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Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0, former Microsoft Great Plains, MS Dexterity customization options – overview for programmer, software developer, IT director and ERP consultant
Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0, former Microsoft Great Plains, MS Dexterity
customization options – overview for programmer, software developer, IT director
and ERP consultant
Since its introduction as C-Shell computer platform (MAC & Windows) and DB
independent programming language and development environment, Great Plains
Dexterity covered very long and probably bumpy way together with the whole ERP
and IT industry. When C programming language was a believed panacea to provide
application cross-platform expansion, nobody could envision such future toys as
web thin client (HTML and JavaScript programming with Java EJB and .NET database
connectors), XML (providing simple cross-platform interoperability) and
especially XML web services (enabling remote users to get info from virtually
any server). When Great Plains Software was acquired by Microsoft – the new
owner as we guess had no plans to play-up such Dexterity old-good “strong
points” as C Shell and cross-platform potential, and as many expected Microsoft
Business Solutions “froze” new “Source Code Partner” re-enrollment. In 2005
Microsoft BS re-opened the program (however the price of the new enrollment and
annual fee is king of high for small and mid-size VAR). The unofficial opinions
were – Microsoft Project Green or currently Microsoft Dynamics project is a
technological challenge and it will not happen overnight, so Dexterity is still
out there and partners, who help MBS develop verticals for Microsoft Dynamics GP
are still welcomed.
• Sanscript. Microsoft Dexterity scripting language is so-called Sanscript,
cursor driven DB access language, plus it has script and triggers. With version
7.0 Dexterity support such nice things as COM objects, web services, etc.
• DYNAMICS.DIC. This dictionary has all the logic of GP core modules. When you
install MS Dynamics GP 9.0, 8.0, 7.5, 7.0, 6.0 and older versions DYNAMICS.DIC
comes with scripts stripped out. If you are enrolled into Dex source code
program you have access to DYNAMICS.DIC with all the scripts in place. This
enables you to look up procedures and functions calls examples, the sequence of
events, etc – very good help in your custom programming, which is based on the
imitation.
• Dexterity Programmers Pool. Well, good point – when Microsoft purchased GPS,
Navision, Axapta, etc. – it launched the plan to unify its MRP applications on
the .Net and MS SQL Server base. This decision resulted in new Dex programmers
training slow down. This slow down was even worth, considering the economic
conditions of early XXI century, when a lot of IT and programmer positions were
eliminated and programmers were laid off. However, opposite process of
programming outsourcing and offshore development leaded to the Dexterity source
code programming centers renaissance in Philippines and India. Manila was a real
stronghold, where such new programming dragons as Alba Spectrum and
Enterlogics.com.br opened their development offices
• Future. When Microsoft Dynamics (AX, GP, SL, NAV, CRM) will be unified
product, Dexterity will probably be replaced with eConnect and Web Services
interfaces – Microsoft Visual Studio programmers will be probably positioned to
develop industrial-strength third party modules for Microsoft Dynamics. At this
moment some experts expect Axapta/Microsoft Dynamics AX will play more role in
final Dynamics, especially on the international arena – Brazil, Europe, China,
India, Latin America. Dexterity really doesn’t support Unicode and Microsoft had
to probe first Navision and later on Axapta to become its international ERP
• Some Nice Dex Source Code Programming Features. Automatic Posting. You can use
Source code to enable batch posting without operator intervention. This will
require one additional user license – this computer will play the role of
posting server. Chinese language support – bypassing Unicode lacking – you can
write Chinese in special popup and force it into Dex screens – special utility
is required
• Microsoft Dexterity Customization upgrade. When MBS decided to concentrate on
.Net and Project Green – the Dex custom code upgrade became more straight
forward and simple, however it is still good idea to deploy professional
Dexterity developer on MBS Dexterity customization partner
• Dexterity Nation-wide support. Considering the fact of market diminishing and
programmers concentration in the centralized programming hubs (Chicago, Houston)
with connections to outsourcing centralized call centers (Brazil, Philippines) –
it is good idea to deploy phone and skype support technicians plus outsourcing
the customization upgrade. As in the case of Axapta – it is very easy to
outsource Dex upgrade – you need to provide remote desktop connection or even
zip and upload DYNAMICS and company databases together with your Dexterity
customization dictionary to your Dexterity upgrade partner
Please do not hesitate to call or email us: USA/Canada: 1-866-528-0577,
1-630-961-5918, Europe: +44 20 8123 2580, +45 36 96 55 20, Mexico:
52-55-535-04027 help@albaspectrum.com
Andrew Karasev is Chief Technology Officer at Alba Spectrum Technologies (
http://www.albaspectrum.com
http://www.ronix-systems.de
http://www.enterlogix.com.br )
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