Microsoft Dynamics GP 7.5, 9.0 version update notes

As recession seems to be over, now it is time to take care about your Corporate ERP application, and if it is Microsoft Dynamics GP (also known as Microsoft Great Plains and Great Plains Dynamics), this small publication might be helpful on introduction level. When talking about Corporate ERP application upgrade, it is always a good idea to check with your Microsoft Dynamics GP Partner, as time is going on and new versions or Service packs should or could be released, this article is intended to give you the idea about the steps and provide some initial comfort level on Great Plains version upgrade decision making. Upgrade is possible for all Great Plains versions, including Great Plains Accounting for DOS and Windows (if this is your case or if you are on Great Plains Dynamics on Pervasive SQL 2000/Btrieve or Ctree/Faircom, please review our earlier publications), however in this article we will concentrate on Microsoft Dynamics GP version 7.5, 8.0 and 9.0 upgrade to Dynamics GP 10.0 (current version as of December 2009, new version Microsoft Dynamics GP 11.0 should be released in May 2010)

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1. Microsoft Great Plains 7.5 upgrade. This version was renamed (or possibly to say rebranded) into Microsoft Dynamics GP 7.5. If you install it from original CD - it will be named as Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains. if you are MBS Great Plains 7.5, there are two ways to update to Dynamics GP 10.0, where both have two steps. First way (we recommend it as Dynamics GP 9.0 is still supported by Microsoft Business Solutions and you can see more recent service packs, supposedly fixing problems with upgrade). Second way is upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics GP 8.0 first and then apply GP 8.0 SP 4.0 (MBS is no longer supporting Dynamics GP version 8.0, and some of the upgrade fixes might not be reflected in abandoned Dynamics GP 8.0 version and its service packs). And Second step is to upgrade from Dynamics GP 9.0 (or 8.0) to GP 10.0. Please, note that you cannot just insert Dynamics GP 10.0 CD1 (without incorporated Service packs), first step is to install Dynamics GP workstation from SD1 of GP10.0 and then apply Service Pack (4 or 3). Please, note that Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 has new security model, based on Security Roles, security conversion was successfully implemented with Dynamics GP 10.0 Service Pack 1 (we are a bit conservative and would like to say, that there were issues up to Dynamics GP 10.0 Service Pack 3)


2. Microsoft Dynamics GP 8.0 upgrade. If you are already on Microsoft Dynamics GP version 8.0, you will need just one step to get updated to GP version 10.0. Dynamics GP 10.0 with Service Pack 3 DVD should do the job (available to download from MSDN or your Partner or Customer Source). There is no need for you to upgrade to Dynamics GP 9.0, as you can go directly to Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0