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Gone are those times when the companies and the organisations didn't need a hi-tech system to handle them. Owing to the considerable increase in the business sector and thus, an enormous increase in the complexity of the organisational struc ----------------------------------------------------------Permission is granted for the below article to forward,reprint, distribute, use for ezine, newsletter, website,offer as free bonus or part of a product for sale as longas no changes a
Microsoft acquired Great Plains Software on the edge of thecenturies and since then Microsoft formed Microsoft Business Solutionssubdivision to deal with GP, AX, SL, RMS, CRM. MBS abandoned Pervasive SQL and Ctree DB platforms beginning withDynamics GP (new name for Great Plains Dynamics ERP, MRP, and accountingapplication). Well, lets go back to thetopic and concentrate on Great Plains move to new server, UNC path andautomatically triggering Location Translation dilemma. 1. Btrieveand Ctree data handling. These budget DBplatforms do not require Client-Server optimization and Pervasive/Btrievehandles DB access on Windows Operating System level to give you the idea. It is also applicable to Great PlainsAccounting for DOS and Windows: 9.5.t is also applicable to Great PlainsAccounting for DOS and Windows: 9.5, 9.2, 9.1 or older versions (GPA was availableon Btrieve and Macintosh) 2. GreatPlains Dynamics Location concept. GreatPlains Dynamics on Ctree, Btrieve or its improved version Pervasive SQL 2000handles DB files through OS system, meaning Windows XP or Vista file handling. The path of the Dynamics database is storedin Location table, and this is understandable 3. Locationtranslation procedure. You could try itin-house, however it is recommended to outsource to Great Plains TechnicalConsultant. Please click on GreatPlains Utilities window See Existing Locations option, write down the path,then change location to what it is now you can use UNC Path, mapped drive(such as E:, F:, etc.) 4. LegacyGreat Plains version data repair. Werecommend you to use Microsoft Access and its Linked Tables approach to hook upPervasive or Ctree data tables, then you should be able to edit GP data fields,be cautious, however, we recommend you to review Great Plains tables structure:Tools->Resource Description->Tables
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