Microsoft Great Plains has multiple customization options. You can use SQL programming from the back end, or VBA/Modifier to slightly improve end-user interface.
Upgrading Great Plains Dexterity Customization Switching to New Technologies: SQL, Crystal, eConnect
This article is for intermediate Great Plains Dexterity developer. It describes the directions to phase out Dexterity functionality and replace it with newer technologies.
Great Plains Dexterity Programming Overview for Developers
Looks like Microsoft Great Plains becomes more and more popular, partly because of Microsoft muscles behind it. Now it is targeted to the whole spectrum of horizontal and vertical market clientele.
Great Plains Dexterity Source Code Programming – Tips for developer
As of now – Great Plains Dynamics/eEnterprise is transformed/renamed into Microsoft Great Plains and Microsoft Business Solutions is in process of merging all its accounting applications: Great Plains, Solomon, Navision and Axapta into somewhat granular: Microsoft Financials, Microsoft HR, Microsoft Distributions, Microsoft Project Accounting, etc. So the original design of Great Plains should be deemphasized. But even now – Great Plains is written on the programming language and technology, created in early 1990-th, named Great Plains Dexterity. And the graphical interface looks very user friendly and nice – these are all Dexterity forms and screens. In some cases of Dexterity customization you need access to Dexterity Source code (DYNAMICS.DIC with all the scripts). Currently MBS doesn’t offer new MBS Partners this program – you can only have access to the source code if you was in the program when it was available for newcomers.
Great Plains Dexterity Programming Secrets Tips for Developers
This article is for advanced Great Plains Dexterity and VB.Net developers. It describes the technique of direct COM objects calling in Dexterity.