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About This Course

The three-day Microsoft Business Solutions

Audience Profile

Microsoft Great Plains Installation and Configuration training is recommended for people who plan to install, implement, configure, consult, or support Microsoft Great Plains. The class is targeted toward administrators, implementers, developers, and consultants who need to understand the technical aspects of Microsoft Great Plains. The course is not intended for non-technical staff.

Prerequites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows 2003, or Windows XP, and SQL Server 2000.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students should understand:

• Identify the architecture of Microsoft Great Plains
• Identify the hardware requirements for Microsoft SQL Server in a Microsoft Great Plains environment
• Install the MSDE version of Microsoft SQL Server as it relates to Microsoft Great Plains
• Create a Data Source Name (DSN) for Microsoft Great Plains
• Identify the correct settings for an ODBC source for Microsoft Great Plains
• Install Microsoft Great Plains in a Client/Server environment
• Identify account framework parameters
• Create additional companies
• Create a client installation template
• Install Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains on a client workstation
• Identify the different hardware and software requirements for a Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains client
• Identify the relationship of the Microsoft Great Plains series
• Create users and grant user access in Microsoft Great Plains
• Register Microsoft Great Plains
• Set up security and classes in Microsoft Great Plains
• Track user activity in Microsoft Great Plains
• Identify components and files installed by Microsoft Great Plains
• Identify the features of Microsoft Great Plains
• Configure database options
• Set up a database maintenance plan
• Perform SQL maintenance
• Define the settings for optimizing Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains performance
• Identify System Monitor counters used in optimizing performance
• Setup and configure Process Server
• Identify settings of Process Server
• Install FRx for Microsoft Great Plains
• Identify the characteristics of Microsoft FRx
• Configure BCP to import and export data from a Microsoft Great Plains database
• Identify the parameters of BCP for importing and exporting data from a Microsoft Great Plains database
• Define the characteristics of Report Scheduler
• Configure Report Scheduler
• Identify the characteristics of Microsoft SQL Server Profiler
• Create a dexsql.log file
• Troubleshoot Microsoft Great Plains