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Microsoft Great Plains could be tuned and setup to fit most of horizontal markets. You can deploy third party modules or build your own custom logic in Great PlainsDexterity. Today weÂ'll look at the options to automate building & constructionbusiness. WeÂ'll try to use technical language to be understood by programmer,technical consultant, IT system/database administrator, web developer.
 Project-Oriented business. Construction company is project oriented. You incurexpenses, labor, inventory against the building and stick to the budget in order tomeet the expected profit. Microsoft Great Plains has Project Accounting module withbudgeting, expenses, inventory, labor. If you need phases with their budgets  youshould probably look for one of the third party project modules, such as WennSoftJobCost. If you are established business with decades of history  you might stillbe using such legacy (and very efficient in Phasing functionality) Project module asIntellisol Project Accounting  in this case you are looking to convert it to eitherGreat Plains Project Accounting or other current third party module.  Financing. Builders usually finance the projects. When you do constructionproject budgeting  you need automatic financing cost estimation. This is MS SQLServer stored procedure, incorporated into Great Plains Dexterity customization forproject accounting module.  Sales. It is natural way to discount the property if potential customer iswilling to finance it or pay upfront for the future property. In Great PlainsReceivables Management (RM) or Sales Order Processing (SOP) modules  you shouldhave discounting quote/invoice. The discount amount is based on the phase of theconstruction  Warranty. Certain percentage should be placed aside for warranty and payment torepair crews or subcontractors. Microsoft Great Plains has Field Service Suite ofmodules with repair automation logic/functionality. Expect the needs to customizeit via Great Plains Dexterity or Great Plains Modifier with VBA  Customization Technologies. Microsoft Great Plains is build with Great PlainsDexterity  this is former Great Plains Software programming language and IDE, itwas designed in the earlier 1990th. Dexterity allows your customization work itGreat Plains graphical environment and security realm. VBA/Modifier  it is forlight customization of existing Great Plains screens  you can place your custombutton through Modifier and then attach VBA script to this button  feel free to useADO to connect to the database. Web applications  your can deploy eConnect toincorporate Great Plains objects into your web application  eConnect was initiallydesigned for eCommerce developers. Crystal Reports  is reporting tool, butconsider MS SQL Server Reporting Services first.
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