Microsoft Great Plains Project Accounting - Overview For IT Director/Controller

Microsoft Business Solutions is currently in the process of establishing the so-called Microsoft suites: Microsoft Financial, Microsoft Logistics, Microsoft Manufacturing, Microsoft Professional Services - it will be based on the latest draft of Solomon module. The long history of the Great Plains accounting software project - it was originally founded in MatchData, which was bought by Great Plains in late 1990 - the first and renamed the Great Plains Project Accounting. Great Plains Project Accounting uncertain future - it would not (according to rumors in Microsoft) will be the base for one of the Microsoft suite. But now it is used in various businesses and has good features in the common project accounting needs.

Strong Points:
Very simple and convenient - if you know certified accountant and GAAP accounting project - you must be able to understand the data flow and distribution in the GL - Great Plains Project Accounting monitors rules.

Simple budgeting and control project - if it is your goal - to consider it, especially if you already have implemented Great Plains in your company.

Microsoft SQL Server platform allows the industry to use all tools such as Crystal Reports, SQL stored procedures and Views

Seamless integration in the Great Plains interface - Great Plains Project Accounting is Dexterity-writing module, so that Dexterity interface and security model.

Weak Points: Poor
tuning capabilities - I would say that Dexterity is a good option because the project itself Accounting Dexterity dictionary third party - Dexterity is good to set basic DYNAMICS.DIC and not third parties. VBA / Modifier available, but we would not recommend them because they are now heritage technologies.

Poor integration with Microsoft Office tools - as Microsoft is in the process of moving all of its ERP packages: Great Plains, Navision, Solomon in. Net platform. So, this is where all efforts are applied. Microsoft Office is currently the second priority

Good luck definition and implementation, and if you have any questions or problems - we are here to help! If you want us to do the job - we call 1-866-528-0577! help@albaspectrum.com

Andrew Karasev is the main technologies in Alba Spectrum Technologies - USA nationwide Great Plains, Microsoft CRM settings company, based in Chicago, California, Texas, Florida, New York, Georgia and places in several states and international level (www. albaspectrum.com), he is CMA, Great Plains Certified Master, Dexterity, SQL, C . Net, Crystal Reports and Microsoft CRM SDK developer. You can contact Andrew: andrewk@albaspectrum.com angela christy



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