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Normally upgrade process has database and user workstationsupgrade. We will review both in brief: 1. OneStep Upgrade from GP 9.0 or 8.0. Beforeyou begin, please take into consideration, that we assume, that you do not havethird party Add-ons or Customizations. Here,you will need first to apply 8.0 Service Pack 5 or latest on 9.0 and only thenlaunch Great Plains 10.0 installation from CD1. Very high probability, that Dexterity components will fail to install,then you should read about technology to Skip Dexterity Components check,coming together with Skip Don Net check. When you made work around, please apply recent Dynamics GP 10.0 Servicepack, SP3 is preferred, but SP 2 also does the job. At this point you areready to launch Dynamics GP Utilities to begin Server Upgrade. Here you update you system database Dynamicsand then move on to each of your company DB update. Depending on the size of your Companies inGB, expect up to several hours here. Ifyou have one company only and its space is below 1GB, expect something like 30minutes. Workstations upgrade wasrecommended for earlier versions, for GP 10.0, you may consider to load GPworkstation into default folder: Microsoft Dynamics\GP and then tune up yourmodified reports location Reports.dic accordingly 2. MultistepUpgrade from Great Plains 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5, 5.0, 4.0, and also from GreatPlains Select on Pervasive SQL Server 2000/Btrieve or Ctree. Here you definitely need professionalDynamics GP consultant help. Upgradepath should be carefully determined. Ifyour GP install doesnt have third party ISV custom add-ons, and if you are on7.5, for example, consider upgrading 7.5->9.0 in the first step and then go9.0->10.0 described in the first paragraph 3. Migrationfrom Great Plains Select on Pervasive/Ctree. We recommend to do this step on Dynamics GP 7.5 version, you will needmigration tool. Migration tool haspretty comprehensive manual, where you should learn how to install GP on MS SQLServer with similar GL account format, then create empty companies and then thetool will move all your tables content from Pervasive or Ctree to MS SQL Serverbased tables 4. GreatPlains Accounting for DOS or Windows migration. Here again there is migration tool, which should move you from GPA 9.5for Dos/Windows to Dynamics GP 7.5 on MS SQL Server 2000 5. GPAdd-ons and Customizations upgrade. Ifyou deploy popular Dynamics GP ISV partner add-ons, then you should contactthis Great Plains ISV customization company and check on the upgradeprocess. If you have unique GP Dexteritycustomization, please try to contact your initial Great Plains Dexterityprogrammer. In most cases, Great PlainsDex customizations could not be upgraded without Dexterity programmerinvolvement. We carry Great PlainsDexterity Software Development factory, feel free to contact our office at1-866-528-0577, [email protected]
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