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Dynamics Great Plains is one of the solutions that Microsoft offers as part of its Dynamics product line. Microsoft offers 2 version of Dynamics Great Plains as part of the current “Business Ready Licensing” program:
• Business Essentials
• Advanced Management
The “Advanced Management” version includes all functionality of the “Business Essentials” version and includes other functionality. Additional modules are available but some of these are not available with the “Business Essentials” version. The table describes what major modules of functionality are available in what version and what additional functionality can be licensed in addition to each version.
Functionality Group Business Advanced
Essentials Management
Financial Management
General Ledger YES YES
Intercompany YES YES
Multicurrency Management YES YES
Analytical Accounting YES YES
Fixed Asset Management YES YES
Encumbrance Management YES YES
Receivables Management YES YES
Payables Management YES YES
Bank Reconciliation YES YES
Safe Pay YES YES
Cash Flow Management NA YES
Collections Management NA YES
Customer/Vendor Consolidations NA YES
Electronic Bank Management NA YES
Lockbox Processing NA YES
Cashbook Bank Management ALC ALC
Electronic Reconciliation Management ALC ALC
Business Intelligence and Reporting
FRx Currency Translation YES YES
Microsoft FRx® Desktop User(1 BE user) USR USR
Advanced Analysis Cubes Library NA YES
Analysis Cubes Library NA YES
FRx Report Manager NA YES
FRx Report Server (first engine) NA ONE
Key Performance Indicators NA YES
FRx WebPort NA USR
Microsoft Forecaster NA USR
FRx Report Server (per additional engine) NA ALC
Microsoft Forecaster NA ALC
SmartList Builder ALC ALC
Supply Chain Management
Inventory Control YES YES
Invoicing YES YES
Landed Cost YES YES
Purchase Order Processing/Receiving YES YES
Sales Order Processing with Adv Invoicing YES YES
Available to Promise NA YES
Bill of Materials NA YES
Order Management NA YES
PO Generator NA YES
Requisition Management NA YES
Returns Management NA YES
Advanced Distribution NA ALC
Advanced Picking NA ALC
Extended Pricing NA ALC
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Bill of Materials NA YES
Manufacturing Order Processing NA YES
Master Production Scheduling NA YES
Materials Requirements Planning NA YES
Capacity Requirements Planning NA ALC
Engineering Change Management NA ALC
Job Costing NA ALC
Microsoft Demand Planner NA ALC
Quality Assurance NA ALC
Sales Configurator NA ALC
Sales Forecasting NA ALC
Project Accounting
Contract Administration NA YES
Project Accounting NA YES
Time & Expense NA YES
Field Service
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Professional Server NA ONE
Depot Management(requires Returns Mgmt) NA ALC
eService Call NA ALC
Preventive Maintenance NA ALC
Service Call Management NA ALC
Human Resource Management
Payroll – US ALC ALC
Payroll Direct Deposit ALC ALC
HR ALC ALC
HRM Self Service Suite (US) NA ALC
Collaborative Workspace
Business Portal NA USR
Business Portal
(Named Vendor/Customer Users) NA ALC
Client for Microsoft® Office
and SharePoint® Server NA ALC
Client for Microsoft® Office and
Windows® SharePoint® Services NA ALC
Configuration and Development
Customization Site License YES YES
Integration Manager - Conversions YES YES
Developer Toolkit Microsoft Dynamics™ GP NA ALC
Dexterity NA ALC
Modifier with Visual Basic for Application NA ALC
Great Plains Extender ALC ALC
Integration Manager ALC ALCYES = Included
ALC = Additional component or users available a la carte
ONE = One Instance Included. Additional instances are available a la carte
USR = One User included with each AM (or BE) User as noted. Additional users are available a la carte
NA = Not Available