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Econnect Ecommerce Posting Server for Dynamics Gp

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:44:16 +0000

If you are eCommerce .Net c#, VB or SQL developer, you need to know eConnect – Microsoft Dynamics GP Great Plains SDK for e-commerce developers architecture and limitations. eConnect was specially built up for eCommerce programmers, however at the same time it complies to GP Dexterity architecture frameworks, such as GP batches and transactions posting is GP user prerogative. If you as eCommerce designer plan to post Gp transactions or batches automatically from your e-commerce web application, you will nee either Albaspectrum autoposting server or program Great Plains Dexterity source code with your internal programmers or Dex subcontractors. If you expect eCommerce website just to create so-called working orders or invoices in backend ERP Great Plains SOP Sales Order Processing module, then you are fine with eConnect development and deployment only. However if you only expect GP to fulfill invoices with goods delivery, then autoposting might be required. The rest of this article is dedicated to technology highlights:

1. Autoposting as Microsoft Dynamics GP Dexterity source code application. There is the way to command GP engine to post specific batch in any GP module: GL, SOP, POP, AR, AP, Payroll, Inventory control. However if you think this is easy solution, this is not the case, you need at least 5 years of Great Plains Dexterity programming with exposure to source code (DYNAMICS.DIC with all the sanscripts code not stripped out)

2. After Hours Posting in GP user interface. This is natural solution, when you have limited number of orders per day, let’s say 20 or up to 100. In this case if order size is feasible to sustain your business, you can hire Great Plains users, who will manually post your daily or weekly Sales Orders batches and transfer them for fulfillment and shipment to shipping department.

3. eCommerce integration to GP notes. There are several tools for you to consider, each has pluses and minuses as you can expect: eConnect – if you have developers inhouse, consider first eConnect as it is what Microsoft Business Solutions recommends in long run. If you think you are low level orders per day business, consider Great Plains Integration Manager (10-1000 transactions, maybe more if you consider IM automated integration with some custom logic to launch IM)

Microsoft Dynamics Gp Ecommerce Partner In Los Angeles Notes

admin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:33:41 +0000

There are several approaches to eCommerce implementation for mid-market Corporate ERP applications, such as Microsoft Dynamics GP or SAP Business One. The first one is to redeploy ecommerce on new product or ecommerce add-on – here you have to sacrifice former investment into custom ecommerce web application and make new ecommerce implementation. Second approach is to capitalize on the old investment into legacy custom ecommerce application and integrate it with Dynamics GP via custom connectors. We are favoring the second approach and this small publication should give you initial highlights on ecommerce integration programming:

1. Integration Manager – batch mode ecommerce integration. If you do not need real time (or quasi real time – say every half an hour) ecommerce transactions integration and you can simply export ecommerce transactions into text file or expose ecommerce SQL tables via ODBC DSN – then you may decide to use Dynamics GP Integration Manager module, where you setup Sales Order Processing documents integration and call it on demand (maybe every morning or every night). Yes, it might be that simple and you can reduce your proposed ecommerce integration budget to just purchasing GP Integration Manager and if required ask for Dynamics GP consultant help in setting up the integration

2. eConnect. This is Software Development Kit with code samples in C# and VB. If you consider yourself as experienced or even moderate Microsoft Visual Studio .Net programmer with some SQL and XML expertise – you can explore eConnect and make self discovery. Programmatically you can create SOP transaction (such as ecommerce Invoice, Sales Order or Quote) and place it into the Work batch for future approval in Great Plains and posting by the GP user. eConnect can do real time integration as single transaction integration could be event driven (when ecommerce customer places the order). If you are about to decide to take eConnect route – we recommend you to upgrade Dynamics GP to current version 11.0, or at least 10.0 (9.0 at minimum), as we believe that eConnect came to its maturity for GP 10.0

3. eConnect automatic batch posting. In order to post batches directly from your ecommerce web application you need Alba Spectrum Posting Server. This add-on is programmed in Great Plains Dexterity with the references to Dynamics GP Source Code (original Dexterity Sanscript codes in Dynamics.dic, available to Source Code Partners)

4. eCommerce Order Connector. This add-on is written in SQL stored procedures with simplified logic, which should potentially be very time efficient. Plus Order Connector should be compatible with legacy versions of Great Plains: 9.0, 8.0, 7.5, 7.0 (assuming that you are on MS SQL Server DB platform)

5. Great Plains eCommerce and version consideration. If you are on older version of Great Plains Dynamics or eEnteprise – consider Integration Manager as reasonable approach, as IM is available with most of the versions down to version 4.0 (5.0, 5.5, 6.0 and up)

6. Local Dynamics GP eCommerce support in Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego. We have two offices in Los Angeles and Carlsbad to cover Southern California metro area. Our consultants speak Spanish (Mexican and South American connection), Chinese (Asian connection and Port of LA), Portuguese (Brazilian connection, where we recommend SAP Business One for your Brazilian subsidiary), Russian (connection with Russia, where we recommend SAP B1 and 1S Bukhgalteria as well as Microsoft CRM for locations in Moscow)

7. Give us a call: 1-866-528-0577. Or email us: help@albaspectrum.com

Dynamics GP ecommerce integrations: eConnect, Posting Server notes

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 06:01:28 +0000

It is often good idea to start ecommerce from scratch, however for some of us it doesn’t work as we work for established ecommerce retailers and wholesalers, where ecommerce application might be custom developed and hosted on Linux/PHP/MySQL, Oracle or another non Microsoft solution. In this situation you would rather consider custom integration with existing ecommerce web site and we would like to share with your some highlights. We are trying to write this small publication for programmers and IT people as a review:

1. eConnect SDK. If you are comfortable with Microsoft Visual Studio C#, VB or another .Net language programming, plus you are fluent with XML and have good SQL querying background, you should take a class or try self study on eConnect. With this Software Development Kit you can program virtually all core modules Great Plains objects: GL Accounts, Customers, Vendors, Employees, Addresses. SOP Invoices, Purchase Orders, etc. eConnect might seem a bit complex, especially when you are very brave and would like to try coding custom SQL Stored Procedures, in this case, please consider the following fact – eConnect is written in SQL Stored procs (that are encrypted) and you probably do not want to do it second time, especially taking into consideration the fact, that in Microsoft Business Solutions programmers have access to all the Dynamics GP Dexterity source codes and got appropriate training

2. eConnect Posting restriction. eConnect doesn’t post Dynamics GP batches, as this is how Great Plains architecture was built. Batch posting is prerogative for GP user, who supposed to review the batch (print batch edit list report), get sufficient evidence that all the transactions are correct and ready for posting and then post the batch from Great Plains user interface. If you really think that you need to post GP batch from ecommerce application directly, please read the next paragraph about Dynamics GP Posting Server, or Autopost

3. Great Plains Posting Server. We developed this Add-On in Dynamics GP Dexterity, it deploys native Dex posting routines and by doing so eliminates the problems with Software QA, as it is not exposed to programming bugs. Posting Server or Autopost is for Software Developer and it allows programmers to flag Dynamics GP work transactions batch for posting. Batch posting checker is running every few minutes and it looks at batch ready for posting table and if batch is there, it triggers Dynamics GP regular batch posting routine

4. SQL Scripts in ecommerce integrations. We have several scripts collections, one of them is Order Connector, which allows you to deploy scripts to move ecommerce orders or invoices to Dynamics GP SOP Orders and Invoices accordingly. Order connector runs faster in our opinion that eConnect methods, as we are not validating all Dynamics GP business logic and instead give you green light with simple Orders and Invoices

5. If you have concerns, or would like to get more info, see presentation, feel free to call us: 1-866-528-0577, help@albaspectrum.com

Ecommerce to Dynamics GP Real Time Integration: Order Connector

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:35:06 +0000

If your back office Corporate ERP application is Microsoft Dynamics GP, former versions were also known as Microsoft Great Plains and Great Plains Dynamics, and you have in-house developed ecommerce web application with items catalogs with advanced price lists (especially in B2B ecommerce scenarios), shopping cart, credit card processing, we would like to present you this small publication in the form of FAQ and orientation session. We are writing for IT managers or even accounting professionals, who are decision makers in Corporate ERP application selection and its integration with eCommerce production website:

1. Real Time versus Batch and Quasi real time integration modes. Real time means instant ecommerce shopping cart transformation to Microsoft Dynamics GP Sales Order Processing Invoice (or Sales Order) – Dynamics GP SOP module is one of the most popular platforms for ecommerce transactions integration. Batch processing or quasi real time typically when you either schedule Great Plains Integration Manager to run integration every hour or integration be initiated by Great Plains user. Real Time ecommerce to Microsoft Dynamics GP integration is typically programmed in eConnect SDK or in advanced scenarios you can deploy custom preprogrammed SQL Stored Procedures

2. eConnect Dynamics GP SDK. eConnect lower technology level is set of encrypted SQL Server Stored procedures, imitating Microsoft Dynamics GP (Dexterity) business logic. eConnect libraries could be included in Microsoft Visual Studio .Net project (typically C# or VB, as eConnect sample codes are available these two programming languages). eConnect is definitely faster, as it is coded in Stored Procedures, especially comparing to Dexterity. However, considering the complexity of business logic, that eConnect has to imitate, it might be slower to simplified SQL Stored procedures, which are powerful enough to integrate several types of ecommerce shopping carts into SOP invoices – this is the case of Alba Spectrum Order Connector

3. Order Connector. Let’s assume that your ecommerce shopping cart targets Great Plains Sales Order Processing Invoices, and you are not using such complications as Serial or Lot Numbers, multicurrency, back ordering, etc. Let’s assume that you ecommerce items are services or normal taxable sales items, available in your default inventory sites. Please, check with us on restrictions, and if they (the restrictions) are not a concern, we are happy to offer extremely quick ecommerce to Microsoft Dynamics GP real time integration product

4. Order Connector and Great Plains versions. We have our connector, starting from Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise version 6.0 for Microsoft SQL Server (sorry, it is not available for Pervasive SQL or Ctree based Great Plains Select versions). If you are Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 or 9.0 you can deploy eConnect for ecommerce integration, however if you are on legacy versions: 8.0, 7.5, 7.0, 6.0 – we recommend you to upgrade to more recent versions, or if this is not possible due to budget restrictions, we invite you to try our Order Connector for ecommerce integration programming

5. eCommerce Automatic Batch Posting in Dynamics GP. Both tools: GP Integration Manager and eConnect do not allow you to post batches, as this routine is supposed to be in the hands of Microsoft Dynamics GP user to review, approve and post the batch. If you definitely need to do all the work directly from ecommerce web application, we recommend you to purchase and deploy Alba Spectrum Posting Server, also known as Autopost. Posting Server is Microsoft Dexterity Source Code Dexterity programmed application, which requires you to dedicate GP workstation and one permanently logged in Great Plains user. Dynamics GP batch posting is done in exactly the same fashion as Great Plains Dexterity Dynamics GP user interface initiated batch posting

Microsoft Dynamics Gp Great Plains Ecommerce Considerations

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:49:07 +0000

This topic is really popular among eCommerce developers and programmers, especially from Microsoft .Net side: ADO.Net and C# and VB eCommerce coders. Ecommerce custom programming is not the open issue for general public as it requires industry considerations, industry biddings among business to business providers on behalf of end customers. We would like to concentrate on GP ecommerce industry specifics, which should be separated from generic ecommerce software development streams. Ecommerce website design sector probably places you into the position of offshore web development search. However there are software development niches, where you need local US based support. USA based ecommerce websites development might be kind of overpriced, especially in you expectations, so this is why we recommend you to consider offshore web design option first

1. Offshore Pluses and Minuses. Of course the software programming and development world is not optimal and you should expect ups and downs. But if you will apply strong management and conflict resolution team, you will reign above the expected and possible problems

2. Third Party tools. As Microsoft Business Solution Dynamics subdivision recommends, you as software development organization should deploy Micrsoft Dynamics GP eConnect SDK and programming tool. eConnect allows you to deploy object oriented programming approach to GP e-commerce developing

3. eCommerce hosting options. At this time, October 2007, the best website hosting options are here in the USA, as other countries have certain restrictions: China. Brazil (in this case low bandwidth performance)

4. E-Commerce Development scenarios, including Albaspectrum posting server. eConnect allows you to create master records or work transactions, however it doesn’t allow you to pot transactions to General Ledger (GL). Posting server breaks through this restriction and allows you to post GP transactions batches from eCommerce application directly

5. Web sessions remote support. Modern technology doesn’t require GP consultant to come onsite to do sales estimation and following up consulting support

Ecommerce Dynamics GP or Great Plains Solution Notes

admin — Sat, 29 May 2010 19:39:46 +0000

There is no needs to reinvent the wheel or bicycle, in the sense that ecommerce web front out-of-the-box applications exists and you could easy to deploy Shopping Cart, Online Catalog, Credit Card Payments, Inventory Stock Status lookup. We should be able to help you in integration of existing ecommerce web front with Dynamics GP – we have multiple tools and codes, used in the past and ready for tuning in your ecommerce environment. We recommend you to consider eStore, where we have successful integration cases with Dynamics GP Great Plains. However, if you have your in-house developed custom ecommerce solution in Linux/PHP, .Net, MS SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle or any other web server or DB platform, we should be able to help you in integration to Dynamics GP. Please read the paragraphs below for orientation: 1. Order Connector. Here we have a set of SQL Stored Procedures, integrating ecommerce Sales Order Processing and AR transactions to Great Plains Dynamics. Being coded in SQL Stored Procs, this product (or better classify it as Solution, as it is a tool and SDK for ecommerce developer), Order Connector shows real time integration performance for huge number of ecommerce transactions per hour. The nature of ecommerce transactions is typically simple and repetitive, so you do not need heavy functionality in your SDK and integration vehicle 2. Posting Server. Alba Spectrum Autopost or Batch Posting Server is written in Dynamics GP Dexterity and it allows you to post or schedule for posting GP Batches directly from your eCommerce or eConnect web C#, VB or SQL driven application. We really deploy Dexterity engine and one user license for Posting Server and you should not have concerns about complex posting business logic in Dynamics GP as Dexterity engine will do exactly the same job as if you would initiate posting in GP User Interface 3. eCommerce eConnect Integration Programming. We encourage you to order Dynamics GP eConnect programming and software developing training, if you are ecommerce full time or consulting programmer for mid-size or large ecommerce organization with Dynamics GP as Corporate ERP. eConnect is SDK and it allows you to create, modify and delete Master records: Customer, Address, Vendor, GL Account, Employee, and Transactions: Sales Invoice, Quote, Order, Customer Deposit and others. eConnect doesn’t post GP batches, please read paragraph 2 for Autopost, which does exactly that 4. Please, give us a call: 1-866-528-0577, help@albaspectrum.com

There is no needs to reinvent the wheel or bicycle, in the sense that ecommerce web front out-of-the-box applications exists and you could easy to deploy Shopping Cart, Online Catalog, Credit Card Payments, Inventory Stock Status lookup. We should be able to help you in integration of existing ecommerce web front with Dynamics GP – we have multiple tools and codes, used in the past and ready for tuning in your ecommerce environment. We recommend you to consider eStore, where we have successful integration cases with Dynamics GP Great Plains. However, if you have your in-house developed custom ecommerce solution in Linux/PHP, .Net, MS SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle or any other web server or DB platform, we should be able to help you in integration to Dynamics GP. Please read the paragraphs below for orientation:

1. Order Connector. Here we have a set of SQL Stored Procedures, integrating ecommerce Sales Order Processing and AR transactions to Great Plains Dynamics. Being coded in SQL Stored Procs, this product (or better classify it as Solution, as it is a tool and SDK for ecommerce developer), Order Connector shows real time integration performance for huge number of ecommerce transactions per hour. The nature of ecommerce transactions is typically simple and repetitive, so you do not need heavy functionality in your SDK and integration vehicle

2. Posting Server. Alba Spectrum Autopost or Batch Posting Server is written in Dynamics GP Dexterity and it allows you to post or schedule for posting GP Batches directly from your eCommerce or eConnect web C#, VB or SQL driven application. We really deploy Dexterity engine and one user license for Posting Server and you should not have concerns about complex posting business logic in Dynamics GP as Dexterity engine will do exactly the same job as if you would initiate posting in GP User Interface

3. eCommerce eConnect Integration Programming. We encourage you to order Dynamics GP eConnect programming and software developing training, if you are ecommerce full time or consulting programmer for mid-size or large ecommerce organization with Dynamics GP as Corporate ERP. eConnect is SDK and it allows you to create, modify and delete Master records: Customer, Address, Vendor, GL Account, Employee, and Transactions: Sales Invoice, Quote, Order, Customer Deposit and others. eConnect doesn’t post GP batches, please read paragraph 2 for Autopost, which does exactly that

4. Please, give us a call: 1-866-528-0577, help@albaspectrum.com

Microsoft Dynamics GP eCommerce: Sales Order Processing integration and Autoposting

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:37:06 +0000

If you are ecommerce developer, who is integrating ecommerce web front application with Dynamics GP (often referred historically as Great Plains Dynamics or eEnteprise), you probably target SOP or Sales Order Processing Invoice as target in GP for ecommerce customer shopping cart. Customer Credit Card payment becomes customer deposit to invoice and each item purchased becomes Invoice Line item. If you are using Microsoft Visual Studio C# or VB.Net web project for ecommerce application, then natural way for you to deploy Dynamics GP sConnect libraries and SDK (help info, available in eConnect) to review and imitate code samples. This technology should work in both B2B (where you create real customer, or work only in restricted partner channel) and B2C (where you send all the invoices to so-called Walk In customer, and if required add just new Walk In folk address). In this small publication we would like to review other options and Automatic Batch posting technology directly from ecommerce eConnect application:

1. Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration Manager in ecommerce scenarios. This tool could be either called on demand or scheduled with the scheduling application available for purchase from Microsoft Business Solutions, or you can deploy third party (often free) Windows macro type of small shareware applications available in open software market for download and tryout. If you schedule IM to execute ecommerce to GP integration say every twenty minutes – this method might be a way more powerful (assuming that GP plays master role for Inventory Items maintenance and update and Pricelists). If this is the case – IM can create or update such objects as Customer, Address, Inventory Item, Comments to Customer, Invoice, Invoice Line, Shipping Instructions. With Dynamics GP 10.0 Integration Manager deploys eConnect connectors, which are very efficient from performance standpoint (however eConnect SOP connector doesn’t have SOP Return, but you can realize return via IM OLE technology based SOP connector and for future versions of Dynamics GP IM we hope that that gap will be patched). Integration Manager also does the job, even if your ecommerce is hosted in Linux/PHP/MySQL. In this case you can either use cross platform ODBC bridge, or have Integration Manager integrate text or XML ecommerce shopping cart exports. And as the another good note about IM – if you deploy Advanced ODBC Data Sources in IM, you can base them on Microsoft SQL Server Linked Server to Oracle, Lotus or another non-Microsoft DB platform, which is ODBC compliant and which could be joined in SQL Server View

2. eConnect. This tool opens the door to real time ecommerce integration to GP, if this is something, that is absolutely required. eConnect might be more flexible comparing to Integration Manager, but it might require more programming time to cover all expected (and unexpected) ecommerce customer actions. If real time aspect is not critical, eConnect advantage could be additional flexibility, when eCommerce application is playing master role (new items, price lists, discounts, internet promotions are initiated in your ecommerce application and then propagated to Dynamics GP, as you post new ecommerce shopping carts and download them to Great Plains)

3. Dynamics GP Automatic batch posting directly from ecommerce eConnect or Linux based application. eConnect by its architecture works with GP master records and so-called Work Transactions, where you place work SOP invoice (ecommerce shopping cart image) to the bath for GP user (decision maker or approver) review, approval and posting directly in GP user interface. Dynamics GP is mid-market Corporate ERP and it has layers of security and approval cycles, and eConnect doesn’t allow shortcuts in batch auto posting on eConnect level. We recommend you to deploy Alba Spectrum Posting Server which imitates batch approval and posting initiation through Dynamics GP User Workstation. Even if you are sending shopping carts from Unix, Linux/PHP platforms, you can still enjoy Posting Server functionality, as all you need to do is to populate SOP10100, SOP10200 and other SOP work tables (we have Alba Spectrum Order Connector product, which allows you to do this work on SQL Stored Procedures level) and mark the batch as ready for being posted in custom Batch Prepared for Posting table. Posting Server deploys native Microsoft Dexterity (formerly known as Great Plains Dexterity) batch posting initiation internal procedures

4. How to get additional help? We encourage you to search in google for Dynamics GP video demos and presentations. Our web engineers are deploying web casting technologies, similar to the ones used in Youtube and Google Video to provide free Dynamics GP internet video presentations. Feel free to call or email our office. Service is available virtually Worldwide via remote connections, web sessions and phone conferences. We will be happy to travel to your USA, Canada, Brazil or international based office or facility, if required. Our consultants speak English, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Filipino and other languages

Great Plains or Dynamics Gp Ecommerce Custom Integration

admin — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:35:03 +0000

Microsoft Dynamics GP version 10.0 and 9.0 is open to ecommerce web programmer through its SDK eConnect. If you are C# or VB .Net Microsoft Visual Studio software developer, you should be able to program integration with such Dynamics GP objects as: customer, inventory item, employee, vendor, GL account (and more) and also be able to integrate transactions: Sales Order, Quote, Invoice, Return, Purchase Order, Purchase Receipt, Payroll transaction, AP voucher, AP payment, AR customer invoice and customer payment to give you the idea. eConnect is under substantial expansion and you may expect new objects to be covered in the future Dynamics GP versions. If you are starting ecommerce project from scratch (when you do not have legacy ecommerce application and the history of the business or franchise), then you should probably look for out-of-the-shelf products (and we would be happy to recommend you existing ecommerce add-ons). However, if you have to respect legacy ecommerce website and shopping cart, you should take custom programming approach and we offer you here technical highlights:



1.       Dynamics GP Sales Order Processing connector. Great Plains Sales Order Processing module is one of the most popular and especially popular in eCommerce integrating scenarios. If you are doing Invoice and payment taking from ecommerce, we recommend you to map these transactions to SOP Invoice and Customer deposit against the invoice

2.       Dynamics GP ecommerce catalogue. Catalog is the set of Great Plains Inventory control items. In GP you can have inventory items as material items (inventoried items), service and miscellaneous charges (if your business charges membership services for example) and other types

3.       Catalog Price Lists. In direct eConnect you can manipulate standard Dynamics GP inventory control module price lists. If you need customer specific price formulae, please consider developing simple custom application, and then combine eConnect functionality with SQL custom stored procedures

4.       eConnect Batch Posting. We recommend you Alba Spectrum Posting Server to schedule automatic batch posting directly from ecommerce web application

Dynamics GP eCommerce Solutions: Great Plains Order Connector and Posting Server Notes

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:07:23 +0000

If you plan to deploy Microsoft Dynamics GP, formerly known as Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise as back office accounting and sales order processing system, you should make your homework in understanding your Great Plains ecommerce integration tools and options. We are favoring so-called “Solutions” approach, where we offer ecommerce codes and scripts, plus our service in tuning these solutions to fit your unique business processes. This approach is especially good, when you are not starting from the ground, when you already have ecommerce website in production, which is in time very loosely integrated with your Accounting system (typically email is sent to the GP AR clerk, or even paper printed Sales Order). Let us give you several ecommerce scenarios:

1. SOP Order Connector. This product is the set of SQL Stored Procedures, allowing you to feed Sales Order or Invoices to Great Plains Sales Order Processing tables. This product doesn’t use eConnect encrypted stored procedures and you can get instant real time or large volume batch mode integration in a few seconds. Order Connector works with Dynamics GP 10.0, 9.0, 8.0, 7.5 and earlier Great Plains Dynamics versions, assuming that you are on Microsoft SQL Server DB platform

2. Posting Server. This product allows you to break through eConnect restrictions and post SOP, POP and batches of virtually all the natures in Dynamics GP directly from your ecommerce application (written in C#, VB.Net or any other programming language, allowing you to call SQL Stored Procedures)

3. eConnect scripts. We also offer packages of eConnect samples to automate ecommerce to SOP and ecommerce to Receivables Management integrations. We recommend you to take eConnect programming route if your Great Plains version is recent: 10.0 or 9.0. If you are on legacy version of Dynamics GP Great Plains: 8.0, 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5, 5.0 or earlier, please review stored procedures or Order Connector route

4. Sales Order Transfer to Invoice. It is common practice, when you are first creating Sales Order (especially when you are working in B2B model with some negotiation) and then from ecommerce web page your customer decides to turn Sales Order to Sales Invoice. This functionality is realized in Alba Spectrum Posting Server, please read about it in Paragraph #2

5. Dynamics GP Integration Manager in eCommerce scenarios. IM is intuitive and end user friendly tool, however you could raise integration complexity with VBA scripts: Before Document Commit is one of the most popular. We offer help in guru level IM Sources, especially Advanced ODBC. IM Integration could be called on demand by Great Plains user (preferred) or scheduled for execution by Windows macro (or third party Windows macro surrogates)

6. Direct SQL Insert or Inhouse Custom Stored Procedures. We also respect this route, taken by your IT department, in this case we offer short orientation training on Great Plains Tables Structure and data flow

7. Please, feel free to call us: 1-866-528-0577, help@albaspectrum.com

Microsoft Dynamics GP ECommerce Partner in Chicago

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:36:02 +0000

e-Commerce web site integration is real challenge, especially when your Corporate ERP is Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly known as Great Plains Dynamics, eEnterprise, Great Plains Select, Great Plains Accounting for DOS, Windows and Macintosh), and your ecommerce web application is PHP/MySQL/Linux or Unix/Oracle based. We are happy to connect Microsoft World with Non-Microsoft based platforms, Databases and concepts. We have several off the shelf products, as well as so-called solutions (where we are ready to deploy proven ecommerce integration codes and tune them to your business requirements). Let’s take a look at typical Microsoft Dynamics GP eCommerce integration project:

1. ecommerce to GP integration frequency. Yes, you are right, this is one of the key ecommerce to Microsoft Dynamics GP integration questions or FAQ. Every customer would prefer real time or quasi real time integration (meaning that ecommerce shopping cart is sent to GP instantly or with very short time lag – let’s say 20 minutes). Ideally – this is very cool, however the business is often about saving money on purchasing and in sales just the opposite – try to sell in marketing buzz as dear as possible. We are happy to estimate both scenarios for local customers in Chicago, Northern Illinois, North West Indiana, Southern Wisconsin. When we are talking about Microsoft Dynamics GP ecommerce integration limitations, we usually mean GP Integration Manager – this is really user friendly tool, but if you are not a programmer or software developer – you have to call Integration Manager manually via GP User Interface. However, if you are experienced IT specialist or programmer, you can schedule IM integration via Windows macro add-ons (or rescue to Microsoft Dynamics GP IM Scheduler tool, which could be purchased from Microsoft Business Solutions, if you are current customer of Microsoft Dynamics GP and in good standing with GP annual enhancement program)

2. If Quasi Real Time is not the way to go and you really need Dynamics GP ecommerce real time integration. Then the answer is eConnect SDK for Microsoft Dynamics GP. eConnect is friendly to experienced Microsoft Visual Studio C# on VB.Net programmers, who are familiar with MS SQL Server Stored Procedures and XML

3. eCommerce Order Connector for Dynamics GP and earlier versions of Great Plains Dynamics. If you would like solution, built in SQL Stored Procedures and which works reasonably simple, without the need to program in eConnect, we have Order Connector. This product sends ecommerce shopping cart to Sales Invoice or Order, plus it creates or updates Customer information

4. Posting Server. Neither GP Integration Manager, not eConnect post Dynamics GP batches – batch posting is designed as routine for GP user. Alba Spectrum Posting Server allows you to mark batches for automatic posting and they are posted by our Posting Server every few seconds. Posting Server is perfect add-on for GP ecommerce application, as well as for any possible eConnect coded application, which needs to post GP batches: EDI, Purchase Orders and Purchase Receipts integration, Payroll integration, etc

5. Local eCommerce integration service is available in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego. We also serve you USA nationwide and internationally – we speak English, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian