Microsoft Great Plains customization - Freight Forwarding/Transportation industry example

Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains version 8.5, 8.0, 7.5, Great Plains eEnterprise / Dynamics 7.0, 6.0, Dynamics C / S + 5.5 and 5.0 serve USA , United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Middle East horizontal market. As a relatively inexpensive solution, it is reasonably open to be customizable to fit specific industry niche. In this small article we will give you point out that Great Plains could serve specific requirements of vertical transport and freight forwarding industry
Industry requirements:

O Agent monthly bill payment. Freight forwarders use resources and are usually paid on a monthly basis, depending on the results. Freight Forwarded pays fees and collects money from customers, and if the collection exceeds fees - paid to an agent, otherwise the problem debit memo. Agent should receive a detailed invoice.

A shipment request form. Typically, each forwarding a custom or standard system for tracking delivery. This system is the main source of information about the shipment, and all collections and fees and related customer and vendor invoices are moved to the accounting application such as Microsoft Great Plains. From this accounting / ERP systems need items search functionality with a report on the profit / loss from this particular shipment

Microsoft Great Plains implementation:

O technology. Microsoft Great Plains lies on MS SQL Server platform and typical technologies include: the stored procedure and Great Plains Dexterity for Screens and reports - to the Great Plains Software (now Microsoft Business Solutions) a proprietary software development language and IDE

O Integration - usually achieved through the Microsoft SQL Server linked server architecture and distributed queries. These queries can be run or set up a MSSQL Server over night job. Transactions occur Sales Order (SOP) and Purchase Order Processing (POP) modules, where they are placed in series. Series should then be processed by AP / AR departments

O Agent monthly payment. It should be realized as Great Plains Dexterity custom window, move the window with two on to where it should list the SOP and POP invoices sent in with the account

A shipment request form. Use the same Great Plains Dexterity custom window technology.

O Reports - you are free to use any Skill report or Crystal Reports designer

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