
What is Groupware?Have you ever had to manage document collaboration... Read More
In this small article we will show you the possible... Read More
This article is the first of a series of articles... Read More
SyncUp, a file synchronizer is designed to assist the home... Read More
It's no secret that software companies operate in a very... Read More
Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains has substantial market share and... Read More
Sales are all about leverage, because there is only so... Read More
When you first think about multicurrency ? you probably have... Read More
Every day millions of new web documents emerge on the... Read More
I've been active in the Cisco Certification track for four... Read More
How many steps does it take you to locate and... Read More
What is installation in the language of technology? Installation... Read More
Midsize business or non-profit organization should decide if one-vendor solution... Read More
The Internet is reshaping every form of communications medium, and... Read More
GroupwareThe internet is full of 1.5 million to 7 million... Read More
What is RAID RECOVERY?RAID stands for Redundant Array of Inexpensive... Read More
Spyware and malware are large problems for Internet users today... Read More
Whether you are an experienced web programmer or a complete... Read More
TCO (Total Cost Ownership) is the buzzword in... Read More
GroupwareEfforts are continually made to manage the unavoidable ad hoc... Read More
You would like to protect your documents, wouldn't you? Reasons... Read More
Software |