| There are several approaches to eCommerce | | | | GP user. eConnect can do real time integration as |
| implementation for mid-market Corporate ERP | | | | single transaction integration could be event driven |
| applications, such as Microsoft Dynamics GP or | | | | (when ecommerce customer places the order). If |
| SAP Business One. The first one is to redeploy | | | | you are about to decide to take eConnect route - |
| ecommerce on new product or ecommerce | | | | we recommend you to upgrade Dynamics GP to |
| add-on - here you have to sacrifice former | | | | current version 11.0, or at least 10.0 (9.0 at |
| investment into custom ecommerce web | | | | minimum), as we believe that eConnect came to |
| application and make new ecommerce | | | | its maturity for GP 10.0 |
| implementation. Second approach is to capitalize | | | | 3. eConnect automatic batch posting. In order to |
| on the old investment into legacy custom | | | | post batches directly from your ecommerce web |
| ecommerce application and integrate it with | | | | application you need Alba Spectrum Posting |
| Dynamics GP via custom connectors. We are | | | | Server. This add-on is programmed in Great Plains |
| favoring the second approach and this small | | | | Dexterity with the references to Dynamics GP |
| publication should give you initial highlights on | | | | Source Code (original Dexterity Sanscript codes in |
| ecommerce integration programming: | | | | Dynamics.dic, available to Source Code Partners) |
| 1. Integration Manager - batch mode ecommerce | | | | 4. eCommerce Order Connector. This add-on is |
| integration. If you do not need real time (or quasi | | | | written in SQL stored procedures with simplified |
| real time - say every half an hour) ecommerce | | | | logic, which should potentially be very time |
| transactions integration and you can simply export | | | | efficient. Plus Order Connector should be |
| ecommerce transactions into text file or expose | | | | compatible with legacy versions of Great Plains: |
| ecommerce SQL tables via ODBC DSN - then | | | | 9.0, 8.0, 7.5, 7.0 (assuming that you are on MS |
| you may decide to use Dynamics GP Integration | | | | SQL Server DB platform) |
| Manager module, where you setup Sales Order | | | | 5. Great Plains eCommerce and version |
| Processing documents integration and call it on | | | | consideration. If you are on older version of Great |
| demand (maybe every morning or every night). | | | | Plains Dynamics or eEnteprise - consider |
| Yes, it might be that simple and you can reduce | | | | Integration Manager as reasonable approach, as |
| your proposed ecommerce integration budget to | | | | IM is available with most of the versions down to |
| just purchasing GP Integration Manager and if | | | | version 4.0 (5.0, 5.5, 6.0 and up) |
| required ask for Dynamics GP consultant help in | | | | 6. Local Dynamics GP eCommerce support in Los |
| setting up the integration | | | | Angeles, Orange County and San Diego. We have |
| 2. eConnect. This is Software Development Kit | | | | two offices in Los Angeles and Carlsbad to cover |
| with code samples in C# and VB. If you consider | | | | Southern California metro area. Our consultants |
| yourself as experienced or even moderate | | | | speak Spanish (Mexican and South American |
| Microsoft Visual Studio .Net programmer with | | | | connection), Chinese (Asian connection and Port of |
| some SQL and XML expertise - you can explore | | | | LA), Portuguese (Brazilian connection, where we |
| eConnect and make self discovery. | | | | recommend SAP Business One for your Brazilian |
| Programmatically you can create SOP transaction | | | | subsidiary), Russian (connection with Russia, where |
| (such as ecommerce Invoice, Sales Order or | | | | we recommend SAP B1 and 1S Bukhgalteria as |
| Quote) and place it into the Work batch for | | | | well as Microsoft CRM for locations in Moscow) |
| future approval in Great Plains and posting by the | | | | 7. Give us a call: 1-866-528-0577. |