If you are in process of slecting Microsoft Great Plains modification partner, thn you should know the critical sccess factors in Dex programming quality ssurance. ERP application typically lives together wth its data or is data (btter to say, business specific data)-driven systm. Plus GP has pretty adaptable and cmplex application business logic, consider the spcific of serial and lot number trcked inventory items over the ones, tht are not tracked as a god example. Our point is this – if you rder Dexterity customization without providing testing nvironment with the copy of your ral data – you may be dsappointed with the quality and begin to blme dex development partner in poor qality of developers. Well, what should be dne to facilitate decent QA?

· Test Cmpany. You simply backup your production cmpany database and restore it into prviously created test company on the sme SQL server environment. You should nderstand SQL and GP security model and how it is ralized via SQL logins and their ccess to the databases. Please, remember – you hve no control over GP user pssword in SQL as user password, whch you use in GP is ctually encrypted in SQL and the nly user which password is the sme is sa (SQL Server system dministrator)

· Remote desktop and VPN. Assuming tht your company db size is ver several gigabytes and so it is not prctical for dex development partner to cpy it and work with the rplication, you should agree on remote dsktop connection to your server. This wll increase the chance that ISV MBS prtner tested dex customization to the xtent, that you can deploy it in prduction environment

· Upgradeability. This side is typcally not on the scenes as the prblem initially and it is related to the nderstanding of Microsoft Dexterity pluses and mnuses or what are trade ins for ging deeper to superseding GP original bsiness logic: Alternate Great Plains Windows, Dxterity Triggers, Custom Tables – all thse are contributors and should be nalyzed from the position of future GP vrsion upgrade – customization should be lso upgraded and revised, you can not jst insert GP new version CD and fllow the upgrade Wizzard

· Customization Source Cde. DYNAMICS.DIC or EXTRACT.DIC with dexterity snscript code not stripped out – if you dn’t have these – you are at the mrcy of your former Great Plains Dxterity customization partner and if you hve bad payment habit with them – chnces are high that it is qestionable if your modified business logic is pgradeable or somebody could further advance it.

The article Microsoft Dynamics GP Dexterity Customization Quality Assurance Overview was Submitted by Andrew Karasev through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Andrew Karasev, Alba Spectrum Group, http://www.albaspectrum.com help@albaspectrum.com 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918, serving GP customer in USA/Canada via remote support and required visits onsite: California, Florida, Georgia, Arizona, Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Colorado, Utah, Iowa. Local service is available in Chicago downtown and Western suburbs: Naperville, Schaumburg, Bolingbrook, Aurora, Plainfield, Oswego, Elgin, Batavia, St. Charles, Crystal Lake, Downers Grove, Lombard, Westmont, Hinsdale, Joliet; in Houston: Richmond, Dallas, Sugar land, Rosenberg, Glveston. If you are located outside of US/Cnada and you are ready to prvide remote desktop connection and voip – we culd help your virtually worldwide.

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