Synopsis

This course will show you how to integrate outside systems with your Great Plains accounting application through the use of tools designed to import records. Integration Manager provides you with the safest and easiest way to import business data into Great Plains.

You’ll find value in using Integration Manager for safely converting data into a new Great Plains installation, or as an ongoing way to integrate data from your external business databases, e-commerce solutions and desktop applications with Great Plains. In addition to Integration Manager, information will be provided on Table Import. Table Import enables you to quickly transfer data from other sources into Great Plains, regardless of module, table, operating system or database.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• The benefits of the Table Import which allows for quick data imports of single tables
   
• Awareness of the functionality of Table Import to ensure adherence to existing business rules
   
• The benefits of Integration Manager, which allows for quick integrations of data while conforming to existing business rules
   
• The advantages and functionality of each Integration Manager Adapter, including which modules are and are not supported
   
• Field mapping techniques used to integrate data to Great Plains to allow for seamless integration