| Recent marketing decision of Microsoft to
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| | step-by-step replace existing proprietary
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| rename its products: Microsoft Business
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| | interfaces for all Microsoft Dynamics
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| Solutions Great Plains, Navision, Axapta,
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| | future brands: GP, AX, NAV, SL, except
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| CRM and Solomon into Microsoft Dynamics
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| | probably CRM - it is already web-based
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| GP, NAV, AX, CRM, SL for Project Green
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| | (and MS Outlook-based - which is another
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| Wave 1, intending to merge them into just
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| | strategic direction) application.
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| Microsoft Dynamics in Wave 2. For
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| | Business Portal will have its own and
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| application developer it should open new
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| | hopefully open for MSDN subscribers SDK
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| ways and opportunities. In this small
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| | with C#, and probably VB.Net examples.
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| article we'll orient developer in
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| | Business Portal is .Net application.
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| customization, integration & reporting
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| | Plus you should be aware of new rewritten
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| tools.
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| | eOrder (new name - Order Management) - as
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| - XML Web Services. Eventually
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| | you might know old eOrder was legacy ASP
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| all Microsoft Dynamics GP modules will be
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| | application. Order Management is being
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| in your disposition through SDK. At this
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| | integrated into Business Portal.
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| moment SDK is in progress - but it is
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| | - Visual Studio. As we will see
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| clear that it will use eConnect or
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| | GP object exposed via XML web services -
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| Integration Object SDK (new name for
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| | this is where Visual Studio developer can
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| eConnect). eConnect objects will be
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| | take control (except Dexterity forms and
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| expanded and will have web service
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| | screens). Visual Studio will be tool of
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| interface.
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| | choice to customize Business Portal, for
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| - Microsoft Dexterity. In July
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| | example
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| 2005 we see some signs of Microsoft
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| | - Microsoft SQL Server Reporting
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| Dexterity renaissance. Microsoft resumes
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| | Services. These services more likely
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| Great Plains Source code program - it is
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| | will be a replacement to Great Plains
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| access to DYNAMICS.DIC, project and field
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| | ReportWriter and Crystal Reports,
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| service dictionaries with Dexterity
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| | especially when we are talking about
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| scripts (regular dictionaries, that you
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| | Business Portal.
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| can find in GP workstation folder have
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| | - Integration. You will have web
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| sanscript scripts stripped out). Program
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| | services for the majority of GP objects.
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| pricing will probably make it available
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| | Plus Integration Manager will more likely
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| for large and mid-size consulting
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| | use eConnect/Integration Object SDK
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| companies only, but the fact of reopening
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| | technology
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| this program gives some additional
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| | - Document Workflow. It will be a
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| credits to Microsoft Dexterity and we
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| | must in the close future. We know that
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| believe that it will be playing role in
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| | traditional workflow provider is Lotus
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| the next decade. You can actually call
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| | Notes/Domino. Microsoft will be working
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| web services from Microsoft Dexterity.
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| | in this direction, where Microsoft
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| - Business Portal. Business
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| | Sharepoint might play a role in the close
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| Portal has all the chances to
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| | future.
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